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Diocese of Winona Social Concerns
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"To promote and support parish social action through education"
Our committee meets on a monthly basis to discuss the issues of Social Concerns within our Diocese, and to plan opportunities to learn and explore issues of concern. Updates and information are available below. Feel free to contact us by responding to this newsletter, through the feedback button at the bottom of the newsletter, or through our Facebook page with any questions or feedback.
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Advent Patience - Reflections of waiting
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Patience is not my strong suit. As if to remind me of this, each year God gives us the season of Advent, when we are told to wait, an action (or lack thereof) that requires patience. Any of us can relate to having to wait for something important (or not so important) and the frustration it can bring us to, interiorly if not noticeable on the exterior. A simple trip to the store to pick up a couple items in this busy holiday season can set our patience whirling. No short lines, cashiers that take their time, customers that hold things up because the items don’t have the price on them - it’s enough to drive us crazy, right? We may only fume inwardly, but most of us feel it from time to time. My time is valuable; I need to move on, to get somewhere, to do something else
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January 7th, 2017 • 1 pm to ending with Mass at 5:30 St. Mary's Catholic School in Worthington (1206 8th Ave)
Join us to prayerfully consider the issues of immigration, solidarity and our responsibility as Catholics. The day will include information, reflection, and shared stories, as well as time for prayer. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Click here for PDF of the Retreat Flyer
If you would like to host an Immigration Retreat in your parish, please contact Lisa Kremer: familiasjuntas.mn@gmail.com
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March 9, 2017 • 9 AM — 4 PM
RiverCentre/State Capitol • St. Paul, MN
Catholics at the Capitol 2017 will bring together over 1,000 Minnesota Catholics for a day of advocacy and inspiration at our State Capitol. We’ll visit lawmakers with our bishops, receive wisdom and encouragement from dynamic Church leaders, like Bishop James Conley and Gloria Purvis, and learn about the key issues facing our state, all while celebrating our faith and our shared discipleship in Christ. Together, we’ll take advantage of the opportunities in the new legislative session and address the challenges in Minnesota. Together, we’ll build a culture of life that works for the good of all.
Diocesan-sponsored transportation is available!
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CRS Fair Trade invites you to reflect on the journey that brought Mary and Joseph to the stable—and to call to mind all those communities around the world that continue to encounter poverty in their own daily journeys. Click the button below for more!
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Small Group Faith Study Leadership Training
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Interested in starting/participating in a small group Catholic study with your friends, family and fellow parishioners?
Catholic Charities and Catholic Rural Life are offering small group leader training. They will come out and train leaders to lead small group studies. They can suggest study guides and materials or you can choose your own. You don't need to be an expert on any of the readings, letters or documents, but simply bring a desire and heart to learn more about the teachings of Christ and his Church. Learn together, with and from each other, as a community of believers.
Please contact Nicole Henrichs (nhenrichs@ccwinona.org)
or Deacon Chris Walchuk (
CWalchuk@ccwinona.org
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National Migration Week
January 8-14, 2017
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For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. Below are some resources from the USCCB to help you and your parishes prepare to celebrate National Migration Week:
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4 Churchwomen of El Salvador
36 years ago this month, 4 American churchwomen were murdered in El Salvador. Their names were Maura Clarke, Dorothy Kazel, Jean Donovan and Ita Ford. Dorothy was an Ursuline Sister, Ita and Maura were Maryknoll Sisters and Jean was a lay missionary (Ayala).
It was December 2nd of 1980 and a civil war was raging in El Salvador. Dorothy and Jean had just picked up Ita and Maura from the La Libertad airport after their return from a conference in Nicaragua (Pfeil) when they were abducted, beaten, raped, shot and left in a shallow grave by five Salvadorian National Guardsmen (Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland). They were murdered for living out their faith and standing up for human rights in solidarity with the poor.
They died like modern day martyrs.....more
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For Your Christmas Shopping Consideration…
Although gift giving is not the reason for the season, it is large part of how many celebrate. Every product we buy tells a story. Do the products you buy tell of enslavement, mistreatment and pollution or do they tell of fair wages, dignity of workers and care for our common home? Have you given that much thought as you make your shopping list? Your holiday shopping can and should have a POSITIVE impact on the world. Here are some ideas to keep in mind this season....More
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