From Diocese of El Paso
The Annual Border Mass was celebrated on Saturday, November 6th The main celebrant was Most Reverend José Guadalupe Torres, Bishop of Ciudad Juarez.
Bishop Zinkula and a group of deacon formation candidates went to El Paso and attending Mass. They also met with both Bishop Seitz and Bishop Torres Campos, and Sister Betty Campbell, RSM, 95 year old religious sister originally from Davenport. Keep everyone in your prayers.
Mass is available at Diocese of El Paso Facebook page link below:
https://www.facebook.com/DioceseOfElPaso/
https://www.facebook.com/DiocesisDeCiudadJuarez/
From CRS:
Advent resources –Advent Giving Tree resource and our online Advent calendar please share with your parish leaders. Sign up today for a free online Advent Calendar: https://www.crs.org/advent-calendar
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.
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.
Share and Tell Thursday, May 5, 12:00-1:00 PM
Sometimes the best source of information sits in a pew near you at Mass. Many throughout our diocese are homegrown experts on different issues - immigration, housing, discrimination, food insecurity, human trafficking and more. Join us for “Share and Tell” on Thursday, May 5, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM as people from around the Diocese share "go to" resources they rely on to lead them in social action efforts, whether websites, podcasts, books or videos. If you have a resource you value highly, you’ll have an opportunity to share as well. To register, to http://bit.ly/DioDavLunchLearn
To sign up, visit https://bit.ly/DioDavLunch Learn. If you have already registered for this event, thank you!
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.
SASI 2022 Registration Now Open: Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) is taking place in-person at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN from July 20-22, 2022. This year's theme is The Spirituality of Justice and will feature programming that roots social ministry to the Gospel message. Registration is officially opened, and you can find the full schedule on the Roundtable's website.
The St. Ambrose University School of Social Work invites you to attend thier 24th Annual Social Justice Conference on May 19, 2022. The Conference will be held from 8:00am-4:00pm at the Rogalski Center Ballroom.
The conference, “The Housing Crisis: Empowering Social Workers Toward Action” will feature keynote speaker Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
The United States has a severe shortage of affordable homes and gaping holes in our social safety net. The same long-standing pre-pandemic housing inequities will persist, unless and until policymakers at all levels enact robust tenant protections and invest in the long-term solutions needed to make housing affordable to the lowest income people. In this presentation, Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, will discuss how the pandemic exacerbated and exposed the long-standing housing crisis, why the crisis most harms people with the lowest incomes and people of color, the solutions just within reach, and the political will needed to end homelessness and achieve housing justice once and for all.
Following the keynote presentation there will be a panel discussion of community members and professionals who will share their personal and professional experiences with this social justice topic.
The event is approved for 6.0 CEU's for Iowa and Illinois social workers. The conference fee is $75.
To REGISTER- visit our website HERE. FLYER