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EVERY CHURCH A PEACE CHURCH - Next Meeting 5/14

(1) The next regular bimonthly potluck dinner meeting will be
on Monday, May 14 at 6:30 pm. See details below ******** .

(2) Sunday, 5/6, Diane Ford Jones, National Director of
Every Church A Peace Church will speak at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
services at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1935 St. Clair Ave,; St. Paul.
She will also lead the Adult Forum at 9:45; topic will be
"Apathy, Empathy or Prophetic Action: Building a Peace and the
Justice Movement in America"
More information available at:
http://www.ecapc.org/staff.asp e-mail: ECAPCtc@...

(3) Future Potluck Supper Meetings: Mondays 7/9, 9/10 ... programs TBA.
Steering Committee Meetings Mondays at 7:00 p.m. 6/11, 8/13 ...

(4) Friday, October 26, 2007 Nonviolent Atonement Seminar
This one-day seminar brings experts in the field of atonement
together for a spirited (9 am to 5 pm) session to explore new
trends and trajectories in understanding the death of Jesus from
a peace perspective. Speakers will likely include Michael Hardin,
Dennis Weaver and one other. Other events before and after are pending.
Info on a past seminar: http://www.ecapc.org/articles/article-11452.htm

(5) Your help is needed! Planning, publicity, ideas, hosting, others ?
To volunteer or for more info: e-mail ecapctc@... or call 651-228-7224
Come to a Steering Committee meeting - only 6 x per year - Give it a try!
There are useful things you could do at or close to home,
..... even without a computer.

(6) A major peace event next week (several days) in Red Wing! Check it out >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MnECAPC/files or call 651-228-7224

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What: ECAPC Bimonthly Potluck Supper Meeting

When: Monday, May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.*

Where: Lake Harriet United Methodist Church Parking available in church lot.*
4901 Chowen Ave. S.; Minneapolis, MN 55410
612-926-7645 http://www.LakeHarrietUMC.org

Who: You and... someone else from your church ... or another church?
Someone who needs to know about ECAPC? Your pastor?
An interested friend, neighbor or relative?

Why: Support, networking, delicious food, and an outstanding program!

Program (at about 7 pm) will feature a presentation by Mr. Sami Rasouli.
Iraq Today: A Firsthand Account of War and Occupation.

Sami Rasouli is an Iraqi-American who grew up in Najaf. He left Iraq in the
late 1970s and eventually moved to the United States, living in the Twin
Cities area for more than 17 years. In 2004, nearly 30 years after leaving
Iraq, Sami returned to help rebuild his country. Since returning to Iraq, Sami
has worked with the Karbala Human Rights Organization in Najaf and started the
Muslim Peacemaker Team movement, a group dedicated to the principles of
nonviolence. Sami returns to the U.S. for two to three months each year to
help build bridges between the peoples of his two homes.

Sami will share his day-to-day experiences in Iraq and his insights about the
role of the U.S. military, the resistance, the political climate, social
conditions and the aspirations, hopes, and dreams of ordinary Iraqi people.

He will be bringing, for sale, original Iraqi art pieces from adult artists and
children. Proceeds will go one-half to the artists and one-half to the Muslim
Peacemaker Teams.

http://www.leftspot.com/jess/node/3 (Muslim Peacemaker Teams)

For more information call Mary Yee at 952-941-9445.

We'll see you on May 14th!

* Notes:
To obtain a copy of the above, suitable for posting or distribution, download
the attached file(s). It is in MS-Word format. Please print a few copies and
help us reach out to others in your church and/or neighborhood.

If you can't make it at 6:30, feel free to come around 7:00 for the program.

For maps to help in locating Lake Harriet United Methodist Church visit:

http://www.LakeHarrietUMC.org