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April Blessing of Seeds and Rain.
From Catholic Rural Life: April – Blessing of Seeds and Rain. Click here for resources.
Catholic Rural Life Monthly Blessings -
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Monthly Lunch and Learn
Social Action Monthly Lunch and Learn is held the First Thursday of the month at noon. to view or register for our next session click here.
For those not available at that particular time, the session will be recorded and available on the Diocesan YouTube channel. In addition, Barb Arland-Fye will publish a series of articles on the experience beginning with the November 11 issue of The Catholic Messenger.
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Read Pope Francis’ 2023 Wold Day of Peace message.
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The Diocese of Davenport Social Action Department welcomes you to our webpage. We invite you to explore our site, to witness the difference you can make by participating in the events listed on this page.
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May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023Foster Care Awareness Month May 1, 2023Read More
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May 22, 2023 - May 30, 2023A Novena for Life: Honoring the Feast of the Visitation - Join in praying A Novena for Life from May 22-30. Resources can be found at https://www.respectlife.org/visitationRead More
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023We encourage all parishes to submit their funds as soon as they have them available. We want to allow enough time for parishes and our Finance office to process all funds. The final deadline to submit all funds is May 31st. Please submit your Rice Bowl collections promptly to: Diocese of Davenport Rice Bowl Collection Attn: Nancy Karn 780 West Central Park Avenue Davenport Iowa, 52804-1901Read More
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June 17, 2023 - June 18, 2023Serve children under five years old. The programs are known as the Feeding Program and Teen Mother Program. Provide food and medical care to the youngest children who are suffering from the debilitating effects of malnutrition. In most cases, there is no food available at home, and the young mother does not know how to properly care for their children.Read More
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June 17, 2023 - June 18, 2023Serve children under five years old. The programs are known as the Feeding Program and Teen Mother Program. Provide food and medical care to the youngest children who are suffering from the debilitating effects of malnutrition. In most cases, there is no food available at home, and the young mother does not know how to properly care for their children.Read More
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June 17, 2023 - June 18, 2023Serve children under five years old. The programs are known as the Feeding Program and Teen Mother Program. Provide food and medical care to the youngest children who are suffering from the debilitating effects of malnutrition. In most cases, there is no food available at home, and the young mother does not know how to properly care for their children.Read More
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June 17, 2023 - June 18, 2023Serve children under five years old. The programs are known as the Feeding Program and Teen Mother Program. Provide food and medical care to the youngest children who are suffering from the debilitating effects of malnutrition. In most cases, there is no food available at home, and the young mother does not know how to properly care for their children.Read More
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Sunday, June 18, 2023Respect Life Action Guide: Father's Day is a time to recall the essential role of fathers in the life of the family and in building a culture of life.Read More
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June 18, 2023 - June 19, 2023Was founded in 1955 with the sole purpose of training and sending to Mission Dioceses Catholic Professionals whose skill sets were needed in those dioceses. Since 1955, LMH has sent over 750 Men, women and families to serve in 37 countries. Currently they serve in Ghana and Honduras. In the areas of education, accounting and administration. Funds collected through the Mission Appeal will be used to support their missionaries in the field, to provide training to candidates in formation, and to recruit new candidates for missionary services.Read More
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Monday, June 19, 2023Commemorates an end of slavery in the United States.Read More
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Read MoreTuesday, June 20, 2023
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Saturday, June 24, 2023will take place at the State Capitol in the early afternoon on Saturday, June 24. More details to come.Read More
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July 12, 2023 - July 15, 2023Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) The annual SASI will be taking place in-person at Emory University in Atlanta, GA from July 12-15, 2023. This year’s theme is Out of the Shadows: Shining a Light on Human Trafficking. Read more…Read More
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July 22, 2023 - July 23, 2023Is located in a remote and rural area in the Northwestern part of Tanzania and at the border of Rwanda. It serves a population of over a million people. This includes 334,000 Catholics, 31 parishes, 2,072 small Christian Communities.Read More
