Activities calendar

The calendar below shows activity information linked to Inter Faith Week 2024. Some activities this year will take place virtually, and an icon identifies these on the list below. You can also filter online/ in-person activities using the controls above.

• Monday 13 October

  At Home Study and Prayer or Meditation Session led by 96 Year old retired Roman Catholic Priest

  Kendal Cumbria LA9 000. 14.00 – 15.00
  Participate at Home in Session of Meditation or Prayer and Study run by a 96 year old Retired Roman Catholic Priest (possibly oldest person to lead a session in Inter Faith Week)
  All welcome to Participate at Home
  A 96 year old retired Roman Catholic Priest will be leading a session on Monday 10 November from 2.00 – 3.00pm. The session will include meditation or prayer and study. All welcome to participate at home knowing others will be participating in their homes at the same time. This is not an online meeting.
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  • Online activity
• Sunday 9 November

  Westmorland and Furness Diversity Equity and Inclusion Partnership (WFDEIP) Twice Daily Sessions 7am and 7pm at home

  At home please include for Kendal Cumbria on activity map. 7.00 – Sunday 16 November 19.30
  Westmorland and Furness Diversity Equity and Inclusion Partnership (WFDEIP) will hold 2 sessions at home every day of Inter Faith Week in support of Inter Faith Week. These will be at 7am and 7pm for half an hour. Please feel welcome to read The Golden Rule and to undertake an appropriate practice from any faith or none (eg chanting, meditation, reading, reciting).
  The Golden Rule is available at https://worldfaiths.org/our-poster/
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  • Online activity
• Wednesday 12 November

  Westmorland and Furness Diversity Equity and Inclusion Partnership (WFDEIP) Talks on Interfaith

  Quaker Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4BH. 10.30 – 13.00
  AWAZ Cumbria and Westmorland and Furness Diversity Equity and Inclusion Partnership (WFDEIP) present talks on interfaith by
  Rev Mandy Reynolds Interfaith Minister and Minister of Kendal Unitarian Chapel. Mandy has a Christian background but has been interested in other faith traditions for a number of years. A member of SLIF South Lakeland Interfaith Forum Committee. She will speak about Roots & Wings Gallery in the New Shambles Kendal.
  Jacquetta Gomes Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili. A Bodhicarini and Sangha Authorized Dhamma Teacher in Theravada Buddhism. In 2025 celebrated the 50th anniversary of becoming an Upasika in Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka in 1975. Her talk is about participation in The Carlisle Cathedral Coronation Service in 2023 and the unofficial informal CMCG Cumbria Multifaith Coronation Group.
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  • Disabled toilet
  • Step-free access
  • Wheelchair access
• Sunday 16 November

  Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) BGKT

  Kendal Cumbria LA9 000. 14.00 – 16.00
  BGKT Open Meeting
  https://www.buddhistgroupofkendal.co.uk/bgkt-open-meeting/
  BGKT founded in 1991.
  BGKT holds an open meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month (November at home) 2.00 – 4.00pm. All welcome.
  BGKT Open Meeting Timetable for home use available at
  https://www.buddhistgroupofkendal.co.uk/bgkt-open-meeting-timetable/
  Led by lay teachers authorized to teach by the Theravada Buddhist Sangha [Community of Theravada Buddhist Monks]. Open meetings include meditation.
  Teachings in Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) BGKT’s Open Meetings are based on Mindfulness in Plain English, Loving-Kindness in Plain English, and The In Plain English series by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (a Founder Spiritual Advisor to BGKT) published by Wisdom Experience.
  https://wisdomexperience.org/content-author/bhante-gunaratana/
  
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  • Online activity

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