Description: Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) is a not for profit community service providing mediation and restorative justice opportunities to referred young offenders and the persons they have harmed. It is financially supported by a coalition of municipal governments and referrals are made by local police and youth courts. Trained volunteer mediators meet with participants…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
HOW TO ORGANIZE A BEATLES MASS
Topic: Beatles Mass Description (2-3 sentences): We celebrated a lively Episcopal Eucharist with the music of the Beatles performed live. People sang their hearts out! We used readings centered around peace and love. We donated the offering to Episcopal Peace Fellowship and became a Peace Partner Congregation. After the worship service we had dinner with…
The True Costs of the Iraq War:$3 Trillion and Beyond
By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes Sunday, September 5, 2010 Washington Post Writing in [The Washington Post] in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration’s 2003 projections of a $50 billion to…
Pray: Their plowshares are beat into swords
Isaiah 2:4 They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. Their plowshares are beat into swords By Walter Brueggemann Appears in the book Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth And now their plowshares are…
Reaching the Muslim Community
How can we as Christians reach out to our Muslim brothers and sisters? What are your ideas? Pls. comment on this site and/or send to epfnational@ameritech.net * Watch the PSA’s developed by the Council on American-Muslim Relations: Send these out to your community:HERE *Distribute the EPF Commitment to your congregation and send to epfnational@ameritech.net *Place…
Becoming the “OTHER” by Deacon Susan
by Deacon Susan Bonsteel, Convener, EPF Mid-Hudson Kingston Chapter Recently I had an upsetting experience while shopping at a local store. A clerk, possibly having an all-around bad day, decided to take out her frustration on me. While I realize now that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, the incident at the time was quite…
Form for NONVIOLENCE TOOL KIT
Episcopal Peace Fellowship Please fill out and send to epfnational@ameritech.net or 637 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, Illinois 60605 1. Topic (“How to…): 2. Description (2-3 sentences): 3. Potential Outcome(s) for participants (2-3 sentences): 4. Who can benefit from this tool (Individuals? Groups/Chapters? Age range?): 5. What you’ll need (Supplies): 6. Cost estimate: 7. Nuts and…
HOW TO ORGANIZE A LENTEN/SEASONAL PRAYER PRACTICE
Description: Participants are invited to engage in a daily prayer practice which is both individual and corporate. Participants commit to light a candle and pray the agreed upon prayer for peace at the same time every day, wherever they are. Potential Outcome(s) for participants: Increased mindfulness around daily peaceful living, improved prayer life, interfaith reconciliation,…
HOW TO FORM A NEW EPF CHAPTER
DESCRIPTION This Tool offers a design for a local or area EPF gathering that may function as a first step toward forming a new Chapter. It includes ideas for reaching out to fellow peacemakers and a format for that important first meeting. POTENTIAL OUTCOMES Organizing for peacemaking builds up power in action. Peacemakers sustain one…
EPF MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
September 15-November 15th JOIN NOW & GET ENTERED IN THE RAFFLE PRIZES: Either a KINDLE Reader or a NANO IPOD Winner’s choice, either down loaded with The 10th Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam, by Eliza Griswold WHO WILL BE ENTERED IN RAFFLE? All new members are entered in the raffle;…
