Episcopal Peace Fellowship

EPF offers a Litany for Peace and Remembrance on the solemn 80th anniversary of the #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki atomic bombings. This resource may be used in place of the Prayers of the People for liturgical services. PDF download via this link: bit.ly/EPF25HNPOP @anglicanpacifists.bsky.social

Register now for our 3 upcoming webinars on #Palestine /Israel featuring experts David Neuhaus SJ, Jeff Halper, Issa Amro, and Fateh Azzem. bit.ly/EPFMCPR

Faiths United and ICJC Letter on Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initative | Friends Committee On National Legislation Members of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence and the Interfaith Criminal Justice Coalition (ICJC), including FCNL, wrote to Congress in support of the Community Violence Intervention and Preventio...

EPF & other members of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence & the Interfaith Criminal Justice Coalition recently wrote Congress in support of the Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative: www.fcnl.org/updates/2025... #GVP #gunviolence #CVI #violenceinterrupters @fcnl.bsky.social

"When people are left without access to housing, food, health care, education, safety or a political voice, it becomes necessary to build new systems that serve the people — by the people. Constructive programs respond directly to these unmet needs" #peoplepower

EPF PJN urges church to heed UN warning on Gaza The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network (EPF PJN) alerts the Church to the demand of U.N. experts for international intervention in Gaza, or “bear witness to the annihilation of th…

EPF's Palestine Justice Network alerts the Church to UN experts demand 4 int'l intervention in #Gaza: “bear witness to annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza–-an outcome w/ irreversible consequences for our shared humanity &multilateral order” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... ⛪🕯️🍉

EPF PIN becomes EPF Palestine Justice Network Effective May 15, 2025 (Nakba Day), the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network will change its name to the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network (EPF PJN). The name chan…

Today, on #NakbaDay, EPF's longtime Palestine Israel Network changes its name to the EPF Palestine Justice Network. Read EPF PJN's press release for background & details at episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... & learn more via EPF PJN's new website: epfpjn.org.
#PalestineSolidarity #justice

A special Stations of the Cross resource on the impacts of gun violence is available for your congregation's use on Good Friday & Holy Week. A PDF download is published here: www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/liturgicalac....
#gunviolenceawareness #HolyWeek2025 #goodfriday #stationsofthecross #GVP

Today, March 25, is the 60th anniv. of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches' end. As the U.S. now grapples with white supremacy's newest manifestations, we pay tribute to all civil rights activists who paved the way for racial justice & equity in our land. [Photo: Abernathy Family/Public Domain]

Get mobilized with SCADP and the SC Christian Action Council with our Virtual Book Club on Thursday, March 27, at 7pm! Our March selection is Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty by Austin Sarat.

Today, the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued an execution warrant for Mikal Mahdi. We have 28 days to advocate for Mikal’s clemency and ask the South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, to reduce his sentence to alternative prison terms.

EPF PIN celebrates 20 years of BDS The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network (EPF PIN) celebrates this spring the 20th anniversary of the global BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), a Palestinian-led movement…

EPF's Palestine Israel Network celebrates the 20th anniv. of the global BDS movement, a Palestinian-led mvmt. for freedom, justice & equality that “upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... #BDS 🍉

This is a time for justice-doers & peacemakers. RSVP for EPF's Annual Meeting on Sat., Feb. 15 at 3pm ET w/ keynoter John Hennessy, coord. of Maine Episcopal Public Policy Network, working to advance gun safety legislation, LGBTQ+ rights, healthcare & vaccines, more. bit.ly/EPF2025MTG
#EPF85

Episcopal Peace Fellowship condemns Trump proposal to take over the Gaza Strip The Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) strongly denounces President Donald Trump’s recent declaration that the United States should assume control of the Gaza Strip through the displacement of Palest…

EPF denounces Pres. Trump’s declaration the US assume control of the #Gaza Strip thru displacement of Palestinians. We echo UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who deemed the proposal “unlawful, immoral & completely irresponsible.” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease...
#InternationalLaw

Watch our "Love Casts Out Fear" 4-minute call to worship, featuring diverse voices from around the Episcopal Church, as from our pre-inauguration ecumenical vigil for peace & justice: bit.ly/LOVECASTSOUT
#MLKDay #weekofchristianunity #Inauguration2025 #MLK #85waystoact #RevolutionaryLove

500,000+ people in U.S. experience homelessness each night. Learn what you can do via orgs like the National Alliance to End Homelessness: endhomelessness.org
#85waystoact #homelessness #unhousedneighbors
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Join us Tues., Jan. 14th for "Praying, Preaching, and Peacemaking with the Rev. Winnie Varghese." This 90-minute program for Clergy, Lay Preachers, & other church leaders will discuss how to effectively engage peacemaking from the pulpit. Register: bit.ly/PPP2025EPF 📕⛪🕯️☮️ #peacemaking #preaching

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) We’re facing a crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the United States. Here's what you need to know about it.

