Season Events

Sunday, January 29, 2012       4:00 - 5:00 pm

Event:  Opening Ceremony

Location: Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ

Sunday, January 29, 2012       5:00 – 6:00 pm

Event: Congregations United for Marriage Equality.

 
Location:  Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ – Fellowship Hall

Saturday, February 4, 2012    3:00 – 5:00 pm

Class:  Movement toward Planetary Unity and Peace

Location:  Unity in Frederick

Instructor: Tod Ewing

According to Dr. Ervin Laslo world renown leader of a movement toward planetary unity and peace, our generation is "the first" that will choose "as to whether it will be the last."  This was not a gloom and doom statement but rather a call to action. Dr. Laslo emphatically stated the "number one" thing we can do to change the antagonism that too often exists across diverse social lines:  "Change your consciousness."   He goes on to say "One way to start is....to perceive that everything is one - that what we do to ourselves we do to another, that what we do to another we do to ourselves."  So we must ask ourselves what we do to each other across race and culture that prevents our sense and feeling of oneness?  In what concrete ways can we change our consciousness? What behaviors and attitudes need to become the new norm as we transform relations across race and culture?  Finally what can we learn from such leaders as Dr. Laslo and Dr. Martin Luther King?   We invite you to come and explore this with us knowing as Dr. Laslo says "small groups of committed, awakening individuals can shift the consciousness of the planet.

Sunday, February 12, 2012   3:00 – 5:00pm

Movie:  Little Town of Bethlehem

Discussion led by Clergy Beyond Borders:  Imam Yahya Hendi, Rabbi Gerry Serota

Location: Unity in Frederick

Come face to face with the struggle for a nonviolent solution to the crisis that has torn apart the people of Israel and Palestine. “Little Town of Bethlehem”, a bold documentary, shares the gripping story of how three men from different sides of the conflict have chosen to risk their lives to bring peace to their homeland.  The discussion after the film of the issues raised will be led by Imam Hendi and Rabbi Serota.

Saturday, February 18, 2012   1:00 – 3:30pm

Workshop:  Practicing Peace in our Daily Lives

Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick

Facilitator:  Bhante Sujatha

Bhante is offering an opportunity for Q and A as well as meditation instruction and practice.  This is a good opportunity to explore how we can take the practice of peace out into our daily lives.  This will be the fourth workshop that Bhante has offered at UUCF.  Ordained in Sri Lanka, Bhante Sujatha has taught in Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, and Michigan and now resides in Illinois.  He is founder and director of Blue Lotus Temple in Woodstock, IL (www.bluelotustemple.org).  His hope is to blend traditional Buddhist teachings and American culture to bring peace and balance into our fast-paced lives.  Buddhist teachers rely on “dana” for their work.  Donations to Bhante’s work will be gratefully accepted.

Tuesdays, February 21, 2012 thru April 10, 2012         7:00 – 9:00pm

Class:  The “I” of the Storm

Location:  Unity in Frederick

Facilitator:  Rev. Toni Fish

This class will explore the principles of peacemaking and how they may be applied in our lives.  We will look at how to dismantle those things that look and feel against us.

Sunday, February 26, 2012     4:00 – 5:30pm

Event:  Peace Jam – World Music and Peace

Location: All Saints’ Episcopal Church – Great Hall

Sponsor:  All Saints’ Episcopal Church

Saturday, March 3, 2012      2:00 - 5:00 pm

Event:  Sustainable Economics:  An exploration of its importance to peace, featuring short films by “The Story of Stuff Project.”

Location:  Frederick Friends Meetinghouse

Sponsors:  The Peace & Social Concerns Committee of Frederick Friends Meeting

Sunday, March 4, 2012    1:00 – 5:00 pm

Event:  Be The Change You Want to See – How?

Presenters: Irene McHenry, Rev. Kelly Bird and John Davies

Location: Friends Meeting School in Ijamsville, Maryland
 

Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, 2012            6:00 – 8:30pm

Event:  Amazing Faith Dinners Dialogues

Location:  Various homes

Sponsors: Frederick Interfaith

The Community-Wide Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues provide an opportunity for people to share a potluck dinner with people representing a diversity of faiths, while listening to each other answer questions about a personal experience with faith or beliefs. Small groups of 8-12 people meet in local homes for dinner and meaningful conversation.  A trained moderator will facilitate each meal. To register your interest and get details, contact:  frederickinterfaith@gmail.com or call Teresa Ismach at 301-639-2062 or
Joey Hoffman at 240-285-5691

Friday, March 16, 2012               7:30 pm

Event: Shabbat  Service

Location:  Kol Ami Congregation at Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Sunday, March 18, 2012             2:00 - 4:00 pm

Movie: Fambol Tok

Discussion led by Speaker and Founder of Catalyst for Peace, Libby Hoffman,

Location:  Hood College, Whitaker Common

Libby Hoffman, founder of "Catalyst for Peace", has been working with the people of Sierra Leone with an amazing strategy to bring peace and reconciliation to people who have been torn apart by years of violence and bloodshed.  The film shows the strategy in action and shows us the power of forgiveness. Libby will facilitate discussion, utilizing her experience “on the ground” in Sierra Leone, and inspiring us to see what a few dedicated people can do to make a huge difference in bringing peace to the world. The model demonstrated in the film will challenge us to think about our own strategies for conflict resolution and for pursuing a path of forgiveness and peace.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012               7:00 – 8:30 pm

Workshop:  Edible Landscaping

Facilitator:  Michael Judd

Location:  Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick.

From lawns to gardens and back yard orchards. Whether you are starting from scratch or wanting to diversify your plantings this interactive talk and slide show will walk you through your own edible Eden. Learn how to design and carve raised beds that harvest rainwater and combine sheet mulching to dramatically reduce watering. Healthy trees and bushes that drip with delicious but unusual fruits that are easy to grow and the show of the neighborhood. Gourmet mushrooms in the shade! Herb spiral and espalier architecture... And much more plus resources to getting yourself rooted.

Sunday, March 25, 2012               3:00 - 6:00 pm

Event:  The Abkhazian Dinner

Location:  Frederick Friends Meetinghouse

Host:  New Horizons Small “Zones of Peace” Project

Against the backdrop of traditional foods, Founder and Director, Anastasia Rosen-Jones and members of New Horizons Small “Zones Of Peace” Leaders Core invite guests to sample a peace-building conversation – and – a feast for the body-mind and spirit. The dinner represents a native culture, Abkhazia of the Caucasus Mountains, whose community practices serve as underpinnings for the New Horizons Small “Zones Of Peace” Project. This will be New Horizons fourth Abkhazian Dinner event designed especially for the Season for Non-Violence.

Sunday, April 1, 2012               4:00 - 5:30 pm

Event:  Closing Ceremony

Location:  Unity in Frederick