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Director: Bob McKeon
8421-101 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6A 0L1
Ph: (780) 469-1010 ext. 291
Fax: (780) 465-3003
E-mail: sjustice@edmontoncatholic-church.com
Administrative Assistant: Gloria Pigat
Ph: (780) 469-1010 ext. 247
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Mission
The mission of the Social Justice Office is to promote and encourage
education and action for social justice within the Catholic community
of the Archdiocese. The Office also works to bring the message of the
Gospel and Church social teaching to public discussions on social
issues.
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Upcoming Events
“FROM WORDS TO ACTION” a formation day for
Catholics interested in Social Justice
Saturday May 2, 2009, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
St. Michael-Resurrection Parish (10555 – 50A
Street, Edmonton)
This one day workshop, organized by the Archdiocese of Edmonton’s
Office of Social Justice in partnership with the Greater Edmonton
Alliance (GEA), invites Catholics to lean more about the church’s
social teaching and how we can live it in our communities. The
workshop will explore the rich tradition of Catholic social
action, the Catholic vision of social justice and organizing for the
common good.
Presenters:
Archbishop Emeritus Joseph MacNeil,
Bob McKeon, Archdiocesan Office of Social Justice
Michael Walters, GEA
For further information contact sjustice@edmontoncatholic-church.com
or 780-469-1010 ext. 291. Click
here to download the registration form.
Social Justice Institute 2009
Hungry for Justice: The World Food Crisis and You
The King’s University College, 9125-50 St.,
Edmonton, Alberta
May 7-9, 2009
Please mark your calendars for this upcoming event!
Plenary Speakers:
- Rev. Dr. Cathy Campbell, Rector, St. Matthew’s
Anglican Parish in inner city Winnipeg; author, Stations at the Banquet, Faith Foundations
for Food Justice, Liturgical Press
- Paul Hagerman, Policy Analyst, Canadian Food
Grains Bank, Winnipeg
- John Mangenge, Community Animator, Anglican
Church of Kenya
Workshop topics will include Fair Trade, 100 Mile Diet, Preserving
Agricultural Land, Global-Local Food Solidarity, Inner City Food
Security, Food and Worship, Urban Farming and more.
Friday May 8 will include a special program for students (grade 9-12)
and their teachers
This ecumenical event is being organized in cooperation with the Office
of Social Justice, Archdiocese of Edmonton, Development and Peace, St.
Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Catholic religious
communities, Edmonton Catholic Schools and several ecumenical
partners.
To download a registration form, please click here
For more information, contact Bob McKeon or
visit the website at http://www.albertasynod.ca/social_ministry/sji_2009
Development and
Peace's Annual Assembly and Retreat
Date: Friday
May 22 to Sunday, May 24, 2009
Time: Begins
at 6:00 pm on Friday, Ends at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Location:
Providence Renewal Centre, 3005 - 119 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Join us for this weekend of faith formation
and business assembly with Development and Peace members from all over
the province of Alberta and Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Rodrigo Loyola,
Chair of the Edmonton Archdiocesan Council and National Representative
of D & P, invites each and every member to this assembly and
retreat. Ideas will be shared and good times will be had.
For more information and to register, please contact Marie-Claude
Poirier, Regional Animator, at 780-424-1557 or devandpeace@look.ca
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