Can you create peace in our troubled world?

Of course you can, so please participate in
The 40th Annual Observance of the
International Hour For Peace
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025, 5:00 to 6:30 A.M.
(That's Noon Greenwich Mean Time and for us, really, really early Wednesday morning!)


Join millions of minds all over the planet for the Peacemakers’ Super Bowl!

Create Inner Peace and World Peace for 2026!

All peacemakers and all paths to peace, sacred and secular, are welcome and honored.



Community events include the John Randolph Price World Healing Meditation,
along with music, prayers, speakers, and information from
a wide variety of local faith, humanitarian, and peace groups.


The 2025 Hour For Peace NoCo is dedicated to Margaret Smith who found Eternal Peace June 26th and joined her beloved husband Dr. Paul Smith who passed in 2020. Margaret and Paul, “the dynamic duo”, were board members and active participants in the Hour For Peace NoCo from 2006 until 2015. Please click here for Margaret’s memorial and here for Paul’s.


2025 Theme

Faithful Stewards of Peace Since 1986



“Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God.” Matthew 5:9



Northern Colorado Locations:

To be determined …

Other Northern Colorado Observances

In your home or community!


We are blessed to also have opportunities and resources for participation via phone, on–line, and small private gatherings. Here are links and information in both Word and PDF format.


Folks in remote areas can have small, intimate gatherings with family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors with others joining them on–line.  Here’s a description of one that was done in 2020 by Susan Crowe. “Seven of us gathered in my home for our own celebration of peace. We prayed and meditated and sent our love and blessings for world peace at the appropriate time. It was a comfortable and loving gathering with no frills, no extras, just peace wishes sent out to the universe. We had a lovely potluck breakfast afterward and went on to the day. This will now be our tradition whether it's 2 or 7 or 15 gathered in our home.”


That’s what we often did in Alaska where the event was at 3:00 a.m. and it was often 40 below zero. It only takes “2 or more” to create synergy when they’re gathered in the name of the Prince of Peace or Jehovah Shalom (which means the God of Peace, God Is Peace and where there is Peace, there is God). Even if you do the John Randolph Price World Healing Meditation alone, you’re connecting with millions of minds all over the planet at that sacred time, and your consciousness does make a difference.


This website contains lots of peace materials, and peace prayers from many different religions are at www.HourForPeace.org/prayers.html. More materials on peace, justice, equal rights, and dignity for all are on our Facebook Page. Please visit, like, and share them. If you need help or ideas to organize a gathering and/or to practice peace all year long, please feel free to contact me at DrVickie@att.net or 970-227-1539.


Peace, Paz, Pacé, Paix, Shalom, Salaam, Shalama, Shanti, Shiwa, Suhl, Solh, Sola, Amani, Ashtee, Fred, Friede, Heian, Heping, Hoa Binh, Mir, Hozho, Wolakota,


Rev. Dr. Victoria Gardner, aka Dr. Vickie,
Area Coordinator, Annual International Hour For Peace, Northern Colorado



CREATE WORLD PEACE AND INNER PEACE ALL YEAR LONG:


Also known as World Healing Day and World Peace Day, the Hour For Peace is a global effort launched in 1986 by John Randolph Price and the Quartus Foundation to offer people all over the world an opportunity to gather together for peace, love, understanding, and forgiveness through a simultaneous global mind–link at noon Greenwich Mean Time on December 31st of each year. Based on the Quantum Physics principle that thought can direct energy and thus create reality, the event is designed to synchronistically join millions of minds around the world in prayer, meditation, music, art, dance, poetry, readings, dialogue, and other ways to focus on and manifest lasting peace on Earth.


In Northern Colorado, our goal is for people to not only gather to pray for and focus on World Peace and Inner Peace during that sacred hour, but also to connect with other peacemakers and peace, faith, and humanitarian organizations, events and activities. That way folks can create and practice peace all year long!


Our paradigm enables us to have numerous observations of the International Hour For Peace all over the area and share the nonprofit covering, website, theme, logo, artwork, posters, publicity, or whatever resources the individual community needs. Whether it’s a large formal program, a simple quiet meditation, or just “two or more gathered” in someone’s home, together we’ll heal our planet and create peace for 2026.


If you're interested in participating in this year's Hour For Peace in any way … by hosting or helping with an event in your home, church or community, please contact the coordinator Victoria Gardner, 970-227-1539, Hour4Peace@att.net. No contribution is too great or too small!


2025 SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS:


The umbrella organization of the Hour For Peace NoCo is the International Association for New Science, a Wellington non–profit corporation (501C3 #84–1152107) dedicated to research and education in both traditional and non–traditional fields of science. Headed by longtime peacemaker Bob Siblerud, IANS brings together scientists, professionals and lay people. New Science includes topics and phenomena which cannot be explained by traditional science, such as the power of prayer and consciousness, yet have the potential for significant benefit to the health of humanity and planet earth.


The Northern Colorado observances of the International Hour For Peace are sponsored and supported by a wide variety of community organizations, both sacred and secular. Corporate/business sponsorship is $250 and completely tax deductible. For nonprofits, sponsorship involves donating $100 or more in money, goods, services, or any combination thereof. To be a supporter … all peaceful and loving contributions are appreciated!


Donations can be made via PayPal.  We also appreciate checks. Please make checks to “Hour For Peace,” 501C3 #84–1152107, and send to Hour For Peace, 2051 Gray Peak Drive, #101, Loveland, Colorado 80538.


Sponsoring Individuals and Organizations:




We are standing on holy ground, and it is holy because we are standing on it.



