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| A message from PJSN | 11/16/2010 | by Tim Huber |
- Merry Christmas! 'Tis the season to reflect on the birth of God's Son, extending the message of peace on earth, good will to all. 'Tis also the season to avoid negative family and social stigma through the exchange of material gifts. What better opportunity to further peace and justice?
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| Upcoming events | 3/17/2009 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Upcoming events- Three reasons to come to Washington, D.C., this April - A peace festival will be held at Frazer Mennonite Church, Frazer, PA, on May 30, 2009.
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| Created from one jewel: Journal Entry | 4/21/2008 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Journal entry 4/21/08 by Susan Mark Landis in Iran.
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| Nonviolent Atonement Conference Wrestles with the Meaning of Jesus' Death | 1/31/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- For two days and evenings participants listened to scholarly presentations and discussed various theories of atonement and their implications for a peace theology. The event was co-sponsored by Preaching Peace and Every Church a Peace Church and held at Mennonite Central Committee’s Welcoming Place in Akron, Pa on January 22-23, 2007.
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| We mourn the loss of Tom Fox | 3/10/2006 | by CPT |
- In grief we tremble before God who wraps us with compassion. The death of our beloved colleague and friend pierces us with pain. Tom Fox's body was found in Baghdad yesterday.
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| Peace Mug Awarded to Willa Mae Thomas by Atlantic Coast Conference | 11/23/2005 | |
- The Atlantic Coast Conference Peace and Justice Committee awards a “peace mug” annually to a person or agency that exemplifies Christ’s love to persons experiencing adversity and injustice. The 2005 peace mug was awarded to Willie Mae Thomas.
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| Proclaiming truth and healing: A Charlotte Public Witness | 5/5/2005 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Mennonites gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 4-9, 2005, for the biennial convention, "Can't Keep Quiet!" are invited to proclaim the source of their true security and offer healing to the wounds of our neighbors and enemies. This is a family event.
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| “Living Peace” is Winter Peace Retreat Theme in Pocono Mountains | 3/26/2005 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- “The thing that strengthens us for our peace work is our worship of God,” Susan Mark Landis, peace advocate with the Executive Leadership Office of MC USA stated at a recent peace retreat in the snow- covered Pocono mountains.
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| Peace Mug Awarded to Doug Burkholder by Atlantic Coast Conference | 2/15/2005 | |
- The Atlantic Coast Conference Peace and Justice Committee awards a “peace mug” annually to a person or agency that exemplifies Christ’s love to persons experiencing adversity and injustice. The 2004 recipient was Doug Burkholder.
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| East Pennsylvania Congregations Attend Second Annual Peace Gathering | 2/7/2005 | by Ryan Kolb |
- The Peace and Justice Committee of Eastern District and Franconia Conference was encouraged to see so many persons from area Mennonite churches come out for its 2nd Annual Fall Gathering on Saturday, November 20.
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| Program for Children Explores Peace | 9/19/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- "Children Choosing Peace" will be presented on Saturday, October 30, 2004, from 9:00-3:30. Attendees will gather at Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue.
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| Program for Youth Explores Peace | 9/19/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- "Children Choosing Peace" will be presented on Saturday, October 30, 2004, from 9:00-3:30. Attendees will gather at Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue.
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| Peace Mug Awarded to Bruce Aker by New York Mennonite Conference | 10/4/2003 | |
- Bruce Aker was awarded a peace mug, provided by Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA, at Celebration 2003, a New York conference family retreat and delegate assembly on September 19-21.
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| Pan y Paz: 2003 Report | 9/26/2003 | by Charlotte Shristi |
- Pan y Paz: Report of September 21, 2003 event.
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| Pan y Paz: Colombian Mennonites Celebrate UN International Day of Peace | 9/15/2003 | by Charlotte Shristi |
- The Mennonite Church publicized its declaration of nonviolence on a national level leading up to last year's event, putting ads in several of the country's largest newspapers. This year it plans to do the same with calls to the armed actors to observe a 24-hour ceasefire on the 21st of December.
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| CPT leader honored for lifelong peace and justice work | 7/23/2003 | by Tony Krabill |
- The Peace and Justice Support Network (PJSN) of Mennonite Church USA, which seeks to keep peace and justice central to the mission of the church in the world, recognized Stoltzfus for his lifelong commitment to peace work with a pitcher from Goshen potter Dick Lehman.
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| Mennonite leaders in Civil Rights era return to Atlanta bearing peace message | 7/19/2003 | by Kathleen Kern |
- Rosemarie Freeney Harding and Vincent Harding to Atlanta to establish the first interracial community center in that city, they returned to Georgia as guest speakers at the Mennonite peace gathering July 1-3.
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| 'Kitchen Table Council' a safe place to address conflict at Mennonite convention | 6/13/2003 | |
- Organizers of the Kitchen Table Council booth hope to provide a safe space in which to resolve conflict at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Atlanta, Ga., July 3-8.
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| Volunteer mediators needed for 'Kitchen Table Council' at Atlanta 2003 | 6/13/2003 | |
- Volunteers are being sought to serve as on-call mediators for the Kitchen Table Council booth at Atlanta 2003, the Mennonite Church USA convention set for July 3-8.
