Interfaith Org NZ welcomes you in the spirit of
understanding and cooperation between all of the faiths in Aotearoa New
Zealand.
The website was started in the 1990s to support the sharing of news and events of interfaith groups throughout the country. In addition it has links to many other interfaith sites and resources, a multifaith calendar and a picture gallery of interfaith activities. For more information about this site or to submit news and events, please contact Paddy Payne: info@interfaith.org.nz or +64 21 505 215. 
| Week of Prayer for World Peace - 13 to 20 October 2019 | Week of Prayer for World Peace - 13 to 20 October 2019The Week of Prayer for World Peace will be observed in New Zealand between 13th and 20th October. A leaflet has been produced by the New Zealand organising committee with prayers, readings and affirmations from many faiths to use each day. The theme of the leaflet is developed for worldwide distribution by the Week of Prayer for World Peace multi-faith committee based in Great Britain. Religious communities throughout New Zealand are encouraged to celebrate the Week both in their own observances and together with people of different faiths. Leaflets may be ordered by sending a cheque made out to WPWP to: Week of Prayer for World Peace,
c/- Paddy Payne, 161 Seatoun Heights Road, Wellington 6022. Or internet banking to WPWP 06-0561-0072821-000. Or email WeekOfPrayer@outlook.com or phone 021-505-215
The cost of the leaflets is: 100 for $42; 50 for $26; 20 for $12.50; 10 for $7.50; 1 for $2.00 (all prices include postage and packing). For other quantities use price for next lower quantity e.g. for 70, use price for 50 (0.52 per unit) = $36.40 Also, thanks to Ricky Waters (Coordinator of the Unitec Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Team) for posting the readings each day to this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WPWPNZ2014 | | The Interfaith Prayer Book : New Expanded Edition | The Interfaith Prayer Book : New Expanded Edition
The
first edition of the Interfaith Prayer Book was released in 2001. It proved to
be immensely popular for use both at interfaith gatherings and for personal
reflection, having found its way into hospitals, motel rooms and college
classrooms as well as places of worship all around the world. That edition
contained a selection of prayers from six religious traditions; Hindu, Jewish,
Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and Bahá'í. This Expanded Edition adds prayers from
eight additional traditions; Native African, Native American, Zoroastrian,
Taoist, Confucian, Shinto, Jain and Sikh. Its aim is to further enrich our
devotional practice, to share a taste of our planet's diverse spiritual
heritage and to deepen our sense of interfaith connectedness. Nothing brings us
closer to God or closer to each other than prayer. https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Interfaith-Prayer-Book/9780983260974 |
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| Week of Prayer for World Peace - National | Various | 13/10/2019 12:00 a.m. | 20/10/2019 11:59 p.m. | The Week of Prayer for World Peace is an opportunity for people of all faiths to pray in their own gatherings or with people of other faiths for world peace. The Week will be observed around the world from 13 to 20 October. A leaflet has been produced with prayers, readings and affirmations from many faiths to use each day. The theme of the leaflet is developed for worldwide distribution by the Week of Prayer for World Peace multi-faith committee based in Great Britain. Religious communities throughout New Zealand are encouraged to celebrate the week both in their observances and together with people of different faiths. | | Week of Prayer for World Peace - National | Various | 11/10/2020 12:00 a.m. | 18/10/2020 11:59 p.m. | The Week of Prayer for World Peace is an opportunity for people of all faiths to pray in their own gatherings or with people of other faiths for world peace. The Week will be observed around the world from 11 to 18 October. A leaflet has been produced with prayers, readings and affirmations from many faiths to use each day. The theme of the leaflet is developed for worldwide distribution by the Week of Prayer for World Peace multi-faith committee based in Great Britain. Religious communities throughout New Zealand are encouraged to celebrate the week both in their observances and together with people of different faiths. |
