Opening Our Hearts to Overcome Racism
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UPCOMING MULTICULTURAL EVENTS
Join parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle for the following upcoming multicultural events! For more info and events visit the Archdiocese of Seattle Multicultural Ministries website.
Simbang Gabi Mass
Join Catholics from around the archdiocese for this festive, colorful and prayerful Advent celebration. This Filipino tradition ushers in Simbang Gabi, a novena of nine Masses meant to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Saturday 12/14 at 11am at St. James Cathedral: Attend in person or livestream on Facebook or Vimeo at @ArchdioceseofSeattle.
Saturday 12/21 at 5pm here at St. Luke!
Martin Luther King Jr. Mass
Join us for Mass to celebrate Martin Luther King Junior on Monday, January 20 at 11am, at the St. Ignatius Chapel at Seattle University. Bishop Schuster will be presiding.
“THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT”
The Black Catholic Advisory Circle of the Archdiocese of Seattle, in partnership with the Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture and Campus Ministry at Seattle University will host a Mass celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The keynote speaker is Malcolm Nelson, Principal of St. Therese Catholic Academy.
Sponsored by the Black Catholic Advisory Circle and the Archdiocese of Seattle’s Multicultural Ministry
Six Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood
Through story and song, ValLimar Jensen will tell of the six Black Catholics from the United States on the path to sainthood. An inspiring and passionate worship leader, VAlLimar will lead us in an evening of contemporary Christian and Gospel music, storytelling and reflection,
Location: St Madeline Sophie, 4400 130th Pl SE, Bellevue, 98006
When: February 7 @ 7pm and February 8 @ 1pm.Cost: $20 per adult, $10 per student
Sponsored by the Black Catholic Advisory Circle and The Archdiocese of Seattle Multicultural Ministries.
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Resources
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Commemorating a day in history that has remained largely unknown within the white community, the African American community has celebrated Juneteenth and the end of slavery in the United States for generations. On June 19, 1865—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln and two months after the Civil War had ended—General Gordon Granger of the Union Army rode into Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, which proclaimed that “all slaves are free,” in the last Confederate state to abolish slavery.
In 2021, in bipartisan legislation unanimously approved by every member of the Senate, President Biden signed into law Senate Bill 475, making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Today, Juneteenth is a day for all of us to reflect upon the African American experience and celebrate the many contributions African Americans have made to our society in every walk of life. It is also a time to strengthen our resolve to educate ourselves about racism in all its forms, to work to eliminate it, and to pray for real and lasting change.
To that end, we offer the following resources from the Archdiocese of Seattle Multicultural Ministries and the local Black Catholic Advisory Circle.
What is Juneteenth?
How do you celebrate Juneteenth?
Grappling with America’s Legacy of Slavery
So you Want to Learn about Juneteenth?
Celebration and Mourning
Educational Videos about Juneteenth for Kids
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In July, 2020, St. Luke Adult Faith Formation, a sub-committee of St. Luke’s Vision2022 Plan’s Education and Faith Formation Co-Mission, offered a four-week study via Zoom on the pastoral letter to end racism: Open Wide Our Hearts: the enduring call to love. Over forty St. Luke parishioners participated in the discussions that were lively, inspiring, and encouraging.
The pastoral letter by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) on racism, written in 2018, can be viewed HERE.
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Dear Friends, You are receiving this email because you have at some time in the past participated in one or more programs concerning Catholic Social Teaching as it applies to racism. In February many...
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To celebrate Black Catholic History Month, we are invited to participate in Living Witness: Black Catholic Faith Past, Present, and Promise--an evening of conversation, music, and reflection. We are...
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