The September edition of our Good News newsletter is attached.
Included in this issue: “Start of a new year” prayer service; brief notes on: International Day of Peace Sept. 21, new resource materials for youth and young adults from CRS, CCHD, HCA and IPJC (alphabet soup anyone?); Sept. 11/12 Build Hope collection; Sept. 18 Gathering for Life/Justice/Peace contacts; featured countries for Lenten Rice Bowl program in 2011; fair trade resource; prayer for Pakistan; Sudan bishops statement; Catholic social teaching quiz; information on and listing of CCHD grants.
Also in our newsletter is a reference to Labor Day. Yesterday the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops provided a five-page statement for Labor Day 2010. The statement in English and Spanish, with additional items, is linked at our website.
Lastly, if your faith community is considering participating in one of the JustFaith programs, there is still time to register and invite participants, and if you have questions or needs – please contact us!
In thanksgiving for your service,
your Missions Office staff
Archdiocese of Seattle
missionsoffice@seattlearch.org
(206) 382-4580; (800) 869-7028
www.seattlearch.org/missions
"We must therefore ensure that in every Christian community the poor feel at home. Would not this approach be the greatest and most effective presentation of the good news of the Kingdom?” – John Paul II, Novo Millennio Ineunte (On the Beginning of the New Millennium)
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Good News from the Missions Office - September 2010
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