Dear members and supporters of Military Families Speak Out, Memorial Day is upon us. We mourn the loss of the 5,523 soldiers, Marines, seamen and airmen who have lost their lives, the uncounted number who have taken their own lives as a result of the war, and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan…
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Next Steps: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
The National Executive Council of EPF is supporting an economic and commercial boycott of products linked to oppression of Palestinian people and occupation of their land. As we struggle with what this means we recommend several starting places: First please read the Episcopal Peace Fellowship statement on Boycott, Divest and Sanction and EPF Chair Linda…
Vigil for Reconciliation and Peace Prior to Consecration of Bishop Elect James Magness
Thank you so much for sending Prayers and for sitting Vigil The consecration of James (Jay) Magness as Bishop Suffragan of Federal Ministries took place Saturday, June 19th, 10:00 am at the Washington Cathedral. To watch the service, please click HERE. Our Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presided. It is a tradition of the Episcopal…
Prayers for the Middle East
Prayers for Peace in the Middle East Sustain together in undiminished hope, O God of hope, those who continue to labor with undiminished determination to build peace in the land from which, of old, out of brokenness, violence and destruction, nevertheless hope emerged for so many of faith. . . . Bless all the spiritual…
Week of Action for New START
Here’s an example of how NH is approaching the New Start ratification May 20 – 27, 2010 Since October I have been directing an 8-month project for NH Peace Action in support of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). When it became clear that CTBT would not come up for a vote this year, we…
HOW TO ORGANIZE A MULTIFAITH PEACE PROJECT
DESCRIPTION Our objective was a multifath, multicultural and intergenerational peace project, both creative and created by US. For us, “creative” meant doing something involving art, music, writing and drama. But, we always stressed that these activities were not our goal, but the means to our goal: making peace. Peace, we felt, involves understanding of self…
HOW TO ENGAGE A VESTRY IN EFFECTIVE NONVIOLENT LEADERSHIP
DESCRIPTION This parish resource is based on the principles of Active Nonviolence and Creative Problem Solving. It is a leadership Tool for parish vestries that may be used in a variety of ways. The contents lend themselves for use in day long vestry workshops and retreats or in half hour intervals perhaps prior to monthly…
HOW TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PEACE GARDEN
DESCRIPTION St. Anne’s dream of creating an organic community garden became reality on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Over the course of seven hours that day, 32 friends, neighbors and members of St. Anne’s gathered on the “island in front of the church” and contributed time, talent and moral support to help us build and plant…
HOW TO ADDRESS DAMAGED RELATIONSHIPS WITH A “RECONCILIATION CIRCLE”
This peace-making Tool comes to EPF from a congregation whose name, the diocese and other details have been changed for confidentiality. Step 1: Identify the Purpose of the Action The purpose of our peace-making project at St. Timothy’s Mission was to improve relations with a member of the diocesan staff who had primary responsibility for…
Searching for a Peace Center?
North East The Peace Center 102 West Maple Avenue Longhorne, PA 19047-2820 Ph. 215-750-7220 215-750-9237 Peace Weavers Thunder Mountain · Crouse Road, Bath NY 14810 · 607-776-4060 www.peaceweavers.com South East Washington Peace Center 1801 Columbia Road NW Suite 104 Washington, DC 20009 Ph. (202) 234-2000 Fax (202) 234-7064 Email: wpc@igc.org www.washingtonpeacecenter.org Jubilee Peace Center Raleigh…
