BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//NC Council of Churches - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:NC Council of Churches X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ncchurches.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NC Council of Churches REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T190000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20160318T172142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160322T172430Z UID:20752-1460919600-1460919600@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Screening of "Making a Killing -- Guns\, Greed\, and the NRA" DESCRIPTION:This movie tells the stories of how guns\, and the billions in profit they provide affect the lives of everyday Americans. The film shows how gun companies and the NRA resist legislation for the sake of profit\, putting people in danger. It illustrates gun tragedies and what we can do to put an end to this profit-driven crisis. \nAlong with Umstead Park UCC\, this showing is co-sponsored by the Council along with the NC Justice Center\, North Carolinians Against Gun Violence\, MomsRising\, the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People\, and the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/screening-making-killing/ LOCATION:Umstead Park United Church of Christ\, 8208 Brownleigh Drive\, Raleigh\, 27617 CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160324T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160324T190000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20160318T185055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160318T185055Z UID:20760-1458828000-1458846000@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace 2016: Maundy Thursday DESCRIPTION:The Pilgrimage takes place statewide throughout Holy Week. The Council is coordinating Maundy Thursday activities. \n2 p.m. Presentation at Auditorium at Student Action with Farmworkers\n3 p.m. Walk to Durham History Museum (West Main Street) then continue to Durham County Detention Facility (South Mangum Street)\n5 p.m. Inside Outside Alliance – presentation on conditions at Durham County Jail\n6:15 p.m. Meal and Service at First Presbyterian Church\, Durham (East Main Street) URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/pilgrimage-justice-peace-2016-maundy-thursday/ LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Farmworkers,Immigration,Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T120000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20160223T151025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160223T151025Z UID:20617-1458208800-1458216000@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:NCCC in Charlotte DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Myers Park Baptist Church to meet the Rev. Dr. Jennifer E. Copeland\, the Council’s new executive director\, and to learn about new and expanded initiatives the Council is offering statewide. We’ll bring plenty of sample resources and let you know how to access additional materials; all are free. \nOur time together will start at 10 and end by noon on Thursday\, March 17. Light refreshments will be offered. Our thanks to the Rev. Ben Boswell and everyone at MPBC for their hospitality. \nNot sure if your denomination is a member of the Council? Check here. \nBut even if your denomination is not a member\, we hope you will join us on the 17th and in our ongoing efforts to make North Carolina a more just\, unified\, and peaceful place for all. \nAn RSVP to info@ncchurches.org would be helpful so that we bring enough materials with us\, but feel free to join us even if you do not have the opportunity to respond. \n  URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/nccc-in-charlotte/ LOCATION:Myers Park Baptist Church\, 1900 Queens Road\, Charlotte\, 28207\, United States CATEGORIES:Christian Unity,Farmworkers,Food,Immigration,Legislative Advocacy,NCIPL,Peace,Regional Visits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20151109T185935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151109T185935Z UID:20032-1449774000-1449777600@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Candlelight Vigil Against Gun Violence DESCRIPTION:Commemorate the 32\,000 lives that are lost every year to gun violence. Roughly once a week this year\, on average\, a small child has found a gun\, pointed it at himself or someone else and pulled the trigger. Additionally\, since the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012\, there have been at least 864 other mass shootings in the U.S. Gun violence affects people regardless of age\, income\, location\, religion\, and race.  For more information or to RSVP\, email North Carolinians Against Gun Violence. \nThis event coincides with the Faiths United to Prevent Sabbath Weekend. