As congregations celebrate World Communion Sunday and receive the Peacemaking Offering, we are mindful of those in our communities who are in need of God’s healing and reconciling peace. Likewise, we are mindful of those who we may never see,…
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International Day of Peace in Atlanta
How did you celebrate the International Day of Peace on Sunday? I had the privilege to worship twice in Atlanta. The morning started at First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia for the Sisterhood Celebration Worship Service. Through song and dance…
Read more »Respond to the Cry of the Poor
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Because we are called by Christ to respond to the cry of the poor, we invite you to take action with us by joining in an important new churchwide initiative, which we pray will…
Read more »A Peace Vigil–In Iran
The Fellowship of Reconciliation reports that the Tehran Peace Museum and the Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support are planning a candlelight vigil at 19:00 local time (10:30 EST) on September 21 to commemorate the UN-designated International Day of Peace….
Read more »Caring for Veterans
Many congregations are working hard and faithfully to care for sisters and brothers in Christ who have served and who are serving in Iraq. Kirkridge Retreat Center in Pennsylvania has announced the “Journey to Wholeness” program that offers veterans a…
Read more »Observe the International Day of Peace
Sunday, September 21 is the International Day of Peace. The United Nations General Assembly has set September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace — a day of global ceasefire and non-violence when all nations and people…
Read more »Pray with Christians in India
The National United Christian Forum in India has called churches to observe September 7 as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace and Goodwill in response to the violence against Christians in the state of Orissa. The Forum invites…
Read more »Gun Violence and Gospel Values
The 2008 Peacemaking Colloquium “Gun Violence and Gospel Values” DATE: Monday, September 15 to Wednesday, September 17, 2008 TIME: lunch to lunch LOCATION: Stony Point Center 17 Crickettown Road Stony Point, NY 10980 845-786-5674 800-253-4285 Register now! (PDF) Gun violence…
Read more »Imaging Peace
What image comes to mind when you hear the word peace? Start not with a definition but with a picture. Don’t resort to words. Be visual. What do you see in your mind’s eye when you hear the word peace?…
Read more »Summer 2008 Peace Notes
The Summer 2008 issue of Peace Notes (PDF) is available online. This issue includes material on Iraq, the food crisis, carbon offsets, the Peacemaking Program dinner at General Assembly, a travel/study seminar to Ethiopia and more. Note that the file…
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