International Day of Peace

The Franklin Grove Church of the Brethren is planning an event to coincide with the International Day of Peace, September 21st. We would like to invite others to help with the planning and the carrying out of this event. Here are some of the details that we know so far:

Event will be held Friday, September 21st in Dixon (either the Courthouse lawn or John Dixon Park)

Time: probably 4:00 pm until 9:00 or 10:00 pm

Activities:

1. Pinwheels for Peace- we will be asking churches and schools to participate in making a pinwheel for peace (directions on their website) and bring them to the event location where we will "plant" them in the ground for display. Pinwheels will also be made during the event.
   
2. Chalk for Peace- we will have sidewalk chalk/paint available for people to decorate the sidewalks during the event.
   
3. Wall of Remembrance- we are building a large plywood wall and will have all the names of the soldiers killed in Iraq mounted on the board.
   
4. Candlelight vigil - will be held later in the evening with perhaps a small service honoring those killed in the war including the Iraqi civilians.

There is lots to do to get ready for this event so we are asking anyone interested to please join us at a planning meeting, Wednesday, August 1st at the Dixon Church of the Brethren at 6:00 pm. I believe that if we can get a lot of people at this initial meeting we can probably do the rest by phone or e-mail. We would like to encourage each church to send a representative (although, we'll be happy to welcome multiple representatives from a church!). If you are unable to get anyone to that meeting but are interested in helping in some way, please contact me, Carol Novak, at work: 815-625-0013 cell: 815-440-0037 e-mail: csknnovak@yahoo.com