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/candlelight-vigil-against-gun-violence/ LOCATION:Judea Reform Congregation\, 1933 W Cornwallis Road\, Durham\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20151124T224330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151130T184451Z UID:20148-1449511200-1449518400@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Prayer Vigil and Multicultural Potluck DESCRIPTION:As the Triangle community responds to the global refugee crisis and intense backlash against Syrian refugees after the devastating attacks in Beirut\, Paris and Baghdad\, local faith communities are sending an intentional message of welcome to all refugees and immigrants. On Monday\, December 7 at 6 PM\, faith leaders\, service organizations\, refugee resettlement agencies and immigrant advocates will hold a prayer vigil immediately followed by multicultural dinner organized by the North Carolina Council of Churches. At the dinner\, participants will enjoy food from home and ancestral countries\, and will discuss the importance of building a welcoming community for refugees and immigrants\, highlighting the contributions they make to the Triangle communities. \nAll are invited to come together to pray for peace throughout the world and then to break bread with our neighbors from other countries. Please bring a dish from your own culture or ancestry to share and/or\, a canned food donation for the food pantry of Urban Ministries. The event will take place at 6pm at the St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (403 E. Main St.). Everyone is welcome. Many thanks to Church World Service for helping to organize this event. \n  URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/prayer-vigil-and-multicultural-potluck/ LOCATION:St. Philip’s Episcopal Church\, 403 E. Main Street\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Immigration,Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151020T203000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150921T131945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150921T131945Z UID:19815-1445367600-1445373000@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:"Ghosts of Johnston County" -- Screening and Discussion DESCRIPTION:This 35-minute documentary film tells the story of the ongoing efforts by a group of North Carolinians who\, for nearly ten years\, have been fighting to achieve accountability for the victims of U.S. sponsored torture during the “war on terror.” In 2005\, a number of investigative reports linked Aero Contractors Limited\, a private charter company based at the Johnston County Airport in Smithfield\, NC\, to the CIA’s controversial rendition\, detention and interrogation program. This airport played a key role in transporting dozens of men\, many of whom were innocent\, to third countries were they faced indefinite\, secret detention and torture. \n“Ghosts of Johnston County” offers a local perspective on this complex international issue. It is told through a combination of on-the-ground observational footage\, home video footage filmed by local activists\, archival materials\, and interviews that have been conducted with both activists and supporters of Aero Contractors alike. The film also features excerpts from a dialogue with a European survivor of the U.S. sponsored torture as well as commentary from the former lead prosecutor of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center\, Col. Morris Davis. \nThe film screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s co-director Eric Juth. Christina Cowger and Jessica Porta of the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture will also be present to discuss the effort currently underway to establish a truth commission to investigate North Carolina’s role in torture. \nThe Council is a co-sponsor. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/ghosts-of-johnston-county-screening-and-discussion/ LOCATION:Green Street United Methodist Church\, 639 South Green Street\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150924T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150911T212219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150911T212219Z UID:19798-1443121200-1443128400@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:An Evening with Hind Khoury\, General Secretary for KAIROS Palestine DESCRIPTION:Hind Khoury\, the General Secretary for KAIROS Palestine\, will share about the reality of life in Palestine\, the urgency of the situation there\, and how people of faith might engage as advocates. \nThis will be an excellent opportunity for those who have traveled as pilgrims to Israel and Palestine\, for General Conference delegates\, for lovers of the Biblical land\, and for peacemakers. \nThis event is a part of the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (WWPPI) as designated by the World Council of Churches\, and is being co-sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Churches. \nQuestions about the event? Contact Laura Fine Ledford at lledford@nccumc.org. \nHind Khoury is a Palestinian Christian\, an economist\, a former ambassador\, and the newly appointed General Secretary of Kairos Palestine* located in Bethlehem. She is also the president of the Bethlehem Rotary Club and an executive board member of Bethlehem Bible College. She is president of the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ)\, which is highly respected around the world for its meticulous research and mapping of the region. She is vice-president of the Arab Thought Forum\, and has served as vice president of Sabeel Ecumenical Palestinian Liberation Theology Center. She has spoken at many conferences and seminars locally and internationally\, and she serves as a consultant to MASARAT\, a research center on Palestinian strategic directives. \nAn interview with Ms. Khoury can be found here. