GLOUCESTER: Space to reflect, drop in vigil

Date: Monday 13th February 2012, 7pm to 8.30pm

Venue: Ribston High School, Stroud Road, Gloucester GL1 5LE

You are invited to take some time and space to find stillness and send out loving intentions for people, places and events you care about. The evening includes times of silence, prayer, reflection and meditation along with an opportunity to share meaningful thoughts and readings.

You may like to bring an object, picture, poem or reading which has meaning to share.

This drop-in vigil means you can stay for the whole event or just the time you need. Everyone is welcome.

Admission is free but donations will be invited to enable Spirit of Peace to continue its crucial peacebuilding work in the Middle East and UK.

Contact: David on dbpeace@hotmail.co.uk or 07952 372 132

 

 

GLOUCESTER: Spirit of Peace/Friendship Cafe Bring & Share Supper

Date: Tuesday 10th January 2012, 7pm

Venue: Chapter House, Gloucester Cathedral, 12 College Green, Gloucester GL1 2LX

As part of the “Loss of Innocence” Exhibition Week at Gloucester Cathedral the date of the first 2012 Bring & Share Community Supper is now Tuesday 10th January.

We shall meet in the Chapter House at the Cathedral for 7pm when the event will begin. You are warmly invited to the evening.

The evening will include a speaker from “Jews for Justice for Palestinians”, a pressure group based in the UK which advocates human and civil rights along with economic and political freedom for the Palestinian people.

Spirit of Peace supports the peace and trauma relief work at the internationally acclaimed Hope Flowers School in Bethlehem. Pictures by children from Hope Flowers will be exhibited alongside the “Loss of Innocence” exhibition.

Admission is free but donations will be invited to enable Spirit of Peace to continue its crucial peacebuilding work in the Middle East and UK.

Please bring some food to share which does not contain alcohol and meat.

Please note the change of date/day and venue and help us by encouraging as many people as possible to attend.

Contact: David on dbpeace@hotmail.co.uk or 07952 372 132 or Imran on gymnation@btclick.com and 07977 022 393.

 

 

Gloucester: Space to reflect, drop in vigil

Date: Monday 5th December, 7pm to 8.30pm

Venue: Ribston High School, Stroud Road, Gloucester GL1 5LE

A “Space to Reflect – drop in vigil” evening.

Following the first “Vigil” in July, people have asked for another opportunity to have some time and space to find stillness and send out loving intentions for people, places and events they care about. The evening includes times of silence, prayer, reflection and meditation along with an opportunity to share meaningful thoughts and readings.

Given recent challenging events here in this country and across the world, this “Space to Reflect” evening becomes more significant, powerful and poignant.

You are warmly invited to bring an object, picture, poem or reading which has meaning and may also serve as a focal point.

This drop-in evening means you can stay for all the evening, or just the time you need. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free – but donations for Spirit of Peace are appreciated.

Contact: David on dbpeace@hotmail.co.uk  or 07952 372 132

 

 

Coventry: Spirit of Peace charity meal

Date: Thursday 1st December 2011

Time: 7.30 pm

Venue : Blue Restaurant, 21 Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BA                        http://blue-bistro.com/contact.htm

A fund-raising evening of international cuisine and live music, introducing the work of Spirit of Peace.

Booking will be essential, please contact telephone 02476 229274. Tickets £24.95 (£12.95 will be kindly and generously donated to Spirit of Peace). When booking, please indicate any special dietary requirements and whether you might like to join one of our communal ‘Peace-Meal’ tables!

Local Spirit of Peace contact Barbara Payman at barbara.payman@yahoo.co.uk or 01926 859924. For any further information please contact info@spiritofpeace.co.uk .

 

 

Stroud:  Spirt of Peace Community Conversation

Date: Monday 28 November 2011, 7pm refreshments, meeting start at 7.30pm

Venue: 73 Cairncross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HB

Our Listening Conversation will enable us to intimately share our concerns and questions, while seeking creative ways forward.

For details please contact Larry/Juliette 01453 755370 or Alice 01453 758746

 

 

 

GLOUCESTER: Spirit of Peace/Friendship Cafe Bring & Share Supper

Date: Monday 14th November 2011, 7pm

Venue: Friendship Cafe, Barton Street, Gloucetser GL1 4HR

A visit to a Gloucester Mosque is part of the Bring & Share Community Supper. The evening starts at 7pm with a period of reflection and the lighting of a peace candle. After moving on to tour the Jama al-Karim Mosque in All Saint’s Rd, they return to Friendship for the Bring & Share Supper. You are warmly invited to attend. Admission is free, but please bring some food to share (without meat or alcohol) .

