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!
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Join Bishop Elizondo at the Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Saturday, December 2 for holy hour, rosary, Mañanitas, procession and Mass at St. James Cathedral. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe honors the Virgin Mary who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City.
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe honors the Virgin Mary, who appeared to an Aztec peasant, Juan Diego, for the first time on a hill called Tepeyac on Dec. 9, 1531, in Mexico City. Mary told the Christian convert, in his native language of Nahuatl, that she wanted a church built in her honor on the site of her apparition. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patroness of the Americas and the Philippines.
Program at Immaculate Conception
8-9 am – Holy Hour
9-9:45 am – Rosary
9:45-10:00 am MañanitasProcession
10:15-11:30 am
Begins at Immaculate Conception Parish and ends at St. James CathedralMass at St. James Cathedral
12:10pmReception
Following Mass in the Cathedral HallFor updates or changes, follow us on Ministerio Hispano Facebook. For any questions, email [email protected].
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Join Bishop Elizondo and 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.
Attend in person or livestream on Facebook or Vimeo at @ArchdioceseofSeattle. All are welcome.
And be sure to join us at St. Luke for our Simbang Gabi Mass on Saturday, December 9 at the 5pm VIgil Mass!
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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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