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/an-evening-with-hind-khoury-general-secretary-for-kairos-palestine/ LOCATION:Apex United Methodist Church\, 100 South Hughes Street\, Apex\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Christian Unity,Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150919T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150816T233347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150816T233347Z UID:19651-1442656800-1442671200@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Peace Festival and Peace Week DESCRIPTION:The festival will include tables set up where different peace and justice groups will be able to display their information and be present to talk with visitors. Fair Trade items including coffee\, olive oil and candy will be available for sale with any money raised to go toward the Holy Trinity’s college students’ mission trip to Nicaragua in 2016 and to help with projects in the Holy Land. \nThere will also be a table with items from One World Market available for purchase. In addition to music\, there will be activities for children\, and workshops on topics including moral injury\, alternatives to violence\, and writing letters to the editor. \nDuring the week\, other churches and organizations will have speakers\, films\, award dinners\, and workshops.  The week will end with a prayer vigil to be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral. \nThe Council is a co-sponsor. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/peace-festival-and-peace-week/ LOCATION:Holy Trinity Lutheran Church\, 2723 Clark Avenue\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150915T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150915T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150831T153533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150831T153533Z UID:19752-1442314800-1442322000@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Father Michael Lapsley -- Mars Hill DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Michael Lapsley\, survivor of a targeted bombing by South Africa apartheid agents\, will visit North Carolina this September to speak with university students\, congregations\, and members of the general public. Framed by the perspective that “all persons are capable of being perpetrators or victims – and sometimes both\,” Fr. Lapsley will discuss the need for healing of individuals\, communities\, and nations in response to trauma related to racial\, religious\, and political conflict. \nFor the past two decades\, he has worked to strengthen processes for communal healing related to trauma\, in South Africa and worldwide. A survivor of war and terrorism\, he has worked in diverse conflict zones and with combat veterans\, including U.S. veterans. \nFor more information about his visit to the Crossroads chapel service at Mars Hill University\, contact Rev. Stephanie McLeskey\, 828-689-1299. Fr. Lapsley’s  North Carolina speaking tour is co-sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the North Carolina Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/father-michael-lapsley-mars-hill/ LOCATION:Broyhill Chapel\, Mars Hill University\, 100 Athletic Street\, Mars Hill\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150914T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150914T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150831T152858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150831T152858Z UID:19750-1442257200-1442264400@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Father Michael Lapsley -- Swannanoa DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Michael Lapsley\, survivor of a targeted bombing by South Africa apartheid agents\, will visit North Carolina this September to speak with university students\, congregations\, and members of the general public. Framed by the perspective that “all persons are capable of being perpetrators or victims – and sometimes both\,” Fr. Lapsley will discuss the need for healing of individuals\, communities\, and nations in response to trauma related to racial\, religious\, and political conflict. \nFor the past two decades\, he has worked to strengthen processes for communal healing related to trauma\, in South Africa and worldwide. A survivor of war and terrorism\, he has worked in diverse conflict zones and with combat veterans\, including U.S. veterans. \nFor more information about his visit to Warren Wilson College\, contact Professor Rima Vesely-Flad at 828-771-4033. Fr. Lapsley’s  North Carolina speaking tour is co-sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the North Carolina Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/father-michael-lapsley-swannanoa/ LOCATION:Jensen Lecture Hall\, Warren Wilson Colelge\, 701 Warren Wilson Road\, Swannanoa\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150913T101000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150913T111000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150831T152255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150831T152255Z UID:19748-1442139000-1442142600@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Father Michael Lapsley -- Asheville DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Michael Lapsley\, survivor of a targeted bombing by South Africa apartheid agents\, will visit North Carolina this September to speak with university