Contact: David on dbpeace@hotmail.co.uk or 07952 372 132 or Imran on gymnation@btclick.com and 07977 022 393.

 

 

Stroud: Spirt of Peace Community Conversation

Date: Monday 31 October 2011, 7pm refreshments, meeting start at 7.30pm

Venue: 73 Cairncross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HB

Our Listening Conversation will enable us to intimately share our concerns and questions, while seeking creative ways forward.

 

 

Gloucester: Space to reflect, drop in vigil

Date: Monday 10th October, 7pm to 8.30pm

Venue: Ribston High School, Stroud Road, Gloucester GL1 5LE

A second “Space to Reflect – drop in vigil” evening.

Following the first “Vigil” in July, people have asked for another opportunity to have some time and space to find stillness and send out loving intentions for people, places and events they care about. The evening includes times of silence, prayer, reflection and meditation along with an opportunity to share meaningful thoughts and readings.

Given recent challenging events here in this country and across the world, this “Space to Reflect” evening becomes more significant, powerful and poignant.

You are warmly invited to bring an object, picture, poem or reading which has meaning and may also serve as a focal point.

This drop-in evening means you can stay for all the evening, or just the time you need. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free – but donations for Spirit of Peace are appreciated.

 

 

Stroud:  Spirt of Peace Community Conversation

Date: Monday 26 September 2011, 7pm refreshments, meeting start at 7.30pm

Venue: 73 Cairncross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HB

It is Harvest-time in Nature, yet socially the World appears ever more challenging. Our Listening Conversation will enable us to intimately share our concerns and questions, while seeking creative ways forward.

For details please contact Larry/Juliette 01453 755370 or Alice 01453 758746

 

 

GLOUCESTER: Spirit of Peace/Friendship Cafe Bring & Share Supper

Date: Monday  12th September 2011, 7pm

Venue: Friendship Cafe, Barton Street, Gloucetser GL1 4HR

Please bring some food (without meat or alcohol) for this sharing event in which we have the opportunity to develop multi-cultural friendships and hear news about our peace partners in The Middle East.

Join us for this evening during which Manal Timraz, Palestinian restaurant owner (Habibi in Coventry) and peace activist, will speak on how and why she still works for peace in the face of deep personal loss.

Just over two years ago 15 of her relatives were killed during Operation Cast Lead, when Israel carried out airstrikes against Gaza, causing severe damage to the infrastructure and much loss of life.

Contact: David on dbpeace@hotmail.co.uk or 07952 372 132 or Imran on gymnation@btclick.com and 07977 022 393.

 

 

GLOUCESTER: On behalf of Friendship Cafe

Date: Friday 19th August 2011, 8.20pm

Venue: The Friendship Cafe, Barton Street, Gloucester GL1 4HR

Anyone who wants to come along and break the fast with Muslims is welcome to The Friendship Cafe on Friday 19th August 2011. The fast breaking time is approximately 8.25pm on that day. You don’t need to be fasting to join us. However, if you are up for a real challenge and want to know what it feels like, then you would need to stop eating and drinking before 4.25 that morning. Yes – that’s right 04:25 am until 8.25pm.

Whether you fast or not, and whatever your religious background, come and join us that evening – you can bring some food or drink along if you wish.

(There are also a number of other fast breaking sessions planned including a women only one on the evening of August 14th).

 

 

Gloucester: First Spirit of Peace event “Vigil for Peace”

Date:  July 2011

Venue: Ribston High School

Fourteen people from across Gloucestershire attended the first Spirit of Peace “Space to Reflect” evening at Ribston Hall High School in Gloucester.

With the horrors of Norway a few days earlier, the drop-in vigil style event also reflected on other areas of the world, including Israel-Palestine where conflict and peacemaking are part of daily life.

Following the lighting of a large candle with words for reflection, each person took a smaller candle placing it on a country of their choice on a map of the world. Personal pictures and readings were also shared

Interfaith Minister Neesa Copple said “it was a very moving evening with deep silences along with inspirational and passionate conversation about people and places dear to our hearts”

Local Spirit of Peace Coordinator David Bennett says ” It was a very powerful evening. There was also much concern and conversation about the challenges facing the whole continent of Africa. We thought about many people in different countries and sent our love and light to everyone”.