Magnolia Centre

Our Magnolia Multi-Faith Centre provides a quiet space for reflection, contemplation and prayer for the exclusive use of staff and students at EHU. Open to people of all faiths and none, it offers the opportunity to explore matters of faith and spirituality, or just simply to unwind after a busy day.

Regretfully we cannot open up the Magnolia Centre to members of the public as it is only a small space and in high demand. External guests, speakers and groups may be invited to use the Centre by staff and students with prior agreement from the Chaplaincy Administrator.

You will find the Centre on the ground floor of the Forest Court Halls of Residence (marked D on the University map). Access to staff and students is 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Between 6am and 9pm, Monday to Friday, entry is through Unicard swipe. Outside of these times the door is manually locked. If the door is locked please go to the Security & Customer Information Centre, at the main entrance.

The Centre can be used as a drop-in centre, or booked for the exclusive use of groups at certain times. Bookings can be requested through the Chaplaincy Administrator. Where requests for bookings conflict, we may propose alternative accommodation on campus. If the Centre is booked for a private group session please do not enter as this can disrupt prayer or quiet contemplation.

When using Magnolia, please respect each other’s faiths, beliefs and practices and behave reasonably and considerately at all times. You should not actively seek to persuade others to join your own faith, or criticise others on how they choose to worship.

We have set Magnolia out in a way that considers the needs of all users, and ensured it is fully accessible to disabled people. There are a number of chairs and small tables in the room which can be moved according to need. We are aware that in some faiths men and women choose to pray separately. To make this possible, we have provided several moveable screens that may be used to divide the room when necessary. The screens may also be used to section off the room so that individuals and groups can use the space concurrently.

Please send any questions, concerns or feedback about Magnolia to the Chaplaincy Administrator.

Events

Regular meetings in the Magnolia Multi-Faith Centre.

Chaplaincy Meetings and Events

Faith Information

Local Places of Worship and Faith Groups

Please note that the list of organisations below is not comprehensive. Nor can the Chaplaincy recommend or endorse any of the websites or their content.

Local Christian Churches

• Christ Church Aughton
• Cottage Lane Mission
• Emmanuel Ormskirk
• Lathom Park Chapel

Ormskirk Catenians (for information on bursaries for Catholic students, networking, and more) contact Andy on 07806619485 apltd@hotmail.co.uk

• Ormskirk Christian Fellowship
• Ormskirk Parish Church
• St Anne’s Ormskirk
• St James Church of England Westhead
• St Michaels Aughton

Local Mosques and Muslim organisations

• Liverpool Abdullah Quilliam Mosque
• Liverpool Altaiseer Mosque
• Liverpool Mosque and Islamic Institute
• Liverpool Muslim Society (Al Rahma Masjid)
• Preston Jamea Mosque
• Preston Quwwatul Islam Mosque
• Skelmersdale Jummah Salaah
• Southport Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre
• St Helens Iman Trust
• Warrington Islamic Association
• Wigan Masjid Tooba & Islamic Centre

Local Jewish Synagogues and Congregations

• Liverpool Allerton Hebrew Congregatio
• Liverpool Childwall Hebrew Congregation
• Liverpool Jewish Resource Centre
• Liverpool Princes Road Synagogue
• Southport Hebrew Congregation

Local Buddhist Centres

• Formby Kagyu Osel Choling
• Liverpool Buddhist Centre
• Liverpool Diamond Way Buddhist Centre
• Liverpool Kadampa Meditation Centre
• Liverpool StoneWater Buddhist Centre
• New Brighton Karme Choling Buddhist Centre
• Preston Serene Reflection Meditation Group
• Preston Shaolin Buddhism Centre
• Preston Vajravarahi Kadampa Buddhist Centre
• Southport Buddhist Samantha Meditation
• Wigan Amida Trust Group Phone: 01942 234988

Local Hindu Temples

• Preston Telugu Community Association, St Mary’s Street
• Liverpool Ganesh Temple, Delby Crescent, Kirkby
• Preston BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ribble Bank Street, off Gerrard Street
• Liverpool Shree Radha Krishna Temple, Edge Lane
• Warrington Rama Krishna Temple, Haydock Street
• Preston Gujarat Hindu Society, South Meadow Lane

Local Sikh Temples (Gurdwara)

• Blackburn Sikh Temple, Culshaw Street
• Liverpool Gurdwara & Sikh Community Centre
• Preston Guru Nanak Cultural Recreation Centre And Sikh Gurdwara
• Preston Guru Nanak Gurdwara Bhatra Singh Sabha, Clarendon Street
• Preston Sikh Temple, Bow Lane
• Warrington Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Dover Road, Latchford

