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25.01.2022 The 2020 Dungala Kaiela Oration, The River is Us Carrying the Spirit and Strength of Dungala, will be held online on evening of Wednesday 9 September, 2020. The oration will be delivered by Dr Lois Peeler AM. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6273

25.01.2022 The Dalai Lama - whose religion is Kindness - will be speaking on the need for secular ethics in the modern education system. 0900 in India time is 13:30 time here in Australia on August 25.

24.01.2022 Deepavali often called Diwali is an Indian festival of light, which occurs on 14 November 2020. We say Indian Festival for it is common to Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhs and Jains. It is a celebration of light over darkness, the victory of good over evil, and fostering of peace and harmony. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6551

24.01.2022 The next meeting of Shepparton Interfaith Network will be online on Tuesday, 13 October at 5pm. All are welcome. The meeting will consider interfaith activities which may be delivered for the faith communities of Shepparton and the Goulburn Valley. Those interested in attending may email the secretary at [email protected] and the zoom link will be sent out.

23.01.2022 In these times of Coronavirus and stage 3/stage 4 lockdowns and wearing of masks, some may feel a little isolated from their fellow woman and man: so Buddhanet have made some Loving Kindness meditations available, for free. Have a read of their generosity.

22.01.2022 Friday Prayers online for Albanians, Malaysians, Indonesians, etc.

20.01.2022 A Hindu festival of the Elephant headed God Ganesha - will be held in many places on Saturday 22 August - especially in India where Temples have just been reopened (with restrictions). You can read about how Ganesha got his elephant head and the festival here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6188

20.01.2022 We are happy to share that Buddhist Meditation online is coming to Shepparton on Saturday 29 August with Phra Satit from the Albury Wat. Due Border restrictions Phra Satit - who has come to Shepparton many times from his monastery in Albury - cannot come. He has agreed to hold an online meditation this coming Saturday. Please join!

19.01.2022 Baskets of Joy - ensure that everyone enjoys Christmas.

18.01.2022 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) youth are asked to participate in a survey about their experiences during the Covid -19 Pandemic. Its important - it will help the government attend to the needs of youth better. So if you are under 25 years, do click: https://multiculturalaffairsdepartmentofpremierandcabinet.c

17.01.2022 Commemorate Kristallnatch and Shine Light Worldwide.

16.01.2022 Today is Hiroshima Day, a day when a lot of civilians perished during World War II. Ditto Nagasaki, which occurred on August 9th. Shepparton Interfaith Network has signed up to the Interfaith Open Letter to the PM and all Members of Parliament seeking support of the UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6137

16.01.2022 Tomorrow, 6 August, there will be an interfaith service for nuclear disarmament. August 6th and August 9th are dates of infamy as they mark the first and only use of nuclear weapons against civilians. You can join the interfaith service for nuclear disarmament. It will include prayers from the Hindu Council of Australia, Australian Baha'i Community, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, Buddhist Connection - Buddhist Council of NSW, Uniting Church in Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry - ECAJ. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6132

16.01.2022 You are invited to join us in our launch of the Prayer and Reflection photography project, authored by Liz Arcus and collaborated with Shepparton Interfaith Network. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6538

15.01.2022 Light in the Darkness, stand with a candle to show your hope and your solidarity with - and compassion for - those suffering from Coronavirus;

14.01.2022 Good to see all the Central Tyre Service folk well, healed of coronavirus and back at work in Welsford Street!

14.01.2022 International Day of Peace is coming. Shepparton's annual Picnic for Peace will be observed online: all are invited to join.

13.01.2022 A moving tribute from Ambulance Victoria: https://youtu.be/UWj1oSB_ACc

13.01.2022 Today is World Day of Indigenous Peoples. This is a United Nations observance and is taken up in the 90+ nations that are home to the world's indigenous peoples. We look at Australian context of Closing the Gap, Covid 19 and Indigenous Peoples, and Indigenous Spirituality. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6157

13.01.2022 Learn about the continuous culture this land has had under the stewardship of the indigenous peoples over thousands of years.

12.01.2022 The Shepparton Interfaith Network has been explicit in its support for women who have suffered female genital mutilation. We have physically given comfort to these women in their suffering. NETFA stands for National Education Toolkit for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting Awareness. Visit their website. Download postcards that highlight the suffering of women and their right to experience womanhood totally and completely. Read more here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6263

11.01.2022 The response of faith communities to Coronavirus is important. I was chatting with Sheik Eljam Bardi today.

10.01.2022 317 cases and two deaths today. We - the people - seek your attention:

10.01.2022 Buddhist Meditation will be offered in Shepparton - online - led by a Buddhist Monk on Saturday 26 September 2020 at 10:00 am. https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6314

08.01.2022 The first day of Muhurram (today, 20 August) is the Islamic New Year. Read more about Muharram here: https://sheppartoninterfaith.org.au/?p=6194

08.01.2022 World Council of Churches shares a Prayer for Consolation and Light in time of struggles:

07.01.2022 Saudi Arabia has only admitted local residents to making of Hajj.

06.01.2022 Light in the Darkness - a spiritual event where you can contribute to the spiritual uplift of those suffering from Coronavirus is happening tonight at 7pm. Light a candle - out the front at 7pm tonight.

06.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC Week "Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. We are spiritually and culturally connected to this country. This country was criss-crossed by generations of brilliant Nations. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first as...tronomers and first artists. Australia has the world’s oldest oral stories. The First Peoples engraved the world’s first maps, made the earliest paintings of ceremony and invented unique technologies. We built and engineered structures - structures on Earth - predating well-known sites such as the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Our adaptation and intimate knowledge of Country enabled us to endure climate change, catastrophic droughts and rising sea levels. Always Was, Always Will Be. acknowledges that hundreds of Nations and our cultures covered this continent. All were managing the land - the biggest estate on earth - to sustainably provide for their future." @naidocweek Head to www.naidoc.org.au for more info and events and to support our First Nations friends! Artwork by Tyrown Waigana, a Perth based artist and designer - Crawlin Crocodile See more