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Extending the hand of friendship . . .

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Oxfordshire Bahá’ís are holding an interfaith celebration on Thursday 15 November at 7.30pm to mark Interfaith Week.

The Fellowship of St Ethelwold is extending the hand of friendship to anyone who wants to attend its special interfaith meeting of worship, sharing and reflection to mark the week.

Interfaith Week runs from 18 to 27 November. Its aim is to increase understanding between people of religious and nonreligious beliefs, to foster good interfaith relations at all levels, and to increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK.

In particular the week aims to celebrate and build on the contribution which members of faith communities make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society.

For more details about the event at The Fellowship of St Ethelwold, please get in touch with your regular Bahá’í contact.

Shori helped a little lamb . . .

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Children’s classes run by West Berkshire Bahá’í Community
Elizabeth, age 9, with her picture about compassion

“One day Shori was walking in the countryside and saw a little lamb whose leg was caught in a fence. Shori gently removed the leg and put a bandage on it. Shori showed compassion to the lamb.” 

This was one of the stories about compassion told to youngsters at the West Berkshire Bahá’í Community children’s class recently.

After hearing tales and singing songs about the quality, the children – aged 8 to 11 – did drawings to illustrate what it means to them.

Class leader Myra Erbenova said: “When someone we know has a problem or is sad, we should do our best to be understanding and to help him or her.

“We must be compassionate and kind with everyone, under all conditions, like the tree that gives fruit to one and all, even to those who throw stones at it.”

More details about the children’s classes can be found on our children page.