Holy Child Parish will host a presentation on Domestic Violence on Sunday, October 28 at 2:00 p.m. It will be presented by a staff member of the Domestic Violence Unit of Family Service Regina. Perhaps you or someone you know are the victim of domestic violence. Abuse can be physical, verbal, emotional, sexual or more. You are invited to come and learn more about the different kinds of abuse and what you can do to help yourself or someone you know, whether that is a family member, a friend, co-worker or a neighbour. Limited childcare will be available. For more information please call the parish office at 306-789-8276.
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Social Justice
The following are the primary ways in which the Social Justice Department attempts to respond to the call to be prophetic and witness to transformative action in a highly disillusioned culture, according to the demands of the Social Teachings of the Church as presented in the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church:
- Offers various presentations and workshops.
- Works creatively in ecumenical groups and committees, including Kairos and Restorative Justice circles.
- Provides the leadership required to shape ‘A Deanery’s Spotlight on Social Justice’, an approach designed to assist the Implementation of the Vision of the Archdiocese of Regina. A ‘Deanery’s Spotlight on Social Justice’ replaces the ‘Social Justice in Motion’ conferences.
- Joins various advocacy and action groups that it might be informed by and give support to secular groups and coalitions who work out of concern for the environment and on behalf of persons who are in need of better support.
- Participates in the Annual Western Social Justice Conference, a weekend gathering of many representatives from the 18 dioceses in Western Canada, enabling it to work in wider regional social justice forums.
- Hosts and chairs the three or four commission meetings that take place each year. The Archdiocesan Social Justice Commission is a body made up of two representatives from each deanery. The work of the commission is to pray, offer support and challenge to the Coordinator, provide a two-way line of communication, discuss any current justice issues of regional concern, and assist the department in developing and promoting an annual Archdiocesan or deanery wide Social Justice event.
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Everyone is invited to attend as we come together for a Prayer Service for “Healing from Clergy Sexual Abuse. The Light Shines Through the Broken Places” is a reminder that although victims are often broken, the light of Christ may shine through their brokenness. The service will encourage us to find the courage to listen deeply and compassionately to those who were wounded in a place where they should have found love.
Friday October 19 @ 7pm St Mary’s parish - Moosomin.
Event begins on October 19, 2018
Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry of SK 2018 Fall Retreat Are you hurting because of an abortion? Rachel’s Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing. Our next retreat in Saskatchewan will be held on Oct 19-21, 2018.To Register, please contact Elaine at 1-306-480-8911 or email: r.vineyardsk@sasktel.net (Times are subject to change)
Event begins on October 19, 2018
The challenge for the Social Justice in Motion Conference was to provide participants with experienced interactive strategies they could use in their own parishes to start a conversation on reconciliation with first Nations and Métis people.
The video “native knowing” by Larry Merculieff, and Aleut Indigenous Messenger and Teacher, underpinned the entire conference. In his talk, Merculieff maintains that Western society works in reverse to First Nations society: the mind informs the heart for nonaboriginals, rather than the heart informing the mind. Aleut children learn by observing their adult mentors and nature, rather than by having their minds filled with other peoples thoughts and conclusions. The message for the conference planners was clear: few words and lots of action and reflection. Sessions were interactive so participants could deepen their understanding not only of the content, but also of the emotional impact from the ensuing conversations. The conference ...
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By Frank Flegel
They came from all over the province in support of the unborn. It was a two-day observance that began on May 5 with a Saturday afternoon Mass at Holy Rosary Cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Donald Bolen.
In his homily, quoting from scripture, the archbishop spoke about the beauty of creation and that human beings hold a special place in that creation. “Within the vast and comprehensible creations, God creates beings with will and intellect, creates beings in His own image and likeness capable of joining God in God’s work of creation.” He continued to say that it is this first gift of creation, the gift of life, that opens the door to all the other gifts of creation, and “all the other gifts depend on this fundamental gift of God to each human being, the gift of life.” After the Mass, all who attended gathered outside at the Memorial to the Unborn located to the west of the Cathedral’s front steps, where the archbishop led the group in prayers for...
Read MoreThe Catholic community in Canada has a decentralized structure. Each Diocesan Bishop is autonomous in his diocese and, although relating to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, is not responsible to it.
Approximately 16 out of 70 Catholic dioceses in Canada were associated with the former Indian Residential Schools, in addition to about three dozen religious communities. Each diocese and religious community is legally responsible for its own actions. The Catholic Church as a whole was not associated with the Residential Schools, nor was the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
These are the reasons why an apology on Residential Schools has not been made by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops or in the name of the Catholic Church in Canada.
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Read MoreAs you study the response given by the Social Justice Department, you will notice that Listening, engaging in dialogue, and seeking justice and reconciliation lies at the heart of each of its endeavors.
What needs to happen to improve life on earth? In his Encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis calls everyone to make heart-felt and fitting life-style changes. Nothing less will do if we want to reinvigorate our environment and create the institutions needed to address the injustices that alienate and exploit billions in our human family. Accordingly, the Social Justice Department has been active in forming parish discussion groups motivated to embrace the Laudato Si Dialogue Guide that the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice prepared. The guide helps participants to focus thoughts, encouraging them to tell personal stories related to themes selected from Pope Francis’ Encyclical. The idea is that those who are part of such a dialogue experience will be better motivated and...
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By Frank Flegel
Catholic Family Services Society of Regina CEO Sandi Urban, is feeling quite comfortable in her role; she moved into the position 11 months ago. Urban became Executive Director of CFSS April 1, 2017 after the retirement of David Sax. Sax had 34 years of service with the agency, 21 of those as Executive Director.
Urban is a mother of four who spent 15 years at Sasktel after obtaining a B.A. English from the University of Saskatchewan. She accepted a voluntary retirement package from SaskTel to become a stay-at home mom when the crown corporation went through a downsizing exercise. She was elected a Trustee with the Prairie Valley School Division and during her time there was elected to the executive committee of the Saskatchewan School Board Association and served as president of the provincial organization, followed by a year as President of the Canadian School Board Trustees Association.
She describes herself as a policy wonk and began...
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By Frank Flegel
Theresa Hilbig is breathing a little easier these days. She is Executive Director of Visitation House, a drop-in centre for women established by the Regina Archdiocese in 2000. In the 17 years she has occupied the position she has seen material donations, everything from bedding to more recently a kitchen and dining room set, take up more and more space in the small rooms that make up Visitation House. “It was at the point where I had to clear a path from our open space to my office.”
The new space is adjacent to the space Visitation House has been occupying and now they have the entire main floor of the building. The additional space will be used to house donated goods which includes children toys, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, various cosmetic products, paper products and many other goods women might use for themselves or in their homes. The Knights of Columbus council of Resurrection Parish offered to build shelves in the additional space to...
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“It looks like Fred Flintstone's house! This was the comment heard when we (15 Canadians) arrived for the blessing of the first Super adobe house built after the earthquake. Thanks to friends, and the generous contribution from the Archdiocese of Regina, a family of five were about to move from a pile of rubble that once was their home to this beautiful solid new structure. The Madrinas (godmother's of the house) arrived in procession with flowers, wreaths, and carrying the cross. The new owners met them and blessed the cross with flower petals and incense. All of this was placed on an alter, from which the corners of the house were blessed and then, a rosary, litany and various other prayers were recited by the crowd.
There were many moving moments in the afternoon. When the mother of the architect and the grandmother of the house met and hugged there was an audible sigh went through the people. The architect's mother turned to the crowd and said “She has asked me...
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