Thursday, August 28, 2008

Princeton Friends Meeting UN International Day of Peace Event

Princeton Friends Meeting is located at 470 Quaker Road where it intersects Mercer Road

The Peace Day committee of Princeton Friends Meeting and School invites all members of the School/Meeting community and the wider community to participate in the events it has organized. This Peace Day celebration is co-sponsored by the Fellowship in Prayer.


Saturday September 20

Starting 6:00 pm

Opening Prayer for Peace in the Meetinghouse. There will be members in the meetinghouse praying for peace for 24 hours, and all are invited to come and join us at any time.

6:00 pm
First Day (Sunday) School Pot luck and all night camp out

Sunday September 21

8:00 am - 9:00

Breakfast for First Day (Sunday) School camp out

9:00 am – 10:00

Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse

11:00 am – noon

Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse

11:00 am - noon

Workshop open to all age groups of young people

Noon

Worldwide Minute of Silence for Peace, in the Meetinghouse

12:15 pm – 1:30

Simple Meal of beans and rice. Similar to the meal that many eat around the world

1:45 pm – 4:30/4:45 sharp

Adult Workshop: “Peace Through Forgiveness: A Courageous, Healing Choice”, led by Patricia Stere Sears, Housatonic Friends Meeting

1:45 pm – 4:30/4:45
Workshop open to all age groups of young people

6:00 pm

Closing Prayer for Peace in the Meetinghouse

5:45 pm

Third Sunday Gathering

5:45 pm – 6:30

Potluck Dinner

6:30 pm – 7:00

Singing and Clean-up

7:00 pm – 8:00
Guest Speaker: Susan Campbell, Merion Friends Meeting, who represents Philadelphia Yearly Meeting as an NGO at the U.N.

Throughout Sunday, two unscheduled activities will be available:

- Eyes Wide Open: New Jersey exhibit (American Friends Service Committee) that features boots representing New Jersey soldiers and Iraqis killed in the current Iraq war. See separate blog posting for further details.

- A Peace Path through the woods with signs and quotations for meditation.

For further information, email
spiritsong4@verizon.net

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