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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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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.
What's possible changes when we join together, across distances and across faiths, with the common good as our goal.
Lunch and Learn Session (To Register Click Here)
Thursday, June 3, 12:00-1:00 PM CST.
We will learn how Iowa WINS expanded their efforts to meet significant immediate needs and to open minds and hearts to migrants and refugees following an ICE raid in Mount Pleasant three years ago. Diocesan members will talk about connecting with the group as a way to live Catholic Social Teaching. Join us for the next Lunch and Learn on Thursday, June 3, 12:00-1:00 PM CST. To register, go to http://bit.ly/DioDavLunchLearn.
2022 CRS Rice Bowl Materials Order: Please update your order for the 2022 Lenten Season. A postcard was mailed to parishes, asking to update its order for Rice Bowl materials. Please review and return to CRS. Click here to view snapshot of the mailing -
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Sunday, May 24On Care for Our Common Home: May 24 marks the anniversary of the encyclical, Laudato Si’. On that day, more information will be released by way of the Vatican Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development on the Laudato Si’ Action Plan, a 7-year global campaign whereby the Church will demonstrate commitment to energy sustainability in addressing the climate crisis. Please stay tuned for more news and information. Any questions please contact Kent Ferris at ferris@davenportdiocese.orgRead More
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April 30 - May 31Parishes interested in receiving a free Respect Life Packet this year may submit their order to Esmeralda Guerrero. Include in your e-mail. 1) Parish name and address, 2) Contact name, 3) Contact phone number and 4) Contact email address (if not the pastor or office contact). Orders can also be submitted online. https://www.davenportdiocese.org/respect-life-order-formRead More
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Saturday, May 15CRS-Rice Bowl Grant funds programs that address poverty and hunger. (First foot of Social Action). Grant Deadline: All grants must be in our office by MAY 15, 2021. No later than 4:00 P.M. Please NOTE that we are no longer using the postmarked by date. May 15 is the date your grant must be in our office without exception.Read More
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Saturday, May 15CCHD Grant funds organizations and projects that promote systemic change. (Second foot of Social Action). All grants must be in our office by May 15, 2021. No later than 4:00 p.m., in order to be considered at the June Board meeting. Please NOTE that we are no longer using the postmarked by date. May 15 is the date your grant must be in our office without exception.Read More
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Wednesday, September 15To be considered at the Fall Board meeting, applications must be postmarked by September 15th. Applicants are to be located within the 22 counties of the Diocese of Davenport or serve children within the Diocese of Davenport.Read More
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September 20 - September 26Date changed to from January to September 20th - 26th, 2021. Additional information about the celebration, next year’s National Migration theme, and resources will be made available at Justice for Immigrants website in the spring of 2021.Read More
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November 20 - November 21Each year we write about the importance of supporting November's Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection. In 2020, with the glaring gaps in healthcare, nutrition and housing highlighted through the lens of COVID -19, we see even more clearly the need to empower people to lift themselves out of poverty. There are 40 million people in the United States living in poverty, over 350,000 of them in Iowa. Of the funds collected, 25% remain in our diocese to fund local anti-poverty projects. This year's collection will be held November 20 - 21. Please insert your parish bulletin and display the poster the weekend of November 13 - 14. If you have any questions about the collection please contact Kent Ferris at ferris@davenportdiocese.orgRead More
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Local Area Events
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 at 3:00 p.m.
Exploring Intersections: Catholic Sisters on Racism, Migration and Climate Migration
Co-sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis and 23 other congregations of women religious in LCWR Region X. Click here for more informaiton and registration.
THURSDAY, MAY 27 
Social Justice Film Fest
Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem
30-minute film followed by group discussion
6:30 p.m. via Zoom
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Other National Events:
From Catholic Charities USA:
Ministering to Workers in the Time of COVID
for Parish Social Ministers
May 7, 2021, 1:00 - 2:30 pm CST
Register Here
The coronavirus pandemic has struck working families especially hard: millions of essential workers remain on the job at risk of infection while millions of others have been displaced from work and are at risk of poverty and homelessness.
These are our parishioners and the people we serve in our other ministries – how much do we know about what they have experienced during this time? The Catholic Labor Network, supported by a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, has created a short 1.5 hour zoom-based program for Catholic Charities USA on “Ministering to Workers in the Time of COVID.”
In the program we take testimony from workers impacted by the pandemic and explore together its implications for our ministry. Besides the workers themselves, presenters will include Fr. Ty Hullinger, Pastor of St Anthony of Padua Church in Baltimore and consultor to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ CCHD Subcommittee; Adrian Flores, Director of the Office of Social Concerns in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles; and Clayton Sinyai, Executive Director of the Catholic Labor Network.
From Catholic Charities USA:
Fratelli Tutti: Finding Sisterhood and Brotherhood to Overcome what Divides Us
(Please note that there is a separate registration link for each event.)
Catholic Charities USA is pleased to sponsor an upcoming series of four discussions, hosted by the Franciscan Action Network and featuring expert speakers, that will unpack Pope Francis’ latest social encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. Dates, topics, featured panelists, and registration links are as follows:-
May 5: Fratelli Tutti on Culture and Society, with Kim Daniels & Heidi Schlumpf
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May 19: Fratelli Tutti on Racism and Anti-Racism, with Olga Segura & Ralph McCloud
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May 26: Fratelli Tutti on Economics, with Tony Annett & Meg Clark
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June 16: Fratelli Tutti on Governance and Politics, with Amy Uelmann & David Cloutier
Each event will begin at 6 pm CT. Discussions will be moderated by Stephen Schneck, Executive Director of the Franciscan Action Network, and will feature Q&A with the panelists.
May 14-15, 2021 - CCHD 50th Anniversary VirtualCelebration.Registration for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development 50th Anniversary is now open! Help celebrate 50 years of initiatives that empower families, immigrants, new mothers, the elderly, and those in need. Mark this important occasion with a virtual celebration Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15, 2021. Join CCHD for keynotes, breakouts, interactive networking time, as well as an opportunity to learn what is happening in our region and how to get involved.
Click here to Register For 50th Anniversary Celebration.
July 14 - 15, 2021 - Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) will take place virtually and BILINGUALLY. The Theme is Mercy and Mental Health: Strengthening Our Pastoral Response. This is the second year that the annual Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) will be taking place virtually, but it is the first year it will be taking place bilingually! Programming will seek to examine mental health issues through the lens of mercy and justice, and how the Catholic Church can be at the center of a pastoral response. Registration will be opening in May.
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