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Forming Peacemakers Since 1939
Doing Justice
Dismantling Violence
Forming Peacemakers Since 1939
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🌿 Join us for the final part of our three part Land Series!
🌿 Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, and Jessica Intermill, Land History Consultant and tribal-rights attorney, will explore the legal and theological underpinnings of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Register: https://ow.ly/ygbs50XqS0q
🌿 Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, and Jessica Intermill, Land History Consultant and tribal-rights attorney, will explore the legal and theological underpinnings of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Register: https://ow.ly/ygbs50XqS0q
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🌿 Join us for the final part of our three part Land Series!
🌿 Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, and Jessica Intermill, Land History Consultant and tribal-rights attorney, will explore the legal and theological underpinnings of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Register: https://ow.ly/ygbs50XqS0q
🌿 Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, and Jessica Intermill, Land History Consultant and tribal-rights attorney, will explore the legal and theological underpinnings of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Register: https://ow.ly/ygbs50XqS0q
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From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
“God does not live in our houses of worship, but instead chooses to dwell with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment,” wrote the Rev. Michael Woolf in a RNS op-ed y’day. He & other faith leaders were arrested today at an ICE facility in Broadview IL.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“God does not live in our houses of worship, but instead chooses to dwell with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment,” wrote the Rev. Michael Woolf in a RNS op-ed y’day. He & other faith leaders were arrested today at an ICE facility in Broadview IL.
On this #ArmisticeDay, we celebrate 86 years of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship, founded Nov. 11, 1939—and your gift can go twice as far! A $10,000 matching grant doubles every donation through year’s end. Because #peace takes all of us.
bit.ly/EPFSUPPORT
bit.ly/EPFSUPPORT
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
On this #ArmisticeDay, we celebrate 86 years of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship, founded Nov. 11, 1939—and your gift can go twice as far! A $10,000 matching grant doubles every donation through year’s end. Because #peace takes all of us.
bit.ly/EPFSUPPORT
bit.ly/EPFSUPPORT
The Episcopal House of Bishops meets on Sept. 9 in the Dominican Republic. Add your name to 500+ Episcopalians who have signed an Open Letter to the bishops from EPF's Palestine Justice Network urging our church leadership to Name the Genocide in Gaza: c.org/2RhZnXYV7n
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Sign the Petition
An Open Letter to the Presiding Bishop and all Bishops of the Episcopal Church
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September 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Episcopal House of Bishops meets on Sept. 9 in the Dominican Republic. Add your name to 500+ Episcopalians who have signed an Open Letter to the bishops from EPF's Palestine Justice Network urging our church leadership to Name the Genocide in Gaza: c.org/2RhZnXYV7n
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EPF offers a Litany for Peace and Remembrance on the solemn 80th anniversary of the #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki atomic bombings. This resource may be used in place of the Prayers of the People for liturgical services. PDF download via this link: bit.ly/EPF25HNPOP @anglicanpacifists.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
EPF offers a Litany for Peace and Remembrance on the solemn 80th anniversary of the #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki atomic bombings. This resource may be used in place of the Prayers of the People for liturgical services. PDF download via this link: bit.ly/EPF25HNPOP @anglicanpacifists.bsky.social
Register now for our 3 upcoming webinars on #Palestine /Israel featuring experts David Neuhaus SJ, Jeff Halper, Issa Amro, and Fateh Azzem. bit.ly/EPFMCPR
July 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Register now for our 3 upcoming webinars on #Palestine /Israel featuring experts David Neuhaus SJ, Jeff Halper, Issa Amro, and Fateh Azzem. bit.ly/EPFMCPR
EPF & other members of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence & the Interfaith Criminal Justice Coalition recently wrote Congress in support of the Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative: www.fcnl.org/updates/2025... #GVP #gunviolence #CVI #violenceinterrupters @fcnl.bsky.social
Faiths United and ICJC Letter on Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initative | Friends Committee On National Legislation
Members of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence and the Interfaith Criminal Justice Coalition (ICJC), including FCNL, wrote to Congress in support of the Community Violence Intervention and Preventio...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
EPF & other members of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence & the Interfaith Criminal Justice Coalition recently wrote Congress in support of the Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative: www.fcnl.org/updates/2025... #GVP #gunviolence #CVI #violenceinterrupters @fcnl.bsky.social
EPF's Palestine Justice Network alerts the Church to UN experts demand 4 int'l intervention in #Gaza: “bear witness to annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza–-an outcome w/ irreversible consequences for our shared humanity &multilateral order” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... ⛪🕯️🍉
EPF PJN urges church to heed UN warning on Gaza
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network (EPF PJN) alerts the Church to the demand of U.N. experts for international intervention in Gaza, or “bear witness to the annihilation of th…
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May 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
EPF's Palestine Justice Network alerts the Church to UN experts demand 4 int'l intervention in #Gaza: “bear witness to annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza–-an outcome w/ irreversible consequences for our shared humanity &multilateral order” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... ⛪🕯️🍉
Today, on #NakbaDay, EPF's longtime Palestine Israel Network changes its name to the EPF Palestine Justice Network. Read EPF PJN's press release for background & details at episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... & learn more via EPF PJN's new website: epfpjn.org.
