James Juhnke: Oregon Schedule Sept. 16: Jim and Miriam arrive in OR Sept. 17:
9:00 - 9:30 am Q and A discussion with Jim on the war on terror and Middle East, or his book, The Missing Peace
10:45 am Preach at Albany Mennonite Church, worship service
2:30 pm OMHGS Fall meeting at Albany Mennonite Church. Jim will speak on “Mennonites and Democracy: What Shaped Us?” Click on this link for an audio recording of this meeting.
7:00 pm Salem Mennonite Church Sept. 20:
Noon Albany Peace Seekers and LBCC Peace Studies at the Venetian Theater, 1st St., downtown Albany
3:00 p.m. OSU – Dr. Richard Clinton, Political Science Dep’t.
7:00 p.m. Lebanon Mennonite Church. Jim will addresses issues from The Missing Peace, the book he co-authored Sept. 21: morning - Western Mennonite School - Chapel, and classes (afternoon) Sept. 22: George Fox University (times to be determined) Sept. 23: Bethel College Alumni meeting (tentative – place and time to be determined) Sept. 24:
9:15 a.m. Portland Mennonite Church, Christian Ed. hour
10:39 am
Portland Mennonite Church,
worship hour
6:00 pm Zion Mennonite Church, “The war on terror and America’s history of the Missing Peace.” Sept. 25: Jim and Miriam depart OR
October 29
Leo Hartshorn visits Zion Mennonite Church
During the Christian Education hour (9:30 - 10:30), Leo will lead the activity A Joyful Noise which offers a Christian-based interactive form of teaching peacemaking principles through rhythm, drumming, and story. <hear audio>
During the worship service, he will preach on "The Peaceable Mission"
<hear audio>
October 26 - 28
Pacific Northwest Regional Peace Gathering
co-sponsored by the Peace and Justice Support Network, Mennonite Church USA and the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Peace and Justice Committee.
October 26-28, 2006
Albany Mennonite Church
Albany, Oregon
The keynote speaker with be Ched Meyers, theological animator for Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries and author the landmark political reading of the gospel of Mark, Binding the Strong Man.
Bible Study Leader will be Perry Yoder,
professor of Old Testament, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and
author of Shalom: The Bible's Word for Salvation, Justice and Peace.
There
will be workshops on restorative justice, mediation, creation care,
simplicity, youth and the military,immigration, starting a peace group,
drumming for peace, peace and mission, and more. There will also be
worship services, displays, youth and children's programs.
June 23 - 25
Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
The 2006 conference will be held in Kalispell, Montana, at Northridge Luthern Church. Mountain View Mennonite Church will be the sponsor. Mark your calendars now for this "mountaintop" experience.
The World Peace Forum 2006
is an international gathering of individuals, groups and civic
governments from cities and communities to envision a living culture of
peace and sustainability in our lifetimes.
May 13
The Scandal of the Nonviolent Gospel Revisited
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Note: The featured speakers have granted
permission to post their papers for your reference. Click on titles
for pdf version of each paper; permission granted by authors for
sharing in entirety or in part, but not to edit in any way.
Morning Session
9:00 a.m. Registration and Greetings
9:10 a.m. Devotions- Matt Friesen
9:20 a.m. Introduction of Workshop goals and presenters
11:30 a.m. Audience Q & A for the Presenters panel
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Afternoon Dialog Session
Participants
will discuss individual views on how the theories differ, how they fit
into a historical understanding of Anabaptism, and how they contribute
to a practical theology of peace and justice. Participants will have
the opportunity to interact with all of the presenters in two
concurrent discussion sessions.
12:45 p.m.
Group Session Ia:
Moderator: Larry Eby
Resource persons: William Higgins and Caleb Heppner
Group Session IIa:
Moderator: Jack Knox
Resource persons: Stephen Obold-Eshleman and Sheldon Burkhalter
1:25 p.m. Break
1:35 p.m.
Group Session Ib:
Moderator: Teresa Moser
Resource persons: Stephen Obold-Eshleman and Sheldon Burkhalter
Group Session IIb:
Moderator: Eric Martin
Resource persons: William Higgins and Caleb Heppner
2:15 p.m. Break
2:25 p.m.
Reflections: Making Atonement Practical in Our Daily Lives
Moderator’s panel discussion
Jack Knox will chair the panel with Teresa Moser, Eric Martin, and Larry Eby as other members
3:00 p. m. Adjournment
April 1
Author, Roberta Showalter Kreider to speak in Oregon Brethren
Mennonite Council of Oregon is hosting author, Roberta Showalter
Kreider and her husband Harold, a retired Mennonite minister. A
Pennsylvania couple, in their late 70s, they are involved in seeking
justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. Roberta
has written 3 books containing faith stories of lgbt persons. BMC will
host them at:
Salem Mennonite Church in Salem OR (1045 Candlewood Drive NE) April 1 at 10 am, and
Peace Church of the Brethren, Portland, OR (12727 SE Market, Portland) April 1 at 7 pm with the Portland Gay Mens Choir.
Voices Around the Table
: Faith, Food and U.S. Farm Policy
Come to Washington, March
5-7, 2006, to explore farm policy’s impact on rural, urban and
international communities, and to envision the church’s role in a food
system that is just and sustainable for all.
