[O29] Three anti-war events coming up

Agape Community peace at agapecommunity.org
Fri Sep 30 13:11:20 PDT 2005


Three Anti-War Events Coming Up, one for College Students on Nov. 4-6 in Hardwick, MA, off exit 8 on MA Pike

The Agape Community Presents
Our Annual St. Francis Day Celebration
 

October 8, 2005  10AM-6PM
 

"Say No To the Lords of War; Yes To
 All Living Things"
                                                                   -Wendell Berry

 

·       Iraq War Veterans and Families Speak.

Eric Wasileski - 1998 Combat Veteran of bombings of Baghdad.

 

The Lucey Family- Jeffrey Lucey, combat veteran in the current war in Iraq, suffering from post traumatic stress disorder took his own life.

 

·        Megan Bartlett- Ground Zero For Peace, 9/11 First Responders Against the Iraq War.

 

·        Environmentalists will speak on alternative living and energy as lifestyle and non-cooperation against the ongoing war in Iraq.

 

Speakers and Performers:  Storyteller George Cappaccio; Fran Reagan and Lynne Smith, musicians; Holyoke Catholic HS Acapella  Choir; John and Carrie Schuchardt trip to Hiroshima for 60th anniversary; Brayton Shanley Constructive Program and Non-cooperation. 

 

The day's activities also include:

Liturgy- Demonstrations:Solar Energy Steve Kurkowski, NESEA, Veggie Oil Cars

 

Please bring your own lunch-Begins at 10AM Equal Exchange Coffee

For More information Contact:

Agape Community
2062 Greenwich Road

Ware, MA 01082

413-967-9369   peace at agapecommunity.org





Living Nonviolence: Building Peace
 
Sat. Oct. 15th 8:30-6pm
 
 Spiritual LifeCenter, Medway, MA.  www.mariancommunity.org-directions
 
PRESENTERS: Liz McAlister is a nationally known lecturer and peacemaker.  She and her late husband Phil Berrigan, founded Jonah House in Baltimore in 1973.  The community members of Jonah House seek to live a life grounded in gospel nonviolence. Liz is a Plowshares Peace Activist and has lectured on non-violent resistance, community, prayer, and peacemaking throughout the U.S. and Canada. She and her husband co-authored a book: The Time's Discipline about their Jonah House experiences. Her writings have appeared in NCR, Sojourners, Maryknoll, and other publications.  Liz is a prophetic peacemaker for our times. 


*Suzanne & Brayton Shanley are educators, retreat directors and committed peace activists. In 1982 they founded Agape, a community experiment in Christian living in Ware, MA. Life at Agape combines gospel nonviolence with simplicity of living and commitment to prayer. Their work has taken them throughout the U.S. and Canada. They offer training in peer mediation and conflict resolution. The Shanleys are involved in Death Row Outreach, and prison ministry, where they teach non-violence and conflict resolution. Their leadership in living a nonviolent lifestyle is an inspiration to all peacemakers.
 
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY
8:30 am  Registration & refreshments             
9:00  Welcome & Morning Prayer

9:30  Liz McAlister          

10:30 Break/browsing literature tables

10:45 group discussion led by Liz

11:30 Pax Christi Annual Meeting

12:00 LUNCH

1:15  Suzanne & Brayton Shanley

2:15 small groups  

3:15 Concluding panel 

 

4:00 MASS Fr. William Kremmel, Presider  

The Peace Maker Award will be presented during liturgy
 

Tear off & return by Oct. 8th, with your check payable to Pax Christi, MA, at
40 Walnut St., Natick, MA *Inquires: Catherine Pfeiffer, 508-653-2339
Name___________________________________________________

 

 

Name___________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________

City_________________________________Phone_______________

 

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Fee: $35, which covers the conference, morning refreshments & lunch. Scholarship funds available for persons of limited income; students are free.The Spiritual Life Center is accessible inside & out.

 

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      Are You Seeking

      Peace?

       

      A Retreat On

      Nonviolence For

      College Students
      


     

 

November 4-6 , 2005

 

Escape for a retreat weekend from the stress of college life and build community with other students searching for peace.  Come to a quiet place to think and reflect on Christ's message of nonviolence.  Join other students who are willing to risk reflecting on the issues of our day.  Share your gifts and enjoy nature amid the stillness of the New England woods. Experience a straw bale house, solar energy, vegetable-fueled car.

 

The retreat will include-provocative discussions on nonviolence; liturgies; prayer; silence; meditative walks in the woods, poetry, song, and celebration with an evening coffee house.  Bring your instruments and poetry. 

 

The setting-We are a Catholic Christian community, ecumenical and interfaith in our embrace.  We are located on 32 acres of land in Central Massachusetts next to the natural beauty of the Quabbin Reservoir.  Agape is dedicated to a life of Christian nonviolence, simplicity and prayer.  All are welcome.  Scholarships.  

 

WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE RETREAT:


"The students are still talking about this retreat.and several have been motivated to do some different things with their lives."  Heather Colonnese, Campus Minister, Le Moyne College 2002

 

"I learned a lot about myself.  I appreciated the time I spent at Agape because I had quality time to think about my life and future.and also I had time to pray for my family, friends and for all those less fortunate."  Alethea Henry, College of Mount Saint Vincent, 2000

 

"The retreat gave me a really hopeful feeling.  It reminded me that there really are a lot of thoughtful, prayerful and wonderful people all around me.  Building a more nonviolent and just future doesn't seem so impossible to me anymore."  Simon Doolittle, UMASS-Amherst, 1999

 

Register now--$70  ($35 deposit)

Scholarships often available through Campus Ministry

 

Please fill out the form below and return to: AGAPE, 2062 Greenwich Rd., Ware, MA,  01082  Phone:  413-967-9369, www.agapecommunity.org, peace at agapecommunity.org 


Name                                                                                        College                                                                        

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Agape Community
2062 Greenwich Rd.
Ware, MA. 01082
www.agapecommunity.org
peace at agapecommunity.org
413-967-9369
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Agape Community
2062 Greenwich Rd.
Ware, MA. 01082
www.agapecommunity.org
peace at agapecommunity.org
413-967-9369
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