Catholic Charities USA



Dear
Parish Social Minister,

Catholic
Charities USA (CCUSA) is a proud member of Caritas
Internationalis, a confederation of 165 national Catholic relief and
development
agencies around the world. Headquartered in Rome, Cardinal Tagle of
Manila is
the current president.
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The Catholic Identity Committee of Caritas
Internationalis (CI) is conducting a survey regarding charitable
activities
organized at the parish level. If you are responsible for social
ministry at a
parish, CCUSA would be grateful if you would complete this survey by
September
15. The
survey may be accessed at this link. Please note that this is but one
of
three questionnaires that comprise the study, the other two intended
for the
national and the diocesan level. 

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In
the survey, "parish caritas organizations" refer to
charitable work at the
parish level (food pantries, housing development corporations, funeral
groups,
etc.) as well by other Catholic organizations (like e.g. St Vincent de
Paul,
Basic Ecclesial Communities, depending on the local context) at the
grass roots
level, in as much as the diocesan Catholic Charities actively works
together
with them.

It is a 'general' questionnaire and it might
refer to structures/situations not applicable to your situation.
Describe as much as you wish, and mark non
applicable questions with 'N/A'. 

 

Here
are other items of note:

It's
not too late to register for CCUSA's
upcoming Annual Gathering in
Albuquerque from September 25-27. Be sure to sign up for a

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three-hour institute on PSM entitled "Building Up Parish
Ministry: Overcoming the Poverty of
Imagination

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" (scroll down to "6B").

Registration is open for CCUSA's
annual 

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Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence (AIDE) from
December 2-6 in Jacksonville, Florida. There will be a dedicated
track
for parish-based disaster operations, and a full review of
CCUSA's new PSM disasters toolkit.  

Catechetical
Sunday is September 15. Catechetical resources on Catholic social
teaching
are available from the USCCB, CRS, and the Ignatian Solidarity
Network.

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Jesuit
Refugee Services USA has updated its Refugee
Action Team Toolkit and its Walk in My Shoes Toolkit,
a refugee simulation.
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On
September 9, the Day of Prayer for Peace
in Our Communities, the USCCB encourages prayer for peace and racial
justice. Helpful resources include CCUSA's Prayer
for Peace in Our Communities and Prayer
for Racial Healing, as well several tools on the US
Catholic bishops page on healing racism.

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In recognition of World Suicide Prevention
Day (Sept. 10, 2019), the National Action Alliance for Suicide
Prevention
(Action Alliance) invites faith communities across the nation to
pray for
those whose lives have been touched by suicide. Click
here to explore resources.
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The Catholic Labor Network is offering short
programs on Catholic Social Teaching and social justice, followed by
an
encounter with workers and worker organizations in your community.
Interested?
Contact Clayton Sinyai at [email protected].
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On Thursday,
September 12, the USCCB is offering a webinar
for parishes exploring this year's

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respect
life program: Christ Our Hope in Every Season of Life.

The Catholic
Climate Covenant's annual Feast of Saint Francis (October
4) program
entitled "We Are All Connected: Cry of the Earth,
Cry of the Poor" is now available. It encourages parishes to
explore
integral ecology, environmental and climate justice, and the rights
of
indigenous communities.
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All
of CCUSA's parish social ministry resources -
foundational
documents, webinars and newsletters, and CCUSA's PSM Leadership
Team contact
info - are freely and publicly available online.
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If
you have an inspiring or informative story about the work of
Catholic
Charities, please submit it to the CCUSA Storybank. These stories
are used to
promote the work of Catholic Charities through the media. Contributing
agencies
will be credited for approved stories. Email David
Werning with questions. 
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Do
you know of others who would appreciate receiving these emails? Please
share
with them this link.
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Peace,

Scott
Hurd

Vice
President, Leadership Development and Catholic Identity

 

 




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