IS WAR THE WAY TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS?

STOUGHTON INTER-FAITH SERVICE
SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UMC),
525 Lincoln Ave., across from the High School

SPONSORED BY THE STOUGHTON AREA PEACE COALITION (SAPC)

6:30 PM Welcome, coffee, juice & treats.

6:45 Introduction to service by Buzz Davis, SAPC.
Check In: We will ask you introduce yourself to your neighbors & if you wish, share why you came tonight.

6:55 United Methodist Praise Band: Please join us in singing # 2172 in the black "Faith We Sing" book "We Are Called". Introduction of Laura Nordstrom our leader for the 1st hour.
Speakers: Carola & Dr. Don Breckbill of the Mennonite Christian faith.
Prayer: Praise Band "Within Our Darkest Night." Congregation please join in singing, if you wish.
Speaker: Pastor Rebecca Ninke, Lutheran Christian faith.
Open microphone: Feel free to share your thoughts with us.
Praise Band, #122 in the red United Methodist Hymnal "God of the Sparrow".
Speaker: Tom Edwards of the Zen Buddhist faith.
Prayer: Praise Band "Nothing Can Trouble." Congregation please join in singing.
Speaker: __________of the Moslem faith.

7:55 Candlelight vigil within the church

8:05 Introduction of Reverend Ralph Tyksinski our leader for the 2nd hour.
Speaker: ________, B'hai faith or ______, United Methodist Christian faith.
Congregational prayer, (read aloud instead of singing) #2183 in black "Faith We Sing" book "Unsettled World".
Speakers: Amy, Eliza, and Kyra McFarland of the Jewish faith, Hebrew prayer will be given & Eliza will sing "When You Believe" by Stephen Schwartz from "Prince of Egypt".
Open microphone: Feel free to share your thoughts with us.
Prayer: Amy McFarland & Laura Nordstrom will play "In God Alone." Congregation invited to join in.
Speakers: Norah & Keith Hazelton of the Buddhist faith; Kathleen Kelly will read a Catholic church statement of peace.
Closing Speaker: Reverend Ralph Tyksinski of the Unitarian Universalist.
Closing Prayer: (Still to be chosen).

Between 9:00 & 9:10 Closing candle light procession in the church and around the church grounds.

The service is open to all people including youth and children who wish to consider working toward peaceful solutions to world conflicts. There will be short presentations by clergy and people of various faiths discussing how faith, war, peace and justice are intertwined.