The Multifaith Action Society is pleased to announce the launch of its latest interfaith bridging project, entitled “The Power of Spirit: A Multifaith Exploration of Triumph Over Adversity and Persecution,” on the evening of January 23, 2013 at the Vancouver Baha’i Centre (5880 Main Street, Vancouver).
The Power of Spirit focuses on the various ways in which faith and spirituality has helped BC’s diverse religious communities to overcome adversity throughout history and into today. By inviting community-nominated speakers and participants of different faiths to reflect on and share the spiritual principles that saw them through dark times, the Society hopes to explore how they might empower people and communities who find themselves in similar situations today.
The January 23 session at the Vancouver Baha’i Center will be the first of six monthly forums, each hosted by a different spiritual community and featuring a revolving guest community. The series will conclude with a communal event in which all participating faiths will gather together to share what they have learned and forge new intercultural and interfaith connections.
All sessions will take place between 6:30pm and 9:00pm. Admission is free, event passports will be stamped for door prizes, and refreshments will be served. All are welcomed to attend.
The event schedule is as follows:
- January 23: Vancouver Baha’i Centre, 5880 Main Street, Vancouver
- February 20: Laxmi Narayan Mandir, 8321 140 Street, Surrey
- March 27: Church of Scientology of Vancouver, 401 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
- April 17: Aboriginal Mothers’ Centre, 2019 Dundas Street, Vancouver
- May 15: Masjid al-Salaam, 5060 Canada Way, Burnaby
- June 19: Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, 8115 132 Street, Surrey
The Power of Spirit project is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.