AUSCP Bi-Weekly E-Bulletin

November 24, 2019

May the spirit of Thanksgiving bring you love, laughter, and a warm heart.

God of the living,

with all Your creatures great and small we sing Your bounty and Your goodness, for in the harvest of land and ocean, in the cycles of the seasons, and the wonders of each creature, You reveal Your generosity.

Teach us the gratitude that dispels envy, that we may honor each gift as You cherish Your creation, and praise You in all times and places. That this day may be holy, good and joyful: we pray in gratitude to You, O Lord. ...

That we may always and everywhere give thanks to You, O God, for all of our blessings

and giftedness: we pray in gratitude to You, O Lord.

~ posted on the website of Christian Brothers of the Midwest.

www.cbmidwest.org/

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Links to 2019 Assembly Presentations: 

Dr. Richard Gaillardetz 

Sr. Norma Pimentel

Cardinal Blase Cupich (text only)

Links to 2018 Assembly Presentations: 

Katarina Schuth 

Bishop R. McElroy

Richard Rohr

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Invitation to Become "Friends" of AUSCP

The AUSCP Friends Group now has 189 members. Please take time to invite your friends to join us!  

The majority of those who have become Friends have done so because of a personal invitation from an AUSCP member.

If you would like a flyer with the information on AUSCP Friends to print out or to email to your friends, send a request to: office@uscatholicpriests.org

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Help us continue the important and critical work of the AUSCP with your financial assistance!

You can click below to donate.

Thank you!

Parish Tithing

If your parish tithes its Sunday collection and sends a monthly donation to various places please consider putting the AUSCP on the list of recipients.  Thanks! 

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Membership Renewal

If you received a reminder about your annual dues, please renew by clicking on the BECOME A MEMBER button below, or send a check to:

 AUSCP

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872-205-5862

Consider setting up an auto-renewal on your bank account.

For more information, visit the AUSCP website at: 

AUSCP - HOME 

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To access the latest information on immigration reform and Action Alerts, click on the JFI logo below:

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To access information on care of creation and Laudato Si', click below:

Catholic Climate Covenant

Direct link to Homily Resources

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Creator Mundi 

"Creator Mundi" supports our mission. The AUSCP receives 12% of your purchase total every time you shop at the Creator Mundi Store, if you use code donateAUSCP  when you place an order. Click here to order.

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Shop at:

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A Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving to you!

We give thanks and praise to God for all of you priestly people who daily walk in the trenches, trying to get the "smell of the sheep" to whom you minister. May you be blessed abundantly with renewed energy and enthusiasm!

The AUSCP Leadership Team

Invitation from "Compassion"

Compassion is a small organization centered at St. Rose Church in Perrysburg, Ohio. This organization sponsors a newsletter, Compassion, written by and for men and women on death row. It is sent every other month free to all 3200+ awaiting execution, as well as to all members of Congress and governors of death penalty states.

This year the group has a new initiative for fundraising - publishing a calendar using only art by death row inmates. Anyone wishing to order one can send $10 (checks made out to Compassion) to: Sr. Pat Schnapp, RSM, 3529 Secor, Apt. 202, Toledo 43606. You will receive a calendar and a copy of Compassion  by mid-December. Be sure to include your mailing address.

Advent Resources

Seeds for Sowing:  Fresh ideas for homilies at:  www.seedsforsowing.com

Loyola Press: A Jesuit Ministry - Click HERE for Advent resources.

Dynamic Catholic: Free daily video program (sent to your email) to help you prepare for Christmas: Best Advent Ever

Voice of the Faithful (VOTF)

VOTF has completed its third annual study of U.S. Catholic dioceses’ online financial transparency.

Click here for VOTF’s “Measuring and Ranking

Diocesan Online Financial Transparency: 2019”

Immigration Action - Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

The “Remain in Mexico” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, means asylum seekers who reach the United States are returned to Mexico to await their asylum hearings, often many months away. Many sleep in tents or in the streets of Mexican border towns, where they are subject to violence and desperate poverty. With lack of access to legal representation, only 0.1% of asylum seekers under the “Remain in Mexico” policy have been granted asylum.

Take action today to urge your members of congress to oppose the “Remain in Mexico” program.

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We offer a word of thanks to AUSCP member Bruce Nieli, CSP, who crosses the border into Matamoros, Mexico, to visit and celebrate liturgy with those who are waiting to cross into the U.S. There are thousands stranded just across the bridge from Brownsville, Texas.

Multiply AUSCP Influence

AUSCP Founding Father Tony Gallagher recently sent an email saying that when AUSCP publishes an e-bulletin, articles and/or links on Facebook, or sends Action Alerts, he forwards them to his friends and shares them on his own Facebook page. This is a great way to expand our influence! Please do likewise on your social media sites and email lists.

Hope for the Holidays - for those in Immigration Detention

Thousands of families are being held in three immigration detention centers in the U.S. You can bring hope to these families and to children who cross our borders alone, by writing Christmas cards in English and/or Spanish. Write a message of hope and encouragement, sign the card (first name and city/state). Instead of putting your cards into individual envelopes, place them in one large manila envelope and send them by December 6th to:

First English Lutheran Church

Attn. Hope for the Holidays

     3807 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218.

Encourage your friends and parishioners to participate in this simple way of brightening Christmas for those in immigration detention!

More information and resources for this project are   available at:  LIRS.org/hopefortheholidays

Annual Appeal Returns

The Annual Appeal mailing was sent out on October 11th on the feastday of Pope St. John XXIII and the opening date of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Returns have been received from 248 persons for a total of $34,865. Thank you!

The Annual Appeal is the main source of income for the AUSCP! This year's goal is $150,000 from 450 donors. We need the support of all who believe in furthering the spirit of Vatican II and the agenda of Pope Francis. If you know any persons who are possible supporters of the AUSCP, approach them for a donation. Or, notify the office and we will send an appeal letter. Send the name and address to: office@uscatholicpriests.org.

Thank you for whatever support you are able to offer! We are counting on your generosity to help us move forward.

The 9th ANNUAL AUSCP ASSEMBLY

Our Catholic Faith in the Political World

Maritime Conference Center (MCC)

(Near BWI and Amtrak Station)

Baltimore-Washington: JUNE 22 - 25, 2020

The current Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre, has accepted an invitation to preside and preach at the 2020 AUSCP Assembly Mass on June 24th.

Speakers for the 2020 Assembly include Archbishop John Wester, Archdiocese of Santa Fe; John Carr, Founder & Director of Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown Univesity; Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, former Executive Director of the Catholic Health Association.

In addition, Sr. Carol Zinn, SSJ, Executive Director of LCWR, will lead the retreat on Monday, June 22nd, and Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, Executive Director of NETWORK, will serve as a contemplative reflector during the Assembly. You won't want to miss this superb lineup! Details for Registration will be sent soon.

For  links to articles of interest on various topics, visit the AUSCP Facebook page at:  https://www.facebook.com/AUSCPriests

For more information and photos, visit the AUSCP website at: AUSCP - HOME 

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