Peace Weeks in Dayton
Community-wide PEACE DAYton Events for Peace Weeks Sept. 12 - 29
Event details
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Peace Weeks in Dayton
Saturday, September 12
DAYTON ART INSTITUTE
Super Saturday Family Day
Make a Collaborative Artwork for Peace Week
Saturday September 12, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Weather Permitting –Museum Grounds
$10 per family of four for members; $15 per family of four for non-members; $2 per each additional child
Sunday, September 13
WORLD HOUSE CHOIR
Concert at 3:00, Sept. 13 in Dayton
"MISSA GAIA: A Mass in Celebration of Mother Earth."
Salem Ave. United Methodist Church
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Climate Justice Tabling
DAYTON SIKH SOCIETY
Global Feast for Peace/ Open House
Experience a Sikh worship and meal
Gurdwara on Harshman Road
PREACH PEACE INITIATIVE
On Sunday, September 13th or Sunday, September 20th, we invite you to join the Dayton Peace initiative and "Preach Peace" in your congregations. We are asking that you use one or both of the suggested scriptures Proverbs 16:7 or Philippians 4:6-7. Also if you could email drcrystal1@yahoo.com and let us know if you will participate in "Preach Peace" we can add you to the list of congregations that are participating.
Crystal Walker, Ex. Dir., Greater Dayton Christian Connection
Friday, September 18
MISSING PEACE ART SPACE
"100 Flowers for Peace" Poem Banners
100 languages
80 banners available for local distribution
Museum open Sept. 19-20, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
GREATER DAYTON CHRISTIAN CONNECTION
On Friday, September 18th, 2015, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl will be the guest speaker at the annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast. The topic is "Creating a Peaceful Community: Citizens and Police Together". The breakfast will take place from 7:30am-9:00am. Tickets are $15.00 in advance or $20.00 at the door. Venue is Summit Christian Church, 4021 Denlinger Road, Trotwood, OH 45426. Contact 937-789-9822 to reserve your tickets.
Sunday, September 20
VETERANS ANNUAL PEACE DAY EVENT
Korean War Memorial
Sept. 20, 11:00
Local and State dignitaries
Flag ceremony, salute, speakers, including Colonel David Kretz, 88th Communications Group commander, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
DAYTON INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM
1:00 p.m. Exhibit Opening: “"WHY PEACE?" An Exhibit & Intergenerational Workshop by Ingrid Hess”
2:00 p.m. Intergenerational Workshop
Interactive art workshop that encourages dialogue about peace between children and adults.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Global Feast for Peace
33 W Dixon Ave, Dayton
Contact Jean Berry <thecompassionary@gmail.com>
SUMMIT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Revival for Peace Week
7:00 p.m. Speakers: Candy Hardy and Rod Kennedy
4021 Denlinger Road
DAYTON INTERFAITH FORUM
Praying for Peace in a violent world. Sunday Sept. 20. 3-5 pm Christ UMC in Kettering. Professor Suheil Bushrui, retired holder of the Baha'i Peace Chair at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Rod Kennedy, lead pastor of First Baptist Church in downtown Dayton, will speak to the need for and power of prayer when it comes to our efforts to overcome a world of violence.
LOWER MIAMI CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Preach Peace for Peace Week
Sunday Morning Worship
5353 Germantown Pike
DAVID’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Preach Peace for Peace Week
Rev. Dr. Brian Q. Newcomb
Sunday Morning Worship, 8:30 & 9:50 a.m
170 W David Rd
ENGLEWOOD VFW POST 5434
Feast for Peace/Gathering after the Veterans Event
116 N. Main Street
1:30 p.m.
Monday, September 21
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL BROADCAST
12:00 U.N. Rose Garden
Student's Observance with Secretary General Ban ki-Moon
Global Broadcast from U.N., headquartered in New York City
Local events event videos on Unity Foundation Global Broadcast
THE GARDEN ON SALEM
Blessing of the Harvest Feast for Peace (interfaith)
5:30 - 7:30 p.m., 428 Salem Avenue
Mini-Farmers Market and Garden Party
Sponsored by Jane Reece Neighborhood, Community of Peace Garden, the Salem Avenue Peace Corridor, and United Theological Seminary
MIAMI VALLEY COUNCIL FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
5:00 p.m. Feast for Peace at Miamisburg Mound
Candlelight Walk to Mound Facility
900 Mound Avenue, Miamisburg
NEON MOVIES
3:00 p.m. “I am Big Bird” movie
130 E 5th Street, Downtown Dayton
Follow-up to the Great Decision: Tour of Ecology Exhibit, Sept.4
at the Dayton International Peace Museum
THE GATHERING CHURCH/CENTER
Feast for Peace, 11a.m., September 21st
With Minister Martha Knight
310 Sandalwood Dr. Dayton, OH 45405
Tuesday, September 22
MOUNT ST. JOHN / MEEC
Autumn Equinox Labyrinth Walk & Prayers for Peace and Pope Francis’ US Journey. 6:30 – 8 pm. Marianist Environmental Education Center, St. Joseph Hall, Mount St. John. RSVP 937/429-3582 or meec@udayton.edu Directions under Visitor Information: http://meec.udayton.edu
Saturday, September 26
MIAMI VALLEY CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION
8:00 a.m. Miami Valley Community Problem Oriented Policing Conference (MVCPOP)
Around noon: Feast for Peace
Sponsored by Miami Valley Crime Prevention and all other agencies involved support this collectively, including United Against Violence, NCCJ, Dayton Police Dept., the Mont. Co. Sheriff's Office, and others.
Tuesday, September 29
DAYTON METRO LIBRARY -- NORTHTOWN-SHILOH
Standing Against Violence encourages and teaches forgiveness, mercy and peace.
6:30-8:00 p.m., Dayton Metro Library’s Northtown-Shiloh Branch, 35 Bennington Dr.
Theo Makombe, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, shares his personal
experiences, factors that led to the atrocities and how they can be avoided
in our society.
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