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World Day for Migrants and Refugees - September 29, 2019
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September 19, 2019
JFI Members,
At the direction of the Holy Father, the Catholic Church will celebrate this year's
World Day of Migrants and Refugees [[link removed]]
on September 29, 2019. The theme for this year's celebration is, "It is not just
about migrants," which provides an opportunity, in his words [[link removed]],
to recognize that "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."
Pope Francis released a message [[link removed]]
in advance of the celebration that highlights the theme and provides pastoral guidance
to everyone who works on this issue. Working in collaboration with the Philippine
Catholic Conference, USCCB/MRS created the English-language resources [[link removed]]
that English-speaking Catholics can use to celebrate the 2019 World Day for Migrants
and Refugees. Many resources are also available in Spanish. We urge you to use them
in your parishes, schools, and local community.
As we approach September 29th, please share the World Day of Migrants and Refugees
resources with your parishes and communities in order to celebrate and honor
our heritage as a church to be inclusive of immigrants and refugees. Please share
with us via email [mailto:[email protected]] any World Day of Migrants and Refugees
event you are holding so we can help publicize your event through social media.
If you are in the Washington, DC-area on September 29th, please join us for a bilingual
Mass [[link removed]]
officiated by Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville of the Archdiocese of Washington
in celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The Mass will take place
at 1 PM at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle [[link removed]].
More information about the Mass is in the flyer below.
You are also welcome to join us at the Catholic University of America on October
1st at 1 PM in Caldwell Auditorium for an Intercultural Dialogues presentation
featuring Bishop Dorsonville as one of the speakers. Speakers will discuss Pope
Francis' message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This event is free and
lunch will be provided. Please see the event flyer [[link removed]]
to RSVP.
In Solidarity,
Tony Cube
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Phone: (202) 541-3165 Fax: (202) 722-8711
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