Ceremony for the 33rd Anniversary of the Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda

On Sunday 23^rd June, there was a celebration at the Peace Pagoda which is next to Camphill Milton Keynes to commemorate the 33^rd anniversary of the building of the Peace Pagoda.
This is an outline of what happened.
10.15am Procession – Monks and Nuns of Nipponzan Myohoji led the procession from the Temple to the Peace Pagoda.
10.35am Ceremony of the 33^rd Anniversary of the Peace Pagoda, presided over by Rev. Masunaga, Senior Monk of Nipponzan Myohoji.
11.30am Address and Message of peace: Sir Stuart Hampson, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.
11.40am Prayers for Peace offered by representatives of the following faiths:

Christian – Father Colin Griffiths, The Well

Hindu – Mr. Bharat Vyas

Jewish – Mrs. Lynda Gilbert

Muslim – Mr. Fazle Khundkar

Pagan – Mr. Nick Woodley

Quaker – Ms. Helen Stephenson

Sai Baba – Sri Sathya Sai Service Organisation

Sikh – Mr. P. Obhi

12.25pm Addresses and Messages of Peace:

Councillor Brian White – Mayor of Milton Keynes

Sister Susan Clarkson – Catholic Worker Organisation

Pavla Gossop – MK Peace and Justice Network

Shigeo Kobayashi – Japanese Against Nuclear

1.00pm Lunch Interval: Songs for Peace – Marcus Armstrong and friend.
2.00pm Multi-Cultural Events:

Japanese Songs – Sakura Ladies Choir

Sanskrit Songs – Children of the Sri Sathya Sai Service Organisation

Indian Children’s Dance – Nrithiya Sangeetha Academy

Peace Songs – Members of the Sri Lankan Community

Poetry and Hand bell performance – Camphill Community (I read a song called ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon while Hanna and Charmaine rung bells to it).

Djembe Drum Music – Inta Africa Drum Group

3.30pm Conclusion Rev. Nagahma

 

Alex Fox