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| Auckland Interfaith Council | Auckland Inter-Faith Council (AIFC) was formed to provide a platform for inter-religious dialogue and networking, and to create a model showing cooperation among religions. | | BBC Religion & Ethics | The BBC's site on religion and ethics with information areas on Atheism, Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Paganism, Rastafari, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Unitarianism, Zoroastrianism | | BeliefNet | We are a multi-faith e-community designed to help you meet your own religious and spiritual needs -- in an interesting, captivating and engaging way ... | | Canterbury Interfaith Society | We are a voluntary non-profit association of people representing diverse religious communities in Christchurch and the wider Cantebury area. | | Center for Interreligious Understanding | Through educational programs and policy leadership, the CIU brings people of all faiths together to learn about our history, our shared values and why we must live and work together toward a society of justice and peace ... | | Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group | Our group was formed here in Dunedin in the aftermath of the events of September 11th 2001 out of spontaneous expressions of solidarity and goodwill between leaders of our three faiths, the police and the Dunedin City Council. | | Interfaith Council of Nelson-Tasman (IFCNT) | The Interfaith Council of Nelson-Tasman was formed to provide a platform for inter-religious dialogue and networking, and to create a model, to be inclusive of all, to open the door to their hearts, showing cooperation among religions and humanity. | | Interfaith Encounter Association | The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study ... | | Interfaith Youth Core | Our interfaith leaders are building a movement of young people from all faiths and traditions who are working together to change the world | | Interfaithnet Asia Pacific | Interfaithnet is a group of Interfaith Ministers who graduated from interfaith seminaries in the USA, UK and Canada and who are practising as congregational ministers, chaplains, celebrants, spiritual counsellors and healers, pastoral carers, social ... | | International Association for Religious Freedom | The International Association for Religious Freedom is a registered charity based in the United Kingdom which has the aim of working for freedom of religion and belief at a global level ... | | International Council of Christians and Jews | The ICCJ serves as the umbrella organisation of 38 national Jewish-Christian dialogue organisations world-wide. | | Internationally recognised Values Education Program | Living Values Education Program (LVEP) is a comprehensive values education program. This innovative global character education program offers a wide variety of experiential values activities and practical methodologies to educators, facilitators, parents | | Multifaith Action Society | Founded in 1972, the Multifaith Action Society (MAS) is a Canadian registered charity dedicated to the facilitation of interfaith education and dialogue. For over forty years, MAS has worked to build bridges between groups in British Columbia. | | PBS Religion and Ethics | Since its debut in 1997, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY has set itself apart from the mainstream media by providing distinctive, cutting-edge news coverage and analysis of national and international events in the ever-changing religious world. | | Pluralism Project - On Common Ground | The Pluralism Project's fantastic resource, "On Common Ground" has recently been turned into an on-line resource, and is well worth a visit if you've some time to explore. | | Regional Interfaith Network (RIN) | The Regional Interfaith Network (RIN) website was established in Melbourne, Australia in December 2010 following a unanimous recommendation made at the 5th Regional Interfaith Dialogue held in Perth, 2009 | | Religion Media Centre | An independent, impartial body helping journalists and other media professionals to cover religion. | | Religions for Peace | Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions dedicated to promoting peace | | Religious Diversity Centre | A national centre of educational and research excellence, fostering an appreciation for and understanding of religious diversity amongst all New Zealanders. | | REonline | Religious Education Online. 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Our 150,000 members are from more than 70 faith traditions and people of good will ... | | The Revealer | A daily review of Religion and the Press. | | The Sacred Site | Radha Sahar's site that has information on many of the world's faiths ... | | United Religions Initiative | United Religions Initiative started in 2000 after the signing of a Charter for a United Religions Initiative focused on promoting grass-roots changemakers across the religious, cultural and geographic boundaries of the world | | Universal Peace Federation (UPF) | The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) was founded in the hope of building a world in which peoples, cultures, races, religions, and nationalities could live together in harmony, mutual respect, cooperation, and universal prosperity. | | Waikato Interfaith Council | The Waikato Interfaith Council / TeTiaho Uenuku, is based in Hamilton New Zealand. Our aim is to bring together people of different faiths and spiritual practices. We have undertaken a number of Interfaith and community initiatives and projects. | | Wellington Abrahamic Council of Jews, Christians and Muslims | Our council brings together our Abrahamic religious communities in a common effort to overcome the evils of prejudice, intolerance and discrimination between people of different of religions and ethnicity. We are affiliated to the IICCJ. | | Wellington Interfaith Community | The Wellington Interfaith Council includes representatives of the major faiths in Aotearoa New Zealand. We host interfaith events that are open to all. We also foster dialogue between people of different faiths and spiritual practices. |
