Does Christianity Demand Pacifism?

Jesuit Priest and peace campaigner Father John Dear is coming to Wellington.

John is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and advocate for nonviolence. He has been arrested over 75 times for nonviolent civil disobedient acts most famously in 1993 on the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for hammering on a F15 nuclear fighter bomber in an effort to “beat swords into ploughshares”.
He is the author/editor of over 25 books on peace and justice.
In 2008 John was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by former recipient Desmond Tutu.

He will be speaking at St John’s in the City on Willis St on Thursday October 29 at 7:30pm.

His topic is “Does Christianity Demand Pacifism” with Q and A to follow.

A door charge of $10 is asked to help cover costs.

Unplug that Ipod and put down that cell phone

This coming February we return to the heart of festival, to community, music and fun. This is a weekend celebrating life with Jesus, with each other and our world. It’s called PassionFest and you’re invited… so bring your koha, your passion for Jesus and be ready to have a good time.

Only an hour from Wellington, in the sun baked valley of the Reikorangi, Camp Ngatiawa (an Urban Vision Community) will host PassionFest. Are you a follower of Jesus with a heart for mission and for justice in our world?  At PassionFest you’ll hear from people living out the radical the way of Jesus. 

Hear from:

• Jarrod McKenna (Peace Tree Community – Australia);
• Chris Marshall (Victoria University Wellington);
• Justin Duckworth (Co Founder of Urban Vision);
• Luke Pilkinton (Singer/Songwriter);
• Adi Leason (Ploughshares ANZ);
• Sharon Davis (Te Ora Hou);
• Ants Watts (Spreydon Baptist);
• Stu Corlett (Partners Aid), and,
• Jeff Simmonds (Obadiah and the Minor Prophets)

Also there’s:

• Speed dating;
• Barndance;
• Hangi; and a,
• Songs of Hope Concert

So, remember this February, Friday 20 – Sunday 22, clear your schedule, pack your sun screen, find a tent and head to Ngatiawa. All meals are covered so what are you waiting for? Download a flyer at urbanvision.org.nz,  invite some friends and tell us you’re coming by emailling urbanvision.nz@gmail.com. 

PassionFest is supported by Urban Vision, Servants to Asia’s Urban Poor and Anglican Diocese of Wellington

Remember, remember the 5th of November – so the saying goes.

Well folks, before you light your crackers this year, come along and remember the amazing story of Parihaka and how the people of this Taranaki village used non violent tactics to protest the forceful capture of their village and land. That’s right, before Gandhi and Martin Luther King, peaceful civil disobedience was alive and well in 1881 Aotearoa.

Come to stand for peace, wherever conflict or injustice is found, and celebrate the inspiring story of Parihaka. May we renew the story in our world as we live lives that resist the proud and give grace to the humble.

Please come, and invite your friends to this unique service. We begin at 7pm, Wednesday 5 November at Island Bay Presbyterian Church. Supper will follow.

Arohanui,

David

Remember, remember the 5th of November – so the saying goes.

Well folks, before you light your crackers this year, come along and remember the amazing story of Parihaka and how the people of this Taranaki village used non violent tactics to protest the forceful capture of their village and land. That’s right, before Gandhi and Martin Luther King, peaceful civil disobedience was alive and well in 1881 Aotearoa.

Come to stand for peace, wherever conflict or injustice is found, and celebrate the inspiring story of Parihaka. May we renew the story in our world as we live lives that resist the proud and give grace to the humble.

Please come, and invite your friends to this unique service. We begin at 7pm, Wednesday 5 November at Island Bay Presbyterian Church. Supper will follow.

Arohanui,

David