Mother's Day vigils for peace The first Mother's Day was a protest against the bloodshed of the Civil War by women who lost their sons. This year, a coalition of church and human rights organizations are reclaiming it as a day for peace in Colombia, where eight members of the peace community of San Jose de Apartado were massacred in February. People across the country are taking a stand and organizing Mother's Day peace vigils through May 8 for San Jose de Apartado and other Colombian peace communities violated and threatened by violence. Church resources and petitions for government officials will be available to help you organize in your community. A list of scheduled actions, tools for vigils, sample op-eds, and more are available on the campaign Web page. Learn More and Take Action Plus don't forget if you can make it to Oberlin, Ohio Friday 06 May, you can help me welcome ECAPC's newest congregation, Peace Community Church. I will be speaking at their Peace Potluck for local churches Friday evening and working some more with area groups on Saturday. See the ECAPC Commentary for Friday 22 April for details or our Events page on this website. Later in May, Bill Price, Director of the Church of the Savior's World Peacemakers Program, member of the ECAPC Welcome Table and contact person for our member congregation, Dayspring Church, will also be visiting Peace Community Church in Oberlin, OH. If you would like to schedule a meeting with your congregation, Sunday School class, peacemaker group, campus ministry, etc., email mlw-w@insightbb.com or go to our Speakers Bureau page and contact one or more of our excellent Speakers, our most underused resource for congregations! Michael L. Westmoreland-White
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