From Mike Grady:
Friday March 14.......Interfaith Peace Witness for Iraq, begins Salem First Congregational Church at 4:45pm. Info: Diane Anderson, 503-391-8193 or deanders@televar.com.
Saturday March 15......Rally and March, south park blocks, Portland. There are many educational offerings, workshops, etc from 10am –6pm. One of them will feature representatives of faith groups in the metro area at First Congregational, adjacent to the rally site. The rally and march begin at 2pm. I will be going and can drive. I propose meeting at St. Paul’s at 11:45am. We could decide to drive into Portland or go to Beaverton and take the Max in. More info at www.pdxpeace.org.
Wednesday March 19.......Vigil on the Capitol steps in Salem. Starts at 6:30pm. Let’s meet at St. Paul’s at 5:45.At this point, I am not aware of Silverton events. I will update this as I find out more. I was unsuccessful in securing any appointment time at Sen. Smith’s office in Portland or Eugene.
Mar 15, 2008
Jan 26, 2008
Towards more Authentic Community
The St Paul Social Justice committee met today and discussed the need to develop more authentic community by finding a way to dialog on controversial topics like immigration. The group agreed to plan a "Building Authentic Community" session for the March 2nd Adult Education forum at St Pauls Church, Silverton. The plan is to assemble a small panel to consider if, and how, we can talk about controversial topics, like immigration AND build a stronger, less polarized and more authentic community.
We also agreed that Michelle Senecal and Bernadette Mele would represent the Social Justice group at the upcoming Silverton Resource meeting next Tuesday.
Mike Grady will convene the next Social Justice Meeting in February (possibly a Thursday evening Whine Bar on Feb 21st.)
We also agreed that Michelle Senecal and Bernadette Mele would represent the Social Justice group at the upcoming Silverton Resource meeting next Tuesday.
Mike Grady will convene the next Social Justice Meeting in February (possibly a Thursday evening Whine Bar on Feb 21st.)
Jan 3, 2008
Next Social Justice Meeting
Our next St Paul Social Justice meeting is Saturday, January 26th at 9 am at "Not your Mama's Coffee" at 201 E. Main St in Silverton (2nd floor of "Wolf" building, corner Main and Water.) Everyone welcome. We will be talking about plans for 2008, “Catholic Dialog”, immigration and adult education opportunities..among other things.
First annual Resource Sharing Meeting
FROM DOREEN KELLY:
Hello Community Partners!
We are holding our first annual Resource Sharing Meeting for the Silverton Area on January 29th. We will be meeting from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, in the Council Chambers of the Community Center.
The purpose of the meeting is to find possible partnerships between groups to enhance resources. Over the years we have seen some great collaborations, such as local churches using their buses to help with Homer Davenport Days visitors, Las Aguilas high school students helping wrap presents for the Zenith Women’s Tree of Giving, Silverton Elks Lodge donating used cell phones to the high school tech club who convert the phones to be used by victims at the Women’s Crisis Center, Kiwanis Club serving food at the Community Picnic, various businesses donating prizes to school auctions, etc. The list is enormous! Yet, we are often contacted to see if we can find some additional assistance for various causes.
You received this e-mail because you belong to one of the following groups:
· Church club
· Social or fraternal club
· School or PTO, PFC, or PTA
· Non-profit or agency providing services in this area.
· Business active in supporting community events.
We will be sending out a form next week that requests some simple information from your group. We will be compiling that information and sending it out to you prior to the meeting. Information we are seeking includes what needs your group has and if there are any resources you can share. Examples include volunteers for events, locations for meetings, donations of goods, buyers for sales or tickets, etc.
Silverton is a great community, thanks to the efforts from all of you!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you!
Doreen Kelly
Resource Coordinator
Silverton Together
(503)873-0405
dk@silverfalls.k12.or.us
Hello Community Partners!
We are holding our first annual Resource Sharing Meeting for the Silverton Area on January 29th. We will be meeting from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, in the Council Chambers of the Community Center.
The purpose of the meeting is to find possible partnerships between groups to enhance resources. Over the years we have seen some great collaborations, such as local churches using their buses to help with Homer Davenport Days visitors, Las Aguilas high school students helping wrap presents for the Zenith Women’s Tree of Giving, Silverton Elks Lodge donating used cell phones to the high school tech club who convert the phones to be used by victims at the Women’s Crisis Center, Kiwanis Club serving food at the Community Picnic, various businesses donating prizes to school auctions, etc. The list is enormous! Yet, we are often contacted to see if we can find some additional assistance for various causes.
You received this e-mail because you belong to one of the following groups:
· Church club
· Social or fraternal club
· School or PTO, PFC, or PTA
· Non-profit or agency providing services in this area.
· Business active in supporting community events.
We will be sending out a form next week that requests some simple information from your group. We will be compiling that information and sending it out to you prior to the meeting. Information we are seeking includes what needs your group has and if there are any resources you can share. Examples include volunteers for events, locations for meetings, donations of goods, buyers for sales or tickets, etc.
Silverton is a great community, thanks to the efforts from all of you!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you!
