St. Luke the Evangelist Church Peace in Our Day committee

Peace in Our Day

This is a scripture-based prayerful group interested in increasing parish awareness of and in deepening parish work for peace and justice. Projects have Haiti Information Days (for our Sister Parish); Gift of our Gifts days; movie series. This group meets in the daytime. A focus of this group has been our sister parish in Haiti, Notre Dame de-la Presentation in Los Palis, in the diocese of Hinche.

Peace in Our Day Easter Series, Tuesdays: April 10 - May 1, 2007

April 10
We’ll view the powerful movie “Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train” that tells the history of peace activism, and members of the Peace in Our Day group will lead a discussion following the film. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) listing

April 17
The program is “I Just Decided to Do Something!” Businessman and development worker Aldo Magazzeni will discuss how digging wells and building schools in developing countries is a step on the road to peace. Philadelphia Inquirer article: "A calling to help the poor" about Aldo Magazzeni.

April 24
Carol Miller of the Doylestown chapter of The Nonviolent PeaceForce will explain how volunteers can be trained in the art of peace and then sent to world hotspots to cool things down. You may even be inspired to become a member. Website for Nonviolent PeaceForce

May 1
Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, SSJ, will tie our Catholic faith into the peace movement in a talk entitled “Nonviolence of Jesus and Discipleship: Fruit of Prayer, Call to Action.” Sister is a daughter of the parish. She is currently the Director of the Cecilian Center for Earth, Arts and Spirit in Mt. Airy, Philadelphia. Click here for the Center's Spring 2007 course offerings