The web site was last updated by the Web Master on 8 August. Events may be added by members at any time.
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How do I get a "Places of Worship Booklet"?
You can view a dynamic version of our "Places of Worship in the Royal Borogh of Kingston upon Thames" booklet by clicking on the menu option from the list at the left of this page. You can also view and download a PDF version by clicking on "Our Files" from the menu list and clicking on the "Places of Worship ....." option.
If you would like to request one or more copies of the printed booklet for yourself or for your organisation then please select "Contact us" from the menu list and send your request (preferably by email) to the Clerk to the Forum.
New Page "From the Press" last updated 4 August 2008
We now have a new page on the menu list at the left called "From the Press". If you see anything in the press that you think would be of interest to the Inter Faith community, then email it to the WebMaster with a brief description and a link to the original item and it will be added to our new page.
A new Rabbi for Kingston
Rabbi Michael Rosenfeld has been appointed to succeed Rabbi David Mason as Rabbi of Kingston, Surbiton & District (Orthodox) Synagogue. He is expected to take up his new role in mid-October.
This book may be of interest
Themes in Muslim-Jewish Relations is edited by Edward Kessler and Amineh Hoti, for The Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations and is available from The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, Wesley House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BJ, website: www.woolfinstitute.cam.ac.uk/cmjr.
Kingston Museum Art GalleryFaith Based Learning Resource
consultation postponed to October - date to be advisedSee our 'News' page for information about this consultation on the development and use in schools of a resource for RE, art and humanities teachers with a beautiful multi-faith textile piece as its inspiration. This artwork will potentially become part of a loans box and on-line resource which will be available for use by schools.
Kingston Museum 'Festival' exhibition
The summer exhibition this year at Kingston Museum is entitled Festival! and will run from July 26th to October 18th. We want to use it to celebrate Kingston’s status as a festival town by looking at the variety of festivals held here, both past and present, religious and secular. We want to feature the voices of those people who are actively involved, talking about their events and their cultural, spiritual and personal significance. We are planning to produce a series of boards for the exhibition, featuring the words and photos of a variety of community and religious representatives. We may also consider having sound recordings of those representatives in the gallery and any ceremonial objects which can be lent to the exhibition.
Support for victims of honour based violence
The Government supports victims of honour-based violence through a new national helpline for victims, partly funded by the Government and run by charity Karma Nirvana. Karma Nirvana launched the Honour Network Helpline earlier this year, which is staffed by victims of forced marriage or honour-based violence. It is active seven days a week from 9.30am to 9pm on 0800 5999 247. For more information on Karma Nirvana go to http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk/. and on the 'News' page of this website.Photo Album
We now have a photo album on our site. If you click on it you can see pictures from our HMD ceremony in January, from the London Week of Peace candlelit vigil last September and from the sixth form conference inter faith dialogue conference last February.
Messages & Greetings
You can now see a new menu option in the list on the left of this page to send messages and greetings. Click on this item to learn more. Last new message added 29 January 2008
What's on our News page?
Our News page has items about the Faiths Together course at Heythrop College, a CDF Community Empowerment Conference in Birmingham in October, a Government document on Community Cohesion (see a full selection of recent documents in Our Files) and an item about the Kingston Interpreting Service.
Who we are
We comprise representatives of all those religious faith groups/communities in Kingston who wish to participate together with other appropriate local organisations. We serve as a channel of communication and understanding between the various faith groups, providing an opportunity for discussion of issues of mutual interest and/or concern.
