Diocese of Winona-Rochester 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 or through the feedback button at the bottom of the newsletter with any questions or feedback.
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This Month We Celebrate:
The Season of Creation!
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The Season of Creation begins on September 1, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends on October 4, the feast day of St. Francis. The suggested theme for this year is “
the web of life.
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One million species are threatened by our lifestyle. Solving this challenge serves the Creator of all...
We’re called to honor the Creator by loving creation and each other
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Local communities across the globe host events for the season. Some of us pray, some of us do hands-on projects, some of us advocate. A dozen ideas to get started are in the
celebration guide and
Catholic Resources page!
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Watch Pope Francis' message regarding The Season of Creation by clicking on the image above.
How will YOU answer the call to honor God by loving creation and each other?
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Click on the red "take action" line to get more information and to take action today!
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Time and time again, we find ourselves reeling from the epidemic mass shooting culture that threatens with each inaction to become endemic..."Things must change," says Cardinal Daniel DiNardo in a
statement following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
"Once again, we call for effective legislation that addresses why these unimaginable and repeated occurrences of murderous gun violence continue to take place in our communities. As people of faith, we continue to pray for all the victims, and for healing in all these stricken communities. But action is also needed to end these abhorrent acts."
"
Red-flag laws
" proposed at the federal level aim to better identify people with mental illness that should not be allowed to have a firearm. At the state level, the Minnesota Catholic Conference continues to
support similar legislative language
. The state's so-called "red flag bill" (
HF 9
/
SF 436
) would allow law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit someone who poses a significant danger from possessing a firearm.
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In a letter from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the Department of State and USAID, the Administration froze between $2-4 billion that Congress approved, and the Administration signed into law for America’s development and diplomacy programs. While OMB has lifted the freeze, this is the first step in a potential rescission of the appropriated but “unobligated funds” not yet been committed to a specific contract or project for 10 State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development accounts.
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The Catholic Church stands in solidarity with refugees at every stage of their journey to safety and freedom. Pope Francis calls us to welcome, protect, promote, and integrate all those living in the existential peripheries of society, whether migrants or otherwise. As he notes, “it is not only the cause of migrants that is at stake; it is not just about them, but about all of us, and about the present and future of the human family.”
We urge Congress to urge the Administration to protect and support refugees at every stage of their journeys across the globe, as they are displaced in their home countries, seek refuge in neighboring countrs, and seek refuge in the United States. We urge robust U.S. support for them overseas and that the U.S. resettle at least 95,000 refugees in FY2020.
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As the most significant piece of bipartisan climate legislation to be introduced since 2009
, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA) seeks to reduce national carbon pollution emissions by over 90% by 2050 by pricing carbon at $15 per metric ton and increasing $10 every year. This level of ambition would be a significant step towards addressing the climate challenge, especially its impacts our poor and vulnerable neighbors, and our shared future.
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Immigration Lawyers
:
Consultations, DOPA Forms, & DACA
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Immigration lawyers will be answering individual legal questions regarding DACA, TPS, status changes, and your civil rights.
(Qué
: Gratis: Abogados de inmigración los invita a presentar su caso para buscar alivio. Habrá varios abogados presentes para contestar dudas de inmigración;
sus derechos
,
DACA, TPS y cartas de poder para padres.)
Wednesday, September 18th
from 4:00 - 7:30 pm
St. Mary’s School Gym
1206 8th Ave, Worthington, MN 56187
***Spanish Interpreters will be provided ***
For more information or to make an appointment contact:
Jessica: 507 360 8414 or Julio: (507)380-9838
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September 14th at 6 pm
$35 - proceeds go to help support Mankato's 40 Days for Life Campaign. All ages welcome!! Contact Beverly Miller for Registration Information: 507-514-2425
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Mankato's 40 Days for Life Kick off Events
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Help us with our door to door outreach campaign? Message us at 507.514.2425 if you are available to help!
