Category Archives: Events

78th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Pax Christi Metro New York invites you to join in Prayer and Public Witness on the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Aug. 5th at Noon In Manhattan – Gandhi Statue  at West Side of Union Square Park near 14th Street. There will be Prayer for those who have suffered the effects of nuclear weapons development and use.
A Moment of Silence
The Ringing of a Gong 78 times for the 78 years since the tragic dawning of the nuclear age.
Leafletting to inform and invite action to abolish nuclear weapons.
Music to end our commemoration.

The 41st Annual Way of the Cross

Join several hundred people in one of the largest public Christian peace witnesses in New York City. In this our forty-first year Pax Christi Metro New York will commemorate Good Friday as a modern-day enactment of the Stations of the Cross, praying for peace and justice on the streets of our city.
This year our Annual Good Friday Way of the Cross will be an in person event. As we plan this event we seek to know the needs of those who will walk and pray with us.
The Walk will take place in person, from 8:30 am to 12pm on Good Friday, April 7th.

RACIAL JUSTICE BOOK TALK

RACIAL JUSTICE BOOK TALK
April 2 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
At the Church of Rain Francis Xavier NYC -The Racial Justice Ministry and the Parish Council will jointly host a conversation on American Catholic Anti-Blackness and where we go from here with Maureen O’Connell. Dr. O’Connell will explore the interplay of her Catholic and racial identities across 200 years of her family’s history.

2022 Peace Maker Awards

After more than two challenging years of Covid isolation, office relocation, and administrative changes, the hybrid (live + Zoom) Awards Reception at Xavier High School on June 11 felt like a milestone for Pax Christi Metro New York. Granted, the sound system was initially uncooperative, but eventually Sean Adcroft got the upper hand. It was heartening to actually be with people in the same room, both Pax Christi friends and guests of the honorees. Best of all, our honorees not only told us about themselves and what they have done for peace, they also told us how important Pax Christi is to them. Pierre, Sr. Mary, Brendan, and Caroline are all people who care deeply about doing for others. At the reception they showed us who they are by telling us how much they value what we do. We needed to hear that! We can now feel renewed confidence going forward. Thanks to everyone who helped to make the reception such an affirming experience.