BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260424T205611UTC-4575TiRIdk@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260424T205611Z DESCRIPTION:Maroondah Interfaith Network invites you to:\nBuilding Linking Community | Building Community seminar series\nDate: Saturday \;20 Feb ruary 2021 \;  \;  \; \;Time: 3pm to 5pmLocation: Online e vent \;https://alphacrucis.zoom.us/j/98049836654\nSpeaker:\n\nThe Ven Chang Ji will speak from her experience as a representative of the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhists at an international level and in the United Nation s. Dr Bob Dixon will be with us again. He has been doing a special study o f the Catholic Church and the lack of confidence that has arisen from sexu al abuse issues. Fleur Creed will also be speaking. She is one of my stude nts and is close to finishing her PhD on the ways in which local churches can build social capital in their communities. All three speakers will mak e important contributions to our thinking ... and to how our local religio us organisations can build connections with our communities.\n\nAs we reco nstruct our communities following the COVID-19 crisis\, we must reflect on what sort of community we want to build. These \;seminars will help u s in this process. \;\nIt will be addressing how we build those bondin g relationships with family and close friends which are the essence of sup portive community life.\nIn each seminar four speakers from different trad itions and contexts will speak to the topic\, followed by discussion. The speakers will include:\n\nChang Ji Fa Shi (Chen Buddhist)\nAssoc/Prof Bob Dixon (former director of the Catholic Pastoral Research Office)\nPs Scott Hawkins (Urban Life\, Ringwood)\nRev Glenn Loughrey (National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Anglican Commission and vicar St Oswald’s\, Glen Wa verley)\nSwami Sunishthananda (Vedanta Hindu Centre\n\nThrough these semin ars we will seek to find what is common between our different traditions a nd backgrounds and understand our differences.\nBuilding Linking Community \nPeople also need links with organisations and institutions so that they are able to access the resources they offer. These include health\, educat ion\, financial\, emergency\, retail and many other services. People need to be confident that these organisations will serve them well with their i nterests at heart. This seminar will explore how religious institutions ca n contribute to building communities in which there are strong links and t rust in organisations.\nFor the link to join our Zoom discussion\, email t he chair of the Maroondah Interfaith Network: Prof Philip Hughes at maroon dahinterfaith@gmail.com\nThe seminar series has been made possible by a gr ant from the Maroondah City Council. https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming -events/event/1726-building-linking-community-maroondah-interfaith-network DTSTART:20210220T150000Z DTEND:20210220T170000Z LOCATION:Melbourne VIC 3000 (Melbourne VIC\, Australia) SUMMARY:Building Linking Community: Maroondah Interfaith Network URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1726-building-linkin g-community-maroondah-interfaith-network END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260424T205611UTC-45924H0XaT@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260424T205611Z DESCRIPTION:Ballarat Interfaith Network invites you to:\nFamily History Day - \;Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | World Interfaith Ha rmony Week\nDate: Thursday 4 February 2021 \;  \; Time: 1pmLocatio n: \;Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\, \;1 Grammar Str eet\, Wendouree \;\nThis will include an explanation of how to use Fam ily Search\, and why LDS Christians link research to their temples. https: //faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1754-family-history-day-balla rat-interfaith-network DTSTART:20210204T130000Z DTEND:20210304T150000Z LOCATION:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\, 1 Grammar Street\, W endouree VIC 3355 (1 Grammar St\, Wendouree VIC 3355\, Australia) SUMMARY:Family History Day: Ballarat Interfaith Network URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1754-family-history- day-ballarat-interfaith-network END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR