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| If you dress up this year, pretend to be someone worth imitating. (PDF) | 10/15/2007 | by John Martin |
- Find a Halloween costume: Activity worksheet to help children find a costume that imitates a famous peace hero.
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| Sharing Peace as Lambs among Wolves | 6/9/2004 | by Malinda Berry |
- Suggested Children's Time activity for Christian Citizenship Sunday 2004.
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| Peace -- How Does Your Family Rate? (PDF) | 3/18/2003 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- Peace: How does your family rate? Use this form to see how peaceful your family is.
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| The Flavor of Peace | 7/30/2002 | |
- The best peace folk gatherings have plenty of fellowship, food, and foolery. Following are recipes from affairs where all three were present.
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| Iraq sanctions beanbag toss | 7/8/2002 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Iraq sanctions beanbag toss: A simple, effective visual to attract attention and educate.
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| Conflict and YOUth - Quiz | 7/1/2002 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- This online questionnaire is a tool for youth to use as they begin to explore the many ways to deal with conflicts.
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| Peacemaker Bingo Cards | | |
- This peacemaker bingo card can be printed out and used for a get-acquainted activity.
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| Devotionals | View All Devotionals |
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| Spread the Peace: Family Devotions | 5/1/1997 | by Barb Nelson Gingerich |
- Devotionals for families with children ages 5-12. Contains 31 devotions with bible reading, reflections, prayer and possible response.
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| Litanies | View All Litanies |
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| All God's Children Love Peace | | |
- Responsive Reading - Come, children of God. Come and rest on God’s mountain of Peace. We are God’s children. We love peace.
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| News | View All News |
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| Violence levels in video games available to help buy Christmas gifts | 12/3/2007 | by MARP |
- Violence levels in video games available to help buy Christmas gifts: a news release from MARP, MMA and Mennonite Church USA
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| Conference teaches children about peace | 11/9/2006 | by Robert Stutzman |
- On Nov. 3-4, Bluffton University welcomed 65 school-aged children to its campus for Celebration of Peace: Making a Difference, a two-day conference for students in grades 3-8.
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| Program for Children Explores Peace | 9/19/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- "Children Choosing Peace" will be presented on Saturday, October 30, 2004, from 9:00-3:30. Attendees will gather at Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue.
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| Program for Youth Explores Peace | 9/19/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- "Children Choosing Peace" will be presented on Saturday, October 30, 2004, from 9:00-3:30. Attendees will gather at Columbus Mennonite Church 35 Oakland Park Avenue.
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| Online Activities | View All Online Activities |
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| Conflict: How do YOUth respond | 2/28/2003 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- This free questionnaire is a tool for youth to use as they begin to explore the many ways to deal with conflicts. Both online and printable versions are available.
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| Prayers | View All Prayers |
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| A River Prayer in the Season of Pentecost (PDF) | 6/1/2010 | by Louise Wideman |
- This week's prayer is written by Louise Wideman, associate pastor at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio. June 1, 2010.
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| A River Prayer in the Season of Pentecost (PDF) | 5/25/2010 | by Jonathan Larson |
- This week's prayer is written by Jonathan Larson who currently serves as interim pastor at the North Leo Mennonite Church in Indiana. The prayer was originally composed for the Mennonite Church Assembly in St. Louis, and has been adapted for its use now in Pentecost. May 25, 2010.
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| Prayer for Peace in a Church of Enemies (PDF) | 5/20/2010 | by Michael A. King |
- This week's prayer is written by Michael A. King, Telford, Pennsylvania, is dean-elect, Eastern Mennonite Seminary; and owner, Cascadia Publishing House LLC., May 20, 2010.
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| Peace that Rests in You (Restless Peace) (PDF) | 5/13/2010 | by James Rissler |
- This week's prayer is written by James Rissler, Pastor, Atlanta Mennonite Fellowship, May 13, 2010.
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| A prayer of release (PDF) | 5/6/2010 | by Rachel Miller |
- This week's prayer is written by Rachel Miller Jacobs, spiritual director and worship resources coordinator for Leader magazine. May 6, 2010.
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| Prayer for the Little Ones (PDF) | 4/29/2010 | by Linda Gehman Peachey |
- This week's prayer is written by Linda Gehman Peachey, Director of Women's Advocacy for MCC U.S. Peace and Justice Ministries and member of The Dove's Nest Collaborative: Mennonites Keeping ChildrenSafe http://dovesnest.net , April 22, 2010.
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| Prayer for Peace (PDF) | 4/22/2010 | by Linford and Mary Etta King |
- This week's prayer is written by Linford and Mary Etta King. Linford is Denominational Minister for Mennonite Church, USA and Mary Etta is Executive Director of Kairos, School of Spiritual Formation., April 22, 2010.
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| Let the children come | 4/20/2010 | by Jeanette Harder |
- This month's Prayer for Peace was written by Jeanette Harder, Co-Founder, The Dove's Nest Collaborative: Mennonites Keeping Children Safe.
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| Personal Lament | 4/20/2010 | by June Mears Driedger |
- In response to Child Abuse Prevention month, June Mears Driedger has written a personal lament, based on the Psalms.
