Sister Karen Klimczak, SSJ

On the second anniversary of her tragic death, we are celebrating the life of Sister Karen Klimczak, SSJ with the new book, PEACEPRINTS: Sister Karen’s Paths to Nonviolence, edited by Evelyn McLean Brady, to be released on Saturday, April 12 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. during a beautiful ceremony (2:30) at the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence, 80 Durham Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Help us cherish the memory of this beloved prophet of peace, who dedicated her life to providing sanctuary and hope to ex-offenders and to bringing the message of nonviolence to the people of Buffalo and beyond. Following an opening prayer and a few words from members of the Interfaith Peace Network who commissioned this beautiful homage, several vignettes from the book will be read by their authors, including Mary O’Herron; Joan English, who will read from Sister Karen’s journals; Sister Ann Oestrich; Marc Fuller, and Chuck Culhane. David Granville will perform his “Peaceprints” song, and Father Roy Herberger will offer the closing prayer. The book’s many contributors from throughout the community will be present to sign copies of the book. Copies of PEACEPRINTS: Sister Karen’s Paths to Nonviolence (162 pages, 2008), the Apostle of Peace DVD, and graphics from the book are available on request from the publisher, Buffalo Heritage, 716-903-7155 or info@buffaloheritage.com. Please plan to be with us on Saturday, April 12 at the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence, at 80 Durham Avenue, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. when PEACEPRINTS: Sister Karen’s Paths to Nonviolence will be officially launched. Also, on Sunday, April 13, “Picking Up the Peaces,” a Day with Sister Helen Prejean CSJ in memory of Sister Karen Klimczak SSJ, will take place. At 2:00 p.m., the Buffalo Academy of the Visual and Performing Arts will perform “Dead Man Walking,” a play by Sister Helen Prejean CSJ, (450 Masten Avenue), and a Benefit Dinner at Ephesus Ministries (80 Durham) will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by “Dead Man Walking…The Journey Continues” by Sister Helen Prejean CSJ in the Ephesus Cathedral (341 Grider).