Our 2012 Honorees, Brenda Swain, Ilene Bendas, Joe DaLuz, and Dolores DaLuz

HYANNIS – Church Women United of Cape Cod (CWU) has named four honorees, who were celebrated at its 2012 Human Rights Brunch to be held Thursday, February 2, from 10 to 1 p.m., at Our Lady of Victory Parish Hall, 230 South Main St., Centerville MA.
The Human Rights honorees are Ilene Bendas, minister of children, youth and families at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Chatham; Dolores and Joseph DaLuz, civil rights advocates for over 50 years from Hyannis, and Brenda B. Swain, executive director of the Falmouth Service Center.
The honorees were nominated and selected because of their dedication to human rights and as people who work to ensure that these rights are realized with dignity and respect. The theme of the celebration is Sights and Sounds of Harmony: Embracing Our Oneness.

The Women of Chile ask “How Many Loaves Have You?”

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of people of many faith traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday in March. This year’s World Day of Prayer services will begin at sunrise in the Pacific region and continue across the Americas and the rest of the world.

The women of Chile have written the service for 2011. We are familiar with their South American country where the people suffered both an earthquake in February 2010 and a mine explosion in August of the same year. Chile is a rich land with flowing streams, abundant food, wheat, barley, figs, vines, pomegranates and mineral deposits. But there are contradictions in this country where there are abundant riches, yet many people who do not have enough to eat, even when they work long hard hours.

The women of Chile have chosen the theme “How Many Loaves Have You?” They ask you to consider “What are your gifts? What do you have to share? How many loaves have you?”

Thirteen services were held on Cape Cod. From Wareham to Provincetown people will gather to lift their voices in song and a common prayer. For additional information, contact the church or the person listed with each individual service, or Bev Hammel,
508 833 8942.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Cape Cod Community College
3 PM Location TBA
Contact: Marilyn Lariviere – 508 776 6059

Friday, March 4, 2011

Dennis/Yarmouth
West Yarmouth Congregational Church
383 Main Street – Route 28 – West Yarmouth
508 775 0891
Coffee – 10:00 AM
Service – 11:00 AM
Contact: Shirley Hobbs – 508 771 0516

Barnstable
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church
421 Wianno – Osterville
508 428 3561
10:30 AM
Contact: Jane Price – 508 428 9733

Salvation Army
100 North Street – Hyannis
508 775 0364
12:30 PM
Contact: Marilyn Lariviere – 508 776 6059

Bourne
Bourne United Methodist Church
37 Sandwich Road – Bourne
508 759 4898
1 PM
Contact: Anne Marie Seitzinger – 508 221 7846

Chatham/Harwich
Holy Trinity Parish
246 Main Street – West Harwich
508 432 4000
1:00 PM
Contact: Jean Delaney – 508 430 2904

Brewster/Orleans/Eastham
The Church of the Transfiguration
5 Bay View Drive – Orleans
508 255 1094
1:00 PM
Contact: Barbara Minor – 508 237 7971

Wellfleet/Truro/Provincetown
First Congregational Church
200 Main Street – Wellfleet
508 349 6877
2:00 PM
Contact: Nancy Cook – 508 349 2508

Mayflower Place
579 Buck Island Road – West Yarmouth
508 790 0200
3:00 PM
Contact: Margot Hakes – 508 775 1855

Wareham
St. Patrick’s Parish
82 High Street – Wareham
508 295 2411
7 PM
Contact: Judith Hewey – 508 295 1787

Sandwich
St. John’s Episcopal Church
159 Main Street – Sandwich
508 888 2828
Time: To be announced
Contact: Linell Grundman – 508 888 2601

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Falmouth
St. Anthony’s Parish
167 East Falmouth Road – East Falmouth
508 548 0108
12 Noon
Contact: Rosemary Doherty – 508 457 5124

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Barnstable House of Correction
Contact: Pat Nedeau – 508 362 6679

CENTERVILLE – The Church Women United (CWU) Annual Human Rights Celebration was held Friday, Feb. 11, at Our Lady of Victory Church at 10 a.m. The event unites women and men of all faiths in a common worship experience held to honor local individuals who have worked in the cause of Human Rights.
In 1968, CWU adopted the following resolution: “As Christians, we affirm that all persons have inherent worth and dignity, and those basic human rights should be equally available to every person regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background.” For 70 years, CWU sponsors events in support of individuals who continue to inspire us by their examples of working for Human Rights in today’s world.
Congratulations to this year’s Honorees :
Claire Goyer of Truro MA, former Director of the Duffy Center
Francoise and Edouard Rocher of Centerville MA and Our Lady of Vistory Church, active in the group Pax Christi and other outreach projects
Jill A Scalise of Brewster MA and Brewster Baptist Church, member of the Cape Cod Council of Churches board with emphasis on Nights of Hospitality and member of the Mission and Outreach Committee of her church
Dr. Kathleen Schatzberg of Centerville MA, President of Cape Cod Community College and supporter of many human rights causes

Breakfast March 19, 2011
Overnight April 8-9, 2011

Please be in touch for more information. Marilyn Lariviere can be reached at 508-776-6059 or mlariv@comcast.net

2006 Corpus Christi, Sandwich
Standing Up For Human Rights
Honorees: Norma Holder-Hall, Paul % Carolyn Hebert, Sara Symons
2007 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville
Seeking Refuge Under God’s Tent
Honorees: Bob Casey, Melva & Susan Jimerson, Lily Tiu
2008 Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harwich
God’s Wisdom Honors Children
Honorees: Kelsey Collet, Richard O’Hara, Linnea Snow
2009 Cape Cod Synagogue
Seeking Shalom
Honorees: Juliet Bernstein, Pamels Chatterton-Purdy, Max Money
2010 Our Lady of Victory
Living the Challenge – Differently Enabled, Uniquely Challenged
Honorees: Josephine Fletcher, Tracey Newhart, Kristin Boardley, Laurie Bowen, Jane & Ernie Charette