Pax Christi related Events 2013

The 2013  Peace and Justice Pilgrimage  is currently walking from Iona to London to highlight Government  plans to spend £100bn on Trident while slashing vital public services. After leaving Iona on Whit Sunday (May 19th), the Pilgrimage is making its its way southwards via Faslane, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Hexham, Durham, York, Selby, Lincoln, Cambridge, St Albans and London.  A variety of public events and acts of witness have been planned at key points along the route. Pax Christi members are involved in some of these events and we will post details as they emerge. Why not join part of the Pilgrimage as it passes near you?

1 June Birmingham. Day conference:' Come and See - Beyond Holy Sites'

• Where: Friends Meeting House, Bull Street, Birmingham City Center .
• Time: 10.00 am
• Speakers: Ann Farr (Pax Christi), Karen Chalk (ICAHD), Adrian Dorber, Canon of Lichfield Cathedral who have led tours/pilgrimages
  to Palestine/Israel. There will be time for questions, interviews with a couple of people who have visited Palestine/Israel, information about alternative tours, Palestinian goods for sale and much more.
• Organised by Friends of Sabeel West Midlands.

6 June, Brentwood evening on the Holy Land

• Where: Grange Ursuline Convent, Queens Road, opposite the Cathedral
• Time: 7.30 - 9.00
• Speaker: Pat Gaffney from Pax Christi

All welcome to this meeting which will include group discussion.  Some Ursuline students will also be sharing their observations after their recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land

22 June, Brecon - Palestine: Help lighten the darkness : an evening of music, readings and talk

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  Where: Brecon Cathedral, Cathedral Close Brecon, Powys LD3 9DP
• Time: 6.30 pm
• Theme: an evening of beautiful music with Richard Worthing-Davies and Frances Couldridge , inspired readings and eye-witness account of life for Palestinians in the West Bank with Ann Farr of Pax Christi.
• Tickets £8.00

Proceeds: to Medical Aid for Palestinians and Humanistarian Assistance Programme

22 June, Brentwood: training day Practical Engagement in Justice and Peace

• Where: Cathedral Halls, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essec, CM15 8AT
• Time: 10.30 - 3.30
• Workshops with Valerie Flessati, Pax Christi, Sr Una McCreesh, Chair CJSR ,Rachel McCarthy, CAFOD, Cecilia Camara-Taylor, Office for Migration, CBCEW
• Organised by Justice and Peace Commissions of Brentwood, Southwark and Westminster Dioceses

Bookings to: Davina Bolt davina@dioceseofbrentwood.org

 

 

The ICON, made in the Monastery of St John in the Desert, near Jerusalem,is wonderful focus for prayer, meditation, discussion on the theme of peace and reconciliation.

Read here comments from people who have used the ICON and here ideas on how the ICON can be used.

Here are some images of the ICON at St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, London 2010.

We have created this opportunity for Pax Christi Members and Supporters in England and Wales to share in the hosting of the Icon. Download a leaflet here with more practical information and booking form.

 

 

 

 

 

In the direction of nonviolence...moving from a culture addicted to war and violence to a culture where our first choice is peace and nonviolence?

A good idea, but how do we get there?

Pax Christi can offer a variety of themed sessions which can stand alone or be put together as a mini-course. Download information and booking form here.

We also offer a range of resources, from brochures to study-guides on this theme. Download order form here

On-line booking form here