EVERY CHURCH A PEACE CHURCH  -  Twin Cities

Next Potluck Meeting - First Announcement

. . (1) Next Potluck Supper Meeting - Monday March 9, 2009
 REASONS & RESOURCES 

. . (2) Next Steering Committee Meeting - Monday Feb. 9th
 We Need Your Input  -  All are Welcome!

. . (3) A Very Good Read (and Resource)
 Paul Hawken:  Blessed Unrest

(1)
Our March 9th Potluck Supper Meeting will be hosted by St. Albert the Great Catholic Church.  The location is in Minneapolis at the corner of E. 29th St. & 32nd Ave. S.
We are calling our program for that evening "Reasons & Resources" in response to a few suggestions that we have a meeting with more time for informal conversation.  We will begin with a short clip from a DVD recording.  Following that there will be available an hour or more for discussion, partly in small groups and partly involving everyone.  Plans are yet being formulated.  If you have ideas don't hesitate to let us know - better yet, show up at the Steering Committee Meeting next Monday evening (see below).
In line with our program title or theme for the evening we will be discussing:
REASONS - Why declare your church a peace church; fifty reasons*. What reasons are given for not joining the National Registry of Peace Churches? Why are so many clergy and church leaders hesitant to talk about peace?  How can we make a difference?
RESOURCES - Books, articles, lists of websites and speakers, video recordings, etc.  Meet others who are actively engaging their congregations in the discussion of peace efforts.
*   http://www.ecapc.org/50reasons.asp

Please download the attached MS-Word document file.  It is a flyer/poster for this event. Print a few copies (or many); Display them on bulletin boards at your church next Sunday. Hand them to your pastors and youth leaders - and ask them to come!

(2)
Our next Steering Committee meeting is on Monday, Feb. 9th at 7:00 p.m. It will, as usual, be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 31st St. in Minneapolis. Look for us in the Latch Key Room, which is on the right just inside the church entrance.   (Enter the parking lot from Lake Street slightly east of 28th Ave. S.)  We will be discussing details relating to our March Potluck meeting and brainstorming program ideas for future events.  Visitors are always welcome - no obligation!

(3)
Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken is a book that speaks to many aspects of injustice - including war.  Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist and author.  This book is a good example of a "Resource" for our peacemaking efforts.  It provides information and inspiration, written in a lively style - a great read for an environmental or social justice group at your church.  And, it's been enthusiastically recommended by Polly Mann.

Rod Olsen   651-228-7224
Communications Coordinator, ECAPC - Twin Cities