Peace Camp 2010, The Color of Peace was held June 14 - 18 at the Gettysburg Middle School. Click here or email peacecamp@icpj-gettysburg.org for more information.
ICPJ Potluck Supper and Concert. All members are invited to attend our next quarterly potluck supper on Tuesday, July 27 at 6:00 pm at the home of John and Christine Kellett (72 Gordon Road, Gettysburg), to be followed by a concert featuring German folk singer and guitarist Jörg-Rüdiger Geschke, who will be joined by The Barnstormers (Tom Jolin and Slim Harrison). For more information, email icpj@icpj-gettysburg.org.
The 19th Annual Adams County Heritage Festival will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at the Gettysburg Recreation Park. Click here or email achf@icpj-gettysburg.org for more information.
Did you know? All ICPJ members are invited
to attend our board meetings, held on the first Tuesday of each
month, at 7:00 pm at the Gettysburg YWCA. Hope to see you there!
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 Adams
County Heritage Festival
Third Sunday in September. The Interfaith
Center founded this event and continues to organize it, with the
cooperation of other organizations. Crafts, food, entertainment,
exhibits, and activities celebrating the diverse ethnic heritages
of Adams County.
Peace
Camp
A week-long full-day camp in the summer for
children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Activities include
presentations, games, projects promoting non-violent conflict
resolution, inter-cultural understanding, and environmental balance.
Annual
Peacemaker Awards
Gift of books to Adams County Public Library in honor of local
residents who have been distinguished in the pursuit of peace and
justice.
Newsletter
Quarterly, carrying news of Center activities and those of other
community groups as well as articles on broader issues, e.g., Iraq,
Israel/Palestine, etc.
Annual
Meeting
Annual meeting of the membership, held in the fall of each year,
featuring a pot-luck and a speaker.
Other activities
Lectures and panel discussions of topics of local, national, and
international concern. Book discussion group on peace and justice
issues. Support for other peace-and-justice-related
organizations, such as the Adams County Human Relations Council.
Last updated
July 5, 2010
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