Monday, April 8, 2013

Greetings!,  

Below is the e-Update for April 2013, a recap of all of the items you may have missed but which are still relevant from the past month or so. We hope you'll take a few moments today or later this week to review them and use them as you see fit. 

Look back at Lent/Easter 2013

• To see all of our resources for Lent and Easter, including reflections and PSA e-bulletins, click here. 

Recent Prayer-Study-Action e-Bulletins (PSA)

• See all Lenten PSA's by clicking here then scrolling down.
• February 7: Remembering Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN
• January 22: Retrofitting Haiti 3 years after the earthquake 

Special Alerts

• Nominate someone for Teacher of Peace
• Spring Resource Review: Focus on Earth Day
• Pax Christi USA signs on to FY14 budget letter
• Pax Christi USA endorses the Starvin for Justice Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty
• Pax Christi USA signs on to co-sponsor anti-drone conference in Upstate NY
• Pax Christi USA signs on to Children's Defense Fund campaign on gun violence
• Pax Christi USA endorses letter urging a ban on profiling in immigration legislation
• Pax Christi USA signs on to call for a National Plan of Action for Racial Justice
• New prayer-study-action process on the 50th anniversary of "Pacem in terris"
• Information and registration for the National Conference
• Renew your membership online through the PCUSA website
• Last two regional dialogues: April 20 in Maine, May 4 in the Pacific Northwest

Recent News Items, Calendar Items and Other Items of Interest

• April 11 is a National Day of Action to Close Guantanamo
• Pax Christi International hosts summer camp for young adults ages 18-30
• Pax Christi International continues work on Syria following Lenten campaign
• Report back from the Pax Christi Michigan regional dialogue
• Report back from the Pax Christi Minnesota/South Dakota regional dialogue
• Trial set for conscientious objector Kim Rivera
• An interactive graph on drone warfare
• Father of Dave Robinson, former PCUSA Executive Director, passes away
• March 2013 edition of "On The Line" features news from local groups, regions 
• SOA Watch hiring for a field organizer 
• JustFaith Ministries is hiring for an executive director
• Little Friends for Peace opens new Peace Academy certification process
• Spring 2013 Pax Christi USA Newsletter, The Peace Current, online 
• Pax Christi International April 2013 newsletter