UPCOMING EVENTS
From Clinton and the surrounding area
Sisters of St. Francis Events
THURSDAY, MAY 27
Social Justice Film Fest
Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem
30-minute film followed by group discussion
6:30 p.m. via Zoom
TUESDAY, JUNE 8
Franciscan Peace Center
Anti-Human Trafficking Meeting
9:00 a.m. via Zoom
Contact Lori Freudenberg for Zoom link
or more information, 563-242-7611.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
Exploring Intersections: Catholic Sisters
on Racism, Migration and Climate
Racial Injustice
3:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis
and 23 other congregations of women religious in LCWR Region X
Other Local Events
SATURDAY, MAY 15
Riverbend Foodbank
Mobile Box Food Pantry
in partnership with Information and Referral, RSVP, and ADM
Food Distribution begins at 11:00 a.m.
River Church, 2378 S. 14th St., Clinton
MONDAY, MAY 17
Pizza Hut and L'Arche Clinton
Fundraising Event
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Pizza Hut
1616 N. Second St., Clinton
Pick up or delivery
Virtual Events
Since so many events have gone virtual due to the pandemic, here are some learning opportunities for you (all times are Central Standard Time).
TUESDAY, MAY 18
National Immigrant Justice Center
Webinar: Responding
to Child Migration in a New Era
Noon
Virtual event to discuss the process unaccompanied children face in the United States, the current response from the Biden administration, and how NIJC and others are advocating for the protection and long-term solutions necessary to meet the needs of unaccompanied children and their families. 
TUESDAY, MAY 18
Global Sisters Report
Nuns and Nones
2:00 p.m.
An interfaith and intergenerational movement, Nuns and Nones unites Catholic sisters and spiritually curious millennials in a mutual exchange of creative contemplation, social justice, and community practices. 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
Franciscan Action Network 4-Part Series
Fratelli Tutti: Finding Sisterhood
and Brotherhood to Overcome What Divides Us
Part 2: Racism and Anti-Racism, with Olga Segura & Ralph McCloud
6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 22
The Center at Mariandale,
A Living Legacy of the Dominican Sisters of Hope
Unity from the Depths:
A Contemplative Response to Division
A four-part series
8:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Part 1: Discovering New Paths to Reconciliation and Unity in the 21st Century, with Gaynell Cronin and Jack Rathschmidt, OFM Cap. 
SATURDAY, MAY 22
Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus
The Beatitudes and the Saints
Online 1:00 - approximately 3:00 p.m.
May 17 registration deadline, $30 fee