The Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria) invites you to its Annual General Meeting 2016, and to hear the Annual Sr Shirley Sedawie Oration “Living in Jerusalem – navigating conflicted spaces” given by Mark Walsh at The King David School, Junior Campus, 117 Kooyong Road, Armadale 3143 on 10 July 2016.
Victoria
Victoria: Frankston Iftar Dinner
Frankston Interfaith Network invites to you learn more about Ramadan and enjoy a friendly community meal wherein the community breaks its “fast” on this day in the month of Ramadan. There will be community representatives at every table at High St Uniting Church, Frankston on evening of Sunday, 3 July 2016.
Victoria: Interfaith Dialogue – What is extremism in my Religion?
Initiatives of Change will host a 3 speaker panel and interfaith dialogue examining extremism in religion on Saturday 11 June 2016 at Armagh, Toorak.
From Darkness to Light: The Spirituality of Unity in Chronic Illness and Disability
The Focolare Movement, a Catholic community often involved in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, is holding an event focusing on spirituality in chronic illness and disability at St Paul’s Missionary College, Wantirna South on 10 July 2016.
Victoria: Melton celebrates Refugee Week
Melton Interfaith Network in conjunction with Melton City Council invites you to their Refugee Week 2016 observance on Wednesday 22 June at Melton Community Hall.
Victoria: Sacred Music Concert
Temple Beth Israel with the support of the Progressive Jewish Cultural Fund, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Gandel Philanthropy, invite you to a Sacred Music Conference – An Interfaith Celebration – on Sunday June 26 at 2:30pm
Victoria: Inter-Faith Perspectives on Mercy
Pope Francis has proclaimed 2016 as the Year of Mercy. Within this context, Australian Catholic Universithy will explore the several questions from the perspective of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism in a four part series of lectures commencing on 3 August 2016. This lecture series is open to the public.
Victoria: Holocaust Memorial Service 2016
The Holocaust was a colossal crime. No-one can deny the evidence that it happened. By remembering the victims and honouring the courage of the survivors and those who assisted and liberated them, Christians remember. A memorial service for victims of the Holocaust will be held at Sion College, Box Hill on Tuesday May 3, 2016
Victoria: Memorial Service for Easter Attack in Lahore
A faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for killing at least 70 people in an Easter Sunday attack on a park in the eastern city of Lahore. A memorial service for this event will be conducted at Kooyong on 16 April.
Victoria: Emergencies Ministry training
VCC Emergencies Ministries training is a comprehensive training package designed to equip members of faith communities to support affected residents through their participation in VCC Emergency Ministry deployments. VCC Emergencies Ministry Training will conduct Psychological First Aid/ Personal Support training on Saturday 16 April 2016 at Mt Eliza.
Victoria: Royal Commission Report into Family Violence – Section on Faith Communities
On Tuesday 29 March 2016, Australia’s first Royal Commission into Family Violence tabled its findings with a 1900 page report which includes 227 recommendations. The report includes a ten-page section on ‘Faith Communities’, highlighting the important role faith-based communities and organisations can play in the lives of Victorians affected by family violence.