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16 Recorder, Thursday April 5, 2012
Faiths Forum News from the borough’s multi-faith communities – contact 020 8477 3800
Easter readingsA special afternoon of music and readings for Easter will be performed by the Wintergarden Players at Holy Trinity Church, Hermon Hill, South Woodford on Tuesday. The event will begin at 2pm in the church hall and tea and cakes will be served prior to the performance.
Good Friday fun There will a children’s Good Friday Fun Day tomorrow between 12 and 3pm at Holy Trinity Church, Mossford Green, Barkingside. Children are advised to bring a packed lunch and prior booking is essential at [email protected].
Walk of witnessIlford churches are inviting residents to join a Walk of Witness through Ilford Town Centre on tomorrow for Good Friday. Meet at Ilford Hospital Chapel, Ilford Hill, Ilford, at 9.45am.
Nour Sennoun and Sara Jugon, both 10, help Rhayane Colonelli, nine, fix her head scarf
»After stepping into the colourfully decorated school hall, 12 children soon took
centre stage, to present their facts on Islam.
The young audience’s excite-ment was clear to see, as they sat quietly waiting for the presenta-tion to begin at Al-Noor Primary School in Green Lane, Good-mayes.
The show, in aid of Islam Awareness Week, began with a song by the school choir which perfectly summed up what the event was hoping to achieve; to promote a sense of community and religious understanding.
Working hardPupils at the school have been
working hard to put together an exhibition and related activities focusing on various aspects of local life including health, sport, the environment, arts and crafts and clothing.
The exhibition was launched on Monday last week with a reception for local dignitaries, who were invited to visit the unique event.
More than 300 primary school pupils followed and took part in the activities on offer which were run by the pupils.
Visitors had the opportunity to examine exhibits and displays, explore the themes covered, take part in a quiz, tour the school and have their questions an-
swered by pupils and staff.Year 5 student, Sara Jugon
said: “I have been helping people try on traditional Muslim dress, which has been my favourite part of the exhibition but it was also nice seeing my art work on the wall.
“Pupils that visited really enjoyed playing in the sports section of the exhibition which was the most popular because of the mini-archery games.
“I really hope we can do another exhibition soon.” The 19th Islam Awareness Week, marked with events across the country, hopes to raise aware-ness and remove misconceptions surrounding Britain’s second largest faith group.
Headteacher, Someera Butt, said: “Al-Noor Primary aims to teach pupils to make positive contributions towards society and join hands with all others working for the common good. Our pupils’ exhibition is an exciting addition to our work to fulfil that.
“We wanted to bring the com-munity together by focusing on our pupils. We recognise that we are a faith school and it can be isolating so we wanted to engage our students with other faiths and teach them about ours.”
Pupils’ big day promotes religious understandingSchool event aims to raise Islamic awareness
Chadwell Heath pupils take up archery with pupils from Al-Noor school
Sumayyah Imrit, nine, with an environmental display as part of the art exhbition
Mohammed Aslam and Ayob Salahudin Elnaas, both 10, try their hand at an Olympic themed game
Five Pillars of Islam
The Five Pillars are the five obligations that every Muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam. These consist of:
Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith
Salat: performing ritual prayers five
times each day
Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor
Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan
Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca.
Seder for allSouth West Essex and Settlement Reform Synagogue, Oaks Lane, Newbury Park would like to invite residents to a communal Seder on Saturday at 7pm. Call 020 8599 0936.
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by Jessica [email protected]
