Prayers

Prayer: We pray for peace
Litany: 'I was hungry and you gave me food'
Prayer service: 'Runaway train" A prayer for the lost and broken
Prayer Service: Bless our lives
Prayer Service: In praise of hands
The Uniting Church Assembly Mission Prayer Handbook

Bible Study Resources

Bible Study - Session 1: Violence and Vinyards
Bible Study - Session 2: The Face of Love
Bible Study - Session 3: The Paradox of Hope
Brief Concordance: Peace in the NRSV
Brief Concordance: Violence in the NRSV
Pledge for Peace

Reflections

Canticle of the Sun: Francis of Assisi, 1225
Quotes from Catholic statements on violence
John Paul II, 1979 Puebla Homily
Quotes on war
Imagine

Games

Wall St Game
World Trade Game

Active non-violence

Living non-violently in a violent culture
The principles of non-violence
Mediation and mediators for schools
Suggestions for Campus Ministers
Suggestions for youth in schools and parish
Living peacefully - discussion topics

Over this violence thing...Resources for peace

Violence is a destructive force of immense proportion, which influences our lives at all levels – individual, societal and global. Violence refers to crime, exclusion, war, persecution, terrorism, detention without trial, slavery, environmental damage, bullying, discrimination, harassment, victimization… the list goes on.

Violence is often undertaken in the name of criminality, imperialism, nationalism, political expediency, power and control, and is often legitimized by the prevailing norms, values, belief systems, cultures and structures of relationships in our societies.

Violence affects our humanity and our environment. Our discipleship to Christ and our commitment to ecumenism requires that we work together – the whole inhabited earth – to overcome violence through peace and justice.

"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God" Mt 5:9

As a contribution to the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence the Youth Network has released a CD which is full of resources and reflections to encourage people to explore and respond to issues of violence in our families, our communities and our world. The following pages contain many of the resources  available on the CD, just click on the links in the box on the left hand side of this page.

There are a limited number of these CDs still available and you can order them from the NCCA. The cost is $5.