52nd Annual Nazareth to Bethlehem
Christmas Peace Pilgrimage

Saturday, December 10, 2011

The annual Christmas Peace Pilgrimage is planned for Saturday, December 10, 2011.

Walk the Road of Peace

The Pilgrimage began in 1960 as a Christian witness for peace. We welcome all persons of any age to join the Pilgrimage, symbolic of the journey of Mary and Joseph. In the 10-mile trek from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and in the rally, we seek to reflect the non-violent life of Jesus Christ and his truth of forgiving love. Walk with your family and friends and make new friends with others who seek a more peaceful world.

Schedule

Pilgrimage participants meet at the parking lot at 520 E. Broad Street, Bethlehem before 10:45 AM. Buses transport pilgrims to Nazareth Moravian Church on Center Square where the Pilgrimage begins. The Pilgrimage follows PA #191. Persons join at any point along the way. Support vehicles assist those not able to walk the entire way. Dress appropriately for the weather; pilgrims walk in sun, wind, rain or snow. Pilgrims arrive at Christ United Church of Christ, Market & Center Streets, Bethlehem, around 5:30 for a light meal and to hear this year's speaker, Rev. Kelly Denton-Borhaug, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. She holds a Masters of Divinity with Honors from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. Her teaching and scholarly interests focus on Christian theology and ethics, especially regarding Christian understandings of redemption, feminist theology and ethics, and Christian ethics and war. Before becoming a college professor she worked as a parish pastor and university chaplain.  She is the author of the newly released U.S. War-culture, Sacrifice and Salvation, London, Great Britain: Equinox, Sept. 2011.

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For more information call:

Fran Dreisbach at 610-258-7313
or
Lehigh County Conference of Churches
534 Chew St
Allentown PA 18102
610/433-6421