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Ten Things to Know About the
BCI
May, 2017
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Just like the Faith, the Drum works for us if you pass it on.
TO SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER CONTACT
BCI
TO SUPPORT THIS WORK PRAY AND GO TO
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In thanksgiving for all the Catholics who marched with the Cardinal to make prayer in the Black community a part of the Catholic Church.
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In thanksgiving for all the priests serving people of color in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Please send the anniversary date of your pastor to
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Pray for the Mothers of These Priests!
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Father George Clements celebrates 60 years in the Priesthood
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The life and career of
Father George Harold Clements
span 60 years in the priesthood and nearly as many firsts. His unique journey was honored at a celebration at the Hilton Chicago on May 3. More than 500 people attended the event including church and community members, civic and political leaders. Father Clements became the first black priest at Holy Angels Catholic Church in 1969 and led the parishioners there for more than 20 years. Before that, he was the Archdiocese’s first African-American graduate of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary.
He is also widely praised for the growth of Holy Angeles and the stands he took in the civil and human rights movements. Fr. Clements was an active supporter of Dr. King, and His One Child One Church movement spawned others including the One Church, One Addict program he launched in Washington, D.C. and the One Church, One Inmate program.
Clements’ life was brought to the screen 30 years ago this year, in the made for television movie The Father Clements Story, starring Louis Gossett Jr. and Malcom-Jamal Warner. The movie told the story of how Father Clements came to be the first Priest to adopt a child. In all he adopted four sons and today is the grandfather of eight.
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God, we thank you for the graces of this journey as we have recalled the memory of your servant and priest, Father Augustus Tolton.
May the merits of his holy priesthood serve to advance the Catholic faith, holy, pure and undefiled in the hearts and minds of those so inspired and honor you the true God and your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
May the Catholic faith, so dear to our beloved Father Tolton, take greater root in the African American community. May we, sons and daughters in faith be true evangelizers by the example of our lives lived fervently in spirit and in truth.
May this faith issue forth by your sanction in naming him a saint unto the faith and edification of the Church here and beyond.
You are our God forever and ever. AMEN
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
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2. Next opportunity to join the BCI
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This retreat is designed for
serious Catholics.
It is for individuals who want to belong to this whole Church,
not just a Parish.
People who want to bring the fully formed gifts of Blackness to this
One, Holy, Apostolic, Catholic Church.
It is for people who want to come together and do more than
sit in a pew.
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Deacon John Cook
hosts this weekly half-hour program that explores a wide range of topics relevant to Chicago's Black and Catholic communities. Deacon Cook serves at St. Felicitas Parish in Chatham and is very involved in overseeing youth programs in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Tune in and Call in
312.255.8408
Let’s talk about faith!
May 9, 2017 - Ursula Phoenix - Faith Against Violence
May 16, 2017- Stacey Minor - Programming in the Hood
May 23, 2017 - Cardinal Blasé Cupich
May 30, 2017 - Gideon's Army 3 - Darnell Sapp
Make Them Hear You!
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5. The Cause of Fr. Tolton
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6. Honor, Honor, unto the dying Lamb!
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May 13th
The Knights and Ladies of
St. Peter Claver
Honor
Cardinal Blasé Cupich
on his elevation to the
College of Cardinals
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7. National Black Congress
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Going to Orlando?
Register now for the BCI - Chicago Reception at the National Black Catholic Congress
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9. The BCI received the following announcements from parishes, schools, and organizations for the purpose of sharing information and invitation.
Please seek permission to publish items in this newsletter from the pastor or person responsible for the sponsoring agent. Please do not violate copyrights.
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Zacchaeus House
Open House
May 27th, 2017
12242 S. Parnell
Chicago Il. 60628
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tour the House
Meet the Staff & Leadership
Meet the House Guest & Alumni
Learn more about Zacchaeus House
- All are welcome -
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All are welcome to bring ideas and gifts to this collective work of baptizing, matrimony and anointing, this effort of Kujichagulia, Umoja and Imani. This is a meeting of the seven sacraments of the church and the seven principles of Kwanzaa. This is a meeting of the church. That is what makes it and us truly Catholic. Stay tuned, stay close, get involved, walk together and don’t you get weary! There’s a great camp meeting in the Promised Land. Believe that you are in the camp.
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About the Black Catholic Initiative
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The Black Catholic Initiative (BCI) has as its focus the 66K African American Catholics served by 351 parishes, 38 of which are predominately African American. The BCI was created to prepare the church for the next generation of African American Catholics, charging them to be fully present and accountable. The goal of the BCI is to come together, and work together in order to give and serve the Church. The BCI is an ethnic ministry that actively participates and offers its work as a gift to the local church of Chicago. Those involved in the BCI will practice Umoja, Kujichagulia and Ujima, (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility) in order to first give honor to God, and to offer Catholicity with the whole church. The BCI will be one church, not many parishes. In this tried and true tradition, the BCI will plainly and clearly be Catholic.
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