Pax Christi Penobscot Valley will hold Pax Christi Penobscot Valley will hold its monthly Mass
at 7 PM the second Wednesday of every month at St. Mary's Church in Bangor.
For more information please contact Patricia Claus at patclaus@adelphia.net or Mary Ellen Quinn at memquinn@peoplepc.com.
its monthly Mass
at 7 PM the second Wednesday of every month at St. Mary's Church in Bangor.
For more information please contact Patricia Claus at patclaus@adelphia.net or Mary Ellen Quinn at memquinn@peoplepc.com.
Bangor, Maine - Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - Six peace activists were found not guilty of criminal trespass after a two-day jury trial in Penobscot County Superior Court. They have been referred to as the "Bangor Six" by some in context with this particular moment, some nearly fourteen months after their alleged crime. However, this precedent-setting case for peace activists here in Maine,
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Over 140 Christian leaders have made a unified call for a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians, to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel. Their declaration is published today in The Independent newspaper.
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March 15, 2008 - Ellsworth, Maine - Approximately two hundred anti-war activists gathered in light snowfall at Ellsworth City Hall to commemorate the end of the fifth year of the bloody U.S. occupation of Iraq and the beginning of its sixth year while joining hundreds more protestors in shire towns...
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On January 26, 2008, about 50 people gathered at St. Mary's Chapel in Bangor, Maine to remember the children around the earth who are affected by war. The prayer service was prepared by members of Pax Christi, Penobscot Valley, and we were joined by Reverend Elaine Hewes, Pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bangor, Mary Trotochaud, a passionate advocate for children and the banning of cluster bombs, and several members of Veterans for Peace.
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It's because he practices what he preaches that a retreat w
ith John Dear makes such an impact on participants. For Pax Christi members and friends who gathered at the Living Water Spiritual Center along the Sebasticook River for their annual retreat, unbroken since 1981, the timing could not have been more opportune. It was only days before the signing of the unprecedented and shameful Military Commissions Act of 2006 which not only betrays our precious legal heritage but legalizes certain degrees of torture.
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Pax Christi Maine embraces the Pax Christi USA statement of purpose and is part of the national Catholic peace movement. You need not be Catholic to attend meetings or be a member of Pax Christi. |