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Labor Day
September 8
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September 23
First Day of Fall
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left to our 2019 Hawaii Calls Drawing.
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Participate in our Hawaii Calls drawing and win
a vacation for two to Maui while supporting
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
and their ministries.
Prizes include: a round trip in coach class from LAX to Maui
8 days, 7 nights at the Royal Lahaina Resort
$300 credit at selected resort restaurants
2 complementary $288 value/person
luau tickets
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During a Holy Family Friday presentation on homelessness, the Sisters responded by preparing 50 bags for homeless men and women. Each bag contained items such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, deodorant, comb, handy wipes, juice and some food items. These items were given to Holy Family Service Center in North Hollywood, CA which is sponsored by St. Charles Borromeo Church. Deacon Louis Roche is the Director of the Center. Dolores Hope, the wife of the late actor Bob Hope, initiated the Center over ten years ago. The Center provides lunch five days a week. The guests are seated and served. It also has a clothing store and a food bank. On Saturday a shower trailer arrives so the homeless can shower and a hair stylist provides haircuts. Lean more about the Center
http://www.scbnh.com/center.htm
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CSJ First Arrival in Japan
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Day of Action
for Immigrant Children
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On Thursday, July 18, members of the Catholic community joined together in front of the U.S. Capitol for the Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children. A group from the CSSJ family attended the initial event to represent the Sisters of St. Joseph's Charism of unifying love and service to our "dear neighbor," with some of our Sisters participating in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience. You can view a video of the arrests
here
and read a
reflection
from Sister Susan Wilcox (Brentwood), one of the Sisters who participated. Sister Carol Zinn (Philadelphia), executive director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) led us in this
reflection
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The July Day of Action was just the beginning. As we move forward, the Catholic Coalition has planned a strategic campaign with the goal: to increase the visibility of Catholics willing to take more risks to stop the inhuman treatment of migrant children and to end child detention. The first phase was the prayerful direct action in Washington DC, July 18th. The second phase is a direct action which will be in Newark, NJ on Sept. 4th. The third phase is a direct action at the border in early October.
If you are interested in joining the U.S. Federation contingency for the Sept. 4 direct action, please fill out this
form
. If you cannot join us in Newark but would like to participate in your own community, we have created a place on our
website for resources
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On Saturday, August 10, 2019, eight new St. Joseph Workers began their year of service with a week-long orientation and retreat. The group enjoyed getting to know Los Angeles, CA, one another and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Their reflections speak volumes: “The best part of orientation/ retreat was having the opportunity to grow spiritually with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and my community.” “I realized the tremendous power of supportive communities!” “Lake Gregory, CA was the perfect space for all of us to unwind and refocus before we started our first week of service. I loved spending time learning and growing with my community members through reflection, prayer and fun bonding activities.” May unifying love continue to hold Monae, Beth Ann, Cheyanne, Anne Marie, Valerie, Christine, Hailey and Breezy as they begin their year of service with the dear neighbor. Thank you all for your loving support!
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Sister Adrienne Clare Pereira, CSJ
July 24, 1931 – August 4, 2019
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Sister Jeanette Munick, CSJ
December 6, 1923 – August 31, 2019
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