The Massacre of the Holy Innocents Faith and Resistance Retreat

The Massacre of the Holy Innocents Faith and Resistance Retreat
Dates: Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 – 3:30pm – Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 – 1:00 p.m.

Location: St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church,
1525 Newton St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20010
We invite you to participate in all or part of the Holy Innocents Faith and Resistance retreat

Retreat Theme: THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS IS MAGNIFIED

Every hour of every day, the United States Military magnifies destruction across the globe. From overt wars to covert “dirty wars,” lives are destroyed, families torn apart, people disappeared. Every second of every minute, the world’s addiction to oil, natural gas and nuclear power is the cause of environmental contamination that is threatening global devastation. And always, the existence of nuclear weapons puts all life in utter peril. On this Feast of the Holy Innocents we respond to all this with a resounding “No!” This is the time to hold a magnifying glass to these horrors for all to see. This is a time when we call for transformation and resolve to magnify God’s creation with joy.

Details: Please join members of Jonah House, the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and members of the Atlantic and Southern Life communities in a time of prayer, reflection and nonviolent witness to commemorate the Massacre of the Holy Innocents – past and present – and to proclaim hope for a world of nonviolence, peace and justice.
 
The retreat will begin on Friday, Dec. 27 at 3:30 p.m. with a candlelit demonstration outside the Pentagon and end on Saturday, Dec. 28 with a noon-time nonviolent witness at the White House.

Contact: Jonah House: 410-233-6238, disarmnow2@verizon.net; Dorothy Day Catholic Worker: 202-882-9649, https://dccatholicworker.wordpress.com