In this email: Strategic Survey results, NEW Book by EPF Chair, New nonviolence offerings and MORE!!

1. New EPF Mission Statement (From Strategic Planning): The Episcopal Peace Fellowship is proactively-Dismantling Violence, Doing Justice, and Striving to be Peace Makers. Almost 400 households participated in EPF's strategic planning survey. First, thank you! Your National Executive Council took your ideas and suggestions seriously and gathered in Chicago to work with a Consultant creating a plan for the next five years…The plan will be reported in June's Monthly…for now, take a look at a summary of the survey results by clicking here .

2. EPF communications Revolution:
There will be a New format for Episcopal Peace Witness: Within the next two weeks you will receive an e-mailed copy of our online EPW. We need to know, if you also want a mailed copy…otherwise it will come out in an electronic format. If you would like a mailed copy, please write to Sara Filipiak at epfsaraf@ameritech.net. If you would like copies (25 cents each) please place an order with Sara as well.

3. EPF Speakers Bureau Needs YOU! Please let us know if you're able to be listed with our Speaker's Bureau. Tell us the area(s) that you are willing to speak and how far you're willing to travel and whether there is a fee: epfsaraf@ameritech.net

4. NEW INFO:Summer Schedule of Non-Violence Trainings: FOR's Young Adult Peacemaker Training June 14-21 in Mt. Storm, WVA. Click here. FOR's Intergenerational Nonviolence Gathering, July 20-22 at Shalom Hill Farm in Windom, MN, click here . Please note for the June 1-3 Kanuga (Hendersonville, NC) has been rescheduled.

5. EPF chair, Gary Commins New Book: Becoming Bridges: The Spirit and Practice of Diversity is now available and can be purchased through Amazon.com. Gary has extensive experience working with diverse communities and populations.

6. Cuba's Rev. Canon Nerva Cot Aguilera will be installed June 10th as one of two new suffragan bishops for the Cuban Anglican Church. Nerva Cot is a long standing EPF member. Luella Bassett (Michigan) is receiving contributions for medicine in honor of Nerva Cot, please mail to: 4419 Elmwood St., Royal Oak, MI 48073. Read Progreso Weekly interview with Bishop to be Aguilera, click here and Episcopal News Service here

TAKE ACTION for CUBA: Congressman Charles Rangle's (D-NY) bill H. R. 624, "Free Trade With Cuba Act," would repeal the US economic embargo; his bill H. R. 654, "Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2007" would lift sanctions on Americans traveling to Cuba. Congressman Delahunt (D-Mass) has a bill to relax the Bush sanctions against Cuban-Americans traveling to Cuba. Charles Briody suggests this sample letter click here


7. Resources:
*God Not Guns: A program of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Suggestions for parishes and state by state review of gun laws.

* Visit veterans in the hospital: our chapter in Sevierville, TN suggests contacting VFW: P. O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio for their monthly newsletter.

* EPF Peace Crosses will be available in June order now click here :