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Greetings!
Please note important upcoming events
Saturday, April 14, 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Transforming Hearts for Justice workshop led by Jack Jezreel, St. Elizabeth Seton Church, See Announcement and Just Faith Ministries website
Saturday & Sunday, April 14 & 15, All Masses, both churches, Operation Rice Bowl culmination - collection of rice bowls & checks, (Checks payable to CCOP with "Operation Rice Bowl" in memo line)
Saturday, April 28, 9:00 A.M. registration, 9:30 A.M. three mile loop walk begins, Tri-Valley Hunger Walk, see Bay Area Hunger Walk, St. Elizabeth Seton Church
The newsletter sections "Action Alerts", "Muslims & Christians Working Together", and "Islamic Community Outreach of California" have Read on links after only the beginning of the text. Click on each link to read the continuation.
Comments are welcome. Write to socialjustice@catholicsofpleasanton.org..
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Muslims & Christians Working Together
Joy and Gary Addiego are collecting names and email addresses of people interested in participating in a nine-session program on Muslim / Christian relations. The ideal class consists of a facilitator and seven Christians and seven Muslims. Each class session will be two and a half hours long.
Material for the program or "module" has been prepared by an organization called Just Faith Ministries whose founder Jack Jezreel will be speaking at St. Elizabeth Seton on Saturday, April 14, 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Read on
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Islamic Community Outreach of California
Dr. Amer Araim, the president of Islamic Community Outreach of California and a member of the Executive Committee of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County, spoke recently at the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek. He spoke briefly about Islam and American Muslims. He said that most Arabs are Muslim but most Muslims are not Arabs. There are 1.5 billion Muslims and 300 million Arabs. Islam is a religion of peace and fair dealing. Many of the ills and atrocities that have occurred in some Islamic countries are due to backwardness and tribalism within their populations, not to Islam. American Muslims respect the rights and freedoms that they have as Americans. Read on |
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Brief Links
Death Penalty - Archdiocese of San Francisco, Penalty
The Climate-Friendly Gardener: A Guide to Combating Global Warming from the Ground Up, Guide
Union of Concerned Scientists, focusing on Global Warming, Clean Vehicles, Clean Energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons & Global Security, and Food & Agriculture, http://www.ucsusa.org/
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Action Alerts
Preview
- Stand with the Sudanese people
- Urge Congress to hear the cry of the poor
- Improve state's battered safety net
- Keep housing affordable
- Expand our commitment to immigrants
- Second Chance for persons released from prison
USCCB & CRS - Catholics Confront Global Poverty
1. Stand with the Sudanese people - write to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton
Situation: Last July, when South Sudan was established as the world's newest nation, the world was full of hope for the future of the Sudanese people. But now, less than a year later, the long-term peace and stability
of Sudan and South Sudan are at a critical juncture. Read on
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 14, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Transforming Hearts for Justice workshop led by Jack Jezreel
St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Pleasanton
See Announcement
Saturday & Sunday, April 14 & 15, All Masses, both churches
Operation Rice Bowl culmination - collection of rice bowl & checks
(Checks payable to CCOP with "Operation Rice Bowl" in memo line)
Wednesday, April 25, 6;00 P.M.
Pleasanton Energy and Environment Committee meeting
Operations Service Center
3333 Busch Rd, Pleasanton
Saturday, April 28, 9:00 A.M. registration, 9:30 A.M. three mile loop walk begins
Tri-Valley Hunger Walk, see www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org
St. Elizabeth Seton Church
4001 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, 94688
Thursday, May 3, 7:00 P.M.
Social Justice Committee meeting
"Cry Room" of St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Pleasanton
Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Peace Vigil sponsored by Pleasantonians 4 Peace,
http://www.pleasantonians4peace.org/
Meet in front of Pleasanton Museum, 603 Main Street, Pleasanton
Friday, May 11, 5:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Kickoff Celebration of East Bay Housing Organizations 16th Annual Housing Week
Uptown Body & Fender
401 26th Street, Oakland
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$86,000 in Grants Scheduled
The schedule of proposed grants totaling $86,000 to help low-budget charitable and community empowerment organizations locally and around the globe can be seen at 2012 Grants (after clicking on "Open"). The column labeled "Changes" shows increases since 2011. These grants are administered by the Social Justice Committee as described at Admin Grants. |
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