Celebrate Peace Week
In the spirit of Lent and to support social justice around the
globe, Campus Ministry announces exciting programs to promote our
annual Peace Week celebration (Queens campus), March
25–31.
This year’s theme is “To Sow Love.” The Peace Week Committee
chose it to suggest “planting seeds” of hope, respect and love.
Monday, March 26 –Wednesday, March
28
The Tunnel of Oppression
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Organization Lounge, D’Angelo Center
The Tunnel of Oppression is an opportunity for students, classes
and organizations — individually or together — to learn about
oppression, teach others and reflect on moral and spiritual
questions posed by these issues.
Monday, March 26
Monday Night Rosary
8–8:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More Church
Join us in our prayer for peace, as we recite the Holy Rosary and
reflect.
Heroes of our Faith, St. Francis of Assisi
8:30–10 p.m.
St. Thomas More Church
Come and learn more about the famous Peace Prayer and how it can
change our lives and our world. This immediately follows the
Rosary.
Tuesday, March 27
Free Hug Campaign: All You Need Is LOVE!
All Day
St. Augustine Hall (Library) and D’Angelo Center
Want a free hug? Students for Global Justice will give them out all
day in front of the Library, D’Angelo Center and all over campus.
Look for the signs because “All we need is LOVE!” To become a
free-hugger, visit www.stjohns.edu/peaceweek.
Wednesday, March 28
“CRUCIFIED: A Journey for Justice”: Stations of the
Cross
7–8:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More Church
A walk through the Stations of the Cross, experienced in terms of
social justice and other current global issues.
Thursday, March 29
“Shout! The Peace Concert”
7–10 p.m.
Organization Lounge, D’Angelo Center
Our Peace Week Concert is an opportunity for students to gather
in celebration of God-given gifts, including music, poetry and a
spirit of activism. We explore the way students strive for peace
and hope on campus and around the world. Learn more at www.stjohns.edu/peaceweek. Or
audition for our concert.
Saturday, March 31
“Dodge a Ball, Not Peace”: Dodgeball
Tournament
Noon–4 p.m.
Taffner Field House
Join the Ozanam Scholars as they host an event that directly
affects lives across the globe. We invite you to create a team and
join us in a dodgeball tournament. If you win, you may send the
money to a charity that you choose from our list. Visit us at
www.stjohns.edu/peaceweek.
We encourage all students to become involved in this year’s
Peace Week efforts to demonstrate their hope for achieving true
“Peace on Earth.”
To learn more about Peace Week events, visit www.stjohns.edu/peaceweek or
contact Ketienne Telemaque, Resident Minister for
Vincentian Service and Justice: ext. 6426; telemaqk@stjohns.edu.