Called to build the "Beloved Community"
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Office for Social Concerns
Catholic Diocese of Columbus
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nformation and Response NETWORK
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Reflections on Racism, Violence, and
Martin Luther King Day
We wanted to include three reflections to our email we sent out yesterday related to Martin Luther King Day. Please take a moment to read these reflections and put your faith into action through prayer, education, service, and advocacy.
By Pamela Harris, Director, Ethnic Ministries Office, Diocese of Columbus
By Mark Huddy, Episcopal Moderator for Catholic Charities & Social Concerns, Diocese of Columbus
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Martin Luther King
Day Celebration
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Rev. Charles Smith, S.V.D
Guest Preacher
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Fr. Charles Smith, S.V.D. is a missionary priest of the Bowman-Francis Ministry Project, founded by the Society of the Divine Word to serve the Black Catholic diaspora.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Noon
Holy Rosary - St. John Church
660 South Ohio Ave., Columbus
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The Community of Holy Rosary & St. John the Evangelist is hosting its annual Martin Luther King Day celebration on Monday, January 20, 2020 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Holy Rosary-St. John Church, 660 South Ohio Avenue (between Main and Livingston), Columbus, Ohio. The guest preacher is Rev. Charles Smith, S.V.D. Fr. Charles Smith is co-director of the Bowman Francis Ministry, a ministry that provides religious education and evangelization to the African American Catholic community.
Holy Rosary-St. John has been celebrating Martin Luther King Day every year since the holiday was established in 1986. Vernon Hairston will be directing the gospel choir during the celebration, and community artists will be displaying their art. For additional information, email
hrsjevents@gmail.com
or call (614) 252-5926, ext. 7. For more details visit,
www.hrsjchurch.org/mlkday
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Do you know about work of the diocesan
Catholic Ethnic Ministries
office?
Catholic Ethnic Ministries promotes the rich diversity of the Catholic Church within the Diocese of Columbus. We embrace the call to evangelization in support of the mission of the Diocese. Through collaboration and advocacy, we labor to heed Christ’s prayer “that they may all be one”. (Jn 17:21)
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Sign up for the Catholic Ethnic Ministries mailing list
HERE
Or text "CEM" to 22828 to get updates from Catholic Ethnic Ministries!
Visit the CEM website
and learn about upcoming events and resources.
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Advocacy, Upcoming Events, Resources
For online resources, visit our website at
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Sent by
Jerry Freewalt
Office for Social Concerns
Catholic Diocese of Columbus
197 E. Gay Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-241-2540
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The Office for Social Concerns is the central diocesan resource for Catholic Social Teaching, reaching out through prayer, education, service, and advocacy.
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