Website and blog for Sheffield Interfaith
We are excited to invite you to the first Women’s Interfaith gathering of this year on the 4th February at 1pm to 3pm at St Mary’s Church, Bramall Lane, S2 4QZ
We will be joined by Dr Anju Devianee Keetharuth, who will be giving us an insight into the Vedic way of life to find inner peace in a not so peaceful world.
Optional : Bring a dish to share. (If you can)
Future Dates for 2024 :
19th May, 18th August, 27th October – All Sunday afternoons, 1:00-3:00 pm
Invitation to our AGM
We are holding our AGM on 6th February at 6pm. It will be held online and in person at Shirley House.
All members are welcomed to attend and any new members can either join us on the day or beforehand. (Membership details are at below).
We have reviewed what we are doing and now need your agreement for thre future direction of Sheffield Interfaith. It is proposed that we
1. Create a space in which we can meet together to eat (our food and friendship events)
2. Create an online space in which we respectfully share aspects of our own faith and listen to other. This could cover topics such as Honesty, Hope, Wisdom, as well as a sharing of our respective scriptures.
3. Set up a small group of members to help us develop a safe way of having face to face discussions about the more difficult / sensitive aspects of interfaith dialogue
4. Refocus the Interfaith Week event to concentrate on a visit to one place of worship rather than arranging a walk visiting a number of places.
5. Constantly seeking new ways of engaging with as many different faith groups in Sheffield as possible.
Individual membership of is £5 per year, and a faith group or congregation can join for £15 per year. There are 2 options for paying for membership.
Option 1. By post Send a cheque for the relevant amount (£5 for individual or £15 for an organisation) to Sheffield Interfaith, Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8YL, including your name or name of your organisation, and either your address or email address.
Option 2. By internet banking Send your payment to our account – Sort Code 23-05-80 / Account number 43292951. Please use your surname as the reference and then email us at sheffieldinterfaith@hotmail.co.uk (You can set up a Standing Order this way)
6pm for 7.00pm
Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk St S1 2AJ Sheffield
Following Holocaust Memorial Day and the concert and poster display on 21st January organised by Sheffield and District Reform Jewish Community, Shirley House Interfaith Centre will be showing this film. Based on a true story by Michael Morpurgo about smuggling Jewish children from Nazi-occupied France in 1943 across the Pyrenees to safety. Starring Noah Schnapp.
Open to all faiths & everybody (12A)
Refreshments included
7.30 pm Tue 30th Jan
At Shirley House Interfaith Centre,
31 Psalter Lane, S11 8YL
NOT on Zoom due to copyright
Contact shirleyhouseinterfaith@gmail.com or
0114 258 8932 for further details
Suitable for all ages (and all faiths or none). Eat, drink, play, chat, make friends and be merry. Bring some party snacks and drinks, and games, to share if you can. Christmas Jumpers and/or party hats optional.
Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, S11 8YL
7.30 pm Thur 14th Dec
Contact office@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk
or 0114 258 8932 for further details
We can offer lifts home – please contact us.
– What does your faith teach about forgiveness?
In Interfaith week we want to share our understanding about forgiveness, and what faith teachings or stories individuals follow. Is forgiveness from God or humans? Come and share your scriptures, your rules of life or stories told by or about your leader, teacher or prophet. What is the role of forgiveness in our multifaith society?
Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane S11 8YL
Open to all faiths and everybody – refreshments provided
7.30 pm Tue 14th Nov
We hope also to offer Zoom option. Contact shirleyhouseinterfaith@gmail.com for the link
or 0114 258 8932 for further details.
We can offer lifts home – please contact us.
Dialogue Society Sheffield Branch would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to our annual Christmas Dinner on Sunday, the 3rd December 2023. The doors will open at 15:00 and we will make a start to the event at 15:30. We aim at finishing no later than 18:00 hrs.
The Dialogue Society believes in dialogue between members of different cultures and religions and as such would like to bring those members of the society together for a Christmas event. Knowing how important the season of Christmas is in British society as a whole, but especially within the Christian faith, we wanted to mark this time of celebration by inviting you to this special event. This invitation is open to all our friends, whatever their traditions and understandings of Christmas.
We will serve a variety of homemade Turkish dishes which will be hygienically prepared, as usual. The event will involve speeches from distinguished guest speakers, music, and fun games. Our purpose is to feel and share the spirit and warmth of this special time of year in person in a room which will be full of warm conversations between many people who have missed or are yet to meet each other.
We will also have a prize draw where every attendee will be given a number at the entrance and we will draw random numbers to find a few lucky ones. It is also important to note that taking part in the games and competitions will completely be on a voluntary basis. You are more than welcome not to take part and just watch if that is what you wish to do.
We are looking forward to your response. Due to limited venue space, we politely encourage you to reserve your place. Therefore, please kindly reply to confirm your attendance by the 20th November. Your presence at the event will be an absolute honour for us. Please let us know how many adults and children you are attending with, alongside with your dietary requirements in your confirmation email.
Date: Sunday, 3rd December 2023
Time: Doors Open: 15:00 | Event Start: 15:30 | Finish: 18:00
Venue: Hallam Community Hall, Hallam Grange Crescent, Sheffield, S10 4BD
RSVP:sheffield@dialoguesociety.org
(Please let us know if you do not want your photos & videos to be taken in the event. We will be taking photos & videos to be able to share this event publicly on Dialogue Society website and social media channels.)
The Dialogue Society is a registered charity, established in London in 1999, with the aim of advancing social cohesion by connecting communities through dialogue. It does this by bringing people together through discussion forums, courses, capacity building publications and outreach. It operates nation-wide with regional branches across the UK.
Website:http://www.dialoguesociety.org
Registered Charity No. 1117039 – London 1999
Helena Roulston of Sheffield Hallam University will talk about the multi-faith chaplaincy and how she and her colleagues of different faiths work to support staff and students of all ages, cultures and faiths, from near & far. What support do people seek & find at the chaplaincy?
Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane S11 8YL
Open to all faiths and everybody – refreshments provided
7.30 pm Tue 17th Oct
We hope also to offer Zoom option. Contact shirleyhouseinterfaith@gmail.com for the link
or 0114 258 8932 for further details.
Please do not contact Sheffield Interfaith, this event is organised by Shirley House, please use the email address above.
We can offer lifts home – please contact us.
A light-hearted ‘pub-style’ general knowledge quiz with multiple-choice questions from various faiths. Bring a team, or join one on the night.
Open to all faiths and everybody
Refreshments included
7.30 Tues 19 Sept
Upstairs at Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane,
Sheffield S11 8YL
No need to book
Contact 0114 258 8932 for further details
This Heritage Open Days, take a guided tour of Madina Mosque – Sheffield’s first purpose-built mosque, opened in 2006.
The tour will incorporate the key architectural features of the mosque, as well as explanation of how the building is used for daily prayers, children’s education, Eid and funerals. There’ll be opportunity also to observe prayers, and all questions are welcome.
Alongside the tours, there’ll be an exhibition on Islam, plus opportunity to meet with Sheffield Central’s MP Paul Blomfield and sit in a fire engine (subject to Fire Service availability).
Drop in any time 11am–3pm – tours will begin every 30-45 minutes and last between 45 and 90 minutes.
No booking required.