students\, congregations\, and members of the general public. Framed by the perspective that “all persons are capable of being perpetrators or victims – and sometimes both\,” Fr. Lapsley will discuss the need for healing of individuals\, communities\, and nations in response to trauma related to racial\, religious\, and political conflict. \nFor the past two decades\, he has worked to strengthen processes for communal healing related to trauma\, in South Africa and worldwide. A survivor of war and terrorism\, he has worked in diverse conflict zones and with combat veterans\, including U.S. veterans. \nAlong with speaking at the adult forum\, Father Lapsley will preach at the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. worship services. For more information about his visit to All Souls\, contact the Very Rev. Todd Donatelli at todd@allsoulscathedral.org. \nFather Lapsley’s North Carolina speaking tour is co-sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the North Carolina Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/father-michael-lapsley-asheville/ LOCATION:All Souls Cathedral\, 9 Swan Street\, Asheville\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150911T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150911T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150828T144053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150831T150810Z UID:19696-1441998000-1442005200@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Father Michael Lapsley -- Durham DESCRIPTION:Father Michael Lapsley speaks on the aftermath of violence and ways forward for wounded individuals and a wounded society. Father Michael\, a social justice activist\, Anglican priest\, and chaplain to South Africa’s anti-Apartheid movement\, lost both of his hands and sustained other injuries in a 1990 letter bomb attack by agents of the Apartheid government. But he has never stopped working for justice\, peace\, and healing. \nRSVP here. The presentation will be followed by light refreshments. Childcare is available with an RSVP. \nSponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation\, Institute for Healing of Memories\, and the NC Council of Churches. \nFather Michael will also speak on WUNC’s the State of Things at noon on September 11. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/father-michael-lapsley-the-aftermath-of-violence/ LOCATION:Westminster Presbyterian Church\, 3639 Old Chapel Hill Road\, Durham\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150831T151210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150831T151210Z UID:19747-1441911600-1441918800@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Father Michael Lapsley -- Raleigh DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Michael Lapsley\, survivor of a targeted bombing by South Africa apartheid agents\, will visit North Carolina this September to speak with university students\, congregations\, and members of the general public. Framed by the perspective that “all persons are capable of being perpetrators or victims – and sometimes both\,” Fr. Lapsley will discuss the need for healing of individuals\, communities\, and nations in response to trauma related to racial\, religious\, and political conflict. \nFor the past two decades\, he has worked to strengthen processes for communal healing related to trauma\, in South Africa and worldwide. A survivor of war and terrorism\, he has worked in diverse conflict zones and with combat veterans\, including U.S. veterans. \nFor more information about his visit to Pullen\, contact Rev. Cathy Tamsberg at 919-828-0897. Fr. Lapsley’s North Carolina speaking tour is co-sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the North Carolina Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/father-michael-lapsley-raleigh/ LOCATION:Pullen Memorial Baptist Church\, 1801 Hillsborough Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27605\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T131000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T141000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150831T150716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150831T150716Z UID:19743-1441890600-1441894200@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Father Michael Lapsley -- NC State DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Michael Lapsley\, survivor of a targeted bombing by South Africa apartheid agents\, will visit North Carolina this September to speak with university students\, congregations\, and members of the general public. Framed by the perspective that “all persons are capable of being perpetrators or victims – and sometimes both\,” Fr. Lapsley will discuss the need for healing of individuals\, communities\, and nations in response to trauma related to racial\, religious\, and political conflict. \nFor the past two decades\, he has worked to strengthen processes for communal healing related to trauma\, in South Africa and worldwide. A survivor of war and terrorism\, he has worked in diverse conflict zones and with combat veterans\, including U.S. veterans. \nFr. Lapsley will be speaking at the Presbyterian Campus Ministry Peace Lunch Forum in Room 3222. His North Carolina speaking tour is co-sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the North Carolina Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/father-michael-lapsley-nc-state/ LOCATION:Talley Student Union\, NC State\, 2610 Cates Avenue\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20150223T141409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150223T141409Z UID:18726-1424890800-1424894400@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Come to the Table Ecumenical Service DESCRIPTION: “Building\, Planting\, Growing: A Service of Reconciliation” will focus on reconciling ourselves with the land and within our communities. Clergy from First Baptist Church of Elon\, First United Methodist Church of Elon\, Elon Community Church and Buckhorn United Methodist Church will lead the service. All are welcome. \n “We are called to be peacemakers in all contexts– in the church\, in our communities and in the world\,” said NC Council of Churches Program Associate  Jennie Wilburn\, a co-organizer of the service.  Since Come to the Table’s inception\, the NC Council of Churches has been a sponsor. \n  URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/come-table-ecumenical-service/ LOCATION:First Baptist Church of Elon\, 621 East Haggard Avenue\, Elon\, NC CATEGORIES:Farmworkers,Food,Immigration,NCIPL,Peace,PHW END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20141123T205005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141123T205005Z UID:17938-1418324400-1418328000@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Candlelight Vigil Against Gun Violence DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy\, as well as the 60\,000 American victims of gun violence since December 2012\, North Carolinians Against Gun Violence\, the Peace Committee of the NC Council of Churches\, and others are joining the Newtown Foundation\, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence\, States United to Prevent Gun Violence and the Washington National Cathedral in a nationwide vigil service of mourning and remembrance for all those who have fallen victim to the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America.  \nAccording to recent statistics\, there have been at least 91 school shootings\, including fatal and nonfatal assaults\, suicides\, and unintentional shootings\, since the tragic assault in Newtown\, CT. Since Newtown\, there has been nearly one school shooting per week. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/candlelight-vigil-gun-violence/ LOCATION:Judea Reform Congregation\, 1933 W Cornwallis Road\, Durham\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141118T203000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20141106T150139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T150139Z UID:17855-1416337200-1416342600@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Peace-Making in Palestine/Israel DESCRIPTION:Janet Lahr Lewis\, recently retired United Methodist missionary who served as United Methodist Liaison in the Middle East\, and Ata Manasra\, village economic project coordinator\, will speak about peace-making\, the loss of Palestinian land\, and the United Methodist supported ministry project at Wadi Fouqin\, West Bank\, Palestine. \nLight snacks will be provided. No registration is required.  The Council is a co-sponsor. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/peace-making-palestineisrael-2/ LOCATION:Fairmont United Methodist Church\, 2501 Clark Avenue\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141118T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20141106T144629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T144629Z UID:17849-1416308400-1416315600@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Peace-Making in Palestine/Israel DESCRIPTION:Janet Lahr Lewis\, recently retired United Methodist missionary who served as United Methodist Liaison in the Middle East\, and Ata Manasra\, village economic project coordinator\, will speak about peace-making\, the loss of Palestinian land\, and the United Methodist supported ministry project at Wadi Fouqin\, West Bank\, Palestine. \nFollowing a short presentation\, Janet and Ata will respond to questions and comments from the gathered community. Lunch will be served following the gathering. Attendees are asked to bring a $5 donation for lunch. To register for the lunch event\, please e-mail Kathy Duncan by November 13. The Council is a co-sponsor. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/peace-making-palestineisrael/ LOCATION:Dixon Chapel\, Methodist Building\, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place\, Garner\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141117T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141117T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20141002T153653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T153653Z UID:17615-1416223800-1416232800@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:The Council visits Charlotte DESCRIPTION:Bring a bag lunch\, and join Council staff and friends for fellowship at 11:30 a.m. We’ll provide drinks and dessert. Beginning at noon\,  Executive Director George Reed will provide an update on the Council’s work for social justice\, then choose up to two break-out sessions focused on specific areas of work: \n\nCreation Care led by NCIPL Director Susannah Tuttle\nLegislative Advocacy led by George Reed\nFarmworkers and Immigration led by Program Associate Jennie Wilburn\nImproving the Health of Clergy and Congregants led by Partners in Health and Wholeness Coordinator Willona Stallings\n\nVisit with old friends\, make new ones\, and leave with resources for you and your faith community. \nThere is no cost\, but please let us know if you’ll be attending so that we can prepare\, 919-828-6501 or info@ncchurches.org. