WORKING BOYS' CENTER 2020 MISSION APPEAL

With your generous contribution through the 2020 Mission Appeal you will support working families in poverty seeking to address unemployment and promote personal and spiritual growth that emphasizes the core values of: loyalty, personal formation, family, faith, education, health, work, recreation, economy, and housing.

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN 3 WAYS:

We thank you for your generous donations!

RESPECT LIFE MONTH 2020

Respect Life FORMED Series

Throughout the month of October, we will be providing suggestions for respect life focused items that are accessible through our parish’s new purchased subscription of FORMED. (See the instructions for signing up on our homepage.)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Talk/Conversation Story: Made for Greatness: Runway Model Turns to Christ by Leah Darrow
Podcast: Doctor doctor, Episode 85 – Pregnancy Centers Re-Imagined

Forming Consciences

As we approach the upcoming election, we remember that conscience formation is a lifelong process. The USCCB and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference provides resources (videos & pdfs) to assist us with this! All these resources will be posted to the parish website over the coming weeks in the Human Concerns section of the website.

WEEK 1
VIDEO: Catholics Participate in Public Life
PDF: Conscience Formation 

WEEK 2
VIDEO: Catholic Protect Human Life & Dignity
PDF: Catholic Social Teaching Introduction

WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS & REFUGEES 2020

In celebration of World Day of Migrants & Refugees on Sunday, September 27th, our Human Concerns Committee has created a weekly video series to share why/how they got involved in a particular ministry that supports migrants/refugees. In addition, weekly resources will be added - so check back often!

WDMR Website

ABOUT US

The Human Concerns Commission discerns and responds to the needs of the people within the parish, out in the community, and throughout the world. It identifies resources to meet their needs and enlist the active cooperation of parishioners. The members collaborate with the pastor, staff, and other organizations in the following ways: direct service, advocacy, social justice, social bridging, and empowerment of people. Meetings are monthly and discuss a number of topics including the following: 

• Respect Life, which supports the following pregnancy resource centers: 
  • Life's Connection: 494 W. Main St., Waukesha
  • Women's Care Center: 1441 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee 53202  
  • Women's Support Center: 2051 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee 53233  //  414-934-8888
• Global Twinning 
  • Missionary Fraternity of Mary (Guatelmala)
  • Working Boys' Center (Ecuador)
    • SAVE THE DATE: Annual Mission Appeal Weekend October 17/18, 2020.
    • Former LC alumna, Virginia Lee - how her faith journey led her to the Working Boys' Center.
• Social Justice
  • Advocacy
    • Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship - is the US bishops' teaching document on political responsibility of Catholics. 
    • Civilize It: Dignity Beyond the Debate - is a year-long civility initiative from the US bishops' so that Catholics can bring our faith to the public square.
      • Racial Justice - please see the response from Wisconsin Catholic Conference in the document section below.
• Welcoming and Inclusion
  • Especially for those affected by clergy sexual abuse.  
    This past year, the Human Concerns Commission has committed to being a place of welcoming for those affected by the twin crisis of clergy sexual abuse and the failure of church leadership to properly address it.  By hosting listening sessions with Fr. Dan, attending last year's Lenten Soup and Substance presentation by Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske, and by surveying our parishioners on this topic, we are committed to being a part of the solution to ensure that clergy sexual abuse does not continue to happen.
    • Parish Questionnaire - To better understand the impact of the twin crisis, a questionnaire was conducted to better understand how the crisis affected a person's life as a Catholic and their thoughts on the reasons for the clergy abuse and coverup in the Church. 
  • Racial Justice - The Wisconsin Catholic Conference recently issued a statement regarding recent unjust killings and subsequest protests. We encourage all parishioners to read the Wisconsin bishops's statement below.
  • Gerard Randall was a recent presenter to the commission sharing his personal experience of being African American in Milwaukee. Video of the discussion can be found below: