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Most Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan, D.D
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Parish Mission Statement
Encountering Christ in word, sacrament and in each other, we serve to create hope and peace for our community and world.
Encontrando a Cristo en palabra, sacramento y en unos y otros, servimos para crear esperanza y paz en nuestra comunidad y mundo.
Encountering Christ in word, sacrament and in each other, we serve to create hope and peace for our community and world.
Encontrando a Cristo en palabra, sacramento y en unos y otros, servimos para crear esperanza y paz en nuestra comunidad y mundo.
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
Mary, Queen of Peace, we implore your blessing on those victims of the senseless tragedy in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, August 3rd and in Dayton, Ohio on Sunday, August 4th. We beg you to be with their families and console them. You know pain having a pierced heart. So, penetrate their pain. Assure their families of your presence at this most trying of times. May your Son, the Prince of Peace, whom you brought into this world permeate the hearts of all, so that love, compassion, acceptance and understanding may replace hatred, violence, judgment and rejection. May the souls of the innocent be resting now in the palm of God’s hand where they may intercede for those from whom they were so tragically taken.
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for them! Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us! Most holy and immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our loving Mother, being his Mother, you shared in his universal kingship. The prophets and angels proclaimed him King of peace. With loving fervor in our hearts we salute and honor you as Queen of peace. We pray that your intercession may protect us and all people from hated and discord, and direct our hearts into the ways of peace and justice which your Son taught and exemplified. We ask your maternal care for our Holy Father who works to reconcile the nations in peace. We seek your guidance for our President and other leaders as they strive for world peace. Glorious Queen of peace, grant us peace in our hearts, harmony in our families and concord throughout the world. Immaculate Mother, as patroness of our beloved country, watch over us and protect us with your motherly love. Amen. (taken from catholic. org) Executive Summary of Prayer and Listening SessionClick here to read the summary from our prayer and listening session held back in March on the clergy sexual abuse crisis. An open and heartfelt discussion on this most sensitive issue has given hope for the future in our Church.
Información importante y urgenteAquí contiene información muy importante con respecto a posibles redadas de inmigración. Aquí está un video "conozca sus derechos" en inglés que debe ver y aquí en español. Aquí está un video titulado "Preparando a su familia" en inglés y en español. El tercer video titulado "conectándose a su comunidad" está en inglés y en español.
Educar a su comunidad sobre Acciones de Cumplimiento: Recursos para la preparación y Protección ¿Recursos; Conoce tus Derechos (KYR): Es importante que las personas conozcan sus derechos en la interacción con los agentes de inmigración. Para más información, ver:
Action Alert: ICE RaidsDear Faith Leaders and ALL peoples of conscience:
As you are well aware, the Trump administration has announced that there will be large raids in at least 9 cities throughout the country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) beginning this weekend. According to news reports, individuals and families with “final orders of removal/deportation” are anticipated to be targeted. According to our own information and what has been shared by many of our partner immigrant rights and advocacy organizations, many of these individuals and families have been denied fair and just treatment under law and have been deprived of “due process”. Children will likely be separated from their parents, spouses will be torn apart, and as breadwinners are arrested, households will be thrown into economic chaos. We also anticipate that these raids will result in collateral arrests, meaning persons that are undocumented but do not have a final order of deportation will likely be detained as well. “Undocumented does not mean illegal – no human being is or can be considered illegal – for Islam and our various faith traditions teach that we are all ennobled and sanctified by God as a result of the infusion of the Divine spirit within each and every one of us and must be treated with the utmost of respect and honor and in America, at its base, this means a path to citizenship for the DACA recipients, Dreamers, TPS and the undocumented,” said Imam Saffet A. Catovic, Muslim Chaplain, Drew University. Faith in New Jersey (FINJ), its Religious Leadership and its constituent faith communities, religious congregations and partner organizations are mobilizing our trained rapid Response teams on the ground and across the state to support and