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Blessed are the Peacemakers

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Introduction Shalom      Peace is Homegrown      Testimony to the Whole World      To Take Away the Occasion of All War

The Peaceable Kingdom     Resources    Quotations     Bibliography

Children and Youth at Yearly Meeting Committee, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Religious Education Committee, 1989, 84 pp. ($11.00)

Content: Defines peace and Friends’ peace testimony, explores ways to develop the peace testimony and peace making skills; introduces concepts of world peace using the Edward Hicks picture, “Peaceable Kingdom”.

Age Range: Ages 5 - 18 years and adults.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes to assemble materials and practice making the crafts.

Number of Lessons: There are five units plus an introduction and resource section; 2 weeks per unit.

Activities: These include cooking, making tee shirts and banners, games discussions, singing, service projects, role playing, writing, and crafts.

Supplies/Equipment: A Bible, craft supplies, kitchen, globe, miscellaneous items for games, the Edward Hicks picture “Peaceable Kingdom (can be found in A Peaceable Season, in the PYM Library and in many other sources.)


Published by Curriculum Working Group of the Religious Education Executive Concerns Group, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, September 1998 (reprinted, November 2001).

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