Events
The Capital Region Interfaith Council (CRIC) is hosting "The Joy of Faith," a celebration of the faith traditions and customs represented within our region’s cultural mosaic. This year's in-person event is planned for Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 3-5 p.m at 435 Via Verona Avenue in Barrhaven.
The Capital Region Interfaith Council (CRIC) is hosting
Joy of Faith, A Musical Gathering on Sunday June 13 at 3 pm
To access this event online through ZOOM, click the following link:
Joy of Faith is an annual Interfaith Musical Celebration. We are pleased to feature the soulful performances of 10 faith groups, videos that reflect the need for social distancing with family performers, a reflection on art, the Summer Solstice Powwow as it has been celebrated and Ramadan this 2021.
The program will be one hour in length.
1. CRIC President Address L’addresse du président CIRC
2. Excerpt from Noongom: Powwow L’extrait de séries Noongom: Powwow
3. Jain Society of Ottawa-Carleton La Société Jaïn d’Ottawa-Carleton
4. Falun Dafa
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
L’Église de Jesus Christ des saints de derniers jours
6. Ottawa Sikh Society La Société Sikh d’Ottawa-Carleton
7. Ahmaddiya
8. Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre
9. Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
Fédérations des familles pour la paix et l’unité mondiales
10. Hindu Temple Ottawa-Carleton Temple hindou d’Ottawa-Carleton
11. The Bahá’í Faith La foi bahá’íe
12. Gratitude
Please join CRIC for the 2020 Prayer Event, featuring 17 faith groups presenting from the Ottawa area. Please follow the instructions for ‘how to join a discussion group’ to select your group preference following the presentations.’
Group Discussions
Order of Service – M.C. and Host Notes
1. President of the Capital Region Interfaith Council - Puran S. Kasbia – Opening remarks.
2. Master of Ceremonies – Father Jacques Kabangu - Welcome and description of the event.
3. Indigenous ceremonial opening of the program - William Mameanskum - drum.
4. Anglican Church – Father John Wilker-Blakely - Prayer.
5. Hindu - Sivan and Thangam Parameswaran - Prayer and a devotional song.
6. Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre – two questions and answers.
7. Jewish - Rabbi R. Bulka.
8. Sikh – musical presentation – video.
9. United Church of Canada - David Sherwin.
10. Unitarian Universalist - Linda Goonewardene.
11. Baha’i – Farai Muchenje - English prayer, Daniel Cote – French prayer and video.
https://youtu.be/lXKkD_kBs6c
12. Family Federation - Lilly Tadin – Scriptural reading.
13. Jain – Jagmohan Humar - devotional song.
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Gail Haarsma - Prayer and a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQpcwFi0_8&feature=youtu.be
15. Islam - Abdul Rashid.
16. Falun Dafa – Hector Reyes - poem and a video.
https://visiontimes.com/2019/11/22/amazing-image-and-character-formations-in-taiwan2.html
17. Roman Catholic - Father Emeka Onyeogubalu.
18. Buddhist
19. Indigenous – closing ceremony with star blanket - Denise Anne Boissonneau.
Order of Service
1. President of the Capital Region Interfaith Council - Puran S. Kasbia – Opening remarks.
2. Master of Ceremonies – Father Jacques Kabangu - Welcome and description of the event.
3. Indigenous ceremonial opening of the program - William Mameanskum - drum.
4. Anglican Church – Father John Wilker-Blakely - Prayer.
5. Hindu - Sivan and Thangam Parameswaran - Prayer and a devotional song.
6. Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre – two questions and answers.
7. Jewish - Rabbi R. Bulka.
8. Sikh – musical presentation – video.
9. United Church of Canada - David Sherwin.
10. Unitarian Universalist - Linda Goonewardene.
11. Baha’i – Farai Muchenje - English prayer, Daniel Cote – French prayer and video.
12. Family Federation - Lilly Tadin – Scriptural reading.
13. Jain – Jagmohan Humar - devotional song.
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Gail Haarsma - Prayer and a video.
15. Islam - Abdul Rashid.
16. Falun Dafa – Hector Reyes - poem and a video.
17. Roman Catholic - Father Emeka Onyeogubalu.
18. Buddhist.
19. Indigenous – closing ceremony with star blanket - Denise Anne Boissonneau.
How to Select a Discussion Group
1. Look over the list of groups and choose the group you would like to attend.
2. Add the number of the group as a prefix to your name. To do this:
a. Click on participants icon seen at the bottom of the screen.
b. Find your name.
c. To the right of your name, there are two icons – mute and more.
d. Click on more and select rename.
3. Type the number of the group at the start of your name. For example:
01 Jane Doe;
02 Jane Doe or
12 Jane Doe.
Here are the topics for the 12 discussion groups along with their identifying number:
1. Indigenous Spirituality – One
2. Indigenous Spirituality – Two
3. Groupe francophone
4. World Peace through dialogue
This will include dispute resolution.
5. World Peace through spiritual contemplation
- looking at your own religious teachings.
- peace begins within.
6. World Peace through arms limitations.
7. World Peace through world governance
eg. the United Nations and its agencies, World Trade Organization, international law (International Criminal Court), etc.
