How will you celebrate the International Day of Peace? September 21 is set by the United Nations General assembly as the International Day of Peace – a day when the world is called to observe a ceasefire, practice nonviolence, and…
Read more »There was a steady flow of people in the exhibit hall of the Presbyterian Youth Triennium today. Many participants stopped by the booth of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, the Office on Child Advocacy, and the Presbyterian Peacemaking…
Read more »Here’s a way congregations can celebrate 30 years of peacemaking: Work to end gun violence. Bring speakers on ending gun violence to the congregation and community. Sponsor an art exhibit with sculpture, paintings, poetry, and music that respond to gun…
Read more »Hymns by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette provides a new way to obtain hymns by this gifted songwriter. Many of her hymns deal with peace and justice concerns. “In Haiti There Is Anguish,” a new hymn for Haiti is included as are…
Read more »The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the leading proponents and practitioners of nonviolence in the United States. He died in an act of gun violence. On January 18, 2010, an interfaith vigil took place in Richmond,…
Read more »Here is a litany written for an interfaith service celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and addressing gun violence. Feel free to adapt or use the litany. If it is used, please include the attribution: Presbyterian Peacemaking…
Read more »I am still listening to Christmas music – at least until Epiphany. This morning’s songs included “Happy Christmas (War Is Over),” by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band. It was a bittersweet listen – gratitude for the…
Read more »As we reflect on incidents of gun violence in Fort Hood and Orlando and in places that did not make the national news, “God of Mercy, You Have Shown Us” is a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette that can be…
Read more ». . . for those slain and wounded at Fort Hood, those who love them, those impacted by and affected by this shooting . . . and for all victims of gun violence.
Read more »Children’s Defense Fund recently released a new report based on the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that 3,184 children and teens died from gunfire in the United States in 2006. This represents a…
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