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June 2013

Monthly Reflection

PSM Office

CCUSA Social Policy

National Partners

Resources to Inspire

Position_Openings

Monthly Reflection

"....Eucharist is not only about remembrance, but about action. 'DO this...' Jesus said. Be active

believers. In today's Gospel, after a day of teaching and healing, Jesus feeds the hungry crowd,

starting with just five loaves and two fish. Yet, 'They were all satisfied.' (Luke ) 'Do this,' he

says to us; not only transform bread and wine into my body and blood, but BE transformed, BE

my body in a world that hungers in so many ways. All these hungers will never be fully satisfied

until we enter into eternal life, but each day in this life I am called, you are called, to be corpus

Christi, body of Christ," Sr. Marie Lucey, OSF; Franciscan Action Network, email May 27, 2013

For more prayer and reflection resources from CCUSA, click here.

PSM Office

Senior Vice President, Mission and Ministry Rachel Lustig to become President/CEO of Catholic

Social Services, Diocese of Columbus, Ohio

After ten years of service to CCUSA as Parish Ministry Associate, Director of Parish Social Ministry,

Interim Director of Mission Division, and Senior Vice President, Mission and Ministry, Rachel Lustig

will begin a new ministry as President/CEO Catholic Social Services, Diocese of Columbus. Rachel

credited her 2011 participation in the O'Grady Institute as being a driving force toward her

decision to seek this new leadership position. We hold our friend, colleague, mentor, and leader in

prayer as she begins her new ministry on July 8, 2013.

May 17-18 Idaho Parish Social Ministry Keynote Addresses available on Youtube

Enjoy keynote addresses by Jack Jezreel, President and Founder JustFaith Ministries (part 1 and

part 2); Rachel Lustig, Senior Vice President, Mission and Ministry (click here); and Sheila Gilbert,

President of the St. Vincent de Paul (part 1 and part 2)

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Thursday, June 13 - Global Solidarity Based Partnerships Webinar, 3 pm-4 pm ET

Global Solidarity-Based Partnerships are transforming from a charity-based model of engagement

to one characterized by sustainability and justice. Join Catholic Relief Services Kim Lamberty,

Senior Advisor, CRS Haiti Partnership Unit, and learn how to develop international partnership

projects that reduce poverty by generating livelihoods and bolstering the capacity of communities

to lead their own development efforts. Register here.

The CCUSA Annual Gathering Webpageis now live! Visit often for description of workshops, plenary

addresses, and registration information. We hope to see you in San Francisco for an optional pre

Annual Gathering institute and the Annual Gathering, Sept. 14-16.

Would your region benefit by hosting a CCUSA Parish Social Ministry Regional Training in 2014 or

2015? Contact Tina Baldera, 703-236-6233, Training Manager, Parish Social Ministry, for more

information.

Help grow our PSM Section!

Share our recruitment flyer and the sign up link to our free section with colleagues, fellow parish

social ministry committee members, etc. Click here for CCUSA PSM documents in our new Web

environment.

The 2012 PSM Resources team shares "Favorite Sources for Prayer and Spiritual Growth from

Parish Social Ministers." The inventory assists in your daily prayer life and as you plan liturgies.

Parish Social Ministry Tool Kit: Getting Going, Ongoing, and Going Further is now available. For

suggested additions, questions about downloading, etc., please contact Steve Herro.

CCUSA has established an email discussion list for our Section. To subscribe to this free service,

contact Steve Herro. Once you are subscribed, you may contact all members on the list by

emailing [email protected].

Interested in joining PSM colleagues for periodic telephone conversation circles to discuss matters

of common concern? Please contact Steve Herro.

CCUSA Social Policy

Catholic Charities USA was cited in an article in the May 24 online version ofNational Catholic

Reporterfor its desire to protect low income people in the 2013 Farm Bill. Fr. Larry Snyder,

President/CEO of Catholic Charities USA, also released comments on the Senate Judiciary

Committee's approval of the immigration bill.

As Congress debates legislation related to immigration and the federal budget, make sure to

follow these issues on CCUSA's Washington Weekly. If you don't already have a free subscription

to this weekly eletter from CCUSA Department of Social Policy, click here to subscribe.

National Partners

Registration is live for the Roundtable's Social Action Summer Institute (June 16-20, Tucson,

AZ), "Many Borders, One Body in Christ." Join parish social ministry and Catholic social action

colleagues from throughout the U.S. for a week of prayer, study, immersion trips, and networking.

For more information, click here.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office ofJustice, Peace, and Human

Development invites your nomination of a young adult for the "Cardinal Bernardin New

Leadership Award." Enter by July 31, 2013.


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JustFaith Ministries will host, "Live Deeply. Love Broadly," an online conversation with

Engaging Spirituality Coordinator Joe Grant, on Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. ET. For more

information, contact [email protected].

Resources to Inspire

Catholics Confront Global Poverty. "Our Faith and Global Poverty," resource page for prayerservices, intercessions, prayers, etc.

Pope Francis, "Address to the New Non-resident Ambassadors to the Holy See," May 16, 2013.

Explore Pope Francis' call for those in power to serve on behalf of the common good.

Theroux, Phyllis. The Good Bishop: The Life of Walter F. Sullivan. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2013.

Position Openings

Assistant Director for Parish Social Ministry (Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-

Thibodaux)

Coordinator of Justice and Charity (Church of the Incarnation, Charlottesville, VA)

Fellow for Roman Catholic Relationships (Bread for the World)

Regional Organizers--Southern Hub (Bread for the World)

Senior Associate for Local Church Outreach (Bread for the World)

Relationship Manager/Colleges & Universities (Catholic Relief Services)

Relationship/Education & Diocesan Outreach (Catholic Relief Services)

Associate Director, Government Relations (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Associate Director--Native American (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

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