Please join us for dinner, presentation and conversation with John Dear, S.J. to benefit the Speaker & Programming Fund at Transformations Spirituality Center, a ministry of the Congregation of St. Joseph and Peace House Thursday, June 9, 2011 Transformations Spirituality Center 6 p.m. greeting, 6:30 p.m. dinner $125 per person (seating is limited) Fr. John Dear lives by his Gospel values, even in the face of hardship and challenge. His work for peaceful solutions has led him to engage people on all sides of some of the world's most sensitive issues. Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize saying, "He is a man who has the courage of convictions and who speaks out and acts against war, the manufacture of weapons and any situation where a human being might be at risk through violence." Learn more about John Dear's presentation "Blessed are the Peacemakers" on Friday, June 10 at Transformations.
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Peace House, His visit is being sponsored in collaboration with Peace House, the Kalamazoo Quaker/Catholic Worker project. Peace House works locally from two neighboring homes on the eastside of Kalamazoo, where they engage neighbors in community building. They have introduced children to gardening to teach sustainable living, nurturing and nutrition. They tutor children each night during the school year, and host a Reading Porch staffed with volunteer tutors during the summer. Bike clinics are held to teach kids repair skills which foster a sense of accomplishment and independence. A portion of the proceeds from Fr. Dear's visit will be used by Peace House to teach neighborhood children alternatives to violence so disagreements can be addressed in productive ways. Transformations is honored to partner with Peace House in this work. |
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