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September 2014

Monthly ReflectionPSM OfficeCCUSA Social PolicyAround the SectionNational PartnersResources to InspirePosition Openings

Monthly Reflection

"...Work constitutes a foundation for the formation of family life, which is a natural right andsomething that man is called to. These two spheres of values--one linked to work and the otherconsequent on the family nature of human life--must be properly united and must properlypermeate each other...." Pope John Paul II, On Human Work, #10.

PSM Office

Tina Baldera, Training Manager, Social Ministry, is the new CCUSA liaison for the Parish SocialMinistry Section. Contact her for questions related to CCUSA's relationship to the Section. Steve Herro, Manager of Mission Resources and Data, the former liaision, is now devoting moreattention to the production and dissemination of resources to benefit the CCUSA network.

Here is a way to invite parishioners to assist with the crisis of the unaccompanied children on theU.S.-Mexico border. Catholic Charities USA has partnered with First Book to provide migrantchildren with brand new books, and we need your help! For just $10, you can provide fourchildren with one brand new book each. While these children are grateful for fresh clothes andfood in their bellies, a book is something that will bring comfort as they continue their journey.

Save the date for Blessings for Leaders, a one day retreat sponsored by the CCUSA Mission andMinistry Division. Click here for an interview with our retreat director, Dr. Dan Ebener, formerDirector of Catholic Charities, Davenport and Professor, St. Ambrose University (Davenport,Iowa). The retreat will be in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 4, 2014, a day before the

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start of the Catholic Charities Annual Gathering. All members of the Catholic Charities networkare invited, independent of job or volunteer title. For more information, contact Steve Herro. And after the retreat, join Catholic Charities colleagues from across the country for the2014 Annual Gathering.

CCUSA and CRS have started "You Did It For Me." Catholic parishes can receive a 100 wordstory with graphics for its bulletin, Website, or newsletter detailing the good work of one of thetwo organizations every week. For more information about these weekly "good news" stories,contact Steve Herro.

Click here for directory of 2014 CCUSA Parish Social Ministry Leadership Team members.

CCUSA and other partners invite your continued participation in Caritas Internationalis' campaign"One Human Family, Food for All." There is a working bibliography with references to items forpersonal and group study, a checklist of personal action activities, and a resource list for prayerand liturgy resources for your consideration.

Become more connected with other PSM Section Members by joining the PSM linkedin group. You will be able to send email to individual Section members and the group, read professionalprofiles of PSM Section members, etc. To join the group, establish a free linkedin account andcontact the PSM Office. Because CCUSA has reorganized its linkedin groups, you mustresubscribe to the new subgroup by contacting the PSM Office.

CCUSA PSM has established a collection on scribd.com for valuable PSM resources. To accessthe collection, click here. You will find back issues of this newsletter, prayer resources,important invitations to Section sponsored events, etc. Contact the PSM Office if you would liketo add materials to the collection.

Help grow our PSM Section! Share our recruitment flyer and the sign up link to our free sectionwith colleagues, fellow parish social ministry committee members, etc.

Are you interested in joining between four and seven PSM colleagues for periodic conferencecalls to discuss matters of common interest? Please contact the PSM office.

CCUSA Social Policy

Read Fr. Larry Snyder's blog entry, "Supporting the working poor and those seeking work."

Join CCUSA and 10 national partners to EDUCATE. INNOVATE. ACT to reduce poverty in the U.S.Stay connected to CCUSA Social Policy by subscribing to its e-letter Washington Weekly,

following it on Twitter, and liking it on Facebook.

Around the Section

John Rinaldo is the new Director of Parish Partnerships, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will hold a nine session series this fallto help parishioners strengthen their grounding in parish social ministry. Perhaps the model canbe applied in your community?

Submit news--events, publications, new staff-- about you and your ministry to the PSM office.

National Partners

Catholic Climate Covenant offers free materials to help you and your office celebrate theFeast of St. Francis. See "Creating a Climate for Solidarity."

The USCCB Office of Justice, Peace, and Human Development offers a menu of materials tohelp mark the 50th anniversary of a series of secular and religious civil rights documents.

Click here for free "Bread for the World Sunday" materials. Bead for the World Sunday is

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October 19, 2014.

Catholic Rural Life has moved from Des Moines to University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. The moveenables it to take advantage of University of St. Thomas faculty and facilities.

Send news from your national organization to the Parish Social Ministry office.

Resources to Inspire

"Does it Make a Difference to Know Poor People?" US Catholic

Elizondo, Bishop Eusebio. "How We Treat Vulnerable Children on the Border Shows the WorldAmerican Values." Washington Post on the Web. 1 Aug. 2014. 20 Aug. 2014.

Ignatian Solidarity Network. "Toolkit for Advocating for the Rights of Unaccompanied Children."

Vaghi, Peter J. "An Itinerant Preacher: Following the Poor Jesus." America 18-24 August 2014. 20 Aug. 2014.

Wenski, Archbishop Thomas G. "Labor Day Statement." 1 Sept. 2014

Have a favorite Website, article, monograph, or video related to our ministry? Send the citation

to the Parish Social Ministry office.

Position openings

CCUSA and Catholic Charities agency job openings are now posted here. Post your CatholicCharities agency job opening here.

Associate Director of Restorative Justice/Detention Ministry and Associate Director of SocialConcerns (Diocese of San Bernardino)

Regional Organizer-Southern Hub, two positions; Regional Organizer--Easter Hub (Bread for theWorld)

Parish Outreach Manager (Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio)

Outreach Specialist (Catholic Charities Diocese of the Diocese of Arlington)

Education and Program Development Manager (NETWORK Catholic Social Justice Lobby)

Tau Volunteer Program Director (School Sisters of St. Francis, Milwaukee)

Coordinator of Justice and Peace (Diocese of Joliet)

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