Events

Caroline Cripps January 14, 2020 3 Comments

Dash of Delish – at Birch Road, Sunday 19th January – WOMEN ONLY

The Dialogue Society and Minhaj sisters cordially invite you to join us for an afternoon event where we will form friendships and build bridges through conversations. The theme of this event is learn to cook some exotic dishes. Some ladies will teach us how to cook some delicious and extraordinary dishes.
Venue : The Dialogue Society, 5 Birch Road, S9 3XL – Sheffield
Date : Sunday, 19th January 2020
Time : 2 – 4pm
Female ONLY event with boys aged 10 and under welcome.
Refreshments will be provided. You may also contribute to this by bringing any vegetarian food you may wish to share.

RSVP at sheffield@dialoguesociety.org

Andrew Crowley January 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Our visit to Laxton

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Andrew Crowley January 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

Living with respect and confidence with people of other faiths – an exploration for Christians.

An increasing number of us live and work in settings where we are in contact with people of other faiths – in the canteen, at the school gate, as team colleagues. Through these experiences and friendships, we may find ourselves reflecting on our understanding of our own faith. Our own certainties or understandings may well be challenged, and we may find that questions arise for us about the nature of God or the person of Jesus.

We may sometimes therefore want to explore the following thoughts:

How can we live and talk with our neighbours of other faiths with sensitivity, respect and confidence?

What are the commonalities and differences between faiths?

How can my own faith be enriched by engaging with my neighbour’s faith? Can it sometimes also feel challenged?

These are some of the questions we shall be considering together during the three one and half hour evening sessions from 7.30-9.00pm at UTU, led by Rev Gareth Jones.
Dates are Tues 11^th Feb, Tues 3rd March, Tues 31st March

As we will be sharing together we ask that people come for the whole series, and there will be a fixed number in the group.

Booking: Cost £36 and £25 for low waged and members for all three sessions
Details in the New Year, but please reply to office@utusheffield.org.uk to reserve a place

http://sheffieldinterfaith.org.uk/2020/01/1543/

Andrew Crowley November 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

The Dialogue Society and Minhaj sisters cordially invite you……

…………to join us for an afternoon where we form friendships and build bridges through conversations.

Venue : The Dialogue Society. 5 Birch Road, S9 3XL – Sheffield

Date : 15th December 2019

Time : 1 – 3pm

Female ONLY event with boys aged 10 and under welcome.

Refreshments provided.

Any Queries –
sheffield@dialoguesociety.org

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Caroline Cripps November 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

Interfaith Week at Shirley House

Symbolic Foods – Show & Share

Wednesday 20th November 7.30 pm

Certain foods form part of worship, or represent particular events in faith traditions. Come and tell us about yours and learn about others. Share them if appropriate. Can we separate symbolic foods from merely cultural traditions?

Open to all faiths and everybody

Shirley House Interfaith Centre, 31 Psalter Lane, S11 8YL

AND ALSO Sheffield Interfaith Food & Friendship Dinner – Thursday 21st November 6.00-8.00 pm

Join us to celebrate Interfaith Week with a multi-cultural, mainly vegetarian, bring and share dinner. We don’t guarantee no mention of the General Election, but at least you may hear some different opinions through meeting people from different faith backgrounds.

We welcome everybody who would like to come

at Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 8YL

(Buses 218 leave interchange: 17.35 & 17.55)

Andrew Crowley October 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Multifaith Gardening Time!

Forest Garden November 2019 FLYER Download

November 9th 11 – 2pm.

All welcome

Andrew Crowley October 24, 2019 2 Comments

Understanding Islam: First Steps

Study Day with Dr Chris Hewer

If you have not yet been able to attend one of these days but would like to do so, Chris Hewer is back in Sheffield in November and will be repeating his introductory day on Islam in 3 different venues:

Saturday 9^th November at Bents Green Methodist Church, Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, S11 7PU

Wednesday 13^th November at Dore and Totley URC, Totley Brook Rd, Sheffield S17 3QS

Saturday 16^th November at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, Northfield Lane, Wickersley, Rotherham S66 2HL

These days run from 10.00 am – 3.30 pm (coffee from 9.30) . There is no charge, although donations will be welcome on the day. Please bring a packed lunch. For further details and to book a place please contact Rev Liz Wills, e-mail: johnandlizwills@gmail.com

These days help us begin to explore what Muslims believe, a journey into understanding Islam from its own perspective. They cover the following areas:

Islam before the time of Muhammad.
Standing before God.
Building a Just Society.
‘Open House’ – when Chris will respond to your questions.

Dr Chris Hewer comes from a background in Christian theology, education, Islamic studies and inter-faith studies and has worked in the field of Muslims in Great Britain and Christian-Muslim relations since 1986, first at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Selly Oak in Birmingham and as the Advisor on Inter-Faith Relations to the Bishop of Birmingham. His current work is to teach study days and residential courses, to develop written and electronic resources and to be available for consultation. He is an excellent communicator.

To learn more about Chris, his experience and work in the field of Understanding Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, go to www.chrishewer.org

Andrew Crowley October 11, 2019 2 Comments

Building Bridges

The Islamic Society of Britain are hosting this event on Saturday 16th November from 1-3pm.

Andrew Crowley October 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Update on Visit to the National Holocaust and Museum. 20th October. 12- 5pm.

We are planning a visit to this centre at Laxton in Nottinghamshire – see website – https://www.holocaust.org.uk/

Cost – £7.50 (free for members of Sheffield Interfaith)

We are no longer arranging a coach. If you would like to come then please advise us by email at sheffieldinterfaith(at)hotmail.co.uk. so that we will look out for you at the entrance at 1pm.

Thank you.

Andrew – on behalf of Sheffield Interfaith Committee

Caroline Cripps September 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Who is the Dialogue Society? Thursday 24th October, 5 Birch Road S9 3XL

You are warmly invited to Dialogue Society’s upcoming event on Thursday, 24th October at 7.00 pm at our community building in Attercliffe, Sheffield. The event will be a seminar/talk on “Who is the Dialogue Society?” and will be presented by Dr Ismail Mesut Sezgin*, who is a researcher on topics such as ethics, Islam, Political Islam, Sufism and Turkish Politics, religious movements, extremism.

You can book via the link to the event page on Eventbrite (see below) for more details and registration or email us at: sheffield@dialoguesociety.org

You may also forward this invitation to whoever you might think could be interested. We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the event.

Warmest regards,

Mehmet Acar Dialogue Society Sheffield Branch Manager

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/who-is-the-dialogue-society-tickets-72170420671

*Dr Ismail Mesut Sezgin’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfdWHwLkkgsBtZyk8UpaBw/featured