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Thursday, 02 April 2009 14:32

Wednesday, 10th June 2009 - PUBLIC TOUR

Arrive at: Springvale Council Offices 8.45am (Free parking available behind Town Hall)

Leaving from: Springvale Council Offices 9.00am 397 Springvale Road SPRINGVALE 3171

Tour Guides: Reverend Leigh Lonsdale & Venerable Bodhicitta

Going to:

Gurdwara Sri Guru Granth Sahib 9.15 - 10.00am
198-206 Perry Road KEYSBOROUGH 3173
Host: Mr Gurdarshan Singh Gill

Bosnia & Herzegovina Islamic Mosque 10.15 - 11.00 am
18 Leonard Avenue NOBLE PARK 3174
Host: Imam Ibrahim Omerdic

Brahma Kumaris Retreat Centre 11.30 - 12.15pm
83-99 Stotts Lane BAXTER 3911
Host: Ms Jacqueline Russell

LUNCH 12.15 - 1pm
VEGETARIAN LUNCH PROVIDED BY HOST: Brahma Kumaris
Retreat Centre; donation appreciated

Bright Moon Buddhist Society (Chinese) 1.30 - 2.15pm
536 Springvale Road SPRINGVALE SOUTH 3172
Host: Venerable Miao Jing Shi

Return to Springvale Council Offices 2.30pm
Debriefing and Refreshments

Cost: $15.00 Covers transport, administration & ‘Many Faiths, One People’ Book.

Respectful: All are requested to remove their shoes before entering the Sikh Gurdwara, Practices: Hindu and Buddhist Temples and Islamic Mosque, and in the Hindu Temple head coverings should be removed. Women entering the Mosque are asked to cover their heads and wear clothing which covers arms to wrists and legs to ankles, men are asked to cover their heads in the Jewish Synagogue and all are asked to cover their heads in the Gurdwara. Visitors should have no tobacco on their person when entering the Gurdwara.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Helen Heath: (03) 9546 8441 / 0408 571 483 / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:55 )

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