Posts Categorized: Peace

International AIDS Conference

In partnership with the International AIDS Society, the Kaiser Family Foundation is the official webcaster of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010), providing worldwide, online access to the daily developments that take place at the conference in Vienna, Austria,…

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Pray with the people of Sudan

Our colleagues in the Sudan Advocacy Action Forum invite us to join our sisters and brothers in Sudan in prayer for the upcoming referendum scheduled for January in Southern Sudan. Dear Friends of the Sudanese people,As you know, communications within…

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Hope for peace shared

From the Presbyterian News Service:A pre-assembly conference Friday on peace in the Middle East helped set the stage for the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). “Shalom, Salaam, and Peace: One Hope, Two Peoples, Three Faith Traditions”…

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2010 Peacemaking Seminar Update – Lower Rates!!

LOWER RATES FOR HOUSING AND MEALS! Re-membering Peace: Still the Believers’ Calling 2010 Peacemaking Seminar Presbyterian Peacemaking Program August 25-28, 2010 (depart on August 29) Abiquiu, NM Register now!The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and Ghost Ranch Conference Center are pleased to…

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Truth Commission on Conscience and War: Testimony

On March 21-22, 2010, the Truth Commission on Conscience and War explored the concept of “selective Conscientious Objection,” the objection to participation in a particular war based on just war principles. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has supported selective Conscientious Objection…

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Knitting lounge at 2010 Peacemaking Seminar

Re-membering Peace: Still the Believers’ Calling 2010 Peacemaking Seminar Presbyterian Peacemaking Program August 25-28, 2010 (depart on August 29) Abiquiu, NM Register now! Seminar participants can make peace by responding to a need in the Abiquiu community. Come and bring…

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2010 Peacemaking Seminar – peacemaking through worship

Re-membering Peace: Still the Believers’ Calling 2010 Peacemaking Seminar Presbyterian Peacemaking Program August 25-28, 2010 Abiquiu, NM Register now! Our peacemaking efforts are rooted in our faith. Through worship, community is built and we are strengthened to act with compassion,…

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The Wounds of War: The Church as a Healing Community

Presbyterians observe June 27 as Disability Access/Inclusion Sunday. Presbyterians for Disability Concerns have chosen to focus on “The Wounds of War: The Church as a Healing Community.” They have produced resources to help the church be a community of healing…

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2010 Advent Devotion book now availble

Order now! Proclaiming the Good News of God’s Peace: Advent Devotions 2010 is now available. This booklet, published by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, provides a devotion for each day of the Advent season. It is designed to help individuals, households,…

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Ten years on

By Matt Lang I was soaked by the end of election day. My shirt felt like something that was growing on me. We waited for the polls to close at a precinct in Surigao City. It was 11:30 pm, the…

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