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January 2014
Monthly Reflection PSM Office CCUSA Social Policy Around the Section National Partners Resources to Inspire Position_Openings Monthly Reflection

"...The question naturally arises: Can the men and women of this world ever fully respond to the longing for fraternity placed within them by God the Father? Will they ever manage by their power alone to overcome indifference, egoism and hatred, and to accept the legitimate differences typical of brothers and sisters? "By paraphrasing his words, we can summarize the answer given by the Lord Jesus: 'For you have only one Father, who is God, and you are all brothers and sisters' (cf. Mt 23:8-9). The basis of fraternity is found in Gods fatherhood. We are not speaking of a generic fatherhood, indistinct and historically ineffectual, but rather of the specific and extraordinarily concrete personal love of God for each man and woman (cf. Mt 6:25-30). It is a fatherhood, then, which effectively generates fraternity, because the love of God, once welcomed, becomes the most formidable means of transforming our lives and relationships with others, opening us to solidarity and to genuine sharing...." (Pope Francis, World Day of Peace Message, #3, January 1, 2014) For more prayer and reflection resources from CCUSA, click here. PSM Office Your input is important. Please complete the Catholic Charities USA Sections Satfisfaction Survey by January 31, 2014. Click here to take the survey; all survey participants are eligible to receive a $50 gift card.
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Michael Smith, Parish Social Ministry Program Manager, Catholic Charities Maine, has joined the Parish Social Ministry Leadership Team, 2014-2016. He will be present for the Team's planning meeting on Jan. 31, 2014. We welcome your ideas for the coming year to be discussed at the meeting--contact Steve Herro. You have probably noticed that CCUSA has revamped its Webpage (www.catholiccharitiesusa.org), including how it relates to members of our Section. On the bottom of this main page, there are links to Webinars and events (such as Parish Social Ministry Regional Training weekends); click on either of these to learn more about PSM Webinars and events. There is a page devoted to PSM (http://catholiccharitiesusa.org/mission-faith/parish-social-ministry/ under the tab Mission & Faith. On the PSM page, you will find direct links to our resources on the scribd site (http://www.scribd.com/collections/4305959/CCUSA-Parish-Social-Ministry-Professional-InterestSection), our PSM tool kit, PSM email address (psm@catholiccharitiesusa.org), and signup form to our Section. Register today for our next Webinar, "PSM Advocacy and Organizing," 3 p.m.--4 p.m. ET, Feb. 13. Thanks to everyone who helped launch a successful "One Human Family, Food for All" wave of prayer on Dec. 10. Stay tuned for more opportunities to engage in this campaign. There is a working bibliography featuring references to items for personal growth and group activities. Become more connected with other PSM Section Members by joining the PSM linkedin group. You will be able to send email to individual Section members and the group, read professional profiles of PSM Section members, etc. To join the group, establish a free linkedin account and contact Steve Herro. CCUSA PSM has established a collection on scribd.com for valuable PSM resources. To access the collection, click here. You will find back issues of this newsletter, prayer resources, important invitations to Section sponsored events, etc. Let Steve Herro know if you would like to add materials to the collection. Help grow our PSM Section! Share our recruitment flyer and the sign up link to our free section with colleagues, fellow parish social ministry committee members, etc. Consult the recently revised "Favorite Sources for Prayer and Spiritual Growth from Parish Social Ministers and Ministry." The inventory assists in your daily prayer life and as you plan meetings and retreats. Are you interested in joining between four and seven PSM colleagues for periodic conference calls to discuss matters of common interest? Please contact Steve Herro. CCUSA Social Policy Join CCUSA and other Justice for Immigrants coalition partners by stepping up for comprehensive immigration reform during National Migration Week (Jan. 5-11, 2014). Send an electronic post card on Jan. 7, telephone your national legislator on Jan. 8, and tweet and Facebook on Jan. 9. Click here for callin information and other important details. Stay connected to CCUSA Social Policy by subscribing to its eletter Washington Weekly, following it on Twitter, and liking it on Facebook.
Around the Section (Jack Braun [jbaun@hffdl.org], a Section member from Holy Family Catholic Community [Fond du Lac, WI] and Anne Lemke share how Holy Family and other faith based and non faith based partners have helped bring the fair trade movement to Fond du Lac, WI. For their complete story, see http://www.scribd.com/collections/4305959/CCUSA-ParishSocial-Ministry-Professional-Interest-Section.)
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Building relationships with faith based and non-faith based partners in parish social ministry to promote fair trade in Fond du Lac, WI For the past several years, Holy Family has promoted fair trade. It is through its partnership with the Just Fare market, our region's first fair trade inititive, that it is able to effectively achieve one of its social ministry goals--to support Fair Trade by helping farmers and workers in developing countries. Through education and fair trade sales, Holy Family parishioners have learned how purchases through their everyday shopping helps to reduce poverty and assures that farmers from the developing world are paid a fair and stable price, increasing the quality of living around the world. With the help of the Just Fare Market, here are just a few of the ways we do that. Just Fare is housed at a Presbyterian church down the road from Holy Family. But it is more than a walk in fair trade dealer. The Just Fare Education Committee works with area churches and other a volunteer groups to organize several annual external markets at various events, such as parish alternative gift fairs, Marian University social justice events, UW-Fond du Lac Prairie Fest, and the Fond du Lac Area United for Diversity Celebrate Community event. The Education Committee also works with students from the Multicultural Clubs at UW-Fond du Lac and Moraine Park Technical College to present forums regarding the ongoing exploitation of labor rights, child labor, forced labor and trafficking. Just Fare, along with Holy Family Catholic Community, Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, and many other local churches and retailers are also active participants in the Fond du Lac Fair Trade Town efforts. Fond du Lac was recently named the 32nd Fair Trade Town in the U.S.; see http://fonddulacfairtradetown.wordpress.com/. National Partners The USCCB Office of Justice, Peace, and Human Development (JPHD) will host the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Feb. 2-5, 2014, in Washington, D.C. JPHD also invites you to participate in Poverty Awareness Month. Click here for resources. Bread for the World and CCUSA joined other members of the Circle of Protection alliance in a public prayer service on Capitol Hill on Dec. 10, as part of Caritas Internationalis' wave of prayer and campaign "One Human Family, Food for All." Order materials for Catholic Relief Services' Rice Bowl today. This annual acivity occurs every Lent, which begins on March 5, 2014 this year. Resources to Inspire CRS Newswire is a one stop shop to find the latest news on CRS engagement in world hotspots such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan. Catholic Rural Life, "Food Security and Economic Justice: A Faith Based Study Guide on Poverty & Hunger" and "Understanding Fracking: Catholic News Service Series." Pope Francis, World Day of Peace Message, Jan. 1, 2014. Zagrans, Maura Poston. Camerado, I Give You My Hand: How a Powerful Lawyer-Turned-Priest Is Changing the Lives of Men Behind Bars. 2013.
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CCUSA and Catholic Charities agency job openings are now posted here. Post your Catholic Charities agency job opening here. Relationship Manager, Education & Formation; Manager, Economic Justice Programs; Program Officer, Youth and Education; Relationship Manager, Education & Formation (Catholic Relief Services) International Program Coordinator; Program Director, Ignatian Formation (Jesuit Volunteer Corps) Director of Church Relations; Regional Organizer-Eastern Hub; Regional Organizer-Southern Hub (Bread for the World) Parish Partnership Director (Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, CA) Director of Domestic Social Development (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) Lobbyist (NETWORK Catholic Social Justice Lobby)
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