Catholic Charities Agency
Office of Peace and Justice

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Adult Workshops

• **To Love & Serve – 7 week series & activities: Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Facilitator provided.
  
• Poverty in America: Christian Communities in Action – 5 week series: National and local poverty.
  
• JustFaith – 30 week in-depth formation series: Catholic Social Teaching/call to justice.
  
• Journey to Justice – Weekend social justice retreat. On-site community organizing immersion experience.
  
• Building the Just Community – 3 week series: Forming and nurturing Parish Social Ministry.
  
• Fair Trade – Workshop: Role of Fair Trade in economic justice.
  • Fair Trade Fairs/Coffee and Chocolate Tastings – Stand alone or follow-up to the Fair Trade workshop.
    
• Topics of Justice & Peace(Issue specific workshops)
  • Economic Justice
  • Migration/Immigration/Refugees
  • Environmental Justice
  • Peace Building
  • Global Hunger
  • Community Organizing
  • Call to Faithful Citizenship

 

Youth Workshops

• Just Life® – Eight 1 ½ - 2 hour social justice experiential workshops for parish Religious Education programs, youth ministry, and Catholic school programs.

  
  o Where do I see You Hungry?: Intro to Social Teaching– Grades 5 - 6
  o Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Local Issues: – Grades 7-9
  o Refugee Experience: Global Issues – Grades 9-11
  o Global Poverty (including Hunger Banquet): Global Issues: – Grades 9-10
  o Into the Vineyard: Economic Issues – Grades 9-11
  o The Power of One: Call to Community & Participation: – Grades 7-8
  o Walk Gently Upon the Earth: Care for Creation – Grades 8-11
  o Peace Works: Building Peace – Grades 10-11

 

PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY

• Parish support & networking
• Best Practices
• Advocacy opportunities
• Social Ministry Resources

 

CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

• Justice resources
• Grants

CCHD Grant Funding Pre-application Form 2011

CCHD Funding Criteria

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

• Global resources
• Operation Rice Bowl
• Fair Trade Resources
• Grants

 

RESOURCES FOR ALL PROGRAM AND PARISH NEEDS

• Books/Brochures/Pamphlets/Study Aids
• Videos/DVDs
• Speakers
• Introduction to social service agencies
• Spanish formation & materials available.
  

 

Peace & Justice: Kathryn Buckley-Brawner, MAAT 413-452-0606 k.brawner@diospringfield.org

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