##{{red:Events}}## **{{navy: Monday February 6: John Dear, SJ.: Presentation and Book Signing.}}** 7:00 p.m. (Informal visit at 6:00 p.m. in church coffee shop) at Tigard United Methodist Church 9845 SW Walnut Place Tigard, OR 97223 [Click here for flyer][f2] John Dear's ground-breaking new book, "Lazarus Come Forth!," explores the story of the raising of Lazarus in the Gospel of John, chapter 11, and suggests that Lazarus represents "humanity" stuck in the culture of death, and that Jesus represents "the God of life" calling humanity out of the tombs, out of the culture of violence and war, into "the new life of resurrection peace." This book invites us to carry on Jesus' liberating work by obeying his commandments--to take away the stone that keeps us trapped in our violent culture of war, to call each other out of the tombs, to unbind one another and to set each other free to live in peace and nonviolence. **{{navy: Wednesday February 8: Oregon Faith Roundtable Against Hunger: Bread for the World's 2012 Offering of Letters.}}** 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Human Solutions Rockwood Branch, 124 NE 181st, Gresham, OR 97230. [Click here for flyer][f6] **{{navy: Wednesday February 8: Prayer Service for Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking and Slavery.}}** 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., St. Mary's Cathedral. [Click here for flyer.][f5] **Why You Want to Attend:**This is the feast day for St. Josephine Bakhita. Pope John Paul II said that in St. Josephine Bakhita, "We find a shining advocate of genuine emancipation. The history of her life inspires not passive acceptance but the firm resolve to work effectively to free girls and women from oppression and violence, and to return them to their dignity in the full exercise of their rights." **{{navy: Thursday February 9: A Brief Discussion on Catholic Social Teaching: Care for God's Creation.}}** 7:00 p.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 NW First St., Gresham 97030. Join us for a monthly presentation by the Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace on the Themes of Catholic social teaching. [Click here for flyer.][s1] **{{maroon:Presented by Matt Cato, Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace}}** **Why You Want to Attend:** "We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God's creation." **{{navy: Friday February 10: Bridging the Divide—Interfaith Conversations: Globalization: Impacting the Poor and the Earth.}}** 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Social at 6:30) at Marylhurst University, Flavia Salon, 17600 Pacific Highway, Marylhurst, OR, 97036. How do people of faith view globalization's impact on the poor and the earth? [Click here for flyer][f1] **{{navy: Friday February 17: 40 Days for Life Beaverton Spring Campaign Candle Light Prayer Kick off.}}** 6:00 p.m. at Planned Parenthood, intersection of SW 1st and Betts in Beaverton. Contact [Marie Barzen](mailto: BarzenM@frontier.com) for more information **{{navy: Saturday February 18: 40 Days for Life in Portland Kick-off Rally.}}** 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Planned Parenthood, 3727 NE MLK Jr. Blvd in NE Portland. Let's get geared up for the biggest 40 Days for Life campaign ever! During our last campaign, by the grace of God, there were 4 "turn-arounds" that we know of right here in Portland. Praise and thank God for babies' lives saved! We will have signs, instructions, and the "Peace Pledge" for everyone present. Bring the whole family! Contact [Therese Rusink](mailto: ruesinktherese@comcast.net) for more information **{{navy: Monday February 20: Food Stamped: A Deep Look at America's Broken Food System (with Congressman Earl Blumenauer).}}** 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Bagdad Theater, 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd, Portland. Co-sponsored by the Oregon Faith Roundtable Against Hunger. [Click here for flyer][f3] **Why You Want to Attend:** The prime purpose of ('the preferential option for the poor') is to enable them to become active participants in the life of society. It is to enable all persons to share in and contribute to the common good. _National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Economic Justice for All, no. 88_ **{{navy: Friday February 24: 7th Annual Search for Peace Art Exhibit}}** at St. Pius X Community Center, 1280 NW Saltzman Rd. Portland 97229. [www.SearchForPeaceArt.org](http://www.searchforpeaceart.org/) Events include: - Friday February 24: Lenten Soup Supper program: "Peace Building" by Joe Hastings of Catholic Relief Services. 6:30 p.m. - Sunday February 26 Search for Peace Art Exhibit open to the public. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. **{{navy: Wednesday February 29: Portland Jobs with Justice 10th Annual Faith Labor Breakfast: Reclaiming the American Dream for the Common Good.}}** 7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. at St. Philip Neri Parish, 2408 SE 16th Avenue, Portland. Cost: $10. To register online, please visit [www.jwjpdx.org](http://www.jwjpdx.org/) **{{navy: Wednesday February 29: Wholistic Peace Institute - Jubitz Nobel Peace Laureate Forum: President F. W. de Klerk of South Africa; 1993 Nobel Peace Prize (Co-Winner with Nelson Mandela): Preventing War & Ending World Conflicts.}}** [Click here for flyer][f4] - Conversation and Q&A , 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Buckley Center, University of Portland - Nobel Peace Laureate lecture on “The Role of Leadership during South Africa’s Transition and Lessons on Contemporary Peace Issues for Today", 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at First Congregational United Church of Christ; 1126 SW Park Avenue Contact the [Wholistic Peace Institute](http://www.wholisticpeaceinstitute.com/contact.htm) for Information and Ticket Purchase **{{navy: Saturday, March 3: 2012 Offering of Letters Workshop.}}** 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland, 97201 Each year Bread for the World invites churches and groups across the country to write personal letters and emails to their members of Congress on issues that are important to hungry and poor people. We are driven by our faith to make our voices heard in Congress and to make our nation's laws more compassionate to people in need. [Click here for flyer][m1] **{{navy: Thursday March 8: A Brief Discussion on Catholic Social Teaching: Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers.}}** 7:00 p.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 NW First St., Gresham 97030. Join us for a monthly presentation by the Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace on the Themes of Catholic social teaching. [Click here for flyer.][s1] **{{maroon:Presented by Matt Cato, Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace}}** **Why You Want to Attend:** "Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God's creation." **{{navy: Thursday April 12: A Brief Discussion on Catholic Social Teaching: Call for Family, Community, and Participation.}}** 7:00 p.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 NW First St., Gresham 97030. Join us for the final monthly presentation by the Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace on the Themes of Catholic social teaching. [Click here for flyer.][s1] **{{maroon:Presented by Matt Cato, Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace}}** **Why You Want to Attend:** "The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society in economics and politics, in law and policy directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community." [s1]: JP_Respect/CST_Henry.pdf [j1]: JP_Respect/Marylhurst_HT.pdf [j2]: mailto:kim@phcwashco.org [j3]: JP_Respect/EC_Summit_2012.pdf [f1]: JP_Respect/Marylhurst_Globalization.pdf [f2]: JP_Respect/John_Dear.pdf [d2]: JP_Respect/OFRAH_Dec11.pdf [f3]: JP_Respect/foodstamped_flyer.pdf [f4]: JP_Respect/De_Klerk_flyer.pdf [f5]: JP_Respect/2012_PrayerSvc.pdf [f6]: JP_Respect/OFRAH_Feb12_Reminder.pdf [m1]: JP_Respect/OL_Flyer_2012.pdf