Current Highlights

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Sunday, January 3 at 3:00 pm

Bringing Light to Darkness

Ecumenical Epiphany Service for Peace

Union Baptist Church

1405 East Monroe Street, Springfield

Speaker:  Shelly Heideman, Director

Faith Coalition for the Common Good

Hospitality follows Service

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Volunteers Needed!

  

Springfield Overflow Shelter

  

Next Service night:  February 24

For more information

contact Diane, 544-3997  

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For current program, click on "news and events"

submit your favorite prayers to dianelopezhughes@gmail.com

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Please join Pax Christi Springfield

for our meetings and programs in 2010  

 

Saturday, January 3, Epiphany Service (see above)

   

Feb (date TBA) – lunch planning meeting

  

March (date and topic TBA) 6:30 pm Lincoln Library

International Women's Day event - Co-sponsored with Mary Wood WILPF

  

Mid March - cosponsorship of events recognizing ongoing wars on terror/wars of occupation  

  

March (date TBA) – lunch planning meeting

  

April 1 – At Dominican Motherhouse:  6:30 pm Soup and Discussion

  

Tuesday, May, 26 – 7pm Lincoln Library 

Film:  The Power of Forgiveness - discussion to follow

http://www.thepowerofforgiveness.com/

  

Thursday, June 3, Washington Park, TBA

Prayer Service and Potluck Picnic for Peace

  

July Peace Camp - volunteers and food donations needed

Pax Christi Springfield lunchmaking and support  

  

August (date and topic TBA) Commemorating the loss of lives in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Atomic Bombings

  

September Cosponsorship of events

9/21 Int’l Day of Peace and Ceasefire

PCS is a cosponsor, including an Interfaith Service 

  

October Lunch planning meeting

Saturday, 9/19, Noon - 1p Vigil for the International Day of Peace

Federal Building, Sixth and Monroe

  

November (date and topic TBA) 6:30 pm Public meeting at Lincoln Library  

   

December 4 and 5:  Fair Trade Fair at St. Joseph Parish after the masses

Saturday, 4:30 and Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 masses

Our major fundraiser of the year and a great way to give twice

   

Thursday, December 9, 6:30 pm, Sacred Heart Convent

Annual prayer service and Christmas potluck

  

Service Opportunities:  Spillover Shelter (once a month, Nov to March 31); one day lunch during Peace Camp Week; assistance for early December Fair Trade Fairs; and cookies and beverages for hospitality at various events

  

  

   

  

 
Sister Water Websites

 As seen on Access 4 program

  

Click here to download the Environmental Justice Committee Proposal for St. Joseph Parish Council

 

Peace Vigil

Join us for a weekly peace vigil every Saturday at noon. Meet outside the Federal Building at the corner of 6th and Monroe in Springfield.

 

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