Venue: Croydon Minster Church Hall
Date: 3rd December 2018
Time: 18:30
Speakers
- Dr Andrew Bishop, Lead Croydon Minster
- Penny Smith-Orr, Faith Together in Croydon
- Tamkin Riaz, Pakistan Welfare Association South London
- Kerim Balci, London Advocacy Group, Project Coordinator
- Dr Alan Bayes, Chaplain, Whitgift School
- Sharon Kilborne-Community Coordinator at Croydon Council
We organised a Christmas Friendship Dinner and Interfaith Event in partnership with Croydon Minster. The speakers covered a range of topics in their speeches.
Programme
- 18:30-18:45 | Arrival and greetings
- 18:50-18:55 | Dr Andrew Bishop , Croydon Minster:
Welcome Speech & importance of Christmas
- 18:55-18:10 | Kerim Balci, London Advocacy League:
Interfaith communities and celebration of difference with Noah’s Pudding
- 18:10-18:13 | Penny Smith, Faith Together in Croydon Chair:
Interfaith events and groups. How can we show support?
- 19:13-19:15 | Tamkin Riaz, Pakistan Welfare Association South London and Muslim Association of Croydon:
How important it is to support and work with all faith groups as the Muslim community, and coexistence
- 19:15 -19:17 | Rev Alan Bayes, Croydon Minster:
Thanking the guests and sharing the idea behind this evening’s event
- 19:17-20:00 | Dinner (Buffet):
Mediterranean soup followed by a selection of Turkish specialities.
(Vegetarian option is available)
- 20:00-20:20 | Networking
- Desserts- speciality serving of Noah’s Pudding
- Tea & coffee
- Closing remarks:
Sharon Kilborne, Community Coordinator at Croydon Council