Supporters:



The Quartus Foundation and the John Randolph Price World Healing Meditation


World Healing Meditation Logo


Peace Fellowship

“Creating and Practicing Peace and Restorative Justice All Year Long”

www.HourForPeace.org/fellowship.html


Peace Fellowship is the activist arm of the International Hour For Peace in Northern Colorado. It presents and supports programs and events on peace, social justice, and humanitarian issues, and on the abolition of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. Our goal is to wage peace by educating, enlightening, and empowering peacemakers, lawmakers, and the public. We also support peaceful protesting of injustice and inhumanity.




FOR MORE INFORMATION AND OTHER PEACE ACTIVITIES:


Hour For Peace NoCo: www.facebook.com/InternationalHourForPeaceFortCollins


Paul Gessler, founder of Chapter 178 of Veterans For Peace in Fort Collins, has been an active voice for world peace. He has written two books of poetry, “Peace Pilgrimage” and “Haiku Meds.” You can view selections of his work at VFP Peace&Poetry.


Interfaith Chant & Dances of Universal Peace, 7–9 p.m. every 4th Saturday of the month at Unity of Fort Collins. These musical, embodied prayer practices including sacred phrases from many religious traditions are led by Sára Rain, 970-227-5275, [email protected], trigoddess.org


Polestar Garden Community Kirtan Kirtan | Unity Fort Collins — Wednesdays, 6–7:30 p.m., Unity of Fort Collins Friendship Room. Kirtan songs and chants are a mystical, spiritual, and beautiful way to invoke the Divine. For more information, contact Vina Ketty at 617-571-5740.


worldbeyondwar.org



International Hour For Peace Global Website — www.Quartus.org/WorldHealingDay


John Randolph Price World Healing Meditation — www.quartus.org/world-healing-day/world-healing-meditation/


Locations of events all over the world — www.quartus.org/world-healing-day/locations/


History of the Hour For Peace — www.hourforpeace.org/history.html


Ways To Practice Peace — www.hourforpeace.org/ways.html


Prayers For Peace From Many Faiths — www.hourforpeace.org/prayers.html


Prayers For Refugees — RefugeePrayers.pdf


Prayers for Israel/Palestine/Gaza — PrayersForIsraelAndPalestine_2.pdf


Peace in Many Languages — www.hourforpeace.org/languages.html


2019 International Day of Peace at Peacedoodle.com — www.peacedoodle.com/international-day-of-peace/2019-climate-action-for-peace/.


WORLD PEACE MEDITATION DAY — December 31, 2021 — National Today — “Every year, World Peace Meditation Day is held on December 31 as the whole world contemplates the start of a new year. It bears the promise of ushering in a new era of peaceful relations in the world by making people more mindful of concepts like self–control and personal development. It is commonly known that when people are at peace with themselves, they are more likely to seek out and build peaceful relationships in their community and country. Even in those parts of the world that are affected by war, meditation can help those affected by violence to overcome their loss and avoid being negatively affected by the events taking place around them.”


Dr. Claude Swanson’s books on the power and efficacy of synchronized prayer and the collective consciousness — https://synchronizeduniverse.com. A Ph.D. spiritual physicist, Dr. Swanson spoke at the Hour For Peace several times until his transition in 2022. ClaudeSwanson.pdf


For Christian prayers, music, and scriptures, please visit, like, and share “2 Healing Hearts Ministry: two healing hearts dedicated to healing hearts” at www.facebook.com/2HealingHearts. Our albums “God Speaks!” and “Fearless Faith!” are available at YouTube, Apple/ITunes, Spotify, IHeart Radio, and Amazon (buy an album for $9.49 or individual songs for $.99).


Paul K. Chappell’s work on “Peace Literacy,” “Waged Peace” and “The Road to Peace” Book Series — www.paulkchappell.com, www.peaceliteracy.org, www.peacefulrevolution.com


“Peace Literacy has the capacity to repair our broken parts and create a nonviolent world anchored in dignity, meaning, purpose, and compassion for all. Given the crucial role that Peace Literacy can play, I support the recognition of education in Peace Literacy as a universal human right.” — 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021.


MEDIA AND PUBLICITY:


Downloadable jpg flyer to print and distribute (available soon …)



Announcement for Bulletins, Newsletters or Radio Spots — Northern Colorado


Please mark your calendars for the 40th Annual International Hour For Peace, Wednesday, December 31st, 5:00–6:30 am. Join millions of minds all over the globe at Noon Greenwich Mean Time for the Peacemakers’ Super Bowl to help create inner peace and world peace for 2026. All peacemakers and all paths to peace, both sacred and secular, are encouraged to participate.

    This year’s Northern Colorado theme is “Faithful Stewards of Peace Since 1986: 40 and More!” and live public events will be announced as they’re confirmed. There will also be small private gatherings and on–line events to create peace from home. For more information and resources, visit www.hourforpeace.org or contact Area Coordinator Dr. Vickie, (970) 227-1539, [email protected].




Hour For Peace NoCo Board:



Peace and Stewardship from “The Peace Pope”


His Holiness Pope Francis’ words to children in Singapore: “One of the things that has impressed me most about the young people here is your capacity for interfaith dialogue. This is very important because if you start arguing, “My religion is more important than yours …,” or “Mine is the true one, yours is not true …,” where does this lead? Destruction! All religions are paths to reach God. To make a comparison: they are like different languages, different dialects, that express the divine. But God is God for everyone, and therefore, we are all God's children.  There is only one God, and religions are like languages, paths to reach God. Some are Sikh, some Muslim, some Hindu, some Christian; they are just different ways to God.”