Faiths and Religions

• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Sikhism
• A-Z of Religions

National Faith Organisations

• Anglican Association
• Anglo-Jewish Association
• Baptists Together
• Catholic Association
• Church of England
• Church of Scotland
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (UK
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
• Congregational Federation (UK)
• Evangelical Presbyterian Church
• Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
• Interfaith Network
• Islamic Society of Britain
• Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Methodist Church in Britain
• Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) UK
• Roman Catholic Church
• United Pentecostal Church of Great Britain and Ireland
• United Reformed Church

Local Inter Faith Organisations

• Preston Faith Forum

Directories

• UK Church Directory
• UK Mosques Directory
• UK Buddhist Centres
• UK Hindu Temples

Chaplaincy Organisations and Information

• Association of Muslim Chaplains in Education
• Buddhist Society Chaplaincy
• Catholic Chaplains in Higher Education
• Chapliancy Central (schools and FE)
• Church of England Chaplaincy Resources
• Community Chaplaincy Association
• International Association of Christian Chaplains
• Methodist Church Chaplaincy
• Muslim Chaplains Association
• Prison Chaplaincy
• Quaker Chaplains
• Sikh Chaplaincy
• Sports Chaplaincy
• University Jewish Chaplaincy
• Workplace Chaplaincy Mission

National Inter Faith Events

• Interfaith Week

Calendars of Inter Faith Festivals and Holidays

• Interfaith UK 2017
• BBC Jan-Mar 2017
• BBC Apr-Jun 2017
• BBC Jul-Sep 2017
• BBC Oct-Dec 2017

Volunteer

All our chaplains are volunteers.

The service they offer is from a multi-faith perspective, is confidential, and non-judgemental.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer chaplain the University would be happy to consider your application.

For more information on the Voluntary Chaplaincy Service, please call on 01695 657200 or email chaplaincy@edgehill.ac.uk.

Service Rota

Spring Term 2017

Our volunteer Chaplains’ time is extremely limited this term so they have not been allocated regular times on the rota below. If you need to contact a chaplain please ring the Student Information Centre on 01695 584554, or email them on StudentServices@edgehill.ac.uk, and they will arrange an appointment. You can also contact chaplains Stuart Haynes and Shmuli Brown on their email addresses listed at the bottom of this page if your need is urgent.

Want to just talk and no EHU chaplain available? The Samaritans are available around the clock, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can be contacted for free:

Phone: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Write: Freepost, RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, PO Box 9090, STIRLING, FK8 2SA

Feeling really low? HOPELineUK is a confidential support and advice service for Young people under the age of 35 who may be having thoughts of suicide. Opening hours are 10am-10pm weekdays, 2pm-10pm weekends, and 2pm-5pm Bank Holidays.

Call: 0800 068 41 41

Text: 07786209697

Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

Chaplaincy Profiles

Rabbi Shmuli Brown

I was born in Manchester, studied in the UK and Israel, and was ordained by the Chief Rabbi of Israel in 2000. I worked in the Ukraine for nearly a decade establishing youth clubs across the former Soviet Union and then established a very successful publishing house in Dnepropetrovsk. I taught children, students and adults the Jewish way of life through formal and informal education

I moved with my family to Liverpool in the summer of 2010 to open the door of Judaism to all Jewish students and faculty at Liverpool Universities, and establish a Chabad House, a place where Jews of all backgrounds and degrees of observance can enjoy exploring their Jewish heritage in a warm, welcoming and non-judgmental environment.

Email: brownsh@edgehill.ac.uk

Reverend Stuart Haynes

As a former student I am delighted to return to Edge Hill and see how the campus has been transformed in the last twenty years. I am a newly Ordained Priest in the Church of England, working at Ormskirk Parish Church (the one with the tower and steeple in the town centre). Married with two teenaged children I have lived in the town for the past 15 years, enjoying its many coffee shops and restaurants and using it as a base to explore the many delights the North West has to offer.
I look forward to meeting staff and students at Edge Hill. I fully understand the pressures of academic life and believe that as a chaplain I can help provide spiritual support to students and staff throughout the rigours of an academic year.

Email: hayness@edgehill.ac.uk

Hikmah Ibrahim

Salams, Hello to you all. My name is Hikmah Ibrahim. I am a mixed race Muslim woman who has plenty of qualifications, experience of life, and networks to call upon. As a chaplain I believe my role is being here for whoever calls me, regardless of their beliefs or none.

My job is to do whatever I can to include you, to respect you, and to share tolerance with you, without judgements or prejudices. I do this because I believe that you matter very much, and that while you are here someone is by your side in good times and not so good times.

Matters discussed are always in confidence unless we have realised that issues must be shared for agreed reasons

I can be contacted via the Chaplaincy administrator.

Proselytising policy

The principal of moral and emotional freedom of the person shall be adopted in the advertising, invitation and conduct of faith-based events at Edge Hill University and events advertised at the University.

Information may be freely given about events, but there should be no unreasonable pressure applied to people to attend the event. Acceptance or otherwise of the invitation should be free from judgement.

The same principle or autonomy should also apply at the event itself, with no unreasonable pressure being exerted.