January 10, 2020 — Annapolis, MD
2020 MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
UNDERWAY
The 441st
legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly officially began
in Annapolis at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, with legislators,
advocates and members of the public converging on the state capital to
mark the start of 90 days of state policymaking.
Maryland's annual legislative session runs each year from early
January to early April, and during that time, the state will consider
many important issues. Sine Die, the last day of session, will be
Monday, April 6, 2020.
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A SESSION OF
PRAYER
#WeAreCatholic
With the start of the new legislative session, the Conference
began a new initiative to hold our state in prayer for the next 90
days.
Starting on the first day of the session and continuing each
Monday through Sine Die — the last day of session — the Conference
will welcome a different Catholic leader from across the state to lead
us in a prayer for our elected leaders.
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MARYLAND CATHOLIC CONFERENCE HOSTING
FREE INFO-SESSION ON JAN. 15 AT ST. LOUIS PARISH
The Maryland Catholic Conference will give a free
info-session about what we do and how you can get more involved on
Jan. 15, 2020, at St. Louis Parish in Clarksville.
"We
represent more than 1 million Catholics in Maryland yet many still
don't fully understand what we do," said Executive Director Jenny
Kraska. "We encourage folks to join us in Clarksville on Jan. 15 to
learn more about our work why, we do it and how they can help."
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HAVE YOU JOINED THE
CATHOLIC
ADVOCACY NETWORK?
Maryland's 2020 Legislative Session officially began this week and
the Maryland Catholic Conference anticipates it will be a busy 90
days.
Be the first to know about important legislation and take critical
action by joining our Catholic Advocacy Network.
The Catholic Advocacy Network is the simplest way to stay
up-to-date on the legislation being introduced and to take immediate
and meaningful action.
Thanks to those of you who are already in the network, more than
10,000 messages were sent to legislators on physician-assisted suicide
alone last year.
To learn more about the Catholic Advocacy Network and join
today: CLICK HERE.
Already part of the Catholic Advocacy Network? Invite a
friend to join!
VOLUNTEER WITH THE
MARYLAND
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
The Maryland Catholic Conference is looking for volunteers to serve
as Parish Legislative Ambassadors for their parish.
Parish Legislative Ambassadors (or PLAs) are our representatives in
the parish helping to share information about important legislation
and upcoming events, host drives, and get their fellow Catholics
active in defending life, human rights, education and social justice
in Maryland.
If you are passionate about the work we do and want to help us
speak up on important issues in Maryland, please sign-up to
volunteer!
To sign-up to volunteer CLICK HERE.
To learn more about the work we do visit our Issues Page.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
January 15, 2020: Free Info-session at
St. Louis in Clarksville
April 6, 2020: Sine Die (last day of
2020 legislative session)
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