COMMUNITY Relations Week starts on Monday, under the 'One place, many people' banner.
Community Relations Council chief executive Jacqueline Irwin said the theme reflected "the wide range of people and cultures in our region and what it means to share one place as many different people".
Among the hundreds of events taking place are many in churches and with a faith perspective; here are seven highlights:
1. Columba Heritage Trail
Derry city
Monday September 28, 10.30am
A guided tour of the Columba Heritage Trail and a chance to learn about the shared history and heritage of St Columba, the city's founding father.
fionafagan@thechurchestrust.org.uk
2. Protestants and the Irish Language
Banbridge Good Relations Forum
Banbridge Integrated Primary School
Wednesday September 30, 7pm
Irish language teacher Linda Irvine will talk on the strong heritage of the Irish language within the Protestant community.
dolores.donnelly@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
3. Galvanising the Peace
Jennymount Church and Community Network
Jennymount Methodist Church, North Queen Street, Belfast
Wednesday September 30, 10.30am
A dialogue to affirm the work of local community initiatives and a workshop to explore the challenges still faced in building a peaceful and united community.
derek.poole@thelincproject.org
4. Omagh Faith Trail
Thursday October 1, 7pm
The faith trail takes in the four landmark churches on the hill in Omagh town, spending half an hour in each church with clergy and ending with a networking opportunity at the end of the evening.
pauline.clarke@fermanaghomagh.com
5. A Musical Celebration of Diversity with the Children of North Belfast
St Anne's Cathedral, Donegall Street, Belfast
Friday October 2, 2.30pm
Taking place on the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Ghandi, also marked as UN International Day of Non-Violence, this is a schools project which seeks to provide an alternative creative outlet for children attending three primary schools - Sacred Heart, Edenbrooke and Cliftonville Integrated - in north Belfast, an area characterised by sectarian antipathies, depriveation, social dysfunction and sectarian violence.
catherine@belfastcathedral.org
6. Youth Music Presentation
Church of Ireland Chaplaincy, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast
Friday October 2, 4.30pm
Drum circle workshops and storytelling help celebrate the diversity of cultures in Belfast, bringing together people from different backgrounds to work towards a shared future.
davidmaganda@aol.com
7. Community Gospel and Culture Music
Mission to Seafarers' Flying Angel Centre, Princes Dock Street, Belfast
Saturday October 3, 12 noon
An exhibition of culture and gospel music which will help promote good relations through celebrating cultural diversity in Belfast.
davidmaganda@aol.com
:: More information on Community Relations and Cultural Awareness week at www.nicrc.org.uk