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April 13, 2007
In this issue:
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Events next weekend
X
Lobby Day
Millennium Development Goals:
1.
Eradicate extreme hunger and
poverty
2.
Achieve universal primary
education
3.
Promote gender equality and
empower women
4.
Reduce child mortality
5.
Improve maternal health
6.
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and
other diseases
7.
Ensure environmental
sustainability
8.
Develop a global partnership for
development
Catholic Campaign Against Global
Poverty
Millennium Promise
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Upcoming
Events: Next Weekend
Sign up Now
for Jack Jezreel.
Jack
Jezreel is coming on April 20 and 21. Please sign up now. Please forward
this to JustFaith alums and others who might be interested.
Friday,
April 20, for JustFaith Alumni
If
you have been through the JustFaith program, Jack invites you to meet with
him for an evening discussion. The gathering will be at Christ the
Light in their modular building from 7-9 pm. It is a potluck dessert, so
please bring something to share if you can. Fair Trade coffee and tea
will be served. RSVP to Mary at mdoyle@oakdiocese.org.
Christ the Light is located at 707
Jefferson Street at 8th Street. This is right off two
freeways and easy to get to, even on a Friday. Parking is available in
the lot. Please join us and share the word with other alumni.
(The location is the former parish St. Mary’s/St. Francis, now
renamed.) For a map to Christ the Light, go to http://www.oakdiocese.org/parishes/parish35.htm
Bring your questions and concerns about the program and social justice
ministry.
Saturday, April 21, Developing a passion and
thirst for God’s justice: From 9 am –
4 pm on Saturday, April 21, Jack Jezreel is leading his excellent workshop on
putting our faith into action. He weaves his experience, our
scriptural tradition, Catholic Social Teaching, and humor into a compelling
day that inspires one and all. The flyer with information and
registration is at http://www.oakdiocese.org/pastoral/SocialJustice/.
St. John Vianney is hosting this event and Nora Petersen is the contact
person. You can also register by emailing her at npetersen@sjvianney.org and
access a map to the parish at http://www.oakdiocese.org/parishes/parish49.htm.
All are invited: This is for anyone interested in social justice, pastoral
councils, catechists and youth ministers, RCIA teams, theology students,
parish staffs, deacons, everyone… come be inspired!
Don’t forget Lobby Day on April 24:
Catholic Lobby Day is Tuesday April
24 in Sacramento, and you are invited…
Catholic
Lobby Day will be a gathering of people of faith raising their
voices in
“sincere dialogue…and with anxious interest…seeking the
common
good.”
For the ninth consecutive year, the California
Catholic
Conference (CCC) is hosting Catholics from all over California who
are interested in exercising their “faithful
citizenship” in their state’s
Capital. The CCC welcomes all who are interested in
meeting with
elected officials to speak on behalf of those who
are poor, vulnerable
or voiceless.
A CCC-facilitated committee of representatives from
the various
diocesan ministries, lay organizations and the two
seminaries plan the
agenda for the one-day event which will include
information sessions,
a rally at the Capitol, visits with legislators, and
a Mass celebrated at
the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
If
you are interested in attending please respond to this email ASAP and I will
add you to the list.
The
registration form is online and takes a while to download.
http://www.oakdiocese.org/pastoral/SocialJustice/resources/LobbyDayRegistrationForm2007.pdf
Transportation
is usually carpooling or train depending on turnout and the cost is $5.00.
The
main lobby issues this year are- information on each will be provided later.
AB 374 -
Compassionate Choices Act -- (Physician Assisted Suicide)
AB 1060 - Public
Social Services: CalWORKs and the Food Stamp Program
AB 1539 -
Sentencing (Compassionate Release for Inmates)
SB 160 - Student
financial aid: eligibility: CA Dream Act
To prepare for Lobby
Day:
Read the analysis of
these bills online at: http://www.cacatholic.org/LD2007/
These will be the main issues we lobby on, and
there are an additional list of bills including health care bills that we may
add and focus on. I’ll forward that list
once we know who is going.
Schedule:
9:00
am Registration
9:30
am Welcome
9:35
am Program
10:30
am Mass
11:30
am March to Capitol
12:00
noon Rally
12:15
pm Lunch
1:00
pm Legislative Visits
4:00 pm Conclude
Again,
reply to this email if you are able to come. We need to know as soon as
possible so we can arrange visits with our legislators. This is a perfect
event for JustFaith groups, seniors in high school,
seminary
and theological students, and faithful citizens interested in dialogue!!!
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