Growing Hope Forging Peace - Youth
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About this event
For Middle and High School Youth:
Come to Camp with old friends and meet new friends as we come together for a WEEKEND OF HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION. We will gather at Camp on Friday at 6:00 pm for an evening of engaging conversation and discussion with Shane Claiborne, beating of guns into plowshares around the forge, group art projects, and time to chill and talk around the campfire. Saturday morning we will wake up to breakfast and time to wrap up our work from Friday night, as we welcome the larger community to join us for a day of testimony, reflection, experience, and ACTION! Our day will end with a time of worship prayer, and a picnic lunch.
Registration is required, You must be fully vaccinated.
This important event is made possible by grants from: The NW Region of the ECCT, Swords to Plowshares Ministry Network of the ECCT, St. James’s Episcopal Church- W. Hartford, CT, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church- Fairfield, CT, Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport & the generosity of other friends & donors.
Shane Claiborne, Keynote Speaker
Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living “as if Jesus meant the things he said.” Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence.
Shane is a prolific author. His newest book, Beating Guns, acts as a guide for how we can be part of the solution towards ending gun violence. Inspired by the prophetic image of beating swords into plows, Beating Guns offers a clarion call to change our hearts regarding one of the most significant moral issues of our time. Shane speaks around the globe giving lectures throughout both academia and denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences.