First Sunday of every
month. 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
(Since
September 2007)
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We are having a PEACE
Vigil once a month, on the first Sunday of
every month.
It is for one hour,
from 12 noon until 1 pm.
This will be a vigil FOR
PEACE. It
will not be a vigil or a protest against anything.
It will not be anti-war, or anti-military,
or anti-our president, or anti-any country, or
anti-any people, or anti-any belief system.
It will simply be FOR PEACE.
We will stand silently on the
church lawn at the curb of
Ten Mile Road
, holding signs for passersby to see..
There will be no shouting or chanting of
slogans. There will be no waving of hands or
signs or any interference with traffic.
Only signs that say PEACE or
PRAY FOR PEACE will be acceptable.
This is a vigil to be done in a positive
way, so only PEACE will be focused on.
We will not focus on anything negative,
which is why we will not express anti-anything.
We will pray
together for PEACE.
If anyone stops and asks us
what we stand for, we will reply that we are for
PEACE. We
will not discuss any personal political views, or
make comments on any war, people, politicians,
events, or conditions.
We are simply FOR PEACE.
They may join us if they wish to abide by
our way of being, as outlined here.
Prayer and positive thoughts
have an effect.
We are a small group, even if everyone in
our church joins us.
But our being FOR PEACE may influence
others, who may influence others, who may
influence others………
Our PEACE Vigil will coincide with our
monthly communion service.
As we take communion, we affirm our
connection with Jesus, and all he taught and stood
for. PEACE
is a very important part of his message to us.
Let us honor his teaching of love for ALL
of our neighbors by expressing our desire for
PEACE in the world.
Please join this VIGIL FOR PEACE.
You may bring your own sign, keeping to the
guidelines stated above.
But if you don’t have a sign, simply
stand with us.
As the numbers grow,
people will be bringing their own signs to the
vigil, so I want to remind everyone that the signs
should say only "Peace" or "Pray
for Peace". As this is being done in a
totally positive manner, I do not want to draw
attention to any divisions between people, whether
to groups we do not belong to, would not belong
to, or even those we DO belong to. A
positive peace ministry is all inclusive and does
not point out the divisions between
"them" and "us", even though
we are very happy to be "us". So
please do not put any designs or symbols on the
signs that represent any particular group.
Something simple like a heart or a peace dove or
flowers are fairly universal symbols and so leave
no one out. But even wonderful symbols that
we love, such as the cross or the American flag or
the Methodist cross & flame, represent only
some people, not all people. So please do
not use such symbols on the signs. I hope
that you will be understanding of this request.
If you can’t make it every time, then be
there some of the times.
And when you can’t be there in person,
please join us in prayer from wherever you are.
One hour, once a month. Is PEACE worth
it to you?
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and
we also did this...
September 21, 2008 was the United Nations
International Day of Peace. In support of
this event, and as an outreach in one of our
church's core values, we hosted a Special Peace
Vigil at
12:00
noon
on Sept. 21. This was exactly like our
regularly scheduled Peace Vigil held the 1st
Sunday of each month. It lasted 1 hour.
We posted the event on the
International Day of Peace website at http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/.
Please join us
the first Sunday of every month as we stand for Peace.
Invite a friend.
Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they will be called the
children of God.
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