8. Equality and justice of wealth distribution.
9. Equality and justice of opportunity.
10. Equality and justice of gender.
11. Racial equality and justice
12. Unity and equality of religious traditions
Here are the topics for the 12 discussion groups with their identifying number:
1. Indigenous Spirituality – One – Denise Anne Boissoneau and William Mameanskum
2. Indigenous Spirituality – Two – Louise Profeit-Leblanc
3. Groupe francophone – Margeurite Jenner
4. World Peace through dialogue – Linda Gooneswardene
This will include dispute resolution.
5. World Peace through spiritual contemplation – Nilasha Broughton
- looking at your own religious teachings.
- peace begins within.
6. World Peace through arms limitations. – Father John Wilker-Blakely
7. World Peace through world governance – Behnaz Bahrami
eg. the United Nations and its agencies, World Trade Organization, international law (International Criminal Court), etc.
8. Equality and justice of wealth distribution. – Sivan Parameswaran
9. Equality and justice of opportunity. – Puran S. Kasbia
10. Equality and justice of gender. – Gail Haarsma
11. Racial equality and justice. – Lilly Tadin
12. Unity and equality of religious traditions. – David Oke
In this year of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, our Holtom Peace Lecture series has invited Kate White, President of the UN Association of Canada and Vice President of the World Federation of UN Associations to speak. More information may be found on our website at https://www.firstunitarianottawa.ca/. To receive the Zoom link, register at tinyurl.com/HOLTOM2020 Please do share widely with those you know would be interested.
This meeting will be held at St John’s Anglican Church and is the Annual General Meeting at which CRIC officers are elected and the vision for the new year is set. All are welcome to attend.
Ottawa Sikh Society is celebrating the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh religion.
Special "Open House" programs have been organized by the Ottawa Sikh Society for the non Sikh faith attendees as per the attached invitation card.
There are two dates to suit those wishing to attend;
Saturday October 26th and
Saturday 2nd November
RSVP : puran@khalsa.com with number of guests attending
This Annual Event will be held at First Unitarian Church at 30 Cleary Ave, Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1. Everyone is welcome to come and take part.
Songs of Soul Concert to be held at Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa October 15. Free tickets. More information is available at songsofthesoul.com
It gives me great pleasure to invite, on behalf of the College of Humanities, Carleton University, members of CRIC, their colleagues, and friends to the celebration of the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It takes place on Saturday, October 5 at Carleton University. Details of the program are provided on the attached poster. This year is Gandhi's special birthday and the Mayor of the City of Ottawa is going to proclaim October 2 as the Gandhi Day.
As outlined in the poster, the celebration includes garlanding of the Gandhi Statue at Carleton, and a lecture on "Gandhi and Human Rights" by Prof. Vinay Lal of the University of California at Los Angeles. The lecture is followed by a short play on Gandhi's famous "Salt March", directed by Kathi Langston Director of the Ottawa School of Theatre.
College of the Humanities
Cosponsor
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council of Ottawa
Gandhi and Human Rights
Saturday, 5 October 2019
Kailash Mital Theatre, Carleton University
By: Professor Vinay Lal
University of California at Los Angeles
Program
2:00 pm Garlanding (at Richcraft Building Statue)
2:30 pm Lecture
3:40 pm Intermission
3:50 pm Play, Satyagraha – Truth Force
4:20 pm Odissi dance by Odissi Nrutyayana
4:30 pm Reception
College of the Humanities and the Mahatma Gandhi
Peace Council of Ottawa cordially invite you to the 2019
M.K. Gandhi Lecture on Peace and the Humanities
The M.K. Gandhi Lecture has been endowed by Dr. Kanta Marwah, supported by gifts from Dr.
Nishith Goel, Dr. Jagmohan Humar, Dr. Pradeep Merchant, the Late Mr. Kailash Mittal, Dr. Vasant
Ruparelia, and Mr. Jack Uppal
The next meeting of the Capital Region Interfaith Council will be held on Sunday September 8th at 2:30 PM at the Gurdwara, 25 Gurdwara Rd Ottawa (near Huntclub Rd and Prince of Wales).
43 rd Annual Odawa Pow Wow gates open at 10 AM Saturday, grand entry at noon.
This event is a part of the Cleaning the Capital initiative of the City of Ottawa. The Capital Region Interfaith Council will meet at Ken Steele Park at 1195 Ogilvie Rd at 6:30. We will clean up the park for a about an hour, which will be followed by a brief time of fellowship and refreshment. Feel free to come along and bring a friend to share in the work, fun and fellowship. Latex gloves, garbage bags and leaf collection bags will be supplied. Please feel free to bring along rakes, and work gloves if desired.
This is the monthly meeting of the Capital Region Interfaith Council. We meet to discuss various aspects of our religious traditions in the City of Ottawa and environs. We also review items of common concern and interest. This month we are hearing from MAP Reintegration. MAP stands for Mentorship, Aftercare and Presence. It is a service organization which seeks to come alongside offenders recently released from Prison in order to help them get on their feet and find stability again. The meeting location is still to be decided. Please check by another day for this information.
