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We are happy to announce 2 new parish based grants from the Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry.
Visit our new Grants page for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Are you involved in your parish’s outreach programs? Are you interested in learning how your parish can respond to the needs of your community? Interested in addressing climate change, human trafficking, poverty and looking for some best practices? Our monthly Parish Social Ministry Gatherings are an opportunity to meet others and find a path towards effective social ministry. They are held the second Wednesday of the month on Zoom.
Our monthly Parish Social Ministry Gatherings are an opportunity to meet others from across the Archdiocese who are committed to living the Gospel and transforming the world.
We meet on the second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM on Zoom.
At our December gathering we will discuss our recent webinars on poverty and worker justice issues. If you missed the webinars you can find a recording on our YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/user/OCSJM
Our monthly Parish Social Ministry Gatherings are an opportunity to meet others from across the Archdiocese who are committed to living the Gospel and transforming the world.
We meet on the second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM on Zoom.
At our December gathering we will discuss our recent webinars on poverty and worker justice issues. If you missed the webinars you can find a recording on our YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/user/OCSJM
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2021 Social Justice Dinner and Awards
October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021
Our Social Justice Dinner and Awards was held in person this year at the Aqua Turf Club
Awards were presented to:
Awards were presented to:
- The Most Reverend Donnelly Award to an individual will be awarded to Mr. Kenneth Galdston. A community organizer and educator, Galdston has spent his career developing interfaith organizations across New England.
- Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT) will receive the organizational award. CONECT is a broad-based organization made up of 36 religious and civic institutions: urban and suburban, multi-faith, and racially and ethnically diverse, in New Haven and Fairfield Counties of Connecticut
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The recordings of our 2021 Bishop Peter Social Justice Conference as well as the breakout workshops,are posted and can be reviewed on the
Social Justice Conference page
Social Justice Conference page
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If you missed last year's Annual
Gathering & Awards Event and wish to see it, please CLICK HERE
for a link to the recording of the event on our You Tube page
Gathering & Awards Event and wish to see it, please CLICK HERE
for a link to the recording of the event on our You Tube page