2007 Program Schedule


Welcome to the Peace Village.
It will be wonderful to see old friends and meet new ones!

15th Annual Prayer Vigil for the Earth
October 20 - 21, 2007, Washington Monument, DC
Corner of 17th & Constitution Ave, NW
All Invited, 100% Volunteer

 

Friday, Oct. 19: Set-Up of the Peace Village

10:00 am - 4:30 PM: Erect Peace Village on the Mall next to Washington Monument

Noon: Blessings of the Ground and Youth Light the Fire

Saturday, Oct. 20: Interspersed with Ceremonial Songs & Music, Silence, Prayers and Dances

Beginning at Sunrise, 7: 00 am:

Welcome, Prayer Vigil Organizing Community

First Nation’s Drum

Sunrise Peace Pipe Ceremony, Honoring Fire, Clyde Bellecourt (Ojibway) & Others

Greeting of Drums:

African Drum, Baba Ngoma

Shumei Taiko, In Shinto Tradition with Taiko drumming and chanting from Japan

Celtic Tradition, Celtic Wheel

African Libation, Honoring of Rabiah Rayford, facilitated by Rabiah al Nur, Ausar Auset Society, Ur Auat Enen Tchaas Ra EnKhamit, and others

Tibetan Meditation Center, Venerable Lama Gyaltshen

Zoroastrians, Prayers and Chanting

Parent/Child Blessing & Healing Ceremony, Mary Sunbeam (Cherokee)

Children’s Taiko, Shumei International Institute, Crestone, CO (approximately 9:30 AM)

World Peace Prayer Flag Ceremony, All the Flags of the World, May Peace Prevail on Earth

                        Prayer Vigil Song:  This Ground Is Holy Ground, Larry Long & Community Present

Hare Krishna, Music, Songs & Chanting

Honoring, Spring of Light, Rabiah al Nur and the Sisterhood

Soka Gakkai International, facilitated by Connie Huntsman

Children’s Peace Parade, Bill Jenkins & Children

Shumei, Taiko Drum & Chanting the Makoto Together

Christian Prayers & Songs, Rev. Sidney Byrd

Harry Byrd Celebration Game, All

Gratitude for Elder’s Guidance & Support, An Honoring, Jean Day and Estella Yeung

Drum Calling, All Drums (approximately 2 pm)

The Circle of Compassion for All Beings, facilitated by Rev Betsy Stang

Intergenerational Dances of Universal Peace, Unity of Fairfax

Buddhist Meditation & Prayers, KPC, join the Prayers & Stupa in the Center

Women’s Peace Delegation, Israeli, Palestine, and British Women for Peace

Prayer of St. Francis, Trudy Morse

The Circle of Life, One Common Unity Youth

After Sunset, The Calling of the Shofar, Abby

Sikh, Music and Chanting Worship Service, Rajwant Singh, Guru Gobind Singh Foundation

Shumei Chanting & Taiko Drum, Shumei Members

Calling in the Stars, Crystal Bowls, Ivy Hylton

KPC’s Music Group, Blinded By View

International Drumming for Mother Earth, First Nation’s Drum, African Drum, & All Drums & Musicians Invited

Prayer Vigil Song & Music & Dance Offerings, Larry Long

Sufi Zikir, Shaykh Abdi; Kerim al-Kibrisi, Osamanli Naks-I’bendi Dergahi

Selichot Stories, Song, & Dance from the Jewish tradition, Rabbi David Shneyer

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Feeding Mother Earth Ceremony,
Rev. La’Kota-Haise Frazier (Abenaki-Lakota)

  Prayers by the Fire All Night Long

Sunday, Oct 21: Interspersed with Ceremonial Songs & Music, Silence, Prayers, & Round Dances

Beginning before Sunrise (before 7:00 am)

Call to Prayer, Muslim

Honoring the All Night Fire Keepers & Community

Sunrise Peace Pipe Ceremony, 7:00 am,  Dorene Day, Annishnabe-Ojibway (Martin Clan, and Keeper of the Songs to Heal the Waters) & First Nations Family 

