Come and find out answers to your questions regarding where our collection plate money goes. Bring your notebooks and questions.
Please bring your friends and take advantage of at least one of these opportunities.
Don't let your money go to fund anti-Catholic organizations that don't support the Culture of Life. Attached are examples of what might be problem areas in the Archdiocese of Portland..
JUSTICE IN PIECES:
Avenues of Dissent in the Church
Portland - Friday, September 7th
Immaculate Heart Catholic Church Conference Room
2926 North Williams Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97227
(across from Emanuel Hospital) http://www.immaculateheartchurch.org/index.asp
Doors open 6:30 PM for "meet and greet"
Workshop 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Optional: Bring a snack to share
(NO AFFILIATION WITH THE CHURCH ITSELF NOR CONTENT INTENDED TO BE)
SALEM - Saturday, September 8th
Salem Public Library - Anderson Room "B" downstairs
585 Liberty St. SE Salem, Oregon 97301
more info and directions http://www.cityofsalem.net/departments/library/Contact.html
Doors open 10:00 AM for "meet and greet"
Workshop 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Optional: Bring a brown bag lunch or something to share.
Restaurants nearby.
BEND -Sunday, September 9th
Deschutes Public Library
601 NW Wall St
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 385-3244
www.dpls.lib.or.us
Doors open at 1:00 PM and meeting starts ASAP ending at 2:30
Food is NOT allowed, but we can go for coffee afterwards.
Our speaker, Stephanie Block is from New Mexico and Director of Los Pequenos de Cristo, Inc. [www.lospequenos.org] and a member of Catholic Media Coalition whose spiritual director is Father Paul Marx noted for his work with Human Life International.
She will speak on, and answer questions regarding, "Faith in Public Life" - and the efforts that lead to abuse of the Roman Catholic Church through different avenues of organized dissent and their funding, including:
Faith in Public Life
Saul Alinsky type organizing and funding
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
MACG - Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good
Call to Action
Pax Christi
Soujournors - Jim Wallis and Father Richard Rohr "Interfaith" affiliations.
THESE WORKSHOPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE. THOSE INVOLVED IN THESE GROUPS ARE ALSO INVITED. WE ASK FOR RESPECT AND A WILLINGNESS TO BE EDUCATED. THIS IS TO BENEFIT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITHFUL AND GLORIFY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Related:
Stephanie Block's writings.
http://www.catholiccitizens.org/search/default.asp?query=stephanie+block&x=0&y=0
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=10039&t=The+Thomas+Mass+and+Father+Richard+Rohr
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=9985&t=Faith+in+Public+Life%3A+an+analysis
God Bless you and yours,
Carolyn Wendell, VOCAL www.vocalnews.org
Voice of Catholics Advocating Life
PO Box 458
Sublimity OR 97385
"Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves". Matt 10: 16-20
Member of Catholic Media Coalition "In-line with the Church, on-line with the world"
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