CHAPLAINCY ACROSS THE SECTORS
Thursday 13^th March 2008 9:00am to 5:00pm
The Park Hotel, Diss, Norfolk.
Over the last 30 years, Chaplaincy has moved on both in terms of where it has been planted but also in terms of whom it is set up to serve. The traditional mono-faith Chaplaincy located in a faith based organisation has been superseded by multi-faith Chaplaincy within otherwise secular organisations. Those who work in such Chaplaincies have developed their own distinctive styles to meet the particular needs of their clients. The intent of this conference is to bring together practitioners from these diverse situations; to hear how each ‘does chaplaincy’ and to explore whether the different strands can learn from each other. In the morning sessions, key speakers will introduce their chaplaincies, describing their freedoms and restrictions, their involvement in the running of their organisations; their clients and their support groups. In the afternoon participants will break into groups to discuss the issues raised in the morning. The conference is aimed at those involved in chaplaincies in schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, the police force, prisons, the probation service, the armed forces, the ports and airports etc. The conference will be held at the Park Hotel, Diss, Norfolk. It offers a large conference room with break out space. It is situated a short taxi ride from Diss Railway Station which is on the main railway line serving London, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich. Diss is also fairly convenient for travel by the A11 and A14 roads. The conference is being funded by a grant to Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource from Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund. This will be augmented by support from the East of England Faiths Agency C.I.C. and is free to all participants. Tea / coffee will be served at registration, at 11:00am and again at 3:30pm. A buffet lunch will be provided. A nominal charge of £5.00 will be levied to cover the cost of these refreshments.
To receive further information, please email conference@sifre.org.uk or write to: Chaplaincy Conference, Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource, c/o Suffolk New College, Rope Walk, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP4 1LT
Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource			THE EAST OF ENGLAND FAITHS AGENCY C.I.C. Advancing public knowledge and understanding of the teachings, beliefs, traditions and practices of the different religions and philosophies of communities in Britain and in particular communities in the East of England Region