For the weekend Niki and I are separated by sea and country. Niki is in Birmingham, England attending a conference on Religious Rights and Wrongs in Contemporary Conflict, and I am in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland teaching people how to play Settlers. As we speak there are three Northern Irelanders playing a game of Settlers on their own. Before we came to Northern Ireland I don't know if anyone had even heard of the game.
As far as an update is concerned. Last weekend Niki and I stayed in Belfast mee'n Corrymeela friends and ge'n to know the ci'y a wee bit be'er. This past week I was hos'n and facilita'n a youth group taking a class in religious studies. Their sessions were fabulous and as a group they were good craic.
This weekend I'm on housekeeping and after Monday Niki and I are off until Friday. It seems to me that Halloween is a bigger event here than in Canada. At least in Ballycastle there is festivities all weekend right up until Tuesday.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Inter-Faith forum at Queen's University
Yesterday I along with two other volunteers had the opportunity to go to Belfast for a meeting on world religions in religious education. One of the most interesting speakers at the forum was a father who shared how Bahi children experienced both Catholic and Protestant schooling in Northern Ireland. The question this man left us with was how can schools accomodate children of other religions in a relational way. There was a book launch at the forum as well, the books are meant to be a resource for teaching world religions. Snapshots of different religions are presented throughout the book showing local faces and interpretations of their faith.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Connecting with Vic Thiessen
This past weekend Niki and I shared a traditional Ulster Fry at Corrymeela with Vic Thiessen, Director of the London Mennonite Center. It is nice to connect with another Mennonite on the other side of the world. We played the Mennonite game and talked about our lives here and in Canada. The website for the London Mennonite Center is www.menno.org.uk/.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)