Religious Leaders Join to Celebrate at Clifton

Around 300 people attended a Service of Thanksgiving, Reconciliation and Hope at Clifton Cathedral on Saturday 20 March 2004. Religious leaders representing Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Jewish faiths contributed to the Service and prayers were sent by leaders of the Buddhist faith

Pictured above from left to right are: Mr J S Sandhu (Sikh) Mr A Qari (Muslim) Canon Brian Harper (Anglican) Mr Kemlesh Vyas (Hindu) Bishop Declan Lang Rabbi Francis Berry (Jewish) Father Richard McKay

The Service was established in response to the poignancy of Mothering Sunday in relation to adoption and included personal contributions from two adopted adults, a birth mother and an adoptive parent.

CCS Adoption, who organised the Service in their Centenary Year, extended a very warm welcome and many people commented on how the service was moving and inclusive.

The Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cllr Bill Martin and local MP’s joined the celebration and Sherrie Eugene, TV presenter, presented a poem and signed the Service for those with hearing difficulties.

The service, aimed at people of all faiths and none whose lives have been touched by adoption, provided an opportunity to celebrate the joy of adoption, reconcile the inherent pain and join together in the hope that all may achieve inner peace.

Sarah Hennessey, CCS Adoption

Tel: 0117 973 4253
Email: info@ccsclifton.org.uk
Useful URL : http://www.ccsclifton.org.uk