Catholic Charities USA
Dear
Parish Social Minister,
Charities Today PSM Issue
Living the Gospel Together:
Catholic Charities and Parishes, is the title of the just-released
issue of Charities Today, the magazine of
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). It profiles outstanding parish social
ministry
(PSM) programs, highlights the intersection of PSM and CCUSA's
strategic
priorities, features articles on PSM and advocacy and rural ministry,
and
introduces CCUSA's disaster preparedness program, which includes
prominent
parish-focused components. Click
here to read, and feel free to share this link widely.
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Here are other items
of note:
Next week, Catholic
Charities USA's Parish Social Ministry Leadership Team will be
hosting three
national networking conference calls to explore best
practices in establishing partnerships with parishes. These
calls are intended for those responsible for PSM at a Catholic
Charities agency
or a diocese.
The calls are
scheduled as follows (all times Eastern):
Tuesday, December 3,
3:00-4:00 pm
Wednesday, December 4,
2:00-3:00 pm
Thursday, December 5,
11:00 am-Noon
Pre-registration is
required; click
here to sign up. Participation will be capped at 15 persons per call,
and slots
are filling up fast.
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Click here to watch a beautiful
seven-minute video on
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Catholic
Charities' work with asylum seekers in Laredo, Texas, and
elsewhere along
our southern border. This video is ideal for PSM and catechesis.
Catholic Charities USA is honored to sponsor a retreat with Fr. Bob
Dufford,
SJ, a
four-time Grammy nominated composer as a Saint Louis
Jesuit
and beloved for songs such as "Be Not Afraid." Click
here to register or for more
information on this special event scheduled for
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January 28-20, 2020 at
the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center near Baltimore. This
event is
reserved for Catholic Charities staff, trustees, and their spouses.
Once again, Catholic
Charities USA will offer Advent and Christmas reflections
authored by Catholic Charities employees and other social concerns
ministers,
which arrive by email each morning. Sign up here to
receive them.
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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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