#PalestineSolidarity #justice
#PalestineSolidarity #justice
EPF PIN becomes EPF Palestine Justice Network
Effective May 15, 2025 (Nakba Day), the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network will change its name to the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network (EPF PJN). The name chan…
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May 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today, on #NakbaDay, EPF's longtime Palestine Israel Network changes its name to the EPF Palestine Justice Network. Read EPF PJN's press release for background & details at episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... & learn more via EPF PJN's new website: epfpjn.org.
#PalestineSolidarity #justice
#PalestineSolidarity #justice
A special Stations of the Cross resource on the impacts of gun violence is available for your congregation's use on Good Friday & Holy Week. A PDF download is published here: www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/liturgicalac....
#gunviolenceawareness #HolyWeek2025 #goodfriday #stationsofthecross #GVP
#gunviolenceawareness #HolyWeek2025 #goodfriday #stationsofthecross #GVP
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A special Stations of the Cross resource on the impacts of gun violence is available for your congregation's use on Good Friday & Holy Week. A PDF download is published here: www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/liturgicalac....
#gunviolenceawareness #HolyWeek2025 #goodfriday #stationsofthecross #GVP
#gunviolenceawareness #HolyWeek2025 #goodfriday #stationsofthecross #GVP
Today, March 25, is the 60th anniv. of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches' end. As the U.S. now grapples with white supremacy's newest manifestations, we pay tribute to all civil rights activists who paved the way for racial justice & equity in our land. [Photo: Abernathy Family/Public Domain]
March 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, March 25, is the 60th anniv. of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches' end. As the U.S. now grapples with white supremacy's newest manifestations, we pay tribute to all civil rights activists who paved the way for racial justice & equity in our land. [Photo: Abernathy Family/Public Domain]
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Get mobilized with SCADP and the SC Christian Action Council with our Virtual Book Club on Thursday, March 27, at 7pm! Our March selection is Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty by Austin Sarat.
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Get mobilized with SCADP and the SC Christian Action Council with our Virtual Book Club on Thursday, March 27, at 7pm! Our March selection is Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty by Austin Sarat.
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Today, the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued an execution warrant for Mikal Mahdi. We have 28 days to advocate for Mikal’s clemency and ask the South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, to reduce his sentence to alternative prison terms.
March 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Today, the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued an execution warrant for Mikal Mahdi. We have 28 days to advocate for Mikal’s clemency and ask the South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, to reduce his sentence to alternative prison terms.
EPF's Palestine Israel Network celebrates the 20th anniv. of the global BDS movement, a Palestinian-led mvmt. for freedom, justice & equality that “upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... #BDS 🍉
EPF PIN celebrates 20 years of BDS
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network (EPF PIN) celebrates this spring the 20th anniversary of the global BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), a Palestinian-led movement…
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March 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
EPF's Palestine Israel Network celebrates the 20th anniv. of the global BDS movement, a Palestinian-led mvmt. for freedom, justice & equality that “upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease... #BDS 🍉
This is a time for justice-doers & peacemakers. RSVP for EPF's Annual Meeting on Sat., Feb. 15 at 3pm ET w/ keynoter John Hennessy, coord. of Maine Episcopal Public Policy Network, working to advance gun safety legislation, LGBTQ+ rights, healthcare & vaccines, more. bit.ly/EPF2025MTG
#EPF85
#EPF85
February 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is a time for justice-doers & peacemakers. RSVP for EPF's Annual Meeting on Sat., Feb. 15 at 3pm ET w/ keynoter John Hennessy, coord. of Maine Episcopal Public Policy Network, working to advance gun safety legislation, LGBTQ+ rights, healthcare & vaccines, more. bit.ly/EPF2025MTG
#EPF85
#EPF85
EPF denounces Pres. Trump’s declaration the US assume control of the #Gaza Strip thru displacement of Palestinians. We echo UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who deemed the proposal “unlawful, immoral & completely irresponsible.” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease...
#InternationalLaw
#InternationalLaw
Episcopal Peace Fellowship condemns Trump proposal to take over the Gaza Strip
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) strongly denounces President Donald Trump’s recent declaration that the United States should assume control of the Gaza Strip through the displacement of Palest…
episcopalnewsservice.org
February 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
EPF denounces Pres. Trump’s declaration the US assume control of the #Gaza Strip thru displacement of Palestinians. We echo UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who deemed the proposal “unlawful, immoral & completely irresponsible.” episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease...
