Walking for Peace and Bananas in Luton
2 Goodgymers helped their local community in Luton
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Saturday 21st September
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For this year's annual Peace Walk in Luton, we started at Zakariya Mosque, where young people from the church read passages from the Quran that they had memorised.
We then took a short walk to visit St Martin de Porrres. The Peace Banana in his car led our peace walk followed by the children from local schools. GoodGym ran back and forward to help everyone cross the roads safely. When we arrived, the priest explained the Catholic church hall and the artefacts they use.
Then we heard a beautiful classical piano piece and a rendition of ‘Lean on Me’ at St Hugh’s church.
St Hugh's had a 'Peace' sign outside for many years. It has started to get worn out and the local schools have designed and created a new one. Poignantly, Reverend Martyn Shea described this as a metaphor real peace in our society, so in our communities we also need to maintain and work on peace.
Finally, we had a group meal at St Hugh’s church where we could chat with old friends and new from many different communities and faiths in Luton.
Thank you to all of the organisers and we're already looking forward to supporting the Luton Peace Walk in 2025.
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Luton Council of FaithsLuton Council of Faiths (LCoF) is committed to encouraging and promoting tolerance, respect and mutual understanding among people of all faiths and cultures, both in Luton and beyond.
Over the years we have gained significant trust, confidence and credibility in Luton, and work alongside a diverse array of agencies, organisations and community groups in matters relating to community cohesion. LCoF delivers a number of community events and initiatives including, but not exclusive to, the Annual Luton Peace Walk, musical concerts, public discussions, recreational sport projects, conservation work, public vigils and much much more. LCoF operates with four main aims: 1) To bring together members of the different faith communities in Luton for deeper dialogue and cooperation. 2) To increase understanding and trust between different faiths, building on common ground between them yet respecting the unique contribution which each brings. 3) To work towards greater social cohesion and community integration in Luton. 4) To see inter faith cooperation as linking into global cooperation between faiths and cultures for the creation of a better world.
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