Parliament of Worlds Religion 2009 Melbourne Australia

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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PROGRAM DES
Monday, December 7, 2009
Catholic Mass, Ukrainian Rite
Fr Robert Stickland
Ukrainian Catholic Choir
Room 110
Religious or Spiritual Observance
This observance will be a Ukrainian Catholic Byzantine Liturgy (Mass) celebrated according to the rubrics of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. The Ukrainian Catholic choir will participate in this Eastern-rite liturgy. The Mass will be explained for those not acquainted with a Eucharist celebrated in this manner.
Fr Robert Stickland, celebrant, is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, assistant priest at Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral in North Melbourne. He will be assisted by Fr Deacon Edward Kostraby also of the Cathedral, North Melbourne. Ukrainian Catholic Choir Members: Juliana Hassett, Kristin Slota, Nadia Juzva, Alexandra Chubaty, Maya Muthuswamy. Daniella Fedyszyn, Kate Muthuswamy, Oleg Levkut, Daniel Magalas, Symon Kohut
Uniting Church Prayer Service
Ms Isabel Thomas Dobson
Room 111
Religious or Spiritual Observance
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed in 1977 from the union of the Methodist, Congregational and Presbyterian Churches. The Church comes from the reformed and evangelical traditions, and its worship has focused around the Service of the Word. Singing is important, and prayers have been traditionally informal. The Church is Australian, enriched by Indigenous relationships and members from many cultures, and has a strong commitment to social justice.
Ms Isabel Thomas Dobson is the Moderator of the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. She has been Presbytery Minister for Loddon Campaspe presbytery and Presbytery Minister (Pastoral Care) for the Presbytery of Loddon Mallee. She has been an Elder in four congregations, Secretary of the Presbytery of Mallee, involved with committees ranging from children's ministry to aged care, and a member of the last five Assemblies. She is a current member of the Assembly Standing Committee and has been a member of three previous Standing Committees.
Living in Peace Not Pieces: How to Find and Remain Anchored in Joy, Peace, and Bliss Amidst the Waves and Storms of Daily Life
HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Room 203
Religious or Spiritual Observance
We are all searching for that elusive yet essential inner peace which enables us to stay calm, focused, centred, joyful and blissful amidst the trials and tribulations of life. But how do we find it? Join one of India's most revered spiritual masters on a journey to that unshakeable place of peace, stillness, joy and divine light within each of us. During this observance, His Holiness Swami Chidanand
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Saraswati will give each participant not only the knowledge of peace, but also the deep and lasting experience of peace. This observance will include meditation, universal chanting/prayer and explanations of what causes us to lose our peace, and how to avoid these pitfalls. In his talk-filled with deep, profound insight as well as humour-Saraswati will share practical techniques to bring and maintain peace in your life. There will also be a question and answer session, where participants will have the opportunity to receive answers to any questions, dilemmas or obstacles they are facing. Come be taught, touched and transformed!
HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati is the president and spiritual head of Parmarth Niketan, one of the largest spiritual institutions in India. He is also the founder and chairman of the India Heritage Research Foundation (IHF), sponsoring a wide range of humanitarian and educational programs. Swami Saraswati has been a long-time participant in international interfaith conferences. In 1991, he received the 'Hindu of the Year' award.
Criteria for Deciding the Eternal Truths Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji
Room 204
Religious or Spiritual Observance
Is it physical? Is it perception? Is it inference? Or is it a message? Limitations in the physical world, limitations to perception, limitations to inference, and the limitations of the message have to be understood when deciding the eternal truths. Are these sources able to take us to the end result? If so, how? If not, what then?
Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji was educated in the ancient Vedic tradition. Dedicated to the principle of service to all beings as service to God, the mission of Sri Jeeyar Swamiji is involved in numerous charitable enterprises in a wide variety of fields including health services, education, disaster relief and veterinary medicine. He is involved in the cause of world peace and has given special attention to the youth of the world.
So That You May Know One Another: The Call for Social Cohesion in the Qur'an
Imam Afroz Ali
Room 207
Religious or Spiritual Observance
In this session, Imam Afroz Ali, Founder and President of the Al-Ghazzali Centre for Islamic Sciences and Human Development, will highlight how the Qur'an approaches social cohesion as a blessed learning opportunity for humankind. This session is one of six in a series of Muslim observances on the Qur'an scheduled across six days of the Parliament. It is designed to include beautiful Qur'anic recitation, clear translation, and illuminating exegesis around a different Parliament subtheme each day. It will also show how the subthemes of the Melbourne Parliament are all issues of shared concern to Muslims and are at the heart of Islam's social conscience.