{"id":8155,"date":"2023-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/interconnected-family-celebrates-peace\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:41:32","slug":"interconnected-family-celebrates-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/interconnected-family-celebrates-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Interconnected family celebrates peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Peace <\/em>(English) <em>\u2013 Paix <\/em>(French)<em> \u2013 Amani <\/em>(Swahili)<em> \u2013 Mirembe <\/em>(Luganda): children at a Uganda Mennonite church wrote \u201cPeace\u201d in multiple languages. (See photo below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the Peace Commission prepares a worship resource for Peace Sunday. Organized around a new theme each year, the package includes a Scripture focus, prayers, an activity and a teaching resource.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congregations around the world select useful portions of these resources to adapt for their own worship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEM congregations from the Mbujimayi district gathered at Sangilayi parish for a joint service of reconciliation. \u201cOur joy was all the greater because CEM members have been happily living in the peace of the Lord after a long period of leadership conflicts,\u201d says Jean Felix Cimbalanga, president of CEM (Communaut\u00e9 \u00c9vang\u00e9lique Mennonite).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53271560144\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53271560144_9d106df2fb_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230917JeanFellyNtumbaIMG_20230917_121643_9\" width=\"640\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 640px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 640\/360;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In small groups, members of Iglesias Hermanos Menonitas in Soacha, Colombia, interceded for each of the prayer points found in the worship resource package.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53230596361\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53230596361_006d178208_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230917JuanFranciscoNovoaDuque IMG_20230917_113749\" width=\"640\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 640px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 640\/288;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>(Pictured, l-r) Reverend Pastor Jean-Pierre Muya, general secretary and legal representative of the Communaut\u00e9 Mennonite au Congo (CMCo); Robert Irundu, administrative and financial secretary of the CMCo (blue suit); and Mozart Muzembe, church cantor; planted a mango tree on the church grounds. \u201cIt\u2019s a symbol of peace and unity, because we\u2019re all part of God\u2019s family.\u201d says Simon Kashal Tshiey. \u201cThis tree will soon unite everyone through its fruit and shade.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53230977944\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53230977944_f59ee721de_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230902RobertIrundu20230917_122605\" width=\"640\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 640px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough the celebration of Peace Sunday, we got encouragement to become a witness of God\u2019s peace in our daily life,\u201d says Ashish Milap, pastor of Bethel Mennonite Church, Balogdogan, India.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Mennonite volunteers Elizabeth Joy Nalliyah from the USA (SALT) and Luyando Munangobe of Zambia (YAMEN) were special guests at Bethel\u2019s service. \u201cThis has surely united and encouraged us to know that we are one large family,\u201d says Ashish Milap.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Amos Ganjboir along with Rajendra Masih, Shoshanna and some church youths worked on a tree poster for the worship service. Attaching their leaves to the branches helps the congregation understand that \u201ceveryone in this family is important and connected to each other. And their family is bigger than they may think,\u201d says Ashish Milap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53230948223\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53230948223_f3d06b52ff_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230924AshishKumarMilapthumbnail_IMG_20230923_161155\" width=\"639\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 639px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 639\/295;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Wincy Wan of Hong Kong Mennonite shared stories from the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/third-peace-conference-brings-faith-and-peace-together\">Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference<\/a> of \u201chow our righteous father is using MWC to transform injustices\u201d. A member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/peace-commission\">Peace Commission<\/a>, she challenged the congregation: \u201cHow do we share peace and love to our neighbours? Can we be alert to trauma around us? Can we walk in companionship with suffering people\u201d?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53229726517\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53229726517_5a7cce477f_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230917MennoniteHongKongFamily Sunday P5\" width=\"639\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 639px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 639\/424;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On Peace Day 2023, Rev. Maira Benjamin Migire, a pastor from Kanisa la Mennonite Tanzania, joined a dialogue with Christian and Muslim leaders about peace in Zanzibar, Tanzania.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53271583969\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53271583969_9bda403f6e_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230921MairaBenjaminMigireWhatsApp Image 2023-09-21 at 23.01.57\" width=\"480\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 480px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 480\/640;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>BIC congregations in Nepal celebrated Peace Sunday with their usual worship service on Saturday. They took a special offering and prayed for peace in family, church, neighbourhood, the wider community, the nation, and the global Anabaptist community, especially for Ukraine and Myanmar.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53229739592\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53229739592_9863264ee5_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230916BICNepalWhatsApp Image 2023-09-25 at 20.48.03\" width=\"639\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 639px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 639\/288;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace \u2013 <em>Paix <\/em>\u2013 <em>Amani <\/em>\u2013 <em>Mirembe<\/em>: children at a Uganda Mennonite church wrote \u201cPeace\u201d in multiple languages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53231002189\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53231002189_7551a28289_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230917CEDanielSnapchat-1743778233\" width=\"640\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 640px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 640\/416;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At Maytalang Mennonite Bible Church in the Philippines, \u201cNanay\u201d (mother) Juana, the oldest participant (83 years old) and Aya, the youngest participant (1 year old), pasted a golden leaf on the peace tree of family connections.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwcmm\/53230612901\/in\/album-72177720311645395\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/53230612901_42e69f3ceb_z.jpg\" alt=\"20230917RichardARancap20230917_170806\" width=\"640\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 640px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Creator God, Brother Jesus, reconciling Spirit, teach us to build peace each day. Help us to see your image in every person we meet \u2013 including our enemies. Help us to recognize our interconnectedness. Give us courage to stand up for others by recognizing our interconnectedness.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/donate-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ps23_en_0.jpg\" alt=\"With your support, we can gather stories, teaching and activities on peace to share with our churches through the Peace Sunday worship resource. \" width=\"940\" class=\"smush-dimensions lazyload\" style=\"--smush-image-width: 940px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 940\/348;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-c156640d9bee56933ae7a5b97a71238b wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/colombia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Colombia<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/dr-congo\/\" rel=\"tag\">DR Congo<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/hong-kong\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hong Kong<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/india\/\" rel=\"tag\">India<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/nepal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nepal<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/peace\/\" rel=\"tag\">peace<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/peace-commission\/\" rel=\"tag\">Peace Commission<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/peace-sunday\/\" rel=\"tag\">Peace Sunday<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/philippines\/\" rel=\"tag\">Philippines<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/tanzania\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tanzania<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/uganda\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uganda<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Page edited 8 November 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peace (English) \u2013 Paix (French) \u2013 Amani (Swahili) \u2013 Mirembe (Luganda): children at a Uganda Mennonite church wrote \u201cPeace\u201d in multiple languages. (See photo below.) Each year, the Peace Commission prepares a worship resource for Peace Sunday. 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