18th World Religions Conference Victoria

Program

  • 4:25 PM Announcement
    • We would like to acknowledge with gratitude that we are on the unceded territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations  who have been stewards of this land for thousands of years.
  • 4:30 PM Recitation of the Holy Qur’an Rukshan Butt
    • Rukhshan Butt  English Translation
  • 4:35 PM Welcome remarks by Dignitaries
    • Umar Chaudhry External Affair Communication Director Greater Vancouver Chapter
    • Gary Anderson, President LDS
    • Fletcher Bennett, VMS Board Member 
    • Councillor Karen Harper, District of Saanich  
  • 4:45 PM Introductory Remarks By Rizwan Peerzada, Regional President BC
  • 4:45 PM Introduction to moderato

   Speakers Panel            (Time Allocated 8 to 9 minutes)

  • 4:50 PM                      Baha’i                        Ms. Cat Vallance
  • 4:59 PM                      Christianity Anglican   Rev. Allen Doerksen
  • 5:08 PM                      Islam                          Maulana Umran Bhatti
  • 5: 17 PM                      Sikh Faith                   Mr. Gurdeep Singh
  • 5:26 PM                      Christianity LDS       Mr. Richard Rush
  • 5:35 PM                       Judaism                      Rabbi Matthew Ponak
  • 5:44 PM                       New Thought             Mrs. Leslie Kohnut
  • 5:53 PM                       Mataphysical             Dr. Anneli Driessen
  • 6:02 PM                       Buddhism                  Mr. Wayne Codling
  • 6:11 PM                        Hindu Faith                Mr. Onkar Hans

Question & Answer Session

  • 6:20 PM                       Concluding Remarks by moderator
  • 6:35 PM                      Vote of Thanks by President AMJ  Victoria Mr Rukhshan Butt

East Indian Dinner