It was the
last day of Christmas, Epiphany Sunday, and what better way to end this lovely
season than by sharing a fellowship lunch with the Interfaith group.
The event held
at the hall of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OMPH) Church was organized by the
Diocese of Penang in collaboration with the three parishes of Ipoh namely St
Michael’s Church, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and OMPH Church.
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| (l -r) Patrick Thai, P. Jayaraman, Shazri Bhai and Ronald Benjamin representing the Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Catholic communities. |
The
representatives from the various religious communities the Buddhists, Hindu, Catholic and Christian and Muslims NGO's were present.
“We hope that this spirit can continue in on our workplaces and our schools and that we will not be suspicious but respectful of each other and know that we all believe in God and God will bring us together”
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| Fr Joseph Stephen |
They sang the Negara Ku before each group gave a short input on the topic “What is Inter Religious Dialogue”. Christmas carols were performed by the three Parishes after each input and sung in four languages.
Fr Joseph Stephen in his address said this little effort done by each of our groups, the Hindu’s or Buddhist is with a goal in mind, to celebrate with one another.
Fr Joseph Stephen in his address said this little effort done by each of our groups, the Hindu’s or Buddhist is with a goal in mind, to celebrate with one another.
“We hope that this spirit can continue in on our workplaces and our schools and that we will not be suspicious but respectful of each other and know that we all believe in God and God will bring us together”
Lunch was a
delicious vegetarian meal including a Christmas cake which was made without using
eggs.
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| The organizing committee. |
JAG
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