The Salford Circuit
Three articles by Rev. Roger Stubbings, who was Superintendent Minister at the time.
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Today (Sunday, 18th. March, 2007) at Monton Methodist Church,twenty Turkish Muslims joined us for morning worship (which also happened to be Communion). They are deeply committed to inter-faith work through the Education and Dialogue Charity. They brought with them for every member of the congregation a portion of ‘Noah’s Pudding’, also known as ‘asure’. This is a delicacy made with beans, barley, chickpeas, fruit and walnuts, and is traditionally shared with family and friends. During the service our Muslim friends shared in the Peace and later came to the Communion area to receive a blessing.
After service we moved to the hall to eat ‘Noah’s Pudding’, and Savas Konur, the leader of the group, spoke about their commitment to inter-faith dialogue and showed us a moving power-point presentation of the things that we do share within our two faiths. Our time together ended with a reading and prayer from both Christian and Muslim traditions.
After service we moved to the hall to eat ‘Noah’s Pudding’, and Savas Konur, the leader of the group, spoke about their commitment to inter-faith dialogue and showed us a moving power-point presentation of the things that we do share within our two faiths. Our time together ended with a reading and prayer from both Christian and Muslim traditions.
In response to the call from the 2006 Methodist Conference to pray for better relationships between peoples of different faiths, and to do something to encourage interfaith understanding in their locality, the Salford Circuit held an evening in which Anjum Anwar, Education Officer for the Lancashire Council of Mosques, was in conversation with the Superintendent Minister of the Circuit, Rev. Roger Stubbings. Also present was a representative of the Sikh faith. About 40 people attended and questions from the floor ranged from the warmth of hospitality that people had experienced on visiting Muslim countries to education and faith schools.
This followed up the visit of the Turkish Muslims on the previous Sunday.
This followed up the visit of the Turkish Muslims on the previous Sunday.
In October 2007, fourteen members from Monton Methodist Church accepted an invitation to join a group of Turkish Muslim friends for the iftar meal, when Muslims break the fast at the end of a day in Ramadan. It was a very special evening for all who attended as we talked and ate together in a Manchester restaurant. An explanation about Ramadan was given by Nereida Konur, and the Rev. Roger Stubbings presented a copy of the CD of our Circuit Service to celebrate the 300th. Anniversary of the birth of Charles Wesley.
