. . EVERY CHURCH A PEACE CHURCH  -  TWIN CITIES

 

(1) . . . September 10th  Bimonthly Potluck Supper Meeting

            May be of special interest to veterans and families.

 

(2) . . . Nonviolent Atonement Seminar - Venue Change

.           Same Date, Oct. 26 - New location and sponsorship

 

(3) . . . October 4th - Reception for ECAPC National Board

.           Save the date.  More info below and later.

 

(4) . . . A Sacred Season of Peace-Making . . 9/12 - 11/22

.           Check out this very significant website for events.

 

(5) . . . November 12 Bimonthly Potluck Supper Meeting

.           Prof. Christine M. Smith of UTS.

 

(6) . . . National Registry of Peace Churches

            You can sign on as an individual!

 

(7) . . . Volunteers  Needed -- Please Read

.           Look at the attachment to this message!

 

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(1)

THIS NEXT POTLUCK SUPPER MEETING MAY BE

OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO VETERANS

AND THEIR FAMILIES.

 

The next regular bimonthly potluck supper meeting will

be on Monday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m. at

. . . Guardian Angels Catholic Church

. . . Just north of I-94 at Radio Drive (exit 250)

. . . Drive through the shopping center; look to the left.

. . . 651-738-2223 - - http://www.guardian-angels.org

 

The program title will be:

. . . THE CHURCHE'S ROLE IN THE REINTEGRATION

. . . OF VETERANS WITH THEIR FAMILIES

. . . AND COMMUNITIES

 

Program (at about 7 pm) will feature a presentation by:

. . . Amy Blumenshine, convener of The Coming Home

Collaborative. It will explain some of the issues war

veterans encounter and present recommendations for

church accompaniment of veterans and their families

as they transition back home.  Churches have a special

role to play in the healing of war wounds of the soul.

One healing opportunity can be 11.11.07.

 

Ms. Blumenshine holds a Masters Degree in Social Work

and is enrolled as a Diaconal Ministry candidate at UTS.

 

(2)

The Nonviolent Atonement Seminar which was announced*

about three months ago will be held as scheduled on

Friday, Oct. 26.  This event will be held at the Open Circle Church of the Brethren in Burnsville.  Registration and

other information will be sent soon to many churches in the

Twin Cities area and will also be available on the website:

. . . http://www.PreachingPeace.org

Registrations will be sent by mail to Preaching  Peace.

Local contact information:

. . . http://www.OpenCircleChurch.com . . 952-808-0161

. . . Al Bostelmann   AllanBostelmann@...

 

*Friday, October 26, 2007 Nonviolent Atonement Seminar

This one-day seminar brings together experts in the field of

atonement 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 include

Michael Hardin, J. Denny Weaver and Tony Bartlett.

Other related events on Thursday 10/25 are pending.

Visit the Preaching Peace website.

 

 (3)

The ECAPC National Board of Directors will be meeting in

Minneapolis on October 4, 5, 2007.  In connection with this, the Twin Cities ECAPC will host a reception on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 5th at the Danish American Center (Danebo) at 31st Street & West River Parkway South.

Everyone is welcome!  This will be a good opportunity to

meet members of the expanding national ECAPC Board of

Directors.  There also is likely to be a preview of our local

groups dramatic production effort: The Just War Review

More information soon.

 

(4)

Our Twin Cities ECAPC is one of several prestigious

sponsors of this series of several events:

"A Sacred Season of Peace-Making"  See the website:

. . . http://www.interfaithings.org/SacredSeason.html

and plan to attend some of these programs.

 

(5)

November 12th  Potluck Supper Meeting;  6:30 p.m

Program:  Prof. Christine M. Smith of United Theological

Seminary.  A tentative title for her presentation will be >

"Global Immersion Trips:  Indulging the Privilaged

OR Radicalizing Religious Consciousness?"

Prof. Smith's Web page >

. . http://www.unitedseminary-mn.org/faculty/Smith.asp

Location:  Minn. Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

10715 Zenith Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55431

Phone:  952-884-8956       info@...

website > . . http://www.mnvalleyuu.org

 

(6)

Below, find printed the Peace Church Registry invitation.  Have you looked at this on the website and asked yourself,

"is there ANY reason NOT to add my name to this list of

Christian peace people?" . . .  Please sign on!

____  <http://www.ecapc.org/RegistryForm.asp>   ___

 

The churches, groups and individuals which are listed on the registry below hereby give public expression to their intention to be on the journey of peacemaking and, in a general way, to support the movement to make every church a peace church.

 

    They have committed to some form of study and action process around the following affirmations, knowing that Jesus call to be peacemakers includes many things, but believing that in the United States today these affirmations represent a meaningful starting point in a journey which will find many forms of expression:

 

1. We, the churches, groups and individuals listed on the registry below hereby give public expression to our intention to walk the journey of nonviolent peacemaking and in our own way to support the movement to make every church a peace church.

 

2. We have committed to a process of prayer, study, and action, focused on Jesus call to love all, even our enemies, and a vision that the church could turn the world toward peace if every church lived and taught as Jesus lived and taught.

 

    An article describing "the peace church way" can be read at  <http://www.ecapc.org/articles/article-8458.htm>

 

    Click here <http://www.ecapc.org/RegistryForm.asp>

if you are interested in adding your name to this growing

movement, as an individual, group or church, so that others

can contact you, encourage you, and learn from you.

ECAPC will contact registrants and offer study resources and action ideas for the peacemaking journey.

 

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Your help is needed! 

Download the attached file.  It is a flyer/handout in

MS-Word format.  Print some copies - in color if possible.

Hand them to other members of your church whom you

think would or should be interested.  If you live on the east

side of St. Paul, print some copies to post in your

neighborhood - coffee shops, laundromats, libraries,

rec. centers, etc.

 

Rod Olsen . . . MnECAPC Yahoo Group Administrator