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| Weekly Prayer (PDF) | 4/15/2010 | by Muriel T. Stackley |
- This week's prayer is written by Muriel T. Stackley ,author of a chapbook of poetry calling for just-peace: War is a god that demands human sacrifice. Illustrated by Robert Joy. Foreword by Glen Harold Stassen. (Wordsworth 2009), April 15, 2010.
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| Let the Children Come (PDF) | 4/8/2010 | by Jeanette Harder |
- "This Week", is written by Jeanette Harder, Co-Founder, The Dove's Nest Collaborative: Mennonites Keeping Children Safe www.DovesNest.net , April 8, 2010.
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| A Prayer for Children | | by Carmen Schrock-Hurst |
- A Prayer for Children
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| Programs | View All Programs |
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| Peace Reader Program | 3/22/2003 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- A Peace Reader Program can be sponsored by a library, church, or school during the summer or winter months. It is very adaptable. We are providing two forms here that you can edit for your own use.
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| Resource Lists | View All Resource Lists |
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| Video games for gift giving | 12/1/2007 | by MARP |
- Video games for gift giving: A special message from MARP, MMA and Mennonite Church USA
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| Websites with Youth Peace Information (PDF) | 2/7/2005 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Printable brochure that lists websites with Youth Peace Information.
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| Annotated Peace Resource List | 3/5/2003 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- This growing list includes books and videos that have come to our attention as moving in the direction of shalom.
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| Gift Ideas: At Christmas or Anytime | 11/26/2002 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- What follows is a broad-ranging list of books, videos, and cassettes that explore shalom-right relationships among people, between people and creation, and between people and God-and celebrate life!
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| Resources to Order | 11/22/2002 | |
- Online catalog of print resources and t-shirts that can be ordered. These peace related items are great for gifts and awards. Some are Free, some cost money.
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| Books for Youth on War | 10/1/2001 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Suggested reading for youth regarding going to war.
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| Peace Curricula | | |
- Books and Curricula for peace recommened by the Peace and Justice Support Network.
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| Links to Peace Sites | | |
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| Writings | View All Writings |
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| Child nutrition means food at school and at home | 10/19/2010 | by Christina Warner |
- Kids need nutritious food consistently. Period. But in recent weeks legislation authorizing child nutrition programs (S. 3307/H.R. 5504) and has become a topic of debate as one program has been pitted against another due to tighter budgets.
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| No secrets here | 4/20/2010 | by Jeanette Harder |
- Secrets. They're complicated things. Especially for kids. Kids are told to keep secrets about Christmas gifts for siblings and surprise birthday parties for parents. They're told to keep secrets about the hiding place for a house key and the password for their Facebook account. And yet, when a friend invites them to try drugs "just this once" or an uncle touches them inappropriately, we expect them to know that these are secrets they shouldn't keep? This is especially difficult because the friend or uncle may be quite persuasive, saying things like, "No one needs to know" or "Your mom will be mad" or "I'll give you that pretty necklace we saw at the store." What are kids to do? How are they to know which secrets to keep and which ones to tell?
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| Back to school around the globe | 8/16/2005 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- As you prepare your students to go back to school, take a small action for kids around the world who can’t afford school supplies.
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| Draft proposal introduced in Congress | 7/15/2005 | by David M. Whettstone |
- On May 26, 2005, Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced the Universal National Service Act of 2005, H.R. 2723, in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 2723 would require men and women between the ages of 18 and 26 to perform at least 15 months of active military or civilian service.
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| What Do We Say to the Kids? Talking about Violence and War | 3/24/2003 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- From September 11, 2001 on, many parents have wrestled with how to talk to their children about the horror and uncertainty that came so close to home. What about the U.S.'s all-out military response, first in Afghanistan and now in Iraq? How do we share our beliefs about following Jesus, the nonviolent reconciler, in times like these?
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| Conscription, Faith, and Youth | 2/22/2003 | by Titus Peachey |
- Are you Ready? Whenever the United States threatens or begins military action, this question usually arises. Will there be a draft?
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| Conscription, Faith, and Youth | 9/17/2002 | by Titus Peachey |
- Are you Ready? Whenever the United States threatens or begins military action, this question usually arises. Will there be a draft?
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| God is with us: Reflections for Children's time | 9/11/2001 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Suggestions on how to talk to children after Terrorist attacks.
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| Children's Time Ideas, or for Reading With Children | 9/1/2001 | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- Ideas on talking to children after tragedies (September 11).
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| Children Experiencing Disasters | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Suggestions on how to talk to children experiencing disasters.
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| Conversation with Children after Sept 11 | | by Esther Epp-Tiessen |
- Suggestions for talking to children about terrorist attacks.
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| Advice to Conscientious Objectors Facing Draft Registration | | |
- What youth need to know about draft registration.
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| What Gift Will You Bring To The Christ Child? | | |
- This Christmas, say "No!" to toy guns, Power Rangers, and Mortal Kombat video games. Here is a list of suggested more appropriate toys and games.
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Resources 
Annotated List of Books and Videos on Peace and Justice Parenting.