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The conference is for…
--anyone bound by negative emotions, traumas, or hurts
--anyone longing to be free from destructive habits or ways of thinking
--anyone feeling stuck or unable to live to their fullest potential
--anyone who longs to help someone without hope
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School Sisters of Notre Dame Craft Fair and Garage Sale
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Saturday, October 12
8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Good Counsel Hill, Mankato, MN for School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Visit the Pie Café, the Wood Carving Studio, Ceramic Haven and Garage Sale with 30 booths featuring: Breads and Bakery, Jams and Jellies, Salsa and Soups, Fair Trade Coffee, Ceramics, Crafts and Quilts, Soaps and Fused Glass, Plants, Jewelry, Garage Sale Treasures. Attendees have the chance to win prizes that will be given away throughout the day!
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All proceeds go to benefit the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province's good work. We invite the community to enjoy time reconnecting with the Sisters while at the Craft Fair!
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Pax Christi's
Sunday Speaker Series:
Homelessness
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Pax Christi Church's Sunday Speaker Series will host a panel discussing homelessness.
Location: Pax Christi
18th Ave NW, Rochester
Date: Sunday, November 10
th
Time: 4:00 PM
This is open to all interested people, no fee or registration needed.
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"Once we make a conscious decision to let Christ shape the way we look at and relate to the world around us, we can embrace our identity as stewards of God’s design (LS, 217). At the heart of the steward’s mission is respect for the divinely arranged wisdom in creation. At the same time, there is work to be done. God instructs us to “till the earth” (Genesis 2:15), meaning to cultivate healthy natural and human ecologies, recognizing the interdependence of each. Integral ecology can be summed up in the expression, “everything is connected.” Although we may typically think of ecology as dealing primarily with nature “out there”—rivers, forests, wildlife, etc.—Laudato si’ teaches that this alone is insufficient. Pope Francis writes that when we speak of the “environment,” we are really talking about a relationship existing between nature and the society living in it (LS, 139)."
Check out the full document here!
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Catholic Feminist is a podcast for "Jesus-loving women who want to be inspired, involved, and intentional. Each week, we speak with women who are living out their faith in a radical, real way. "
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This session, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota advocated in favor of a policy that would allow undocumented immigrants to drive legally in Minnesota. The bishops and Minnesota Catholic Conference staff have received plenty of feedback from Catholics throughout the state, in many instances expressing their disagreement with that policy proposal.
This issue raises an occasion for asking what many of these Catholics are wondering: “Are we ‘bad Catholics’ for disagreeing with the bishops on this or other matters?” Or, perhaps, “Are the bishops overstepping their authority by taking such specific positions?”
.....read full article here.
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"On September 4, 2016, Blessed Mother Teresa became Saint Teresa of Calcutta, and the Church celebrated her profound legacy and declared with joy her sainthood before the world. Her feast day is celebrated each year on September 5. "
Celebrate her feast day with prayers, reflections and videos from
CRS
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Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery
Tool Kit Prepared by Sisters of St. Francis
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Available for use in your school/parish or social group: The
Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery
(Now called Human Exploitation) Tool Kit explores Who are Victims and Traffickers, Pornography effects, Federal and MN State Legislation, Catholic social Teaching, Where it exists and What you can do?
Tool Kit includes a Power Point Presentation and instructors Manuel and Answers to frequently asked questions. Kit will be sent to your requesting group in adequate time for preparation to your group.
Another option is to request a presenter(s) to come to your location. Contact Darlene Kelly 507-282-0578
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What are you doing in your community?
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Is your community doing a project or working on an issue that you would like to share? We would love to highlight your efforts, events and ministry!
Let us know what you are doing.
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We would love to hear your feedback on this newsletter. What do you like? What is helpful? What would you like to see? We can't wait to hear from you!
Send Feedback
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Looking for past editions of our newsletter? You can access them ALL on Catholic Charities of Southern MN's
Parish Social Ministry Page.
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