Monday, October 12, 2015

Below is the e-Update for October 2015, a recap of all of the items you may have missed which are still relevant from the past month or so.

Also, if you did not already see the Summer 2015 issue of Pax Christi USA's newsletter, The Peace Current, you can see it by clicking here. If you're an up-to-date member of Pax Christi USA, you should have received this newsletter in July or August through the regular mail. If you didn't, please contact Myron Ford at mford@paxchristiusa.org or 202-635-2741 to update your information or renew your membership!

We hope you'll take a few moments today or later this week to review these items and use them as you see fit.

Special Resources and Alerts

From the Bread for the Journey blog

"Moral action for climate change speech," by Pax Christi International Co-President Marie Dennis
"22 people killed at Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan," by PCUSA Teacher of Peace Kathy Kelly
"Climate change is a moral issue," by PCUSA Teacher of Peace Rev. John Rausch, glmy
"Pope Francis the prophet," by Thomas Reese, SJ
For more from the blog, click here.

Recent News Items, Calendar Items and Other Items of Interest

Oct. 16-18: Pax Christi Michigan Annual Retreat with Gail Presbey, Ph.D., Roscommon, MI
Oct. 16-20: Peace Alliance conference in Washington, D.C.
Oct. 17: PC Northern California assembly, "Creative Nonviolence: Peacemaking in the 21st Century," with Sr. Megan Rice, Rivera Sun and Elizabeth Murray, among others in Oakland. Contact oaklandcatholicworker@yahoo.com for more info
Oct. 24: NCR Conference in Illinois
Nov. 5-7: Fellowship of Reconciliation Centennial events in NY
Nov. 6-7: "Black Lives Matter: Race, Poverty and Violence Symposium" at Xavier University in New Orleans
Nov. 13-15: Retreat with John Dear at Kirkridge in Pennsylvania
Nov. 14: Pax Christi Massachusetts retreat with Sr. Helen Prejean at St. Susanna Parish, Dedham, MA; contact Pat Ferrone at patferrone@rcn.com for info
Nov. 20: Pax Christi USA gathering at the SOA in Columbus, GA. Stay tuned for more info. We have a room reserved for 6pm, Friday eve at the Columbus Convention Center.
Nov. 20-22: SOA vigil and action, Columbus, GA
Read September's edition of On The Line
Summer 2015 Pax Christi USA Newsletter, The Peace Current, online
Pax Christi International October 2015 newsletter

In Christ's peace,

Johnny Zokovitch

Director of Communications, Pax Christi USA

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