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Please see the announcements below for the good of the Community!
I am always looking for article ideas and events - please contact me at 202-541-3178 or [email protected].
Donna Grimes, Assistant Director
Subcommittee on African American Affairs
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Uncommon Faithfulness
Read
Uncommon Faithfulness, a reflection for Black Catholic History Month.
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The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) Board of
Trustees
Met with Apostolic Nuncio
The National Black Congress(NBCC) Archbishop Christophe Pierre,on October 22, 2019 to convey concerns of the African American Catholic community. The two hour meeting featured six vital topics:
- Black Catholic Fraternalism, Grant Jones, KPC
- Inculturation, Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow, IBCS
- Marriage and Family Life Ministry, Donna Grimes, USCCB-AAA
- Role of Black Catholic Administrators, Pamela Harris, NABCA
- Social Justice/Racism, Bishop Roy Campbell
- Vocations - Black Episcopal Leadership/Clergy Seminary Formation, Bishop Fernand Cheri III OFM
- Challenges & Opportunities for African American Vocations, Deacon Mel Tardy, NBCCC
- A Call from God, Sr. Josita Colbert SNDdeN, NBSC
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Black Catholics Participated Prominently at Christian Churches Together
Black Catholics Participated Prominently at Christian Churches Together (CCT) Convocationin Montgomery AL on October 1-4, 2019. Under the theme of Lament and Hope: the Quad-Centennial of African Forced Migration to the USA, participants visited and reflected on the Equal Justice Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
The Catholic family led morning prayer on October 3 with Fr. Manuel Williams CR serving as worship leader and W. Cliff Petty ministering in music. The Catholic delegation included participants from neighboring Diocese of Birmingham and Cynthia Morris, a former USCCB employee.
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2020 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering Diversity Outreach (DOI)
2020 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG) Diversity Outreach Initiative (DOI
) deadline extended to November 8, 2019. Plan to attend and/or nominate a participant for CSMG in Washington DC on January 25-28, 2020.
Some financial assistance is available through the DOI.
Visit the
website
for CSMG details, DOI criteria and application forms. Note that persons with disabilities, emerging leaders and groups of advocates in training are eligible.
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IBCS Update -Welcome New Director and
Mark
2020 Dates
IBCS Update - Welcome New Director and Mark 2020 Dates - Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow D. Min. moved to New Orleans to provide leadership and direction to the 40-year old Institute for Black Catholic Studies. Dates for the upcoming Institute are June 26-July 11.
IBCS' 40th Anniversary will be celebrated on Saturday July 11, 2020.
Enroll now in the Master's Degree, Continuing Education or Elders' Retreat programs.
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Three New and Archived Webinars and Resources
- Friday November 15 at 1:00 pm Eastern- The Sin of Jesuit Slaveholding: Continuing the Conversation on Racism with Cheryllyn M. Branche, Co-Chair of the GU272Foundation Leadership Committee and President of the GU272 Descendants Association; and Fr. Timothy P. Kesicki SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Hear this remarkable story and the efforts towards truth, racial healing and transformation. Register here.
- Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 3:00 Eastern- Stony the Road They Trod: African Americans on the Path to Sainthood with Dr. Camille Brown. Visit the following link https://www.nbccongress.org/webinars.
- Check out the NBCC vocations' webinar recorded on October 2, "Black Witness, Radical Love: Vocations Are For Our Folk (too)!", presented by Deacon Mel Tardy, Sr. Gayle Lwanga Crumbly, along with Andrew and Terri Lyke, and Brother Patrick Winbrush. To view this and previously recorded NBCC webinars click on link.
Now Available: More Resources for Implementing Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism.
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Save-The-Date-Listen to the Lambs:
Archbishop
Lyke Conference June 16-20, 2020
Save-the-Date - Listen to the Lambs: Archbishop Lyke Conference June 16-20, 2020 at Xavier University of Louisiana will focus on Black Confirmation - Rejoicing in the Gifts of the Young.
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- Eat the Scroll Ministry Advent Video Reflection Series Launches on November 29, 2019. This year's theme will focus on Sunday's gospel readings for Advent (Cycle A) while looking at Matthew's tradition of the Beatitudes. This is the third year of providing insightful reflection for Catholics to muse during the Advent Season. To view, check out the Eat the Scroll Ministry YouTube channel.
- Pax Christi USA (PCUSA) - Order Advent & Christmas Reflections and Welcome New Executive Director. Order the Time to Be Awake: Reflections for Advent & Christmas 2019by Brian Ashmankas and Dr. Vicki Lott at . The Catholic Peace with Justice organization is approaching its 50th year. Order today. Johnny Zokovitch who follows Sr. Patricia Chappell SNDdeNamur as Executive Director, told Catholic News Service he "wants to connect young people driven to respond to climate change and gun violence with the older generation of peacemakers who have sustained [PCUSA] ... since stepping up during the Vietnam War and responding to the rising threat of nuclear weapons."
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US Conference of Catholic Bishops -
Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church (SCDC)
Donna Toliver Grimes, Assistant Director
Subcommittee on African American Affairs
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