Parish Social Ministry

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34th Annual Archdiocesan
SOCIAL MINISTRY CONVOCATION

SATURDAY — MARCH 2, 2013

The Church in the Modern World: 50 Years after Vatican II
Le Iglesia en el Mundo Moderno: 50 Años Después del Vaticano II
(simultaneously translated into Spanish)

REGISTRATION FEE:
$10 per person (includes lunch and materials)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Mark K. Shriver, Senior Vice President: Save the Children

WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:

#1: WHO'S STEALING WAGES? Work and Worker's Rights
Presenter: Thom Shellabarger: Interfaith Worker Justice

#2: PACEM IN TERRIS
Presenter: Heather Miller Rubens, Ph.D.: Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies

#3: THE CHURCH'S PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR
Presenter: Lisa O'Reilly: St. Anthony, Most Precious Blood, and St. Dominic Parishes

#4: THE DEATH PENALTY IS DEAD WRONG
Presenter: Steve Dear: People of Faith Against the Death Penalty

#5: INCLUSIONSARY HOUSING...Zip Code is Destiny
Presenter: Patrick Maier: Innovative Housing Institute and Barbara Samuels: Fair Housing Project

#6: WECOLMING THE STRANGER
Presenter: Molly Corbett: Asylee Women Enterprises

#7: BECOMING A VOICE FOR THE POOR THE VULNERABLE
Presenter: Regan Vaughan: Catholic Charities of Baltimore

#8: SOMOS UN SOLO MUNDO, UNA IGLESIA (am)
Presenters: Christian Melendez-Lopez: Catholic Relief Services; Jean Stokan, Equipo de Justicia del Instituto, las Hermanas de la Misericordia de las Americas

#9: WE ARE ONE WORLD, ONE CHURCH (pm)
Presenters: Christian Melendez-Lopez: Catholic Relief Services; Jean Stokan: Institute of Justice Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

#10: FROM SIBERIA TO OUR SUBURBS AND CITIES: Lessons from a Soviet Gulag for our Spiritual Growth
Presenter: John M. Bach: Harvard Chaplain and Cambridge Friend-in-Residence

#11: CARING FOR GOD'S CLIMATE REFUGEES
Presenter: Ted Miles: Catholic Relief Services

#12: VATICAN II - THEN AND NOW: A Panel Discussion (pm)
Presenters: Sr. Jeremy Daigler, RSM: Author, Mercy Medical Center; Steve Dear: People of Faith Against the Death Penalty; Therese Wilson Favors: African American Catholic Ministries; and Sr. Mary Aquin O'Neill, RSM: Mount Saint Agnes

PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION FORM due by FEBRUARY 19, 2013 to:

Catholic Charities ι Attn: Carol L. Palmer
228 West Lexington Street, Suite 220 ι Baltimore, MD 21201

To view the entire program, print a hardcopy to register, and/or forward the Registration Brochure to a friend.

How can we help you "grow" your social justice and outreach ministry?

"From the time you came down here and talked at weekend Masses, our parish has been bubbling over with people interested in getting involved.”
-Ed Kirk, Our Lady of the Fields

Are you…

on the outreach/peace and justice committee?
on the pastoral council?
a catechist?
on a parish staff?
a parishioner interested in social justice?

Not listed here? Never fear, we work with a wide range of parish folks. After all, social justice is the work of every baptized Christian.

The mission of Catholic Charities' Parish Social Ministry is to work with parishes to foster their social justice and outreach ministry, educates parishioners to serve those who are poor and vulnerable through both charity and justice, and provides opportunities for the spiritual development of individuals in this ministry. Grounded in this belief, we work with Catholic parishes to develop and foster their social justice and outreach ministry. This means that we are a resource for support, guidance and information on a variety of topics and possibilities for your parish’s social ministry. We offer workshops, retreat days, and educational sessions on Catholic Social Teaching and social concerns topics.

How can we help you?
Contact Sr. Joan Marie Stief at 410.261.6782 or jstief@cc-md.org.

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