EVERY CHURCH A PEACE CHURCH - Twin Cities

 

. . (1) Cleansing the Temple / Self Protection -

     7/13 Potluck Meeting: Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy

. . (2) 7th Annual Pigstock - A Gathering for Peace

     An activity of local and national interest

 

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The next regular ECAPC bimonthly potluck supper meeting will be on Monday, July 13, 2009; 6:30 p.m. at >

. . . St. Luke Presbyterian Church

. . . 3121 Groveland School Road

. . . Minnetonka, MN  55391

. . . 952-473-7378 - - http://www.StLukeWeb.org

 

The program will consist of a video presentation of Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy followed by an ample opportunity for discussion. The program title will be:

Cleansing the Temple / Self Protection -

Addressing the Arguments Against Nonviolence

This recorded presentationis an excerpt from Fr. McCarthy's 15-hour retreat: "Boldly Like God, Go Against the Swords"

 

Please, download the attached document file. It is a half-sheet publicity piece. Print page 1 only, or print the two pages back-to-back.  Then cut the sheets in half for a convienient piece to hand to people or to use as a church bulletin insert.

 

Emmanuel Charles McCarthy is a priest of the Eastern Rite (Byzantine) of the Catholic Church. He was formerly a lawyer, university educator and founder and original director of The Program for the Study and Practice of Nonviolent Conflict Resolution at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a co-founder of Pax Christi-USA. For over forty years he has directed educational programs and conducted spiritual retreats throughout the world on the issue of the relationship of faith and violence. He was the keynote speaker for the 25th anniversary memorial of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

He is author of three books: All Things Flee Thee for Thou Fleest Me!: A Cry to the Churches and Their Leaders to Stop Running from the Nonviolent Jesus and His Nonviolent Way, August 9, and Christian Just War Theory: The Logic of Deceit. He has also authored numerous essays and articles on the subject of violence and religion. His audio/video series on Gospel Nonviolence, Behold the Lamb, is internationally recognized as the most spiritually penetrating and logically ordered presentation on this dimension of the person and teaching of Jesus available in this format. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his life's work on behalf of peace within people and among people.

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PIGSTOCK - 2009  Saturday July 18th  (7th Annual)

Sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Chapter 115

 

Featuring:

 

Chris Hedges, 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner, 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism, noted author including War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning  and Collateral Damage, and his new book Empire of Illusion, he  has reported from all over the world for Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, Dallas Morning News, and The New York Times, currently a senior fellow at The Nation Institute in NYC.

Helen Benedict, Columbia Univ. professor of  journalism and author of The Lonely Soldier on a panel led by Chante Wolf and IVAW members   

Coleen Rowley , Nigel Parry, Jeff Nygaard, will participate  in a discussion with Chris Hedges

 

Music: during the day and in the evening by the campfire

 

WHEN:  Saturday, July 18, 2009, 9:00 AM till the campfire burns out.

     We provide chairs but bring your own comfortable chair if you prefer

 

WHERE:  Windbeam Farm, located four miles north of  Red Wing, MN

     at N2934  750th St., Hager City, WI 54014;

   http://www.pigstockwi.com  for map and other information.

 

COST:  $25 per person, $40 couples, advance;

     $30 per person at the event or $50 per couple;

     $10 student, children free; includes supper of either roast pork or vegetarian, lunch wagon available 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (no one refused entry for inability to pay)

Advance price tickets will be available at the ECAPC Potluck on July 13th.

 

Camping: Friday and Saturday night available but no hookups

 

Contact:  Bill Habedank     habedank@...

1913 Grand View Ave.; Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733

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Rod Olsen     rolsen6376@...     651-228-7224