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There are many, many books that contain collections of prayers, readings and stories that will be suitable for interfaith celebrations. Here are a few suggestions, but you may find others not listed here that will be equally as useful...

• Sharing, published by Girlguiding UK, is a collection of thought provoking readings and prayers.
• Pause for Thought and More Pause for Thought, published by Hodder and Stoughton, are readings from the Pause for Thought slot on Terry Wogan's Radio 2 programme.
• The Oneworld Book of Prayer, published by Oneworld Publications, is a compilation of prayers from around the world, drawn from the many different religious traditions.

There are many useful resources available online, including collections of prayers, readings, and poems. Here are just a few web pages that will give you some ideas when you are planning spiritual development activities:

Biographies

From Diane Abbot, Britain's first black woman MP, to Zoroaster, the founder of the Zoroastrianism, these pages give you background information on inspirational individuals to include in your activities.

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
  Short biographies of historic figures, on the BBC's web page.

• http://www.biography.com/
  The web page for the Biography Channel, a TV channel in the USA. You can search for short biographies, and there are useful teachers resources as well.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography
  Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that anyone can contribute to. This link takes you to the Biography portal, which contains biographies for thousands of people.

Poems

Both these web pages contain thousands of well known and not so well known poems. You can search by theme, as well title and author.

• http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/
  Poet's Corner

• http://www.poemhunter.com/
  Poem Hunter

Prayers

• http://www.worldprayers.org/
  World Prayers contains prayers from spiritual traditions from around the world.

Proverbs

• http://creativeproverbs.com/
  Creative Proverbs contains 2,000 proverbs from 300 countries and cultures.

Readings

• http://www.inspirationalstories.com/
  Inspirational Stories contains stories on many themes that can be used as thought provoking readings.

Events

• http://www.countmeincalender.info/
  The Count Me in Calender lists events, religious festivals, anniversaries and charity events, to help you plan events and develop themes.

Resources for schools

• http://www.assemblies.org.uk/
  Resources for school assemblies, but the ideas can also be used for other occasions.

• http://cowo.culham.ac.uk/
  Collective worship resources for use in schools.

• http://www.hibbert-assembly.org.uk/
  Material provided by the Hibbert Trust on topics for school assemblies

• http://www.reep.org/
  Resources promoting the link between religions and the environment.

Interfaith Network
The Inter Faith Network for the UK was founded to promote good relations between people of different faiths in this country. They provide support and information about interfaith relations, including organising interfaith activities.

• http://www.interfaith.org.uk/