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Join us in the Piazza of Westminster Cathedral, London on both days between 10.00am and 5.00pm. Prayers at 11.30 and 3.30
Here you can download service outlines with prayers, litanies and readings for use on either day and other resources and background on nuclear weapons today, for stalls and events.
A short service of remembrance is planned to commemorate those who died and to witness to the continuing need for peace, disarmament and reconciliation. It will take place at the Peace Pole in the grounds of St. Anne’s Episcopal and Methodist Church, Westgate, Dunbar
This day is also the feast of the Transfiguration and there will be a Eucharist in St. Anne’s Church at 10.30am to which all are invited.
I would be grateful if you could advertise this service to members of your congregation and display the attached notice.
If you or any member of your congregation would like to participate in leading part of the service, please do let me know.
A commemoration of light and peace, linking Hiroshima with Romford, with speaker Bruce Kent, Vice President of CND and of Pax Christi.
Refreshments available after the service
Mass celebrating 101st birthday of Archbishop Romero. Principal Celebrant: Archbishop Edward Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain. All Welcome
Organised by Pax Christi Liverpool the day will be led by Fr Gerry McFlynn, Chaplain to Irish prisoners and member of the Pax Christi Nonviolence Working Group.
Subsidies available
Pax Christi is delighted to be taking part in a creative parallel programme being organised for the National Eucharistic Congress, offering sessions on reconciliation and peacemaking.
We will be in St Philip Neri Church, Liverpool between 12 noon and 6.00pm, working with colleagues from the Northern Diocese Environment Group and Together for the Common Good.
We aim to offer:
- Two meditation sessions with the Pax Christi ICON of peace
- A panel conversation with women peacemakers: Emma Atherton, Ella Holliday, Carol Burns and Pat Gaffney
- A talk from Jenny Sinclair on Reconciliation
- Craft activities for families
and more…we will up-date as activities are confirmed.
Full parallel programme can be found here
This is a national week of action, prayer and study in support of the World Council of Churches World Week for Peace in Palestine & Israel. The theme chosen by the UK Working Group for the week is ” Investing in Young People”. Resources are being developed.
We are inviting members, supporters, parishes to hold a prayer service or similar gathering on 2 October to commemorate the lives and witness of some of the Catholic Conscientious Objectors of the First World War.
We have produced a liturgy outline that can be used, together with some of the stories of the Catholic COs of the time.
3pm: A White Poppy Remembrance workshop – drawing on the stories from Catholic COs from England and Wales.
For more information contact Ann: oliasah-peace@yahoo.co.uk
10.45am: A White Poppy Remembrance workshop – drawing on the stories from Catholic COs from England and Wales.
For more information contact Ann: oliasah-peace@yahoo.co.uk