EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
OUTREACH FAIR RESOURCE PAGE FOR PEACE
(Compiled by the Diocesan Consultation for Human Needs)
“The Mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God
and one another in Christ” (BCP pg. 855)
Peace and Justice
(Quotes found in Horizons Magazine
January/February 2004 issue.)
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“It seems to me that there are two great enemies of peace – fear and selfishness.” – Katherine Paterson
“Peace is not a passive but an active condition, not a negation but an affirmation. It is a gesture as strong as war.” – Mary Roberts Rinehart
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi
“Love is not a doctrine. Peace is not an international agreement. Love and Peace are beings who live as possibilities in us.” –
Mary Caroline Richards
“I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.” – Helen Keller
“If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them, but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.” Proverbs 14:31
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon…which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“God’s purpose is to unite all the separate and divided things and peoples of this world.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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· EVERY DAY IS A DAY TO BE LOVING
· Wednesdays Weekly 5:30 – 6pm Neighbors Advancing Non-Violence, Goffstown Common
· June 26th – Re-Imagining Youth and Young Adult Ministry Think Tank Gathering from 3-6pm at St. Paul’s Church – Concord. Youth, Youth Leaders, Young Adults and Clergy Welcome.
· August 4-7, 2005 – One Vision, Nuclear Free World Bishop Steven Charleston speaks at Nevada Test Site on 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima. www.nevadadesertexperience.org
· August 13 + 14th, 2005 – St. James’ Episcopal Church – Keene, NH
Jonathan Daniels Day: Education, Witness, Worship and Freedom March. Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and Bishop Steven Charleston, Dean of EDS will be present to commemorate the NH martyr who stood for civil rights. The Diocesan Anti-Racism Task Force will have materials to inspire continued witness in our Church.
· September 18th – NH Re-Imagining Outreach Evensong and Pot Luck Dinner at Grace Church Manchester, 4-6pm. Music – Prayer – Networking for Loving Service - Fellowship. All Generations Welcome!
· October 16th – Interfaith Justice Choir Event at St. James’ Church – Keene, NH
· November 11 + 12 AT CONVENTION PARISHES START COLLECTING CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR PRISONERS KIDS. Ingathering during Convention
· December – Consider Giving ‘Alternative’ Christmas Gifts to ministries and organizations which further the vision of Christian Social Justice.