Christian Service, Rev. Sidney Byrd, Rev. Charles Gibbs, Rev. Clark Lobenstein, Rev. Carole Crumley, Lillie Cummings, and All Christians & Everyone Present

Middle East – All Traditions Healing & Honoring, Shaykh Abdi; Kerim al-Kibrisi, Osamanli Naks-I’bendi Dergahi, Miles Goldstein, Clyde Bellecourt, Lillian Pitawankwat, Trudy Morse, Jane and All Muslims, All Members of Tribe of Judah, All Christians Present, All First Nations People, Yoruba Tradition, Everyone Present

Honoring Elders & Prayer Vigil Song, Larry Long, Celebration of Place, All Traditions Invited

Breaking of Bread:  Sharing the Bounty

Surprise Event

Universal Greetings, Eleanor Kibrick

Shumei Chanting & Taiko Drum, Shumei Members

Children’s Peace Parade, Bill Jenkins & Children

All Nations Celebration of Life

Commitment Ceremony, David and Sarah Berry & All

Joins Us Next Year!!

Continuously offered:

Children’s Activities Tent

Jewish Sukkah, Talking Circle and Teachings

Jyorei Healing, Japanese Shumei healing with Spiritual Light Technique

KPC Buddhist Stupa & Making Tibetan Prayer Flags

Prayer Grove, Offering Prayers & Silence

Sacred Fire, Offering Prayers at All Times

Labyrinth, Walking into the Sacred Center

Buffalo Healing & Silence Robe

Pray for the Animals, Plants & All

 

With deep gratitude to our MC's:

Rabiah al Nur

Clyde Bellecourt

David Berry

Pam Ramadei

Sharon Franquemont

Larry Long

Amshatar Monroe

Dorene Day

We’re excited about the growing number and range of Presenters invited to the Prayer Vigil this year! Among those invited are (and, we apologize if we missed your name):

Rabiah al Nur, Spring of Light

Jim, James, Joey Anderson, Mendota Nation

Kenji Bahn, Shumei, Hunter, NY

Clyde & Peggy, Wolf & Susan Bellecourt – Ojibway

Rev. Sidney Byrd, Lakota Nation

Rev. Carole Crumley

Lillie Cummings – Pawnee

Jean-Ann Day – Ho-Chunk

Dorene Day, Anishnabe

Venerable Lama Gyaltshen, Tibetan Medication Center

Rev. Charles Gibbs, United Religions Initiative

Nina Gibson – Northern Virginia Women’s Hoop

Miles Goldstein  -  Tribe of Judah, AmKolel

Claudia Gonzales, Mexico City

Rev. La’Kota-HaiseFrazier – Abenaki-Lakota

Hawah, One Common Unity

Bette Hoover, Women’s Peace Delegation

Ivy Hylton, Crystal Bowls

Sufi Sheykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi

Bill Jenkins, Children’s Activities

Rev. Clark Lobenstine – InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington DC

Larry Long, Celebration of Place

Amshatar Monroe, Sacred Space:  Where Indigenous Paths Meet

Trudy Morse - Tribe of Judah, AmKolel, St. Francis Song

Koji Nakamura, Shumei

African drums of Baba Ngoma

Paramdham Das, Hare Krishna

Grandmother Lillian Pitawanekwat, Anishnabe

Pamela Ramadei, Labyrinth

Ani Rinchen Kunzang Palyul Choling

Rev. Sherry Sherry - The Peace Chapel

Rabbi David Shneyer – Tribe of Judah, AmKolel

Shinji Shumeikai and the Taiko Drums – Japan, New York, California

Shirin, Zoroastrians in Washington Metro Area

Dr. Rajwant Singh, Guru Gobind Singh Foundation

Kathryn Ashera Sprowls – Dances of Universal Peace

Soka Gakki International – Connie Huntsman

Rev Betsy Stang – Wittenberg Center

Mama Mary Sunbeam – Positive Education Cherokee

Mother Taylor – Chief Iya N’lfa Efunyale

Noreen Teoh – Kunzang Palyul Choling

Sandra Wasko Flood – Labyrinth

Dave & Tracy Wilson

Baba Yumi