2008
March 7 - 10 --
Ecumenical Advocacy Days
2008: Claiming a Vision of True Security -- hundreds will gather
in Washington, DC, for workshops, plenary, and visits to Congress.
March 14 – 24 --
Congressional Accompaniment Project Tour to Israel-Palestine
April 22 --
Earth Day, focusing on the interconnection between poverty and
climate change.
April 27 - 28 --
Days of Prayer &
Action for Colombia
May 3 --
Cultivating the Inclusive Church -- an interactive retreat for
reflection and renewal -- 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Clarendon Presbyterian
Church, Arlington, VA
May 10 - 25 -- Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
Pentecost trip to
Palestine, Israel, and Jordan
June 1 --
More Light Sunday
June 8 - 10 -- ENVISION: The Gospel,
Politics, and the Future.
Princeton University. Rita Nakashima Brock
writes: "We are offering exciting plenaries, inspiring preaching,
and 20 Learning Tracks on issues such as climate change, war, sexuality,
race, women, poverty, and human rights, with a broad array of
perspectives, all focused on Christian engagement in politics for the
Common Good of all."
Go to the Envision website
for full information.
June 13 - 15 -- Sojourners'
Pentecost 2008: Training for Change
June 20
- 29 -- CISPES Fact Finding Delegation to El Salvador.
Details >>
June 21 - 28 -- 218th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA),
San Jose, CA
June 22 --
Access
Sunday
July 1 - 5 --
Church Unbound, a
conference on building real diversity in the PC(USA).
Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, NC.
July 15 - 19 --
2008
Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference:
Sowing Mustard
Seeds: Working for God's Justice - Confronting Poverty,
Orange, California
July 17–20 -- 4th
annual retreat for GLBTQ inquirers and candidates,
in rural Indiana
July 28 - August 3 --
Paths toward Peace and Justice:
Spirituality, Earth-Care, and the Prophetic Word in a time of Violence,
Ghost Ranch, NM. Nine seminars with varied topics and great
leaders will guarantee a great week! Witherspoon is
co-sponsoring this event along with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship,
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation, and the Presbyterian Peacemaking
Program.
August 1-15 --
Delegation to the Philippines, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
August 4-10 --
Multicultural Institute at Ghost Ranch
September 15 - 17 -- Gun Violence and
Gospel Values,
Stony Point Center. Sponsored by Stony Point, the Presbyterian
Peace Fellowship, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, and the Advisory
Committee on Social Witness Policy, this colloquium will explore ways in
which the church must respond to growing gun violence in communities
across the United States.
October 9 - 11 --
Mindful Living: Healthy
People, Healthy Churches, Healthy Planet,
National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program biennial conference, in
Alexandria, MN, at Lake Geneva Christian Center.
October 18-28 --
Globalization and Coffee: The Impact of Free Trade and Fair
Trade on Colombian Farmers, Equal Exchange Interfaith Program
2009
March
13-16, 2009 --
ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY DAYS – "Enough for All Creation.”
Washington, DC.
