In September 2024, Pax Christi Maine signed onto this Letter of Christian Support for Student Ceasefire and Divestment Campaigns. An excerpt: “We weep for all those who have lost their homes, their limbs, their beloved ones and their own lives. We declare that our hearts are big enough to feel […]
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Fr. John Dear Energizes and Inspires Audience at St. Joseph’s College
On September 28, 2024, a large crowd gathered from all over Maine to hear Fr. John Dear, priest, author, activist present on “Living Peace, Practicing Nonviolence: Lessons from Jesus, Gandhi and King for Today.” Fr. John has dedicated his life to following the way of the nonviolent Jesus in all […]
Celebrating the U.N. International Day of Peace 9/21/24 at the Common Ground Fair
Maine Peace Education Initiative hosts powerful speakers and a portrait unveiling!
“Living our Call to Gospel Nonviolence” – Assembly Part 2 – 8/17/24
Twenty Pax Christi Maine members, from all parts of our state, gathered for an in-person retreat on August 17, 2024 at St. Monica’s Hall in Augusta. Our day included prayer, reflections, scripture readings, silence, hymns and Taize chant with harmonium accompaniment. We enjoyed a hearty lunch and this special time […]
Commemoration of the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima
Over 50 community members attended a Hiroshima Day Gathering on August 6, 2024 in Peirce Park in Bangor.
Coalition Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Our protest drew over 35 peace activists to the Bangor office of Rep. Jared Golden on Saturday February 3, 2024. The Maine Coalition for Palestine joined with others including the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, Waldo County Peace and Justice and Pax Christi Maine in a nonviolent action […]
A Call to Close Guantanamo was held on January 14, 2024 at the Augusta Armory.
January 11, 2024 marked the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Since the year 2002, 780 men and boys, all of them Muslim, have been tortured and abused at the prison. A great majority of the prisoners were never charged with a crime. Currently, 30 […]
Pax Christi members join over a thousand Mainers for a Day of Action for Gun Safety at the State House in Augusta on January 3, 2024
On the first day of the new legislative session, gun safety advocates from across Maine filled the halls of the State House to hold a press conference and demonstrate widespread support for enacting significant gun safety laws! The mass shooting in Lewiston on October 25, 2023 in which 18 people […]
Christian Organizations Demand Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza. Pax Christi Maine adds signature to a statement initiated by FOSNA – A Christian Voice for Palestine: Friends of Sabeel North America
“As a diverse coalition of Christian voices longing for justice in the Holy Land, we are horrified at the loss of innocent life in Israel and the genocidal massacre, destruction and inhumane siege on civilians in Gaza. We are likewise heartbroken and outraged by the cruelty and complicity of U.S. […]
Pax Christi Maine Fall Retreat to be held Sunday Nov 5, 2023 1:00 – 4:00 pm on zoom Transfiguration of Jesus – Who Do You Say I Am?
Please join us for retreat! The public ministry of Jesus is grounded in his experience of being loved. We will open ourselves to the power of Spirit and Love to walk with Jesus as he begins a new phase of his ministry leaving Palestine toward Jerusalem, the center of power. Through […]
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