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July 29, 2023 - July 30, 2023Diocese of Warangal is a mission Diocese located in the Telangana State in South India. Most of the Catholic serve are very poor landless farm laborers. They are victims of thousands of years of oppression and discrimination in the form of caste system. The Diocese has undertaken several activities such as Education to the Orphans, provide a home for the age and elderly, adults and children infected with HIV/AIDS, Preaching and Healing ministry, Faith Formation for the Youth, Media Ministry and carry for the poor.Read More
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July 29, 2023 - July 30, 2023The Province of North America is responsible for the missions in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), Mexico and the Philippines. Provide personnel and financial assistance to maintain their charitable work in schools, nurseries and formation programs for both the laity and clergy in those countries. Many of their apostolates work to better the living conditions of the impoverished who they live with and minister to.Read More
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August 5, 2023 - August 6, 2023The Province of North America is responsible for the missions in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), Mexico and the Philippines. Provide personnel and financial assistance to maintain their charitable work in schools, nurseries and formation programs for both the laity and clergy in those countries. Many of their apostolates work to better the living conditions of the impoverished who they live with and minister to.Read More
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August 12, 2023 - August 13, 2023The Province of North America is responsible for the missions in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), Mexico and the Philippines. Provide personnel and financial assistance to maintain their charitable work in schools, nurseries and formation programs for both the laity and clergy in those countries. Many of their apostolates work to better the living conditions of the impoverished who they live with and minister to.Read More
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August 12, 2023 - August 13, 2023The Province of North America is responsible for the missions in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), Mexico and the Philippines. Provide personnel and financial assistance to maintain their charitable work in schools, nurseries and formation programs for both the laity and clergy in those countries. Many of their apostolates work to better the living conditions of the impoverished who they live with and minister to.Read More
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August 26, 2023 - August 27, 2023Was founded in 1955 with the sole purpose of training and sending to Mission Dioceses Catholic Professionals whose skill sets were needed in those dioceses. Since 1955, LMH has sent over 750 Men, women and families to serve in 37 countries. Currently they serve in Ghana and Honduras. In the areas of education, accounting and administration. Funds collected through the Mission Appeal will be used to support their missionaries in the field, to provide training to candidates in formation, and to recruit new candidates for missionary services.Read More
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Other events:
Please visit the Catholic Messenger events page to find local and other events around the Diocese.
http://www.catholicmessenger.net/calendar-of-events/
From St. Ambrose.
May 5 -6 St. Ambrose: 25th Annual Social Justice Conference
From St. Anthony's
St. Anthony's Book Club: meets on Mondays from 6:00-7:30 in the parish center at St. Anthony's. This is open to everyone. If you have questions please contact Nancy Stone [email protected]
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National Events:
The 2023 Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church national conference, to be held in June and July! Deacon Kent Ferris is one of the speakers for this conference. (free) registration is now live.
The annual Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) will be taking place in-person at Emory University in Atlanta, GA from July 12-15, 2023. This year’s theme is Out of the Shadows: Shining a Light on Human Trafficking. Registration is Now Open!
Catholic Social Ministry Gathering will be held on Saturday, January 28 - Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Registration to open in early October, “Blessed are the Peacemakers” (Mt 5:9)
- January 19–20 - National Prayer Vigil for Life
Friday January 20, 2023 - March for Life In Washington DC
September 28 - Novermber 6: 40 Days for Life
November 20: Solemnity of Christ the King, Click here for the Novena
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From: Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, IA
Volunteer Opportunities: Franciscan Common Venture – Volunteer Service Program. Click here to learn more...
Franciscan Common Venture – a volunteer program sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, Iowa, provides the opportunity for persons age 20+ to contribute their time, commitment and talent in service among people who are poor. There are multiple service opportunities this year. If interested, contact Sr. Michelle Balek, OSF: 563-583-9786, [email protected], or visit our website for a listing of the 2023 opportunities and downloadable application materials: www.osfdbq.org/commonventure
Franciscan Common Venture - 2023 Service Opportunities
Give a gift of service this year! Share your time and talents with others -- for a day, a week (or longer). Your heart will never be the same! Join others in community, service and prayer. If interested, contact Sr. Michelle Balek, OSF: [email protected] or 563- 583-9786. Visit our website for a listing of opportunities and downloadable application materials: www.osfdbq.org/commonventure Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, IA.