Edinburgh Inter-Faith Week
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The Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association is delighted to offer an annual programme of events for Inter-Faith Week. It is a joy for us to see inter-faith dialogue, relations and cooperation growing throughout the city. This growth in activity is entirely dependent on an increasing number of dedicated people from across the religious traditions and we thank them.
We wish to see a widening and deepening of inter-faith encounter and engagement now and in the future. We hope you will take the opportunity to attend as many events as you can and that you will encourage your family, friends and colleagues to do the same. It is our individual and collective responsibility to contribute to building a community of respect, understanding, trust, co-operation and peace.
Inter-Faith Week gives us the opportunity to reach out to our neighbours with a hand of friendship. The City of Edinburgh Council and The Scottish Government are our main sponsors and we are extremely grateful to them for their deep commitment and support of inter-faith work in Edinburgh and across Scotland.
Revd Donald Reid Rabbi David Rose
Co-Convener Co-Convener
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2010 Programme to be announced
ideas and contributions welcome. Contact tom@eifa.org.uk
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Previous Years Inter-Faith Week Programme - click to view
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School Group Visits
Schools are encouraged to take the opportunity of visiting one or a number of diverse places of worship in Edinburgh during this Inter-Faith Festival such as the Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Central Mosque, the Sikh Gurdwara or the Thai Buddhist Temple. Please contact these places directly. Contact information can be found on our website at www.eifa.org.uk
Educational School Visits by Religious Leaders
A number of Edinburgh’s Religious Leaders and Faith Community Representatives will make visits to Schools in the Edinburgh and wider Lothians area. They will engage in short educational presentations to assist understanding of the world’s religions and the diversity of belief and practices. They will also engage in question and answer sessions on their respective faith tradition as well as challenging local and global matters of concern. For schools who would like to take up these opportunities please call the Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association on 0131 228 8146
A Call to the Religious Communities of Edinburgh, and the Lothian and Borders areas
Places of worship and spiritual practice across Edinburgh and the Lothian’s are encouraged to support and acknowledge the Edinburgh Inter-Faith Week in their services, prayer times or gatherings.