Creationtide and the Feast of St Michael & All Angels – Sunday 28th September 2025

On Sunday September 28th at 2pm the gathering a Penmount and will be led by the Christian Community.

There will be two themes. One will be Creationtide which all churches observe between September 1st and October 4th.

The second theme is angels.  On September 29th churches keep the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. This day is relevant to Cornwall because of a legend linked to St Michael’s Mount- Do come and hear this moving story.

We are aware that ‘angels’ are a feature in many religions and so we are asking those who will be attending the worship on Sept 28th to bring something linked to angels.

Either a reading or prayer from your Faith tradition or a personal experience of Angels from your life.

As always drinks – hot and cold – will be available and please bring some vegetarian food to share.

For more information contact Andrew Yates [email protected] 

Dor Kemmyn Peace Field Pole Cleaning with picnic – Sunday 24th August

Sunday August 24th from 2pm we shall be having our Dor Kemmyn Peace Field Pole Cleaning with picnic.   BYO food to share.  Drinks will be provided.   If you have a spray bottle then bring filled with water mixed with ordinary washing up liquid and cloths.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Andrew Yates

[email protected]

Invitation to Harvest Celebration (Lughnasadh) – Sunday 27th July 2025 at 2.00 pm

Eve Salthouse, from the Pagan Faith Community, writes:

“You are all invited to a Harvest celebration at the Penmount field on July 27th at 2pm.

This will be a simple ceremony for Lughnasadh, or Lammas, by the pagan community.

People of all faiths and none have always felt the need to celebrate and be thankful for the harvest in their lives, whether that is grain or livestock in our fields, or, (for most of us these days), the harvest of other kinds of seeds we have planted, projects we have created.

For many pagans, Lughnasadh is First Harvest, named after Lugh. Traditionally, in honour of Lugh, we play games. You are, however,  all excused from wrestling, spear throwing and cross-country running this time!

Come along and find out about this festival, and our others, (we have two more!)

Please bring a chair if a picnic rug is not your style, and food and drink to share afterwards.

Please also bring any items you would like to place on our altar, or poems, readings, songs you might wish to share.”

For more information please contact Eve Salthouse [email protected]

Cornwall Faith Forum AGM – Tuesday 1st July 2025 at the Old Cathedral School, Truro TR1 2FQ

Our AGM takes place on Tuesday 1st July at 7.00 pm (refreshments served from 6.45 pm) at the Old Cathedral School (OCS), Cathedral Close, Truro TR1 2FQ.  All Welcome.  Please note that there is no parking at this venue but the Old Bridge Street Car Park is nearby costing £2.10 per evening.  If you have mobility problems, let us know and we will try and arrange parking  in the OCS car park.

Agenda 01.07.25:  Agenda for CFF AGM 010725

Notes of the last AGM held on 25th June 2024 can be viewed here:  Notes of CFF AGM Meeting 25th June 2024

Cornwall Faith Forum Accounts 24-25:  Examined Accounts 2425

Constitutional chart:  Constitution chart

Accounts certificate:  Accounts certificate 2425

Jewish Festival Shavuot at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field – Sunday 1st June 2025 at 2.00 pm

On Sunday, 1st June at 2.00 pm at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field, Penmount we will be sharing in the Jewish Festival of Shavuot.

Jeremy Jacobson, Chairman of Kehillat Kernow, writes:  “Shavuot, or Festival of Weeks, comes 50 days, i.e. seven weeks, after the celebration of Pesach. It brings together three things: an early harvest festival during which the first fruits of the wheat harvest are offered to God, a celebration of the giving of the Torah at Sinai and the the story of Ruth, which a Moabite woman converts to Judaism, eventually marries a princely Israelite man, Boaz, and so becomes the great grandmother of King David. This is particularly significant, since the Moabites were for many years the enemies of Israel. It is customary to read the Book of Ruth and to celebrate by eating milky puddings.

On Sunday, 1st June, we will give a dramatised reading of the story, say a little more about Shavuot and celebrate with some cheesecake or similar.”

All are welcome to share this special time together.

Wesak Celebration at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field, Penmount, Truro – Sunday 11th May at 2pm

Our next Festival at the Dor Kemmyn Field will be the Buddhist festival Wesak.  Sophie Muir from the Buddhist Faith Community writes:

Wesak – Festival of Vaishaka marks the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana of Lord Buddha on the 15th lunar day, Monday 12th May, full moon of the fourth month. According to the Tibetan lunar Calendar, Saga Dawa falls on 11th June and is also a ‘month of merits’ when benefits of Dharma practice, and all positive action of body, speech and mind multiply a 100 million-fold.

