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Justice and Peace Shares(JPS) Event

Join Justice and Peace Shares Sunday June 22nd from 4:30-6:30 pm at McGurk's(12th and Russell) for an evening of Drinks, Appetizers and Music.  If you become a new JPS Shareholder or if you are a JPS Shareholder and bring a new Shareholder you have made your contribution for the evening.  If not a $10 contribution is helpful.  Local bands Old Man Joe and Walk Sophie will be playing sets. 

CAN is one of the six JPS member groups.  This allows us to do more program work and spend less time raising funds.  Please join us at McGurks to learn more about these groups.

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Anti- Racism Training

September 27-28, 2008

St. Louis was selected by Call To Action as a community in which an anti-racism training will occur.  Trainers from Pace e Bene will offer a non violent anti-racism training to introduce new information and uncover old socializations that have kept institutional racism intact and unidentifiable.  There will be a two day weekend training session in which participants will gain a realistic view of how racism impacts the lives of both, people of color and and white people.  We will explore local applications.  In the two following months, participants will read and discuss study materials to deepen and broaden their understanding.  Then a one day training will be provided to reinforce our understanding and forge a commitment from participants to work actively and intentionally to change their attitudes and behavior regarding race relations and the impact of racial oppression.  It will empower the people to set realistic personal and chapter related goals to address institutionalized racism.

Space Limited- Applications Available here.

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Women Led-Prayer
...an opportunity for Catholic women to lead prayer

Our next liturgy will be Saturday, June 28th at 10:00 am at The Center for Theology and Social Analysis(1077 S. Newstead).  All women and men are invited to join us.

Download a flyer here.

Check out our February 22nd Liturgy Stirring the Ashes here.

Check out our March 22nd Liturgy, Holy Saturday, here.

Check out our April 26th Liturgy on Celebrating the Earth here.

We meet on the 4th Saturday of the month at 10:00 am at The Center for Theology and Social Analysis (1077 S. Newstead)- June 28th, July 26th, and August 24th.

We are always looking for people to participate by playing music, reading, presiding or joining us to plan the liturgies.  If you are interested in sharing your gifts e-mail CAN.

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Holy Families

Our Holy Families working group unveiled it’s “Catholic, Open and Affirming” Curriculum, which will assist faith communities with discussing the issues surrounding sexual orientation.

The "Catholic, Open and Affirming" Curriculum can be facilitated in small faith-sharing groups.  Contact CAN to discuss bringing "Catholic, Open and Affirming" to your community.  The curriculum is a helpful way to have healthy dialogue surrounding the issues surrounding homosexuality and the church.

We are looking for people who would be interested in facilitating the "Catholic, Open and Affirming"  Curriculum. 

If you are interested in facilitating or learning more e-mail CAN.

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Call To Action

CAN is a CTA(Call To Action) local affiliate group.  We will be sponsoring a trip this November to attend the Call To Action National Conference. The Conference will be November 7 -9, 2008 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  This year's theme is Our Earth, Our Church, Ourselves: Embrace the Beloved Community

Presenters will include: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Bishop Remi De Roo, John Dear, Tim Wise, Devon Peña, Robert Bullard, Dolores Huerta, John Shelby Spong, Miriam Therese Winter, Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener and many more...

Please e-mail CAN if you are interested in going.

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Thank you for joining us at the Lay Synod- "A Time for Courage" on Saturday, May 3rd 

Catholics from throughout St. Louis were invited to come and discuss our Church.  We looked at the history of the church and the ways in which leadership of the church has developed. 

70 people joined us for the day at Eden Seminary.  We look forward to the next Lay Synod and will have notes from the Synod available soon.

Please e-mail CAN if you would like to know more or help us plan for next year.

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Learn about 2 Women Ordained in St. Louis on

November 11th here. 

Ree and Elsie preside with the Therese Community.  Mass occurs Sundays at 5:00 pm at the Hope Chapel at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis, 5007 Waterman.  ALL ARE WELCOME.

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