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/council-visits-charlotte/ LOCATION:Park Road Baptist Church\, 3900 Park Road\, Charlotte\, United States CATEGORIES:Christian Unity,Farmworkers,Food,Immigration,Legislative Advocacy,NCIPL,Peace,PHW,Regional Visits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140910T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140910T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20140811T015248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140904T123407Z UID:17234-1410375600-1410382800@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:David LaMotte -- In Concert at NCSU DESCRIPTION:David is an award-winning songwriter\, speaker\, and author. A veteran of 11 CDs and 2000 concerts on four continents\, he suspended his eighteen-year music career at its peak in 2008 to accept a Rotary World Peace Fellowship to obtain a Masters degree in International Studies\, Peace and Conflict Resolution at the University of Queensland in Brisbane\, Australia. As part of that degree\, he also spent three months in rural Andhra Pradesh\, India working with a Gandhian development organization. \nA former program associate with the Council\, he continues to serve as our Consultant for Peace. \nSponsors for the concert are the Episcopal Campus Ministry\, Lutheran Campus Ministry\, Presbyterian Campus Ministry\, Lutheran Campus Ministry\, and Wesley Foundation at NC State along with the NC Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/save-date-david-lamotte-concert-ncsu/ LOCATION:NC State University\, Stafford Field\, Raleigh CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140817T170000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20140807T162133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140807T162133Z UID:17188-1408284000-1408294800@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:Documentary Showing: "Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard" DESCRIPTION:A collection of surprisingly joyful drawings created by school children living among the ruins of Hiroshima in 1947 becomes the heart and soul of this true\, inspiring story about an exchange of gifts between Americans and Japanese after a devastating war. This powerful documentary about reconciliation and the power of gift\, introduces the children artists (now in their late 70s) who reflect on their early lives amidst the rubble of their destroyed city and the hope they shared through their art. In 2010\, the newly restored drawings\, buried for decades deep inside All Souls Church in Washington DC\, are taken back to Japan where they are reunited with the artists and exhibited in the very building where they were created. \nAdmission is free but donations to NC Peace Action will be accepted. Cosponsored by NC Peace Action\, Highland United Methodist Church Micah 6:8 Team\, Lutheran Peace Fellowship\, New Hope Presbytery Peace Making Committee\, and the Peace Committee of the NC Council of Churches. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/showing-pictures-hiroshima-schoolyard/ LOCATION:Rialto Theater\, 1620 Glenwood Avenue\, Raleigh\, United States CATEGORIES:Christian Unity,Peace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140624T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140624T190000 DTSTAMP:20260504T171525 CREATED:20140513T021927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140529T150849Z UID:16532-1403636400-1403636400@ncchurches.org SUMMARY:David Gushee: Coming to Terms with Torture: Truth\, Accountability\, and Renunciation DESCRIPTION:Join us as Dr. David Gushee leads a Torture Awareness Month discussion on what we already know of the CIA’s systematic use of torture\, and what we expect to learn from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report once it is released. Speaking with him are Rev. Luke Powery\, Dean of Chapel and Associate Professor of the Practice of Homiletics at Duke University\, and Christina Cowger\, Coordinator for North Carolina Stop Torture Now. \nDr. Gushee is the Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and the Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University where he is also theologian-in-residence for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Dr. Gushee served on the Task Force on Detainee Treatment of the The Constitution Project\, where he has helped to make the public more aware of the United States’ use of torture. He was also the principal drafter of the Evangelical Declaration against Torture in 2007. \nThe Council is co-sponsoring this event with The Constitution Project\, National Religious Campaign Against Torture\, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights\, and NC StopTorture Now. URL:https://ncchurches.org/event-single/david-gushee-coming-terms-torture-truth-accountability-renunciation/ LOCATION:Pullen Memorial Baptist Church\, 1801 Hillsborough Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27605\, United States CATEGORIES:Peace END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR