For Immediate Release From National Black Catholic Congress!
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!
WHAT: WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME GUN VIOLENCE DISCUSSION
WHEN: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
TIME: 7:30 p.m., EST
WHERE: VIRTUAL EVENT
HOW:
HTTPS://BIT.LY/SJC-BOOKCLUB Meeting ID 865 1684 2895
Passcode 599 611
HOST: St. John Peace Ministry
St. John Chrysotum Catholic Church
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Our Lady of Fatima to Host Juneteenth Celebration
Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church will be open for a Juneteenth celebration, hosted by the Apostolate of Black Catholics on Wednesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. The Wilton community is invited to attend.
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States following the end of the Civil War and the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. It is a national holiday in the U.S.
The program will feature guest speaker Dr. Julie Hughes, an archivist and historian who is the Wilton Library History Room archivist. In addition, the evening will include gospel music, refreshments, and a commentary for hope by Our Lady of Fatima Pastor Fr. Reggie Norman. Norman is the president of the National Association of Black Catholic Administrators.
Our Lady of Fatima Church is located at 229 Danbury Rd.
Learn more HERE!:
https://goodmorningwilton.com/juneteenth-c... YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! YOU ARE INVITED!
WHAT: JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION MASS with Bishop Malesic and Diocesan
Gospel
Choir
WHEN: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
WHERE: Glenview Park, E 110th St. Cleveland North of St. Clair Ave at the
intersection across from St. Aloysius Church. Limited seating. Please bring
chairs or a blanket, - Cleveland, OH
TIME: 10:00 Mass
Picnic - Noon until 4:00 p.m., EST
Learn more HERE!:
https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/events/... ********
Honoring Juneteenth: The Second Independence Day
Columbus School of Law professor Veryl Miles serves on The Sister Thea Bowman
Committee to facilitate the University's coordination and implementation of recommendations to address matters of race in the University community. The committee continues to shape a truly universal culture throughout campus. She has written the following reflection on Juneteenth and campus will be closed Wednesday to honor the day.
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth Independence Day Act to commemorate June 19, 1865, the day when U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and Union troops informed more than 250,000 African Americans in Texas that they were free.
The news of freedom had finally reached enslaved communities in Texas more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring enslaved men, women, and children in Confederate States to be free.
Many describe Juneteenth as a recognition of the toiled struggle of African Americans for freedom and equality in our nation and our nation’s tortured story to truly be a nation where “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” as the founding fathers proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Often described as a “second independence day” in our nation, Juneteenth celebrations have been a part of the African American experience for more than a century. These celebrations mark Juneteenth in a variety of ways including community parades, pageants, concerts, prayer services, as well as community and family picnics. They provide a special opportunity and perspective to reflect on the African American journey to freedom, the vast contributions African Americans have made toward justice and equality that all Americans enjoy, and to assess present-day circumstances and conditions of the African American community in our nation today and where we hope to be tomorrow.
Read the full article HERE!:
https://communications.catholic.edu/news/2...
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