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Interfaith Groups in NZ
Auckland Interfaith
Council
Pres: Mrs Ruth Cleaver, mcleaver@xtra.co.nz
General Enquiries: nzaifc@gmail.com
Facebook: Auckland Interfaith Council
Website: www.aucklandinterfaithcouncil.org.nz
Waikato Interfaith
Council
Sec: Dr Todd Nachowitz, wifconz@gmail.com
www.waikato-interfaith.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WIFCO
Twitter: twitter.com/WIFCONZ
PO Box 11048, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3251
Tauranga Interfaith
Council
Rev John Hebenton TSSF, John.HebentonTSSF@gmail.com, 021-679-202
Facebook: Tauranga Interfaith Council
Hawke's Bay Interfaith
Council
Pres: Dorothy Brooker, dorothy.brooker@gmail.com
Vice Pres: Tony Franklin-Ross, tonyfr@methodist.nz
Sec: Angela McKee, a.mckee13@outlook.com
Palmerston North
Interfaith Council
Mary Eastham, maeastham23@gmail.com
Wellington
Inter-Faith Council
Chair: Rakesh Naidoo, rakeshnaidoonz@gmail.com
Vice: Harvinder Singh, h_singh0110@yahoo.co.nz
Sec: Ian Hamilton, ianhamilton751@gmail.com
Treas: Pushpa Wood, pushpa.wood@gmail.com
Deputy Treas: Mere Fiore, tioremere12@gmail.com
Enquiries to: wtgninterfaithcouncil@gmail.com
Interfaith Council of Nelson-Tasman
Sec: Catriena Wilkinson secretary@ifcnelsontasman.org.nz
www.ifcnelsontasman.org.nz
Christchurch
Interfaith Society
Dianne Downward stepdown@slingshot.co.nz
www.canterburyinterfaith.org.nz
facebook.com/christchurchinterfaith
Dunedin Interfaith
Council
Chair: Geoff Mitchell
Sec: Max Gillies dunedininterfaith@gmail.com
Dunedin Abrahamic
Interfaith Group
Chair: Dr Haizal Hussaini, haizal.mh@otago.ac.nz
Sec: Ken Baker, kennethdbaker@gmail.com www.dunedininterfaith.net.nz
facebook.com/www.dunedininterfaith.net.nz
 | | 16 Jul - 13 Oct | | Buddhism - Vassa begins. Monks and nuns begin the 3 month rainy season retreat. Vassa is the period when heavy rain stops monks from wandering from place to place and casues them to settle down in a temple to apply themselves more strictly than usual to t | | | | 23 Aug | | Hinduism - Sri Krishna Jayanti (or Janmashtami) celebrates the birthday of Krishna. According to the Hindu epics, Krishna was the eighth incarnation of the God Vishnu. His purpose was to destroy the demon Kansa who was responsible for the increase of evil | | | | 28 Apr-3 Sep | | Jainism - Paryushana-parva is the holiest period of the year for the ascetic Shvetambara sect. Celebrated for eight days concluding on Samvatsari, it is a time of dedication to Jain ideals through fasting, worship of the Jina, and reading the life-story o | | | | 1 Sep | | Sikhism - First Parkash commemorates the installation of Adi Granth, the Sikh Scriptures' first edition, in the Golden Temple by the fifth Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 CE. | | | | 1 Sep | | Islam - The first of Muharram (first month of the Islamic year 1441) celebrates the Hijra (migration) of Muhammad and his followers in 622 CE, from Mecca to Medina, where they established the first Islamic community. | | | | 2 Sep | | Hinduism - Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birthday of Ganesh, God of Success. He is invoked at the beginning of new undertakings. | | | | 3-14 Sep | | Jainism - The Digambara sect celebrates Dashalakshani-parva for ten days by fasting, worship, meditation, confession, and by dedicating each day to a virtue: forgiveness, humility, honesty, purity, truthfulness, self-restraint, asceticism, study, detachme | | | | 3 Sep | | Jainism - Samvatsari. The Shvetambara sect observes Samvatsari by introspection, confession and penance. | | | | 5 Sep | | | | | | 8 Sep | | | |
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| | Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2011-20 (UN) | | | International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028 (UN) | | | International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-24 (UN) | | | International Year of Indigenous Languages (UN) | | | International Year of Moderation (UN) | | | International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (UN) | | | Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa, 2016-2026 (UN) | | | Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, 2011-20 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification, 2010-20 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition, 2016-25 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade of Family Farming, 2019-2028 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, 2014-2024 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, 2011-20 (UN) |
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