Please join us for a simple ceremony offering recitation of the mantra of Buddha Sakyamuni, reflection on the Teachings of the Buddha, and prayers for peace, with aspiration that all beings be liberated from suffering, that each and every being may realise their Buddha Nature.

We will raise prayer flags at the Peace Field.

Please bring a cup or thermos with you.  Tea and hot water will be provided.  For more information email [email protected]

Baha’i Event – Three Holy Days – Sunday 27th April 2025 at 2.00 pm

Our Cornwall Faith Forum Baha’i Representative, Philomena Clifford’ writes:  “April and the beginning of May marks 12 days of the holiest period of Ridvan in the Baha’i calendar. Three specific days are marked out from this period as special Holy days,  the 1st, 9th and 12th day of Ridvan, (Info at bahai.org for anyone who is interested!).
We have been lucky enough to share a couple of these Holy days with friends at Cornwall Faith Forum with Readings and Prayers – usually accompanied by music from the Bahai Ukulele Band and not least in the making of a flower carpet together from  real petals at Cafe Chaos!
The 2025 Bahai session at the field falls at 2.00 pm on April 27th which is the first day of the Baha’i month of Jamal ( Beauty). We will mention the Holy Ridvan  period of course and then we will take this opportunity to explain the Baha’i calendar and importantly celebrate what is known as a ‘Feast’ with you, (celebrated on the 1st day of a Bahai month)
Plenty of music and pot luck food.  Looking forward to seeing you there!
PS if there’s heavy rain or wind we will relocate to the Lychgate Room, Kenwyn Church, Kenwyn Church Road, Truro TR1 3DR. Text Philomena on the day, 07811 853639 if you wish to check but bear in mind  it might be a last minute decision!

Eid-ul-Fitr – Sunday 6th April 2025

We are excited that our first gathering of the year at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field, will be held on Sunday 6th April at 2.00 pm.  Qudsia Ward, from the Muslim faith tradition will be leading us with our own Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.  Qudsia writes:

“At Penmount at 2pm on Sunday 6th April, Cornwall Faith Forum will insha’Allah be learning about and sharing Eid-ul-Fitr which is the Muslim religious festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan.  Ramadhan this year began on 1st March and will end on 29/30 March. The following day is Eid-ul-Fitr.    Fasting exists in most if not all religious traditions in one form or another.   Please join us to learn what Islam teaches about the purpose and rituals of fasting according to the Holy Quran and the practice taught by the Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw).  

Weather permitting we can share a picnic together and enjoy each other’s company too”.

We look forward to seeing you there.  Please bring vegetarian food with you.  Hot and cold drinks will be provided.  If you require any further information, please contact Andrew Yates, Chair of the CFF [email protected]

Peace Field and Building

Dates of Cornwall Faith Forum gatherings at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field 2025

With Spring nearly upon us, we have started to plan our faith events/activities for 2025 for the Dor Kemmyn Peace field.  Do come and join us!  Save these dates in your diaries as follows:

Sunday 6th April at 2.00 pm – Eid Festival Event

Sunday 27th April at 2.00 pm – Baha’i Three Holy Days Event

Sunday 11th May at 2.00 pm – Buddhist Festival

Sunday 1st June at 2.00 pm– Jewish Festival Shavuot

Sunday 29th June – Annual Open Day at Penmount (time to be confirmed)

Sunday 27th July at 2.00 pm – Pagan Event Lughnasadh (Lammas)/Harvest Festival

Sunday 24th at 2.00 pm – Cleaning our Faith Poles

Sunday 28th September at 2.00 pm  – Christian Event – Creationtide & Feast of St Michael, Patron Saint of Cornwall

November – Divali – More information to follow (indoor event!)

If you haven’t been to the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field before you can find us at the Penmount Crematorium, Newquay Road, Truro TR4 9AA.  As you enter the grounds you will see our Faith Poles on the left hand side of the drive.  Please park in the first car park on the left.

For more information contact Andrew Yates [email protected]

Peace Field and Building

Baha’i Event at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field – Sunday 22nd September at 2.00 pm

Our next event at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field is being on Sunday 22nd September at 2.00 pm.

Please join the Baha’i Community with an introduction and exploration of (and hopefully a musical journey!) through some of the more mystical Baha’i Writings ….specifically a Book called the Seven Valleys.

A couple of the songs centre around Writings on Love and Unity and we hope you will join in!

And if there’s time either during the presentation or in discussion over a cup of tea we can share our understanding of the mystical writings and traditions within our own Faiths.