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| Executive Board provides safe place to explore racism, dismantle white privilege | 4/26/2003 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- As Elaine Bryant, executive board member, spoke during an introductory anti-racism workshop April 13 about her struggles to find an apartment in St. Louis, Mo., in the 1960s, Mennonite Church USA Executive Board members grew quiet and reflective.
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| Forty-day fast for peace ends the day MC USA called to prayer and fasting | 3/4/2003 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- Because of many encouraging e-mails and phone calls, Daryl Byler said he's never felt alone during his 40-day fast for peace that began Feb. 5. That's when the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board has called congregations to a day of prayer and fasting at the height of U.S. preparations for war in Iraq.
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| As nation's drumbeats for war intensify, Mennonites called to kneel in prayer | 3/4/2003 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- As the United States prepares to invade Iraq with guns and bombs, the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board is asking Mennonites on March 16 to kneel in prayer in their congregations and homes.
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| South Korean church leaders urge prayer for peace in Korea | 2/28/2003 | by Jesus Village Church |
- With North Korean leaders threatening to ramp up production of nuclear weapons, the leaders of the Jesus Village Church in Gangwon Do, South Korea, have sent a letter to Mennonite churches around the world, calling for prayer and peace.
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| NEWS: Abortion Statement | 2/14/2003 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- In response to a call from constituents for Mennonite Church USA to reaffirm its stand on abortion, the Executive Board in January unanimously adopted a statement that considers abortion as "counter to biblical principles" but encourages compassionate responses to those caught in a complex issue.
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| Cover the Uninsured | 2/14/2003 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Mennonite Church USA is a National Supporter of Cover the Uninsured Week. This March 10-16, 2003 series of events is designed to focus attention on the more than 41 million Americans who do not have any form of health insurance.
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| Peace Quilt | 2/8/2003 | |
- Recently Salford Mennonite Church in Harleysville, PA. made two quilts. Daryl Byler delivered one half to the White House as a gift to President Bush, and Christian Peacemaker Teams took the other half to Iraq.
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| Mennonites seek alternatives to war with Iraq | 2/6/2003 | by MCUSA |
- As the Bush administration continues to prime the American populace and the United Nations for war against Iraq, Mennonites have joined others in urging diplomatic and humanitarian responses in dealing with the human rights abuses and potential threats posed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's leadership.
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| MC USA congregations can be yeast of peace in violence-saturated world | 1/16/2003 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- The Executive Board has asked area conference leaders to send congregations a peacemaking memo with a copy of a letter drafted to President Bush.
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| Peace walk: A journey in faith | 12/18/2002 | by Heidi Buller |
- In a time when the United States government is focusing on war, one man is trying to encourage the opposite.
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| Pray for Peace pins "stick" around | 10/16/2002 | by Heidi Buller |
- Mennonite Church USA Executive Board staff took firm hold of the peace-pin concept this past year as they offered an alternative to the red-white-and-blue ribbons people wore.
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| Support for Pan y Paz galvanizes Colombian church | 10/1/2002 | by Tony Krabill |
- Mennonite Mission Network news release about Pan y Paz
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| First Person: Pan y Paz is God’s call for Colombia | 10/1/2002 | by Janna Bowman |
- Mennonite Mission Network news release about Pan y Paz
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| U.S. Church Leaders Urge U.S. to Avoid Military Action Against Iraq | 9/18/2002 | by Jim Wetekam |
- Heads of many U.S. Protestant and Orthodox churches and organizations and leaders of Roman Catholic religious orders today announced opposition to U.S. military action against Iraq.
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| MC USA executive director brings congregational chorus for peace to Washington | 9/18/2002 | by Lauri Oswald |
- When Jim Schrag, executive director of Mennonite Church USA's Executive Board, spoke on behalf of the church to provide peaceful alternatives to a proposed war with Iraq during a press conference Sept. 12 on Capitol Hill, he brought with him a chorus of more than 12,000 voices.
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| Mennonite congregation to place ad in local newspaper | 9/5/2002 | by Staff |
- Madison Mennonite Church is leading an effort in Madison, WI, to place a full page ad in the local newspaper opposing a war in Iraq.
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| MC USA leaders seek 5,000 signatures to decry possible U.S. war in Iraq | 8/27/2002 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- Leaders in Mennonite Church USA are hoping that at least 5,000 constituents will put their names where their hearts are on the issue of peacemaking by signing a letter that decries a possible U.S.-led war in Iraq.
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| MC USA peace flags provide alternative for Sept. 11 commemorations | 8/21/2002 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- At a time when many people will commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., through patriotic flag-flying, Mennonite Church USA is providing an alternative with its new peace flags.
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| Peace resources available on Web | 7/31/2002 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- Peace resources available on Web in response to possible U.S. military action in Iraq.
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| Peace advocate helps Mennonites engage culture in finding Christ's way of peace | 6/19/2002 | by Laurie L. Oswald |
- The following is a question-answer interview conducted with Susan Mark Landis on June 7. She is a peace advocate for Mennonite Church USA's Executive Board. She lives and works in Orrville, Ohio.
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