Catholic Commission of Summit County
Welcome to the Fall issue of our E-newsletter featuring social justice ideas and events throughout Summit County parishes. With this information, we're hoping that more people will attend your programs and take your ideas back to share in their own parishes. News of interest: Julie Johnson, former secretary to Bishop Martin Amos and now secretary to Bishop Lennon, married Jason Bowling on Saturday, September 17, at St. Paul Catholic Church. Fr. Paul Rosing presided and Bishop Lennon was there to offer his special blessing.
Pictures from Jack Jezreel Presentation at St. Hilary's - and a huge thank you to our parish sponsors!
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Fall Programs Highlight Issues and Spirituality
August 31st's presentation by Jack Jezreel,
founder of JustFaith Ministries, on Transforming the Heart, was the perfect beginning to another year of great programming from both the Commission and the parishes in our area. So many are interested in programs for parishes by JustFaith Ministries. We are trying to connect interested people and help groups that plan to start a program.
The Micah Center, our peace and justice lending library situated within the commission offices, will have a special shelf of materials. We are ordering all the videos used in the 30 week program so parishes can borrow rather than purchase them. We will also have one set of all books so leaders can view the program.
In Summit County, St. Mary, Hudson, St. Hilary, and Tallmadge Christian Unity Church are centers of groups. The other counties have various options also.
In other parish news:
St. Sebastian - St. Vincent Social Concerns have scheduled their October film series.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Light supper, movie at 5:30 p.m. followed by Dessert and Discussion of the film as it relates to Catholic Social Teaching, held in the St. Vincent Family Center, Scullen Room, 17 S. Maple St., Akron OH 44303.
Download flier to see movies. Catholic Social Teaching Principles.
St. Hilary to offer a Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop. It is being offeered on two different dates: Nov. 5 and Nov. 10. If you work with individuals from generational poverty, this workshop is mandatory. Explore poverty, its causes, the hidden rules of poverty, and its impact. This is not a program but an approach to working with those in poverty, a huge education opportunity and an initiative in Summit County.
See flier for more details. |
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Learn about Fair Trade through 2 Venues
The issue of fair trade both locally and globally impacts jobs both here and abroad. Come learn about the reality, disspell the myths, and find out how it impacts your life.
The Catholic Commission's On the Road with the Catholic Commission will feature IRTF - the Interrelligious Task Force - on Fair Trade at Queen of Heaven Parish. Free and open to the public.
Download flier here.
 Spend October 22 at the Ohio Fair Trade Expo. Some highlights of the day include:
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Fr. Dan Groody to Speak in November!
Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture at the Institute for Latino Studies
at the University of Notre Dame, Daniel G. Groody is a Catholic priest, a Holy Cross religious, a scholar, teacher, and an award winning author and film producer. He is currently an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture at the Institute for Latino Studies.
Fr. Groody will speak at the First Friday Club of Greater Akron on the immigration issue on Friday, November 4. For more information and to register for the luncheon presentation, click here.
On Saturday, November 5, he will be offering a half day retreat taken from his book, Globalization, Spirituality and Justice. The day will begin with continental breakfast at Regina Health Center. See flier for more details. |
Sr. Helen Prejean to Speak Out on the Death Penalty: And the Journey Continues
November also brings Sr. Helen Prejean into town with programs in Valley City (Nov. 15, 7 PM), Akron (Nov. 16, Breakfast), and Cleveland (Nov. 16, evening). She will be signing books at all events.
Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ is an acclaimed author of two books, Dead Man Walking and The Death of Innocents. She began her work in prison ministry in 1981 in New Orleans, LA. The Roman Catholic sister has witnessed five executions in Louisiana and today educates the public about the death
penalty by lecturing, organizing, and writing. As the founder of "Survive," a victim's advocacy group in New Orleans, she continues to counsel not only inmates on death row but the families of murder victims as well.
Flier with all three events. |
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This is your newsletter, and that's why we need to hear from you. Please send announcements about your parish social justice happenings to Karen Leith at kpleith@clevelandcatholiccharities.org. Or phone me at 330.535.2787. Thanks to all who are a part of our effort. |
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