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