Text Fwd: Video and photo report of this years Feast of Holy Innocents Witness at STRATCOM at Offutt AFB

Names of people in attached photo: (LtoR) – Ed Bloomer, Gil Landolt,
Elaine Wells, Mark Welsch, Denny Davis, Michael Brennan, Jerry Ebner,
Fr Jim Murphy, Mike Sprong and Dagmar Hoxsie Photo by Frank Cordro
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* Information and photo sent from Frank Cordaro on Jan. 1, 2010

Previous posting: Invite to 32nd Annual Feast of the Holy Innocents
Retreat and Witness at STRATCom
http://groups.google.com/group/offitt-list-one/browse_thread/thread/9960c501c8f05d44

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The 32nd annual Feast of the Holy Innocents Retreat and Witness at
STRATCOM was a low key affair by an measurement, never breaking the
double digit mark until our closing ceremony on Tuesday Dec 28th when
11 folks showed up.

It began with a reading of the Gospel of Matthew's Christmas narrative
at noon on Monday, Dec 27th at the main gate of Offutt AFB in Bellevue
NE, just south of Omaha. Offutt is the home of STRATCOM. The most
dangerous place on the planet.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8810
http://www.resistinc.org/newsletters/articles/stratcom-nebraska

After the reading of Matthew's Christmas narrative we got in our cars
and re- gathered in the basement of St John's Church on the campus of
Creighton University. We spent the next 22 hours renewing old
friendships, building links of solidarity and community with
each-other, telling stories of Christmases passed and reflecting on
the meaning of it all - in our personal lives and in the nation we
live. Meals were prepared by folks at the Omaha CW. Mass was
celebrated by Fr Jim Murphy on Tuesday a.m. in the basement chapel at
St John's right before we headed out to the base.

After Mass we returned the the main entrance of Offutt AFB for our
annual presence.

It was a simple, poignant, very humble, seemingly unnoticed presence.
Given the reality of what takes place at Offutt and the mission of
STRATCOM - our efforts surely felt pathetic. Not much different from
the impression the first Christmas made on world scene.

Yankton CWer Mike Sprong began with reading Mathew's Christmas story,
than sharing how this years Feast of Holy Innocents Witness marked the
30th Anniversary of his first act of civil disobedience by his
crossing the line at Offutt in this very spot on Dec 28, 1980. Mike
said he was one of the youngest people gathered at Offutt in 1980. He
was also the youngest person gathered this year at the base....

The whole effort at the gate took no more than 20 minutes, most of
which was captured in the two below video links.

8 1/2 min Video - Mike Sprong reading the Mathew Christmas Text, than
sharing how this years Feast of Holy Innocents witness at Offutt
marked the 30th Anniversary of his first act of civil disobedience by
crossing the line at Offutt on Dec 28, 1980. This clips ends with Fr
Jim Murphy's brief comments. Video by Mark Welsch - NFP Omaha
coordinator. :
http://www.facebook.com/NebraskansforPeace#!/video/video.php?v=490360528489

7 min Video - Elaine Wells, Dagmar Hoxzie, Denny Davis share briefly
and close witness with singing Christmas carols. Video by Mark Welsch
- NFP Omaha coordinator. :
http://www.facebook.com/NebraskansforPeace#!/video/video.php?v=490371988489

Link to 7 photos taken by Mark Welsch - NFP Omaha coordinator.
http://www.facebook.com/NebraskansforPeace#!/photo.php?fbid=10150093262494241&set=a.10150093262319241.268567.118178884240&pid=5668448&id=118178884240
For more information contact:

Frank Cordaro, The Phil Berrigan Catholic Worker House
713 Indiana St., Des Moines IA 50314
Ph (515) 282-4781 Cell (515) 490 2490
E-mail frank.cordaro@gmail.com
Or
Jerry Ebner, Omaha Catholic Worker
1104 N 24th St, Omaha NE 68102
Ph (402) 502- 5887
E-mail cwomaha@gmail.com


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