February 10 - 12
Winter Peace Retreat
Creating Hope in the Crossfire
Conference
Peace and Justice Committees Winter Peace Retreat:
Creating Hope in the
Crossfire: Colombian Churches and Their Witness to the Mennonites of
North America is the theme of the annual winter retreat sponsored by
the Peace Justice Committee of Eastern District and Franconia Mennonite
conferences. It will beheld February 10-12, 2006, at Spruce Lake
Retreat Center in Canadensls, Pa. The keynote speaker is Janna
Hunter-Bowman from Witness for Peace. The youth program Peace Matters
will be led by Julie Prey-Harbough and Doug Burkholder.
For more information, contact: Becky Felton, 215-536-7935,
bfelton@netcarier.com or Robert Walden, 610-861-0653,
RWaldenPA@entermail.net.
February 8
Mennonite leaders encourage megachurch pastor
By Paul Schrag Mennonite Weekly Review
Two
Mennonites visited America’s most influential pastor Feb. 8 and
encouraged him to make Christ-centered peacemaking a part of his
theology.
Palmer Becker of Hesston, Kan., and Michael Hardin of
Lancaster, Pa., spent about eight minutes with Rick Warren, whose
“purpose-driven” books and programs have vaulted him to the forefront
of evangelicalism. (Rest of Story)
Mennonite
Creation Care Network
New group promotes care for environment
By Jennifer H. Schrock
GOSHEN,
Ind. — A new organization hopes to broaden Mennonite Church USA’s
ministry of healing and hope to include the environment. Mennonite
Creation Care Network is the successor to the Environmental Task Force,
which disbanded in 2004 due to lack of funding and a home within the MC
USA structure. (Rest of Story)
January 25
Discussion Group
The Peace and Justice discussion group
has moved from Yahoo to Google.
The purpose of the PNMC Peace & Justice email discussion group is
to share information and facilitate collaboration on Peace &
Justice issues among congregations and individuals in the Pacific
Northwest Mennonite Conference.
You can access the archives of past 244 messages at Yahoo and follow the discussion at its new Google location.
If you are interested in joining this discussion group, send a message to the administrator.
January 20, 2006
MLK Cellebration at Willamette University
7:00 pm Concert: Sweet Honey in the Rock
This concert is the culmination of a
week-long celebration featuring "Sweet Honey in the Rock". With
over 30 years of performing, this acapella group is known for it
social consciousness, political involvment and messages deeply rooted
inthe African American vocal traditions. The music is steeped in
the sacred music of the Black church and impacted by the civil
rights movement and songs of the struggle for justice. [more information]
January 14 - 16
Politics and Spirituality
Seeking a Public Integrity
Three prophetic speakers and two worlds that must be in conversation
.
Many are aware of the immense, nationwide response to Jim Wallis’
prophetic book, God’s Politics. It reveals both the recognition
of and desire for a new practical vision of life. We want to create a
living forum where these issues can be addressed and discussed.
Bringing together the political analysis of Jim Wallis, the literary
gifts of Anne Lamott, and the spiritual and Franciscan teaching of Fr.
Richard Rohr, we look forward to an energizing and prophetic weekend. [more information]
January 15
Albany Mennonite invites Peace & Justice groups to joint meeting
Leo Hartshorn will be preaching at Albany Mennonite
Church
on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 and afterwards
he, Valerie and the PNMC P&J committee would like to
invite you to a potluck noon meal and discussion about Peace &
Justice activities. Besides enjoying some good food together, we
will hear more about plans for the Fall 2006 conference, what P&J
activities are being pursued by area Mennonite Churches, and give Leo,
Valerie and the PNMC P&J committee feedback about how they can best
support our area church's P&J ministries.
Leo Hartshorn, Minister of Peace & Justice for the MCUSA and
Valerie Wideman, administrative assistant for MCUSA's Peace &
Justice Support Network will be meeting with the Pacific Northwest
Mennonite Conference's Peace & Justice Committee to prepare for a
Fall 2006 Peace & Justice Conference in the Northwest (date and
location TBA soon).
January 8
Matt Chandler speaks at Salem Mennonite Church
Matt Chandler (CPT)
Join us, Sunday evening, January 8, 2006
beginning with a Peace Potluck* at 6:00 pm. Matt Chandler of Christian
Peacemaker Teams (CPT) is speaking at Salem Mennonite Church 1045
Candlewood Drive NE, Keizer, OR 503-390-2715.
Matt Chandler recently returned from Baghdad, Iraq, after being
involved with efforts to support the families of detainees and helping
to build the Iraqi peace movement. His presentation will include
stories and insights rooted in his experiences as a CPT worker in
Palestine and Iraq. He is a young man who is highly committed to being
a peacemaker and who tells his story well.
* Please bring "finger food" to the potluck meal along with your own plates and utensils.
January 5
Matt Chandler speaks at Albany Mennonite
Please join us on Thursday, Jan. 5 from
7-8:30pm at Albany Mennonite Church to talk with Matt Chandler, a
member of the Christian Peacemakers Teams in Iraq. Matt left
Baghdad shortly before his fellow team-members were taken hostage
and will be sharing an update on CPT's work in Iraq. You are
welcome to join us that evening, bring a friend and a snack or
left-over Christmas cookies to share.
January 3
Matt Chandler speaks in Corvallis
Matt
Chandler will speak at the First United Methodist Church in Corvallis
at 7:00 pm, in the Martha Room (1165 NW Monroe Ave.). Matt left
Baghdad shortly before his fellow team-members were taken hostage and
will be sharing an update on CPT's work in Iraq,
