Great News! With a single donation from the family of a former student, over 1/3 of the schoolhouse mortgage was paid off, leaving just $38,000 owed to the bank. They gave $1,000 for each year of their daughter’s life in appreciation and love. Pass the word as we move forward to retire the Schoolhouse debt.
Read More...by Roger S. Gottlieb As we cut the budgets and let the social programs wither, as global warming and invasive species threaten the integrity of ecosystems and human health, as endless and endlessly faster technological change leads everything that is solid to “melt into air,” it is reasonable to ask: what should we try to preserve? What is worth holding onto? Here’s one answer: The Peace Abbey and the Life Experience School of Sherborn, Massachusetts. The Abbey is an interfaith spiritual center dedicated to the peace and justice teachings of all the world’s faiths. The centerpiece of its grounds is […]
Read More...NEPSA Creating a Culture of Peace: Local Initiatives April 16th 2011 – Schedule Registration 8:30 on the morning of the event 8:30 am – 3:30 pm 8:30-9:00 – Coffee/Registration 9:00-9:15 – Opening Remarks 9:30-10:30 – Keynote speaker: Tina Clarke: Transition Towns 10:30-12noon – Workshops 12:00-1:00 – Lunch and Presentation by Pat Westover-Jong Followed by Q&A on Courage and Compassion in the Holy Land 1:00-2:00 – Movie 2:30-3:30 – True Story Theater READ WORKSHOP DETAILS Non Members $25 Members $20 Students $5
Read More...Sunday, April 17th 3 pm Come enjoy the eagerly-awaited annual spring Peace Abbey concert by Northwest’s internationally acclaimed harp and hammered dulcimer duo,MAGICAL STRINGS. Intertwining Celtic roots and world music influences, Philip and Pam Boulding weave stories and verse about their music and travels with vibrant humor and warmth, augmenting their self-crafted instruments with whistles, concertina, and valiha (Malagasy bamboo harp). Their music is described by the Washington Post as “…warm, graceful, and sonically gorgeous.” The Bouldings will feature music from their many recordings, including “Where Dragons Dance,” on Alula Visions, which is “… lush and rich and alive…fully lives […]
Read More...Dear members of the Peace Abbey community, For a quarter of a century, The Peace Abbey in Sherborn has been a refuge, interfaith sanctuary, meeting place, and sacred space for thousands of people who seek peace for themselves, their loved ones, and the world. Offering a variety of programs and resources that teach, inspire, and encourage one to speak out and act on issues of peace and social justice and serving as a model for those who would do so, the Abbey is the only multi-faith peace center in New England and one of few in the country. Such venerable […]
Read More...Excerpt from Presentation by Lewis Randa “Over the years, the Courage of Conscience Award has been presented by the Peace Abbey in front of the bronze statue of Gandhi where it permanently stands in the middle of the Pacifist Memorial in Sherborn, MA. We have brought the replica of the statue, the one used during last November’s Anti-Greed demonstration that blocked the entrance to the Goldman Sachs offices in Boston as we acknowledge the extraordinary mission, the extraordinary “Gandhian” mission, of Greenpeace.No other peace or environmental organization has taken the peaceful, direct action, nonviolent strategy that Gandhi used to free […]
Read More...By Lewis M. Randa Dreams can have a most amazing effect on people, but to be honest, I rarely remember dreams long enough to consider any of them all that important. One, however, I cannot stop thinking about and it has changed the way I view reality. How long the substance of this dream will pervade my mind and spirit is anyone’s guess. I hope it lasts a lifetime.With each tragic and horrible bit of news these days, and there have been many, I have been struggling with the question that countless others struggle with as well, and that is; […]
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