Interfaith Week activity – working with primary schools in Cornwall

This year for Interfaith Week the Cornwall Faith Forum will be working with 14 Church primary schools in Cornwall using online testimonies of young people from the Muslim, Jewish and Hindu faith communities followed by recorded question and answer sessions. The questions are provided by the pupils.. Our faith speakers will share about their faith and why it is important to them. We have been approached by the schools because of the lack of diversity in Cornwall and the videos will provide opportunities which allow pupils to deepen their understanding of world faiths so they can explain how people’s beliefs shape their actions and behaviour.

For more information contact Rita Stephen [email protected]

Cornwall Faith Forum AGM – Tuesday, 25th October at 7.00 pm at Epiphany House, Truro.

The Cornwall Faith Forum’s AGM is taking place on Tuesday, 25th October at 7.00 pm at Epiphany House, Kenwyn, Truro  TR1 3DR Contact us – Epiphany House  Please do save the date in your diaries; it would be great if you can attend.  Further information regarding the AGM will be circulated shortly.  Our AGMs usually include discussions, activities etc – so you can expect more than an AGM (!) which usually only takes a small amount of time.

If you can’t attend in person, our AGM is also going to be available on Zoom.  If you would like to attend via Zoom, please register your attendance in advance by the link below:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: Oct 25, 2022 07:00 PM London

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf-CvrDoqG9OiasqS1ZK40MndWTNVJijU

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

Documents for AGM:

AGM Agenda:  CFF_AGM_agenda_25.10.22

AGM Notes 2021:  CFF ACCOUNTS 2021 EXAMINED

Cornwall Faith Forum Examined Accounts 2021:  CFF ACCOUNTS 2021 EXAMINED

 

A message following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The Cornwall Faith Forum, members of the Interfaith Network (IFN), endorses the message by the Co-Chairs of IFN and Faith Communities Forum Moderators of the IFN for the UK, as follows:

It is with profound sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.

We express our deep gratitude for her life of service, inspired by her faith.

We convey our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family on their loss.

 

The Co-Chairs and Faith Communities Forum Moderators of the Inter Faith Network for the UK

8 September 2022

Thanks giving for the life of Queen Elizabeth II (followed by scheduled Equinox event) at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field, Penmount, Truro TR4 9AA – Sunday, 18th September at 2.00 pm

At this sad time with the loss of Queen Elizabeth II we would like to commence our gathering at the Peace Field on Sunday, 18th September with a period of thanks giving for the life of the Queen and joining together in celebration of her life.  It will be an opportunity to support one another in our loss across the Faith boundaries.

We do hope you will be able to join us.   The Autumn Equinox will follow from this (as below)

Eve Salthouse, from the Pagan Community writes:  Autumn Equinox marks the final end of Summer and the start of Autumn. This year it occurs on September 23rd.

At  Autumn Equinox, the day and the night are of equal length. We are entering the dark half of the year, and from this moment onwards, the nights will grow longer, and the days will diminish.

At the Equinox, light and dark, day and night, are in perfect balance. During this time we seek the balance in our own lives. We reflect on those things which cause imbalance, that we need to cast away. We think about what upholds the balance in our lives, and how we can nurture this.

We give thanks for all we have harvested this summer and we think about the seeds we will plant during the coming dark time of the year which will grow in the Spring.

Join us for this celebration.  It will be a simple, inclusive (and child friendly) Pagan ritual offered to people of other faiths (and none) as part of the work of the Cornwall Faith Forum.  Everybody is welcome.

For more information contact Rita Stephen [email protected]

 

Diversi-Tea – Afternoon Tea at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field – Sunday, 12th June, 2022 at 3.00 pm

Join us for sharing tea time together!

Sunday, 12th June at 3.00 pm

at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field, Penmount, Truro TR4 9AA

(Penmount Crematorium grounds)

Bring a plate of food from your home or faith tradition or a food which is special to you!

You may also want to bring a chair/rug to sit on.  We will have a gazebo to cater for hot and wet weather!

Everyone is very welcome.  For further information contact:

Rita Stephen  [email protected]  07775 93748

For flyer, please view:  Diversity Tea 12.06.2022 FINAL

 

Meditative Walk, Dor Kemmyn Field – Sunday, 10th April at 2.00 pm

We shall be undertaking a meditative walk with readings around the field on a tree theme, tying in with the Christian Faith tradition day of Palm Sunday.  This will include prayers for those who have died, given the tradition of visiting churchyards on Palm Sunday to remember loved ones who have died.

All welcome to attend.  You are welcome to bring a reading with you.  For more information please contact  Rita Stephen know [email protected]

Prayers for the World’s Future Saturday March 26th at 2.00 pm at the Dor Kemmyn Field, Penmount, Truro TR4 9AA

Cornwall Faith Forum invites you to join them for an Interfaith gathering on Saturday March 26th at 2.00 pm to show our concern for the world – in the face of the crisis of the war in Ukraine and the impact on the planet and its people  from climate change. We have invited young people from each of the faith communities to lead us in this act of solidarity.