Indigenous women are murdered at rates 10 times higher than the national average in some regions of the U.S., with 1000s of cases remaining unsolved. Learn more through Native Hope's free toolkit for education & advocacy www.nativehope.org/missing-and-... #85waystoact

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes 15 North Carolina Death Sentences This week NC Governor Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people.

This week Governor Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people who were facing execution by the state of North Carolina. The cases involve racial bias and the use of the death penalty in instances of severe mental illness or intellectual disability.

YouTube video by FellowshipUSA FOR's Don Mosley on Jimmy Carter

Don Mosley—co-founder of Habitat for Humanity & the Jubilee Partners cmty—spoke in late 2022 w/ Fellowship of Reconciliation about his lifelong friend President #JimmyCarter ’s legacy. Mosley served as FOR-USA’s national chair in 1980s. Thanks to @for-usa.bsky.social for youtu.be/9xTKdtLv11E?...

SIGN: "In the wake of calls for mass deportation ... We call upon every Episcopalian to stand up for Gospel values & oppose & prepare for the incoming US admin.'s planned mass deportations..." www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/episcopal-mi... #InternationalMigrantsDay #StopDeportations #85waystoact

Episcopal Peace Fellowship Today is U.N. International Migrants Day. For Episcopalians, it is an opportunity to live out our faith’s call to welcome the stranger, defend the oppressed, and stand for justice and compassion....

Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay especially, we seek to live out our faith’s call to welcome the stranger, defend the oppressed, and stand for justice & compassion through prayer, advocacy, solidarity & action. www.facebook.com/episcopalpea... #85waystoact #RefugeesWelcome

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Is your congregation taking steps to safeguard our Sacred Earth? Win $1,000 in IPL's Cool Congregations Challenge in 6 different categories. The deadline to apply is Dec 15.

bit.ly/IPLChallenge

#coolcongregationschallenge #ClimateAction #solar #EVS

Conscientious Objector Registry Conscientious Objector Registry The Church stands with its members as they make decisions in this area of their lives, providing pastoral support to Conscientious Participants, Selective Conscientious...

All US males age 18 are required to register w/ Selective Service: but did you know the Episcopal Church has a #ConscientiousObjector registry? Talk w/ your teens about their conscience & religious beliefs. 📕🕯️⛪ www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/y...
#youth #CrossBeforeFlag #85waystoact

Join us for the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on December 11th! We gather to honor those we’ve lost and to fight for a future free from gun violence. Every voice matters—let’s raise ours together. #EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/12th-annua...

Today, EPF & 100s of groups wrote Pres. Biden urging him to commute the sentences of all federal death row prisoners before he leaves office. Join us in this urgent appeal via commutetherow.com. See our letter via #ACLU at www.aclu.org/documents/le...
#CommuteTheRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #85waystoact

Donate a Gun - RAWtools

Is there an unused gun in your closet? How would you feel if that gun were to be used in an act of violence? Consider having your gun decommissioned so you can know that will never happen. Visit RAWtools to learn how! rawtools.org/donate-a-gun/ 📕☮️🤝
#GunsToGardens #ForgingPeace #GVP #85waystoact

Exactly! That’s why we’re calling on *everyone* to Preach Palestine in a public space on December 10th (International Human Rights Day). Hold a vigil or public prayer in front of your local representatives and amplify the cries of the holy innocents!

Integrity: A Retreat on Principled Nonviolence — Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service Integrity: A Retreat on Principled Nonviolence 3-hour virtual retreat with Rivera Sun (includes a 30-minute break midway for stretching, refreshments, and relaxation) Sunday, December 8, 2024 1...

Consider some alternative Christmas shopping by the gift of attending “Integrity: A retreat on principled #nonviolence” by Pace e Bene on Sunday, Dec. 8. Can’t attend? Check out their other educational offerings for peacemakers. paceebene.org/events/2024/... #peacemaking #Advent #85waystoact

Let us join @fosna.bsky.social in committing to #PreachPalestine this #Advent & Christmas; & remember you don’t have to be a clergy person to “preach.” www.fosna.org/preach-pales... #LiberationTheology #EPF85 #85waystoact

YouTube video by Friends of Sabeel North America 2022 Preach Palestine 2024 Hearing the Cry of the Holy Innocents Movement Call

In case you missed it: watch our Preach Palestine movement call to learn how to amplify the cries of the holy innocents this Advent.

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