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The Peace Abbey
and Conference Center would like to extend an open invitation
to come and visit. The Peace Abbey, created following
Mother Teresa's visit in 1988, is a favorite place for
regular visitors and retreatants from all over the world.
The Peace Abbey building holds the symbols, icons, sculptures,
and prayers from the twelve major faith traditions and
also serves as a retreat house. The front building
is the Conference Center where weddings and special
services are held as well as training in nonviolent civil disobedience.
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about our HISTORY
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DOVER SHERBORN PRESS
Mother Teresa visits The Peace Abbey’s Life Experience
School
SHERBORN - With 45 minutes notice
on Saturday, June 4, 1988, The Life Experience School
learned that Mother Teresa of Calcutta would break from
her itinerary to visit the students, parents and staff.
While visiting inmates at Massachusetts
Correctional Institute in Framingham, the 1989 Nobel
Peace Prize winner announced that she would visit
the school for special needs children which she learned
about last year when the school director, Lewis Randa,
visited her in Calcutta, India. Because students were
home for the weekend, there was a flurry of activity
to notify students and parents of the event.
Mother Teresa was accompanied by clergy
and a member of her Missionaries of Charity who assisted
her in distributing white rosaries and sacred medals
to the children. She then spoke to the teachers about
the message of love in the lives of the children.
ÓNever give up hope or lose faithÔ she told the parents.
Before leaving she asked for the prayers
of those present and told the staff that she would
pray for the children and pray that the dream of obtaining
the house adjacent to the school would become a reality.
Mother Teresa:
"My prayer is that The Life Experience School
continues to prepare its children to become peacemakers
in our troubled world - the true peace that comes
from loving and caring and respecting the rights of
everyone - my brother, my sister."
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ABOUT THE PEACE ABBEY 
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Each Sunday
morning from 10 to 11 AM, we hold a prayer and
meditation service in the Quaker room on the
first floor of the Conference Center which is
open to the public.
Dozens of visitors daily walk the walls of the
Pacifist Memorial, reading the quotes from men
and women who lived their lives as pacifists
and activists. Some names will be familiar such
as Albert Einstein, Margaret Mead, Dr. King
and Jesus, while others will be less familiar
and offer an opportunity for visitors to learn
more about nonviolence and the rich American
tradition of pacifism.
Children and adults love to
visit the animals that are here in the Veganpeace
Animal Sanctuary. Our most famous and people-friendly
cow, Emily passed away March 2003. She was a
friend and teacher to many who sought her companionship
and is dearly missed by everyone at the Abbey
and many of our visitors.
The Peace Abbey:
Offers a sacred environment
which holds the icons, symbols, sculptures and
texts of the twelve major faith traditions
Provides conference and retreat
space
Presents the Courage of Conscience
Award
Maintains the Pacifist Memorial
Administers the National Registry
for Conscientious Objectors, RATC (Reserve Activist
Training Corps), Citycare and the Greater Boston
Vegetarian Resource Library
Operates the Veganpeace Animal
Sanctuary
Maintains the Guesthouse
Provides space for the New
England Peace Studies Association
Sponsors Stonewalk, a Memorial
for Unknown Civilians Killed in War
Conducts a Meditation Service
each Sunday in the Quaker Meeting Room
Maintains the Pacifist Living
History Museum
Honors Emily the Sacred Cow,
with the Animal Rights Memorial
Administers a school for Students
with special needs
Oversees a group home for
adults with disabilities
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