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SUMMARY:April PAX Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:PAX COMMUNIT Y CONVERSATION \nThursday\, April 30\, 2026 \n7:00-8:15 p.m. (Zoom) \nJOIN US! \n“Finding Authentic Community in our Church” \nWe invite you to join a conversation about your experience of community in your local \nparish or faith tradition. \nAuthentic community provides a sense of belonging; brings people together; offers \nmutual support; often reflects a common vision; is intentionally inclusive and welcoming\, \ndemonstrates respect for all people and their views and more… \nIn his public life and in his writings\, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. shared his vision of \na Beloved Community\, one that recognizes and honors the image of God in every human \nbeing. \n****** \nHow/where do we find that in our parishes? How can we create community given the \nclustering of churches within our diocese? How do we navigate the divisions which exist \ndue to different understandings of Christian discipleship? What opportunities exist to \nstrengthen collaboration between clergy and laity? \nPlease RSVP to Mary Ellen at memquinn@peoplepc.com by April 29th \nto receive the zoom link.
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/april-pax-community-conversation/
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SUMMARY:Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition  #1
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the leadership of Archbishop John Wester\, who published a seminal pastoral letter over four years ago and has organized the Partnership for a World Without Nuclear Weapons\, we\, the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (PCAN)\, have organized a virtual summit in four 90-minute sessions\, each featuring four – six Catholic and other faith leaders sharing their views on how we can best mobilize the Catholic population in nuclear abolition work. \nMAY 16 – SAT\, 10 – 11:30 AM EDT \nMarie Dennis\, Catholic Institute for Nonviolence \nIra Helfand\, Back from the Brink\, ICAN\, IPPNW \nGiulia Bordin\, Pax Christi International \nDavid Cortright\, Cornell University \nMaria Udalova\, Students for Nuclear Disarmament \nTo register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/faith-leaders-summit-on-nuclear-weapons-abolition-1/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Pax Christi Maine Retreat - PRACTICING NONVIOLENCE TOWARD ALL OTHERS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third retreat in our series on Living the Nonviolent Life \nPRACTICING NONVIOLENCE TOWARD ALL OTHERS \nSunday May 17\, 2026 from 2:00-5:00 pm (zoom) \n******** \nThrough prayer\, meditation\, scripture\, reflection\, music and sharing\, we will explore the various ways we can practice nonviolence toward all others in our everyday lives. \nAnchored in our identities as beloved children of God … How can we become more nonviolent to those we know and meet? Who challenges our practice of nonviolence most? How do we find the God of Peace in these relationships? \nHow can small day-to-day encounters help us strengthen our commitment to nonviolence so that we will be better able to be nonviolent toward others in our places of employment\, in tense situations\, toward creation and all creatures? \nRegister by 5/16/26: Contact Martha Brodeur msim.brodeur@gmail.com /207.333.1236 \nThere is no fee for retreat. Donations to Pax Christi Maine can be sent \nc/o Mary Ellen Quinn 91 Baker Rd. Winterport\, ME 04496
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/pax-christi-maine-retreat-living-the-nonviolent-life-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Pax Christi Maine Annual Assembly
DESCRIPTION:MEETING FOR MEMBERS 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. \nPlease join us as we gather together as a community of faith committed to following Jesus’ Way of Nonviolence. We will review the activities of the past year\, reflect on current/future goals\, elect officers and council members and look ahead to the future. \nFollowing the business meeting\, we will invite the public to join us in learning about peace literacy in the age of artificial intelligence from speaker Paul K Chappell.  (See separate event post.) \n 
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/pax-christi-maine-annual-assembly/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - Paul K Chappell on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Pax Christi Maine welcomes International Peace Educator\, \nPaul K. Chappell \nWest Point Graduate\, Iraq War veteran \nFounder and Executive Director of the Peace Literacy Institute \nSaturday May 30\, 2026 4:30 – 6:15 pm (zoom) \n“Navigating Our Fragile Future: Understanding Spiritual Poverty\, Trauma \nand the Tech Tsunami” \nWill the new technologies help us or hinder us? Will they be used to enhance our self-worth\, our need for belonging\, purpose and meaning? Will they take the place of nurturing relationships? How might the tangles of trauma such as alienation\, rage\, nihilism and addiction affect how these technologies get used and/or abused? \nPaul’s presentation offers language\, perspective and practices that help us resist dehumanization and interrupt cycles of violence – within ourselves and our communities. He states\, “our understanding of peace is only as good as our understanding of the human condition and trauma.” \nChappell provides a new peace paradigm for skillfully navigating the promises and perils of these technologies and humanity’s future. In addition to his work directing the Peace Literacy Institute\, Paul K. Chappell is the author of six books\, most recently Soldiers of Peace. He also teaches college courses\, workshops and leads a Peace Literacy curricular development team for grades K-12 and higher education. www.peaceliteracy.org \nFree and Open to the Public. Registration required by May 28th- For more information and zoom link contact – Mary Ellen memquinn@peoplepc.com
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/pax-christi-maine-spring-assembly-2/
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SUMMARY:Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #2
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the leadership of Archbishop John Wester\, who published a seminal pastoral letter over four years ago and has organized the Partnership for a World Without Nuclear Weapons\, we\, the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (PCAN)\, have organized a virtual summit in four 90-minute sessions\, each featuring four – six Catholic and other faith leaders sharing their views on how we can best mobilize the Catholic population in nuclear abolition work. \nMAY 31 – SUNDAY\, 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT \nClaire Schaeffer-Duffy\, Catholic Worker \nKen Butigan\, Catholic Nonviolence Initiative \nMichele Dunne\, OFS\, Franciscan Action Network \nMichael Martin\, U.S. Marine Corps\, retired \nFrida Berrigan\, War Resisters League \nJerry Powers\, Notre Dame University \nTo register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/faith-leaders-summit-on-nuclear-weapons-abolition-2/
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SUMMARY:Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #3
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the leadership of Archbishop John Wester\, who published a seminal pastoral letter over four years ago and has organized the Partnership for a World Without Nuclear Weapons\, we\, the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (PCAN)\, have organized a virtual summit in four 90-minute sessions\, each featuring four – six Catholic and other faith leaders sharing their views on how we can best mobilize the Catholic population in nuclear abolition work. \nJUNE 6 – SATURDAY\, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT \nBishop John Stowe\, Bishop President\, Pax Christi USA \nMaryann Cusimano Love\, Catholic University \nDan Moriarty\, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns \nKevin Ahern\, Manhattan University \nArchbishop John Wester\, Partnership for a World without Nuclear Weapons \nTo register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/faith-leaders-summit-on-nuclear-weapons-abolition-3/
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SUMMARY:Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #4
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the leadership of Archbishop John Wester\, who published a seminal pastoral letter over four years ago and has organized the Partnership for a World Without Nuclear Weapons\, we\, the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (PCAN)\, have organized a virtual summit in four 90-minute sessions\, each featuring four – six Catholic and other faith leaders sharing their views on how we can best mobilize the Catholic population in nuclear abolition work. \nJUNE 14 – SUNDAY\, 7:00 – 8:30 PM EDT \nNick Mele\, PCUSA Nuclear Disarmament Working Group \nSr. Bridget Bearss\, Leadership Conference of Women Religious \nFr. Stephen Newton\, Association of U.S. Catholic Priests \nCamila Perez\, PCUSA Young Adults Caucus \nJoseph Gerson\, Campaign for Peace\, Disarmament\, & Common Security \nTo register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/
URL:https://paxchristi-maine.org/event/faith-leaders-summit-on-nuclear-weapons-abolition-4/
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