Doreen Kelly
Resource Coordinator
Silverton Together
(503)873-0405
dk@silverfalls.k12.or.us
Oct 25, 2007
Social Justice Meeting
Our next St Paul Social Justice meeting is this Saturday, October 27th at 9 am at "Not your Mama's Coffee" at 201 E. Main St in Silverton (2nd floor of "Wolf" building, corner Main and Water.) Everyone welcome. We will be talking about “Catholic Dialog”, immigration and adult education opportunities..among other things.
Oct 13, 2007
The Catholic Common Ground Initiative
The Catholic Common Ground Initiative was inaugurated by the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin with the release of a statement, Called to Be Catholic: Church in a Time of Peril, on August 12, 1996. It originated in a concern that unnecessarily polarizing differences among church leaders and members hinder efforts to build the church community and to carry out its mission. The statement proposes working principles for dialogue within the church and expresses the conviction that such an effort will transform those who engage in it as well as strengthen the church for its mission in the new millennium. The ongoing work of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative represents both a call to renewed dialogue within the church and an effort to undertake and exemplify that kind of dialogue. The Initiative is guided by a thirty-six member committee chaired by Most Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Principles of Dialogue
- We should recognize that no single group or viewpoint in the church has a complete monopoly on the truth. While the bishops united with the Pope have been specially endowed by God with the power to preserve the true faith, they too exercise their office by taking counsel with one another and with the experience of the whole church, past and present. Solutions to the church’s problems will almost inevitably emerge from a variety of sources.
- We should not envision ourselves or any one part of the church a saving remnant. No group within the church should judge itself alone to be possessed of enlightenment or spurn the mass of Catholics, their leaders, or their institutions as unfaithful.
- We should test all proposals for their pastoral realism and potential impact on living individuals as well as for their theological truth. Pastoral effectiveness is a responsibility of leadership.
- We should presume that those with whom we differ are acting in good faith. They deserve civility, charity, and a good-faith effort to understand their concerns. We should not substitute labels, abstractions, or blanketing terms--“radical feminism,” “the hierarchy,” “the Vatican”--for living, complicated realities.
- We should put the best possible construction on differing positions, addressing their strongest points rather than seizing upon the most vulnerable aspects in order to discredit them. We should detect the valid insights and legitimate worries that may underlie even questionable arguments.
- We should be cautious in ascribing motives. We should not impugn another’s love of the church and loyalty to it. We should not rush to interpret disagreements as conflicts of starkly opposing principles rather than as differences in degree or in prudential pastoral judgments about the relevant facts.
- We should bring the church to engage the realities of contemporary culture, not by simple defiance or by naive acquiescence, but acknowledging, in the fashion of Gaudium et spes, both our culture’s valid achievements and real dangers.
National Mobilization Fallout against the War Oct 27
National Mobilization Fallout against the WarSaturday, October 27, 2007 Buses leave from Portland at 7:30 am for SeattleUnited for Peace and Justice 11 cities in the US will rally to express the breadth and depth of the antiwar sentiment in this nation. In the NW we will converge on Seattle with delegations from all over Washington, Montana, and Oregon to say "We want this war to end and we want it to end NOW."PDX peace has chartered buses to make it easier to participate in this historic event.
Tickets are $35 gen/$20 youth/lowincome and some scholarships are available.Buses leave from the Gateway transit center NE 99th and Pacific in Portland at 7:30 am on Satruday October 27th. We arrive in Seattle for the noon rally and march from Judkins park to Occidental park for the final rally before returning home.
The web site pdxpeace.org has two other good links about this event: http://www.oct27.org/seattle/ and http://www.endthewarseattle.org/ for more information.
Tickets are $35 gen/$20 youth/lowincome and some scholarships are available.Buses leave from the Gateway transit center NE 99th and Pacific in Portland at 7:30 am on Satruday October 27th. We arrive in Seattle for the noon rally and march from Judkins park to Occidental park for the final rally before returning home.
The web site pdxpeace.org has two other good links about this event: http://www.oct27.org/seattle/ and http://www.endthewarseattle.org/ for more information.
SACA’s Annual Food Drive Oct 20th
SACA’s Annual Food Drive is Saturday, October 20th. "We are low on food and could really use your help! Volunteers will be distributing empty grocery bags to homes in Silverton by October 17th. Please fill the bag and put it on your door step before 9:00am on October 20th. We are hoping to collect more than 10,000 lbs of nutritious non-perishable food. If you do not receive a bag, please drop off food at SACA, St. Paul’s Church (1410 Pine St.), or the Silverton Rite-Aid. To make other arrangements please contact Sally or Katherine at 503-873-3446."
The “Ten Most Wanted” items for the Food Bank:Cereal; Chili; Tuna; Pasta; Soup; Mac & Cheese; Tomato Sauce; Baking Items; Cooking Oil; Canned Fruit
The “Ten Most Wanted” items for the Food Bank:Cereal; Chili; Tuna; Pasta; Soup; Mac & Cheese; Tomato Sauce; Baking Items; Cooking Oil; Canned Fruit
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