*Feast of the Holy Innocents: Prayers and peace procession from Victoria
Barracks to Defence Plaza, Monday December 27 1pm-3pm.*
In the days after Christmas, while most people are recovering from the
indulgence of Christmas Day or deeply immersed in the liturgy of the Boxing
Day Test, the Church calendar commemorates the Holy Innocents, the children
killed by Herod in a bid to maintain his grip on power. This is a part of
the Christmas story which gets little attention in churches, yet it forms a
major part of the biblical birth narrative. It is a day when we remember
children and other innocent people killed by today ¢â‚¬â„¢s Herods, who consider
such innocents to be acceptable collateral damage in their quest for power
and security. Children are still the most deeply affected by wars around
the globe ¢â‚¬“ 60% of Afghans are under the age of 21. 90% of those killed in
wars now are civilians.
Join us for a peace procession from Victoria Barracks in Melbourne to
Defence Plaza. We will begin at 1pm with prayers at Victoria Barracks on St
Kilda Road, and process to Defence Plaza, 661 Bourke St. Melbourne,
for further prayer and reflection.
(You can read about last year’s event
here<http://smoyle.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/feast-of-the-holy-innocents-peace-procession-melbourne-reportback/>
)
So make some space in your post-Christmas calendar to remember the victims
of global warmaking, and to encourage one another to acts of resistance.
Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested.
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