#InternationalLaw
#InternationalLaw
Watch our "Love Casts Out Fear" 4-minute call to worship, featuring diverse voices from around the Episcopal Church, as from our pre-inauguration ecumenical vigil for peace & justice: bit.ly/LOVECASTSOUT
#MLKDay #weekofchristianunity #Inauguration2025 #MLK #85waystoact #RevolutionaryLove
#MLKDay #weekofchristianunity #Inauguration2025 #MLK #85waystoact #RevolutionaryLove
January 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Watch our "Love Casts Out Fear" 4-minute call to worship, featuring diverse voices from around the Episcopal Church, as from our pre-inauguration ecumenical vigil for peace & justice: bit.ly/LOVECASTSOUT
#MLKDay #weekofchristianunity #Inauguration2025 #MLK #85waystoact #RevolutionaryLove
#MLKDay #weekofchristianunity #Inauguration2025 #MLK #85waystoact #RevolutionaryLove
500,000+ people in U.S. experience homelessness each night. Learn what you can do via orgs like the National Alliance to End Homelessness: endhomelessness.org
#85waystoact #homelessness #unhousedneighbors
[Photo courtesy FOR Archives]
#85waystoact #homelessness #unhousedneighbors
[Photo courtesy FOR Archives]
January 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
500,000+ people in U.S. experience homelessness each night. Learn what you can do via orgs like the National Alliance to End Homelessness: endhomelessness.org
#85waystoact #homelessness #unhousedneighbors
[Photo courtesy FOR Archives]
#85waystoact #homelessness #unhousedneighbors
[Photo courtesy FOR Archives]
Join us Tues., Jan. 14th for "Praying, Preaching, and Peacemaking with the Rev. Winnie Varghese." This 90-minute program for Clergy, Lay Preachers, & other church leaders will discuss how to effectively engage peacemaking from the pulpit. Register: bit.ly/PPP2025EPF 📕⛪🕯️☮️ #peacemaking #preaching
January 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join us Tues., Jan. 14th for "Praying, Preaching, and Peacemaking with the Rev. Winnie Varghese." This 90-minute program for Clergy, Lay Preachers, & other church leaders will discuss how to effectively engage peacemaking from the pulpit. Register: bit.ly/PPP2025EPF 📕⛪🕯️☮️ #peacemaking #preaching
Indigenous women are murdered at rates 10 times higher than the national average in some regions of the U.S., with 1000s of cases remaining unsolved. Learn more through Native Hope's free toolkit for education & advocacy www.nativehope.org/missing-and-... #85waystoact
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
We’re facing a crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the United States. Here's what you need to know about it.
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January 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Indigenous women are murdered at rates 10 times higher than the national average in some regions of the U.S., with 1000s of cases remaining unsolved. Learn more through Native Hope's free toolkit for education & advocacy www.nativehope.org/missing-and-... #85waystoact
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This week Governor Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people who were facing execution by the state of North Carolina. The cases involve racial bias and the use of the death penalty in instances of severe mental illness or intellectual disability.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes 15 North Carolina Death Sentences
This week NC Governor Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people.
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January 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This week Governor Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people who were facing execution by the state of North Carolina. The cases involve racial bias and the use of the death penalty in instances of severe mental illness or intellectual disability.
Don Mosley—co-founder of Habitat for Humanity & the Jubilee Partners cmty—spoke in late 2022 w/ Fellowship of Reconciliation about his lifelong friend President #JimmyCarter ’s legacy. Mosley served as FOR-USA’s national chair in 1980s. Thanks to @for-usa.bsky.social for youtu.be/9xTKdtLv11E?...
FOR's Don Mosley on Jimmy Carter
YouTube video by FellowshipUSA
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December 29, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Don Mosley—co-founder of Habitat for Humanity & the Jubilee Partners cmty—spoke in late 2022 w/ Fellowship of Reconciliation about his lifelong friend President #JimmyCarter ’s legacy. Mosley served as FOR-USA’s national chair in 1980s. Thanks to @for-usa.bsky.social for youtu.be/9xTKdtLv11E?...
SIGN: "In the wake of calls for mass deportation ... We call upon every Episcopalian to stand up for Gospel values & oppose & prepare for the incoming US admin.'s planned mass deportations..." www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/episcopal-mi... #InternationalMigrantsDay #StopDeportations #85waystoact
Episcopal Migration Caucus — Episcopal Peace Fellowship
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December 18, 2024 at 5:23 PM
SIGN: "In the wake of calls for mass deportation ... We call upon every Episcopalian to stand up for Gospel values & oppose & prepare for the incoming US admin.'s planned mass deportations..." www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/episcopal-mi... #InternationalMigrantsDay #StopDeportations #85waystoact
Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay especially, we seek to live out our faith’s call to welcome the stranger, defend the oppressed, and stand for justice & compassion through prayer, advocacy, solidarity & action. www.facebook.com/episcopalpea... #85waystoact #RefugeesWelcome
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Today is U.N. International Migrants Day. For Episcopalians, it is an opportunity to live out our faith’s call to welcome the stranger, defend the oppressed, and stand for justice and compassion....
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December 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay especially, we seek to live out our faith’s call to welcome the stranger, defend the oppressed, and stand for justice & compassion through prayer, advocacy, solidarity & action. www.facebook.com/episcopalpea... #85waystoact #RefugeesWelcome