MISSION STATEMENT FOR W.P.C. PEACE FELLOWSHIP

 Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

The Wedgwood Presbyterian Church Peace Fellowship -- committed to bringing about peace in our families, our community, our nation, and our world -- endeavors to provide opportunities for study, discussion, and action, as we search for Shalom in our troubled world, through such activities as:

    - increasing the congregation’s awareness of various peace and justice issues

    - supporting each other as we are, individually and as a group, involved in  

         peace and justice-seeking activities

    - modeling peaceful behavior through our words and actions

    - promoting the programs and educational materials of the PC(USA) 

       Peacemaking Program

    - engaging ourselves to encourage the congregation to become involved in 

        peacemaking activities which are faithful to Micah’s question and response:

      He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of 

       you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your

       God?  Micah 6:8 (NRSV)

For additional information on peacemaking activities, go to the

      Seattle Presbytery Peacemaking blog:                     

                                                             http://web.mac.com/robmcclure

                               or to the

      Presbyterian Peacemaking Program web site:          

                                                             http://www.pcusa.org/peacemaking

We meet once a month during fall, winter, and spring, alternating between Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Please call the church at 206-525-8787 to confirm the date and time.

Since our group's founding in March, 2005, we have engaged in the following activities:

         • Offered a six-week adult education class” Steps Along the Way:
          Peacemaking in a Violent World”, a study prepared by the Presbyterian
          Peacemaking Program

         • Initiated a Peace, Justice, and Social Concerns 150-volume  book
          collection in the Church, with the support of the Peace and Justice
          Resource Center of the Lutheran Peace Fellowship

        • Offered a four-week class on the topic of Hunger

        • Hosted an International Peacemaker of the PC(USA),  Samer al Laham
         from Damascus, Syria

        • Organized an offering of letters from our congregation regarding the
        United States’ government’s responsibility with respect to the United
        Nations’ Millenium Development Goals

         • Initiated a film series, "Thoughtful Theater" which shows
         thought-provoking films of relevance to peacemaking, in its broadest
         sense. The first two films shown were "An Inconvenient Truth" and
        "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas in French). The film "Amazing Grace" will
         be shown early in 2008.

         • Joined with the Christian Education Department in sharing the cost of
         acquiring a license from the Christian Video Licensing International
         organization which allows us to legally show copyrighted films at the
         Church

         • Provided partial financial support for a member of our congregation to
         attend the Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference in Montreat, N.C. in July
         2007

         • Will offer a six-week adult education course on the Christian response
         to environmental concerns in January-February 2008

         • Initiated contact and maintain periodic communication with the
         President of the Presbyterian Church in Basra, Iraq, Dr. Zuhair Fatallah

         • Initiated the sale of Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and tea in the
         Church and donated $340 from the "profits" to the PC(USA) Peacemaking
         Offering

         Join us at Sunday worship services and at Peace Fellowship meetings and
         help us work toward making the world a more just and peaceful place. 
                       

                                   It is the adventure of a lifetime!