Please come and join us and encourage others to be there to so we can make a joint commitment to work for Peace.  This event will be held around The Peace Pole in the Dor Kemmyn Field (at the Penmount Crematorium) on the outskirts of Truro.

For more information contact

[email protected]

For flyer click here: Prayers for Peace 26.03.2022 a

Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 – Thursday 27th January

You are invited to the Holocaust Memorial Day Service in Truro Cathedral on Thursday 27th January at 1.00 pm – 1.30 pm. This short service will be live-streamed at the same time, as below:

https://www.trurocathedral.org.uk/whats-on/holocaust-memorial-day-service-thu-27-jan-2022-01-00-pm

We have been advised that the streaming will be available to watch after the event in case you can not watch it live, but it may only be available for 24/48 hours.

Candles will be lit to remember the victims of the Holocaust and more recent genocides. Two of the animations will be shown that from part of the Holocaust Education Pack and that is kindly supported by SACRE.

There will also be an exhibition in Truro Cathedral organised by the Devon & Cornwall Police Diversity Team.

For more information please contact Rita Stephen [email protected]

 

In addition there will also be a service  held in Devon in Barnstaple at 7.00 pm.  Please see below:

This Thursday 27th January there will be a service at St. John the Baptist church, Newport, Barnstaple . 7pm

for Holocaust Memorial Day to remember victims of genocide during WW2 and since. Other similar events will take place world wide.  For more information please contact:

Cornwall Faith Forum AGM – Tuesday, 30th November at 7.00 pm at All Saints Highertown Church Hall, Truro

Tuesday, 30th November at 7.00 pm at All Saints Highertown Church Hall, Tresawls Road, Truro  TR1 3LD

We are not intending this to be a stuffy AGM – (there will be a little bit of legal admin – sharing the examined accounts and appointing trustees – if you would like to think of offering yourself in this role please get in touch with Andrew Yates for more information).  It will primarily be a social event (properly socially distanced!) with food to share and a chance to re-connect with one another.  There will also be some discussion over where we are as a Forum as we emerge from the Pandemic.

Under Learning For Peace – there are new exciting developments for members to become involved in – A This Time Tomorrow project exploring how our faith influences our daily lives ; Stories of Survival project with students studying animation at Falmouth University and new opportunities to become Faith Speakers in our schools work both physically in a school and on-line too.

With Building For Peace – there is a now new world with on-line worship and with funders severely affected by the economic crisis. We need to review the best way forward for our Dor Kemmyn vision of a Centre for Peace and Faith. Could we explore  a partnership with Forest for Cornwall who have planted trees at the Penmount field …. Might a temporary structure be favourable ……  Might we look at some of the surplus public buildings as an alternative that would not be so expensive?

Notes of last AGM held on 4th November 2020:  Notes of CFF AGM Meeting 4th November 2020 FINAL

Cornwall Faith Forum Accounts 01.04.2020 – 31.03.2021:  CFF Accounts from 01.04.20 – 31.03.21

Lots of people to talk to and lots to talk about. Please do come and join us on the 30th November.  For more information contact Andrew Yates, Chair, Cornwall Faith Forum [email protected]

Tree Planting during COP26 at the Dor Kemmyn Peace Field – Saturday 6th November at 2.00 pm

Members of Cornwall Faith Forum gathered together for the planting of more faith trees at the  Peace Field at Penmount including one on behalf of the Christian Community.  The tree is a native Hawthorn and chosen because of the association with the crown of thorns of Jesus and the white flowers in the Spring celebrating His resurrection.

Kathy Pope, one of the Churches Together in Cornwall reps on the Faith Forum, and Malcolm Bowers, are pictured reading a Tree Planting Prayer in honour of Laudato Si:

God of Wonder, as we gather together to bless the earth and celebrate the potential of the tree before us, we pray that it may serve as a living witness to our commitment to heal our common home through long-lasting, bold changes.

Grant us the courage to continue to take this stand for the sake of the goodness of your creation, and the inspiration and delight it provides us. Through Christ, your Son, our Lord

 

Also a Hindu Tree was planted as part of the celebration of Diwali.  It was a native small leaved Lime Tree with lovely radiant red bark in the winter and scented white flowers in the spring. It is a very tasty tree and had to be well protected from the deer.

The reading was in Sanskrit which was wonderful to hear.  The translation is as follows:

Lord Siva’s favourite tree is Lime tree.By having the Lime tree, Lord Siva is pleased and bestowed the power to this tree.

By merely visiting this tree one gains good fortune.

By touching the leaves and tree ones sins will be taken away.

As part of the gathering, prayers were said for the COP 26 conference and for success in the talks in Glasgow in Climate Change.