Faith Communities Council of Victoria: Promoting a Harmonious Victoria

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Welcome to FCCV

Established in 2010, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body. FCCV was created to contribute to the harmony of the Victorian community by promoting positive relations between people of different faiths and greater public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, customs and practices of Victoria's diverse faith traditions.

2020 Multifaith Calendar

logomfcalendar The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.

Click here to view 2020 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Seeking Feedback from Cultural and Religious Communities: Coronial Council of Victoria

The Coronial Council of Victoria, in consultation with the Victorian Multicultural Commission, is seeking feedback from cultural and religious communities on their knowledge of the coronial system.

Helping Multicultural Victorians Through Coronavirus

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The Victorian Government is supporting multicultural and multifaith families to ensure they stay connected to their communities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: State Government of Victoria

Faith Communities Supporting Healthy Family Relationships

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'Faith Communities Supporting Healthy Family Relationships' is a Participatory Action Research project established by the Multifaith Advisory Group (MAG) based on recommendations of the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence.

Source: Multicultural Centre for Women's Health

Neo-Nazi graffiti sprayed at Cranbourne Golf Club in Melbourne's south-east

20200604 A Melbourne golf club that was founded by members of the Jewish community has been targeted by vandals who spray-painted anti-Semitic, homophobic and obscene graffiti on its greens. [click here to see Casey Multi-Faith Network's response].

Source: ABC

Indigenous spirituality in a multicultural Australia

20200612aboriginal This National Reconciliation Week, James Carleton and the panel explore Indigenous Australian theology.

Source: ABC Radio

Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?

20200613lockdown The COVID-19 pandemic has forced religious congregations to stay at home after the doors have been closed to their churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and gurdwaras across Australia.

Source: The Conversation

Australia's places of worship reopen their doors as coronavirus restrictions ease

20200605 Places of worship in most states are now open for groups of up to 10 people. But some leaders of the Muslim, Christian and Hindu faiths say such small gatherings are not ideal.

Source: SBS

Message from Grand Mufti of Australia for Eid Ul-Fitr

20200606 Eid Ul-Fitr is the Muslim festival which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, the end of fasting and a celebration to mark the completion of a month of self-reflection.

Source: Australian Muslim Times

Drugs and alcohol are forbidden for Muslims, but this rehab clinic is taking the shame out of addiction

20200607 When Mohammad began taking drugs in his late teens, his behaviour wasn't just illegal, it was forbidden by his faith.

Source: ABC

Church online has been great for our daughter with special needs

20200611 Some families living with disability have found, like the Gosbell family, that online church has meant that their whole family has been able to ‘attend’ church together.

Source: Eternity News

Solitude nothing new for nuns of Launceston's Carmelite Monastery

20200608 Having joined the sisterhood 22 years ago, Tasmanian nun Mother Teresa Benedicta knows a thing or two about isolation — although she prefers the terms "solitude" or "retreat".