Clergy Peacemakers provides collegial support for the ministry of peacemaking as well as affirmation and mutual acceptance. It seeks to provide a place where community peace events can be planned and promoted and a source for theological and social reflection on peacemaking issues.
This interfaith group is open to clergywomen and men actively serving congregations in pulpit ministry and/or dioceses in or around Lincoln. The Clergy Peacemakers Covenant includes more details.
Meetings of the group are held at First United Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th St., from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. Bring a brownbag lunch. Clergy of all faiths with preaching responsibility are invited.
News
2009 New Year's Candlelight Peace Vigil
First Night Lights, a candlelight vigil for peace will be held from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 1.
The event, sponsored by Clergy Peacemakers, will be held on the O Street sidewalk on the north side of Woods Park (just west of 33rd and O Streets).
Everyone is invited to begin 2009 with hope for peace.
Pakistani Women’s Advocate Speaks
“Women
and Islam” was the topic of a presentation by Pakistani attorney
and women’s rights activist, Shamsa Ali, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 28, at Northeast United Church of Christ, 6200 Adams St.
Ms. Ali, a Fulbright Scholar, who has worked for Pakistani women’s rights for 25 years says, “There is a sense of frustration that so much more is achievable and the pace of change is not fast enough.” At the same time she cautions, “There are tenets of Islam, relating to women, which have been grossly misrepresented, even by Muslim media,”
Witness Against the Death Penalty
Participants will break paper chains, symbolizing indifference to capital punishment, as churches from across the city gather for "A Witness Against the Death Penalty." The community worship service will be held on Sunday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1345 S. 16th St. The public is invited.
Three speakers will share their opposition to the death penalty from very different perspectives.
Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Reflection
An Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Reflection was held on the four-year anniversary of the war, March 20, at First Presbyterian. The event, sponsored by Clergy Peacemakers remembered Americans, Iraqis, and all who have died in the conflict through readings of sacred texts, lighting of candles, recitation of names, and sharing of personal testimonies.
Prayer of Lament
More than twenty Lincoln churches joined in a prayer of lament and reading of the names of Americans and Iraqis who have died in the Iraq War as an act of remembrance during their regular weekly services of worship on Sunday, March 18, immediately prior to the war's four-year anniversary on March 20. Each participating congregation read the name of an Iraqi and an American for each worshipper present. Together the churches read all available names of those who have died in the war.