Lighting the Way: Faith & Belief in our Communities

Join us at The Other Place to explore the role Faith and Belief plays in our communities and to help launch a new Interfaith Forum

If you cannot join us in person, please do join us online. Click here to register.

Every year Inter Faith Week starts on Rememberance Sunday, a day chosen to to encourage people to remember together the contributions of all faiths and none, and to consider how best to create a just, peaceful, and harmonious world.

'The 2026 theme "Lighting the Way for a Shared Future” is a celebration of hope. Inspired by the symbolism of light across faiths and traditions, including the spirit of Diwali, the theme reflects a shared belief that even in challenging times, communities can come together to build understanding, trust and friendships.'

Interfaith Week

Inter Faith Week:

• Highlights the good work done by local faith, inter faith and faith-based groups and organisations
• Draws new people into inter faith learning and cooperation
• Enables greater interaction between people of different backgrounds
• Helps develop integrated and neighbourly communities
• Celebrates diversity and commonality
• Opens new possibilities for partnership

You can read more about Interfaith Week here.

This year, coming together to shine light on a shared future is perhaps more important than ever.

A new Interfaith Forum for North Somerset will give us all chance to learn from one another and help build a society where difference is valued.

We're beginning with a day of shared ideas and relaxed conversation about the role Faith and Belief plays in our communities.

Programme

11.30am-12.30pm: Coffee and chat. Come and talk to people of different faiths and none.

12.30pm-1.30pm: A lunchtime panel discussion with online guests. Panel members will talk about how faith and belief contributes to community wellbeing and why Interfaith work is important.

2pm to 3pm: A new Interfaith Forum for Weston. Thoughts, discussion and actions.

3pm to 4pm: Afternoon tea and closing conversations.

You are welcome to drop-in any time, to join part or all of the day. There will be an exhibition with information about the faith groups in Weston, and refreshments will be available throughout the day.

A vegetarian/vegan lunch will be provided from 12pm to 2pm.

We hope to see you on the 11th!