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September 11 Day of Remembrance

As we approach the tenth anniversary The Peace Abbey is planning a “Day of Remembrance” on Sunday, September 11th. The Peace Abbey will host a day long vigil from 8:45 AM to 5 PM, with the blessing ceremony beginning at Noon. Remember to Remember September 11, a recording of the names of those who were killed on that day, will be broadcast from an outside speaker. The event will include a rededication of the Memorial Stone for Unknown Civilians in its new setting in front of the Pacifist Memorial. The stone was first dedicated by Muhammad Ali on May 4th […]

Remember to Remember September 11

Remember to Remember September 11 is a recorded reading of the names of the victims of the terrorist attack against the United States on September 11, 2001, by actress Betsy Palmer, actor Jerry Orbach, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at The Pentagon, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANY&NJ) Public Affairs Officer Alan Hicks, and volunteers at the New York Unit of the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (NY-RFB&D) organization. The reading of the 2,976 names takes approximately 3 hours. Ms. Palmer read the names of the victims of Flight 11, Flight […]

Dover-Sherborn Patch: Two Teens Clown Around To Raise Money For Peace Abbey

By Benjamin Paulin With the Peace Abbey in Sherborn having recently staved off foreclosure, two teens are doing their part to help raise money for the Abbey. Bianca Mase and Ollie Luey have been great friends since they were young. Now 15, Ollie is a sophomore at Dover-Sherborn High School and Bianca is a sophomore at Medford High. Last year after the Peace Abbey Camp they came up with an idea to street perform in Harvard Square, Cambridge to raise money. Bianca juggles while Ollie serenades her with the accordion. Together the duo dresses up in their black and white […]

Wicked Local Natick: Camp Arrowhead founder honored

By Ian B. Murphy The Peace Abbey in Sherborn honored Frank Robinson on Tuesday with its Courage of Conscience award, marking his contributions to the community by creating two historic and inclusive summer camps in the area, including Camp Arrowhead in Natick. Robinson was presented the award at Family Night for Camp Arrowhead at the Elks Club in Natick, allowing the campers, their families, and the staff of the camp he started in 1958 as Natick’s recreation director to participate in the ceremony. “Most people don’t realize he was the visionary that created that camp, the first camp in the […]

Nelson Mandela Nominated to Receive Courage of Conscience Award

On July 18, 2011, to celebrate and honor Nelson Mandela on this his 93rd birthday, the Peace Abbey announces that September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows has nominated him to receive the Courage of Conscience Award. The courage of Conscience Award has been awarded to 153 individuals and organizations working for peace, social justice and nonviolence, including the Dalai Lama, Muhammad Ali, Arun Gandhi, and most recently, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization whose members all lost family members in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and who came together to speak out against […]

Dover-Sherborn Patch: Chad Urmston Of Dispatch Never Left His Sherborn Roots Behind

By Jon Cronin, July 8, 2011 Rock guitarist, vocalist, social activist and lifelong Sherborn resident Chad Urmston recently played to a sold out crowd with his band Dispatch at the Boston’s TD Garden. Patch caught up with Chad a few days after their show. After playing at the Garden, Urmston said, “It was a trip to play there after the Bruins won [the Stanley Cup].” His humble beginnings were in rural Sherborn where he starting playing trombone at Pine Hill Elementary School in the fourth grade and continued all the way through college. He said at Pine Hill he was […]

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Wicked Local Dover-Sherborn: A night of comedy & jazz at the Peace Abbey

By Evan Koslof Sherborn — In front of a sold-out crowd at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn on Sunday, a man stepped out and put his hand up as he cleared his throat. “I am Jimmy Tingle,” he said. “And I’m running for president of the United States of America.” Tingle, who admitted that he has never held elective office or had any legislative accomplishments, said he is running on his “comedic record.” Tingle, far from a politician, is a stand-up comedian. The satirical sketch, based on a fake run for the presidency, was part of a fundraiser put on […]