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Special Event - March 19, 2008

Find out more about Sharing the Wisdom of Religious Traditions

Wednesday 24 October 2007 until 10 November, 2007.
SPAN Galleries, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.

Friday 25 January, 2008 until Sunday 23 March, 2008
Shepparton Art Gallery, Eastbank Centre,
70 Welsford Street, Shepparton.
Phone: 03-5832 9861
Open 7 days per week, 10am-4pm. Public Holidays 1pm-4pm
www.greatershepparton.com.au/sheppartgallery

Floor Talks in Melbourne
Wednesday 31 October 1pm - 2pm Why Women? There Are Four Reasons
Bishop John Bayton, AM, Artist, Theologian, Visiting Fellow Trinity College Theological School

Wednesday 31 October 5:30pm - 6:30pm Contemporary Australian Islamic Art: A Woman's Perspective
Nur Shkembi, Firhana Imam, Sherene Hassan, Huda Merhi

Wednesday 7 November 1pm - 2pm Contemporary Australian Islamic Art: A Woman's Perspective
Nur Shkembi, Firhana Imam, Huda Merhi, Maryam Bekris

Download Flyer

Download Bishop John Bayton's Floor Talk

Download Nur Shkembi's Floor Talk

Who We Are

The Founder and Director, Helen Summers, graduated from The New Seminary, New York, in 1997 and was ordained in The Cathedral of St John the Divine as an Interfaith Minister. In general, interfaith ministers remain members of their own religious tradition, but are informed, knowledgeable and deeply respectful of the world's diverse religions and spiritualities.

The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne is advised by international and national religious leaders and wisdom-keepers. We work in collaboration with relevant organizations and individuals who are all dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and cooperation among faiths, within Australia and throughout the World.

What is 'Interfaith'?

A Definition:

"In a word, interfaith is most fundamentally respect. The bottom line is respecting different faiths. It's coming to understand them. And more, it's coming to love them. Each of us has so many layers to our lives. We speak many languages and listen to diverse music. We eat many different kinds of food. It is time that our spiritual diet, too, becomes a healthy mixed menu. Its very variety makes us richer, deeper, more understanding, more loving. Our shared slogan must be: Communion not conversion, communion, respect and love with compassion."

The Very Reverend James Parks Morton,
Founder and President,
The Interfaith Centre of New York
Dean Emeritus,
The Cathedral of St John The Divine

The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne - Promoting Understanding and Cooperation For Peaceful Coexistence



Home About Us Special Event The Rumi Concert Prayers Contact	Special Event - March 19, 2008 Find out more about Sharing the Wisdom of Religious Traditions Wednesday 24 October 2007 until 10 November, 2007. SPAN Galleries, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Friday 25 January, 2008 until Sunday 23 March, 2008 Shepparton Art Gallery, Eastbank Centre, 70 Welsford Street, Shepparton. Phone: 03-5832 9861 Open 7 days per week, 10am-4pm. Public Holidays 1pm-4pm www.greatershepparton.com.au/sheppartgallery Floor Talks in Melbourne Wednesday 31 October 1pm - 2pm Why Women? There Are Four Reasons Bishop John Bayton, AM, Artist, Theologian, Visiting Fellow Trinity College Theological School Wednesday 31 October 5:30pm - 6:30pm Contemporary Australian Islamic Art: A Woman's Perspective Nur Shkembi, Firhana Imam, Sherene Hassan, Huda Merhi Wednesday 7 November 1pm - 2pm Contemporary Australian Islamic Art: A Woman's Perspective Nur Shkembi, Firhana Imam, Huda Merhi, Maryam Bekris Download Flyer Download Bishop John Bayton's Floor Talk Download Nur Shkembi's Floor Talk Who We Are The Founder and Director, Helen Summers, graduated from The New Seminary, New York, in 1997 and was ordained in The Cathedral of St John the Divine as an Interfaith Minister. In general, interfaith ministers remain members of their own religious tradition, but are informed, knowledgeable and deeply respectful of the world's diverse religions and spiritualities. The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne is advised by international and national religious leaders and wisdom-keepers. We work in collaboration with relevant organizations and individuals who are all dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and cooperation among faiths, within Australia and throughout the World. What is 'Interfaith'? A Definition: "In a word, interfaith is most fundamentally respect. The bottom line is respecting different faiths. It's coming to understand them. And more, it's coming to love them. Each of us has so many layers to our lives. We speak many languages and listen to diverse music. We eat many different kinds of food. It is time that our spiritual diet, too, becomes a healthy mixed menu. Its very variety makes us richer, deeper, more understanding, more loving. Our shared slogan must be: Communion not conversion, communion, respect and love with compassion." The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, Founder and President, The Interfaith Centre of New York Dean Emeritus, The Cathedral of St John The Divine
The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne - Promoting Understanding and Cooperation For Peaceful Coexistence