Activities for the Eleven Days of Peace – September 11 to September 21, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Services and music will focus on peace.
"Blessed are the Peacemakers" and "Peace in the World"
Antioch
3015 Rio Grande Drive
9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
2:40 p.m. (Spanish Speaking)
Antioch
2350 Jeffery Way
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. (Young Single Adults ages 18-30)
Brentwood
1101 McClarren Rd
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
Oakley
1432 Laurel Rd
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. (Tongan)
Pittsburg
2201 Golf Club Rd
9:00 a.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Walnut Creek
Eucharist, Sermon, Readings on Peace
1924 Trinity Avenue,
7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The Interfaith Peace Project Center
Antioch
An Open House for Eleven Hours of Peace.
We offer space for quiet reflection, prayer, study and gentle conversation. We will light a candle for Peace every hour on the hour.
4740 Matterhorn Way
11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Antioch City Hall
Peace Pole Dedication Program
3rd Street and H Street
12:00 Noon
Thomas P. Bonacci C.P.
Fremont
Education program on the Gospel of Mark
Sisters of the Holy Family Motherhouse
159 Washington Blvd
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Practice Personal Peace
Practice Peace in everything we say and do at home, at work, at school and at play
Thomas P Bonacci, C.P.
Oakland
Human Spirituality – Encountering the Divine
St. Augustine Catholic Church
400 Alcatraz St.
7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
St George’s Episcopal Church
Antioch
Holy Eucharist for Peace followed by a soup luncheon.
301 East Thirteenth Street
12:00 noon
Interfaith Peace Project Center
Antioch
Open for personal prayer, study and quiet meditation
4740 Matterhorn Way
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
East County Shared Ministry
Community Presbyterian Church and
First Congregational Church of Antioch
Pittsburg Chapel
A Peace Concert in our Chapel that will include readings and peace songs from the last 50 years.
200 E. Leland Rd., Pittsburg
7:30 p.m.
Dhyanyoga Centers-Antioch
Kirtan: Sanskrit call-and-response chanting to the Divine ending with a prayer for World Peace.
3306 Contra Loma Blvd
8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Walnut Creek
Eucharist with candle lighting and prayers for peace.
1924 Trinity Avenue
12:00 Noon
St George’s Episcopal Church
Antioch
Meditation for Peace: Centering Prayer is a form of Western meditation that helps center us within our heart. Thirty minutes of instruction will be followed by sixty minutes of practice and sharing.
301 East Thirteenth Street,
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Friday, September 16, 2011
St. Ignatius of Antioch Church
Antioch
Mass followed by individual prayer for peace in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament.
3351 Contra Loma Blvd
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Antioch
Dedication and prayer service for the newly constructed prayer garden followed by a concert in the sanctuary.
2200 Country Hills Drive
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Antioch
Dedication of the new Church
2200 Country Hills Drive
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Sufism Reoriented and
Mt Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
Walnut Creek
Commemorative Blood Drive with live music and refreshments for all who come -- donors or not!
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Islamic Center of the East Bay
Antioch
Tour of the Mosque, Dialogue and Conversation
314 West 19th St.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Antioch Church Family
Shared inspiration, drama and music with the award winning 'Voices of Antioch'
55 East 18th Street
5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Walnut Creek
Eucharist with candle lighting and prayers for peace
1924 Trinity Avenue
7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
SGI-USA (Soca Gakkai Int’l USA) the American Buddhist Assoc. for Peace, Culture and Education
Antioch
Reflection and poetry
The Interfaith Peace Project Center
4740 Matterhorn Way
3:00 p.m.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Interfaith Peace Project Center
Antioch
Open Poetry Readings for Peace
4740 Matterhorn Way
7:30 p.m.
Thomas P. Bonacci C.P.
Fremont
Education program on the Gospel of Mark
Sisters of the Holy Family Motherhouse
159 Washington Blvd
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Practice Personal Peace
Practice Peace in everything we say and do at home, at work, at school and at play
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Interfaith Peace Project Center
Antioch
Eleven Hours of Peace ~ International Day of Peace.
We offer space for quiet reflection, prayer, study and gentle conversation. We will light a candle for Peace every hour on the hour.
4740 Matterhorn Way
11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
For other events in our area visit the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County web site.
