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“Today humanity appears much more interactive than in the past:
this shared sense of being close to one another must be
transformed
into true communion. The development of peoples
depends, above
all, on a recognition that the human race is a
single family working
together in true communion, not simply
a group of subjects who
happen to live side by side.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI, Encyclical Letter Charity in Truth
(2009) #53.
The Cedar
Valley Catholic Social Justice Network
and Des Moines Catholic Worker announce
A Social Justice
Immersion Weekend
Thursday, October 8 - Saturday,
October 10, 2009
at the Des Moines Catholic Worker
Here is an
opportunity to pray, reflect and live in solidarity with our
sisters and brothers living in Des Moines ... to experience the
practice of Catholic Social Teaching applied to real problems in
the real world ... and to grow in appreciation for the values and
goals of the Catholic Worker Movement.
The weekend will
be facilitated by the staff of the Des Moines Catholic Worker
and is open to young adults and adults, age 18 or older.
Donation for the
weekend (includes meals and accommodations at the Catholic
Worker): $____
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What is an immersion
experience?
An immersion experience is an opportunity to enter into the
lived experience of individuals or groups whose social,
political, economic and class living experience is different
from our own. The purpose of an immersion experience is to
help participants understand and appreciate the lived experience
of people whose daily lives are different from our
own. The goal of an immersion experience is to help participants to enter more fully into a
relationship of solidarity with our brothers and sisters.
Pope Benedict
XVI explained the theological and philosophical foundations for
the solidarity which is developed through
immersion experiences in his recent encyclical letter, "Charity
in Truth:"
“Only if we are aware of
our calling, as individuals and as a community, to be part of
God's family as his sons and daughters, will we be able to
generate a new vision and muster new energy in the service of a
truly integral humanism.... Openness to God makes us open
towards our brothers and sisters and towards an understanding of
life as a joyful task to be accomplished in a spirit of
solidarity...." (#53)
Immersion Weekend Tentative Schedule
Thursday, October 8
5:30pm -- Car pools leave St. Edward Parish parking lot,
Waterloo
7:30pm -- Arrive Bishop Dingman CW House, Des Moines
8:00pm -- Introduction and Welcome. View video Don't Call Me A Saint
Overnight at Bishop Dingman House
Friday, October 9
9:30am -- Introduction to the Catholic Worker and
history of the Des Moines
Catholic Worker
Lunch
1:00-3:00pm Weekly food runs to pick up food; prepare for
hospitality
3:00-7:00pm Hospitality Ministry at Dingman House.
7:30pm Mass, followed by discussion of the Catholic Worker's
social
justice campaigns and philosophy of civil disobedience
Overnight at Bishop Dingman House
Saturday, October 10
10:00am Free Food Story -- free distribution of food at Trinity
Methodist
Lunch
1:00pm -- Concluding discussion, reflection.
3:00pm -- Car pools depart for Waterloo
5:00pm -- Arrive at St. Edward Parish parking lot, Waterloo
About the Des Moines Catholic
Worker House
The Des
Moines Catholic Worker House was established in 1976, and
responds to the Gospel call to compassionate action as
summarized by the Sermon on the Mount. In the spirit of the
Catholic Worker tradition founded by Dorothy Day and Peter
Maurin in 1933, members of the Des Moines Catholic Worker are
committed to a simple, nonviolent lifestyle as they live and
work among the poor and advocate for social justice in the local
and wider community.
The Des Moines community has four houses in the River Bend area
of Des Moines: Bishop Dingman House, Msgr. Ligutti House,
Lazarus House, and Phil Berrigan House. Bishop Dingman
House is a hospitality center, providing food, clothing,
bedding, showers, coffee and conversation to those who need
them. Phil Berrigan House is the community's peace and
justice center.
Click here
for more information about the Des Moines Catholic Worker
About Catholic Social Teaching
The body of thought and principles
referred to as "Catholic Social Teaching" began emerging in the
mid-19th Century as the Catholic Church began grappling with the
challenges of modern industrial society and the need to adapt
traditional Catholic moral principles to modern social issues.
Since that time, the Church's social teaching has been
articulated through a growing collection of papal, conciliar,
and episcopal documents that explore and express the social
demands of the Catholic faith.
Although there are various ways of
summarizing Catholic Social Teaching, the Catholic Bishops of
the United States have identified seven fundamental principles:
the life and dignity of the human person; the call to family,
community and participation in public life; the mutual
interdependence of human rights and responsibilities; a
fundamental option for the poor and vulnerable; the dignity of
work and the rights of workers; the solidarity of the human
community; and care for God's creation.
Click here for more information about Catholic Social
Teaching
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Registration
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By phone: call
319-234-9912
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By email:
DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us
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Online:
Click here to register online
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For information contact:
Director of Adult
Faith Formation
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320 Mulberry St., Waterloo IA 50703. Phone:
319-234-9912
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Email: DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us
Posted 08.30.09 •
Last Update: 08.31.09
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