protect our families, and where and when necessary provide sanctuary through the Statewide congregation sanctuary network to those unfairly targeted by this unwarranted governmental action. Rabbi Joel Abraham, of Temple Shalom in Scotch Plains stated, “Jewish history teaches us to remember what it was like to be a stranger, and to be oppressed. Make no mistake, our government is oppressing people it has ‘othered’ by calling them strangers. Our tradition, our text calls us to stand up because we know what this is like, because we went through the same experience, and, in as much as we have any power and wisdom, we must act.” Make no mistake, the social fabric of America is being unraveled and our historic reality as a nation of immigrants is being threatened by these immoral and unjust governmental actions. Our country’s motto - E Pluribus Unum – from the many and diverse multitude a unified nation - is crumbling before our very eyes. And this is tragic for, “America is a nation of immigrants. We are all created in God’s image and our nation’s policies must be filled with compassion in the pursuit of justice .” -Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz We, as peoples of faith and conscience, stand ready to safeguard and protect those among us, our neighbors, the refugee and migrant - our Sisters and Brothers in faith and humanity who are unfairly targeted and who are most in need during this dire time. We shall continue to stand by them and for the moral principles and ethical values which bind us as a nation for ‘the human tie that binds, should never be separated by force. Only evil tries to destroy love and love in action is justice. So TOGETHER let’s fight against evil!”- Rev. Heyward Wiggins, President of FINJ. What can you do (RIGHT NOW)? Show up and stand up – come out and join in one of the many protests/marches/rallies/vigils being held tonight and this weekend (what we in the Faith community call “Praying with our feet”) in our Garden State of New Jersey in support of immigrant rights. Learn the facts from elected officials, clergy and immigrant rights activists and oppose the ICE Raids and the unjust antiimmigrant governmental policies and the inhumane conditions for migrants in detention. You can find one near you by visiting lightsforliberty.org. Also Join FINJ this Sunday, in Newark, New Jersey at St. Lucy Church located at 118 7th Ave., Newark, N.J. 07104 beginning at 10:00am as we: > Inform and educate the local community about their rights. > Distribute KYR materials > Have a FACEBOOK LIVE as well. Share the ATTACHED FLYER with your network and post it on your social media platforms. #RESIST #ICEFREENJ #AbolishICE FOR NO ONE STANDS OR FIGHTS ALONE! What can you do (ONGOING) Connect and become actively involved with the programs and actions of migrant-led rights organizations and interfaith immigration coalitions in your area like Faith in New Jersey. Become informed and educated as to the issues at hand and what you can do to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and fellow Jerseyman who are most in need. Our friends at LA RED and our national organization Faith in Action have provided the following information and materials to help you in this. This is an urgent moment to be certain our families are ready, so we strongly urge: • Share LA RED’s Deportation Defense Guide. Here is the guide. • Share Know Your Rights (English and Spanish) materials. For other languages, click here. • Rapid Response Hotline: Share your local hotline in the community. Materials: • From Raids to Deportation: A Community Resource Kit ICE Raid's Toolkit Immigrant Defense Project • Call Elected Officials: Contact local leaders in your jurisdiction and urge sheriff and police not to participate in raids or cooperate with ICE in sharing information about immigrants at risk. See this sample script for your calls. • Sanctuary: Share your local list of sanctuary congregations or share this list to find houses of worship that can provide housing to families that are scared of being in their homes or sending their kids to school. Remember LA RED team is here for you. Please reach out with questions, if you need help with an online training or defense organizing strategy. For Rich Morales: rmorales@faithinaction.org For Sara Melton, LA RED Lead Organizer: smelton@faithinaction.org In solidarity, En la lucha, Salam-Peace-Shalom Board of Directors Faith in New Jersey 609-256-4118, ext. 701 (Office) 203-278-2729 Cell www.faithinnewjersey.org Faith in New Jersey is a multi-faith and multi-racial network of faith leaders and faith communities working together to protect religious liberties and advance an immigration, racial, economic and human justice agenda at the local, state and federal level. Faith in New Jersey’s mission is to develop grassroots community leaders, analyze the policies that shape our communities, and mobilize faith voices and faith voters to effectively act on the prophetic call to build the Beloved Community. |
House of Charity 2019
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642 Market Street - Camden, NJ 08102
Phone: 856-964-1580
Phone: 856-964-1580
