Following last year’s event held at Exeter University, nearly eight hundred people visited Paignton Library recently for the eagerly-awaited Torbay return of the annual Devon Festival of Faith and Belief.
The specially-staged weekend event was held to mark National Inter Faith Week, and returned to Torbay after a 3 year absence that saw it hosted at hosted at Plymouth University in 2011 and on Exeter’s campus in 2012.
Interfaith Week 2013 provided an opportunity to increase awareness of the different and distinct communities in the UK, celebrating and building on the...
In the New Year, I will be running a course of evening classes about the main religions practiced in Britain today. We shall begin by looking at Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Then, we shall turn to consider Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. No prior knowledge of the subject is required. The course is not intended to promote any religion or belief. Rather, it is intended to inform students about the faith of their neighbours. Open to people of all faiths and none. This is a mixed ability class-all that is required is a willingness to learn. There is a small fee for tuition and for the room...
Together at Westpoint is a fantastic summer event - a place to come into the presence of God and learn, love and go alongside hundreds of his people.
Newfrontiers Churches from the South and South West are holding their annual bible weekend at Westpoint from 22 - 25 August. They expect to see 2,000 adults, young people and children attend, with main meetings in the Arena and camping on site.
There will be a wide and varied programme of events across the weekend including: Sports and Games, Big Meetings, Prayer, Fantastic Childrens Activities, Guest Speakers and Worship...
Westpoint is a fantastic summer event - a place to come into the presence of God and learn, love and go alongside hundreds of his people.
Newfrontiers Churches from the South and South West are holding their annual bible weekend at Westpoint from 22rd - 25th August. They expect to see 2000 adults, young people and children attend, with main meetings in the Arena and camping on site.
There will be a wide and varied programme of events across the weekend including: Sports and Games, Big Meetings, Prayer, Fantastic Childrens Activities.
It is sad to note that as we may enjoy the sights and sounds of Spring around us, our natural history is in serious trouble. That is the conclusion of the recent State of Nature report published by a coalition of leading British conservation and research organisations.
Scientists working side-by-side from 25 wildlife organisations have compiled a stock take of our native species – the first of its kind in the UK. The report reveals that 60% of the species studied have declined over recent decades. More than one in ten of all the species assessed are under threat of disappearing...
A special service to commission ten Melanesian missionaries takes place in Exeter Cathedral this weekend at the start of a week long Devon-based mission. The Mission group will also be involved with Holy Ground at Exeter Cathedral on Sunday 14 April at 7.00pm. All are welcome to attend both services.
The Brothers and Sisters from the Melanesian Brotherhood are visiting to hold a 'Simply Living' mission in Plymouth. They will be based at Christ Church, Estover from 7 to 14 April and will show how by 'simply living' out the Christian message we can care for God's world, make peace,...
The Diocese of Exeter has been tweeting the whole passion story, from Palm Sunday, and will continue until sunrise on Easter Sunday. The story has been rewritten for tweeting in the first person and from Jesus’s perspective and will be sent out in ‘real time’ throughout Holy Week. Canon Andrew Godsall said: “The idea with tweeting the passion is to help people relate to a familiar story in a contemporary way. Jesus used contemporary phrases all of the time. He wanted to make people sit up and listen so he used provocative words. Sometimes people got the wrong end of the stick – and maybe...
The inauguration Mass for Pope Francis is currently under way in St Peter's Square in Rome before tens of thousands of people, including 132 world leaders, marking the official start of his papacy.
Francis, who was elected by a conclave of cardinals last week to take over from Benedict XVI, took a tour of the square earlier this morning in an open-topped vehicle. Shouts of 'Long live the Pope' resounded from the crowds and Pope Francis stopped frequently to greet the crowd and kiss babies held up to him. He got out of the vehicle at one point to bless a disabled man. Communion will...
David Cameron has welcomed the election Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, as the new Pope, saying it is a "momentous day" for Catholics around the world.
Cardinal Bergoglio, who will be known as Pope Francis I, was elected pontiff on the fifth ballot today (Wednesday 13 March) following the papal conclave in Rome.
Addressing the crowds, the first non-European pontiff for more than a millenium said: "As you know, the duty of the conclave was to appoint a bishop of Rome. It seems to me that my brother cardinals have chosen one who is from far away, but here I am...
More than 50,000 people are expected to gather in St Peter's Square later today for Pope Benedict XVI's final general audience the day before he becomes the first pontiff in 600 years to step down since Pope Gregory XII abdicated in 1415.
Papal audiences are normally held inside a Vatican hall in the winter, however there has been such a lot of interest that the event is being held outdoors. 50,000 tickets have been requested, but as many as 200,000 people may attend and people have even been seen running in order to get a prime spot for this unprecedented event.
