PAX CHRISTI MAINE

January Pax Community Conversation
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:15 UTC | Zoom
PAX COMMUNIT Y CONVERSATION
Thursday, January 29, 2026
7:00-8:15 p.m. (Zoom)
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We are very pleased to be welcoming Michelle Sherman and Camila Perez to our next community conversation! Both Michelle and Camila are an integral part of the PCUSA staff and active members of the Pax Christi Young Adult Caucus (PCYAC).
Since one of our primary goals for this year is to increase our connection with young adults, this is an excellent opportunity to learn more from two young women who are committed to following Jesus’ way of nonviolence. We will learn about their spiritual journeys and what attracts young people to our Catholic peace and justice movement.
As part of their mission and ministry, both Michelle and Camila provide outreach and engagement to young adults on high school and college campuses.
They will share some of their insights related to their outreach efforts and help to deepen our understanding of the challenges that today’s world poses for young people.
As a community, we will discuss ideas for outreach to young adults here in Maine and outline next steps to address our goal. Hope you will participate with us in this important conversation!
Please RSVP to Mary Ellen at memquinn@peoplepc.com by January 28th to receive the zoom link.

PAX Community Conversation - February 2026
2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
PAX COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Thursday, February 26, 2025
7:00-8:15 p.m. (Zoom)
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BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH SONGS OF PRAISE AND PROTEST
Join us for a time to explore our memories, thoughts and personal connections
about and through music as inspiration and expression of our personal and
collective efforts toward peace and justice in our world.
I am not a musician, no longer much of a singer, but the music, the songs, still
evoke something deep within my spirit that reaches out to connect and resonate
with my response to what is happening in our world today.
Does this strike a familiar chord for you? Is music still an important way for you
to participate in working for peace and justice?
Hoping you will share in this conversation,
Denny
Please rsvp to Mary Ellen Quinn memquinn@peoplepc.com by February 25th to receive the Zoom link

Singing Our Solidarity
2026-03-07 15:00 - 17:00 | St John’s Episcopal Church, 225 French St, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States

Mini-Retreat: Nonviolence Towards Self and Others
2026-03-22 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Please join us for the second retreat in our series on Living the Nonviolent Life, inspired by Fr. John Dear’s book. This retreat will focus on “Practicing Nonviolence Toward Ourselves”.
Through prayer, scripture (Luke 4:1-13), meditation, reflection, music and sharing, we will take the time to explore how we cope with all the thoughts and feelings that can draw us away from remembering our true identity, that we are beloved daughters and sons of our God of Peace.
Please register before March 20th by contacting Martha Brodeur. Zoom link will be sent on March 20th.

Pax Community Conversation
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
Pax Community Conversation
Thursday, March 26 7:00 – 8:15

For Zoom link, contact Fred Brodeur at fredsnonviolencework@myfairpoint.net

April PAX Community Conversation
2026-04-30 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
PAX COMMUNIT Y CONVERSATION
Thursday, April 30, 2026
7:00-8:15 p.m. (Zoom)
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“Finding Authentic Community in our Church”
We invite you to join a conversation about your experience of community in your local
parish or faith tradition.
Authentic community provides a sense of belonging; brings people together; offers
mutual support; often reflects a common vision; is intentionally inclusive and welcoming,
demonstrates respect for all people and their views and more…
In his public life and in his writings, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his vision of
a Beloved Community, one that recognizes and honors the image of God in every human
being.
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How/where do we find that in our parishes? How can we create community given the
clustering of churches within our diocese? How do we navigate the divisions which exist
due to different understandings of Christian discipleship? What opportunities exist to
strengthen collaboration between clergy and laity?
Please RSVP to Mary Ellen at memquinn@peoplepc.com by April 29th
to receive the zoom link.

Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #1
2026-05-16 10:00 - 23:30 | Zoom
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.
MAY 16 – SAT, 10 – 11:30 AM EDT
Marie Dennis, Catholic Institute for Nonviolence
Ira Helfand, Back from the Brink, ICAN, IPPNW
Giulia Bordin, Pax Christi International
David Cortright, Cornell University
Maria Udalova, Students for Nuclear Disarmament
To register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/

Pax Christi Maine Retreat - PRACTICING NONVIOLENCE TOWARD ALL OTHERS
2026-05-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Join us for the third retreat in our series on Living the Nonviolent Life
PRACTICING NONVIOLENCE TOWARD ALL OTHERS
Sunday May 17, 2026 from 2:00-5:00 pm (zoom)
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Through prayer, meditation, scripture, reflection, music and sharing, we will explore the various ways we can practice nonviolence toward all others in our everyday lives.
Anchored 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?
How 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?
Register by 5/16/26: Contact Martha Brodeur msim.brodeur@gmail.com /207.333.1236
There is no fee for retreat. Donations to Pax Christi Maine can be sent
c/o Mary Ellen Quinn 91 Baker Rd. Winterport, ME 04496

Pax Christi Maine Annual Assembly
2026-05-30 15:00 - 16:15 | Zoom
MEETING FOR MEMBERS 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Please 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.
Following 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.)

Public Lecture - Paul K Chappell on Zoom
2026-05-30 16:30 - 18:15 | Zoom
Pax Christi Maine welcomes International Peace Educator,
Paul K. Chappell
West Point Graduate, Iraq War veteran
Founder and Executive Director of the Peace Literacy Institute
Saturday May 30, 2026 4:30 – 6:15 pm (zoom)
“Navigating Our Fragile Future: Understanding Spiritual Poverty, Trauma
and the Tech Tsunami”
Will 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?
Paul’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.”
Chappell 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
Free and Open to the Public. Registration required by May 28th- For more information and zoom link contact – Mary Ellen memquinn@peoplepc.com

Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #2
2026-05-31 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
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.
MAY 31 – SUNDAY, 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT
Claire Schaeffer-Duffy, Catholic Worker
Ken Butigan, Catholic Nonviolence Initiative
Michele Dunne, OFS, Franciscan Action Network
Michael Martin, U.S. Marine Corps, retired
Frida Berrigan, War Resisters League
Jerry Powers, Notre Dame University
To register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/

Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #3
2026-06-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
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.
JUNE 6 – SATURDAY, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT
Bishop John Stowe, Bishop President, Pax Christi USA
Maryann Cusimano Love, Catholic University
Dan Moriarty, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Kevin Ahern, Manhattan University
Archbishop John Wester, Partnership for a World without Nuclear Weapons
To register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/

Faith Leaders Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition #4
2026-06-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
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.
JUNE 14 – SUNDAY, 7:00 – 8:30 PM EDT
Nick Mele, PCUSA Nuclear Disarmament Working Group
Sr. Bridget Bearss, Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Fr. Stephen Newton, Association of U.S. Catholic Priests
Camila Perez, PCUSA Young Adults Caucus
Joseph Gerson, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, & Common Security
To register: https://paxchristima.org/pax-christi-new-england-campaign-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-pcan/
