Fr John Dear is back in Sydney

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From: acmica@gmail.com [mailto:acmica@gmail.com] On Behalf Of ACMICA
Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2007 2:44 PM
To: info@acmica.org
Subject: Fr John Dear is back in Sydney

 

Dear friends,

After a month long tour around Australia, it seems Fr John Dear just couldn't get enough of Sydney and is now back for another round!  He will be speaking at UTS tomorrow (16 March) and again at Pitt St Uniting Church in the city 7.30pm tomorrow evening.

John will be doing a "Theology of Nonviolence Seminar" day at the Uniting Church centre for ministry in North Parramatta on Saturday (registration is needed - ph 8838 8935 ASAP if you wish to book) and will be the guest speaker at the CCJP Sunday seminar at the Edmund Rice Centre in Croydon Park on Sunday 18 March.

John will also be celebrating the 6pm Mass at Lavender Bay on the Sunday eve 18th March (please note transport might be a problem with the Bridge closed so plan your trip).

 

Regards,

ACMICA

Friday 16 March, 1-2pm - public lecture
"The Nonviolent Struggle for Justice"
Come and hear how John Dear works to create a culture of peace through symbolic non-violent action.
Multi-faith Room 1, Tower Building (Bld 2, Lvl 3, Rm 16), University of Technology, Sydney
Information: Peter Maher: ext:2523 or 9557 3197 Email: uts.chaplaincy@uts.edu.au. Website: http://www.utscatholic.org
Free entry

Friday 16 March, 7:30pm - public lecture
"Onward Christian Soldiers? Confronting Church Complicity with Violence"
Pitt Street Uniting Church, 264 Pitt St. Sydney
$10 / $5. Bookings: call 9267 3614

Saturday 17 March, 10am - 4.30pm full day seminar
"The Theology of Nonviolence"
Uniting Church Centre for Ministry, Masons Drive, North Parramatta
also featuring Rev Elenie Poulos, National Director, Uniting Justice Australia;
and Donna Mulhearn, peace activist and former human shield in Iraq
$60 / $40. Bookings: call 9922 2927

Sunday 18 March, 9:45am - 12:30pm, seminar hosted by CCJP
"Peace with Justice"
Edmund Rice Centre, 9 Alexandria St. Croydon
Cost $10 (pay at door). Morning tea provided
Info: Margaret Keyes on 9745 0820.   Email: ccjp@bigpond.com . Website: www.ccjpoz.org.

Tour information: http://www.paceebene.org.au/johndearinaust.html

 

About John Dear

Rev, John Dear S.J. is a Jesuit Priest, Peace Activist, Organiser, Lecturer, Retreat leader, and author/editor of 25 books on peace and nonviolence, including Living Peace, published by Doubleday. More information about John Dear: http://www.johndear.org/

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