Sr. Norma Pimentel is Coming to Michigan
June 24-June 26
In Brownsville, Texas, Sr. Norma has been on the front lines of the immigration crisis in the U.S. for decades--come and hear what she has to say. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
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Mail checks to: Bill O’Brien
19972 Shrewsbury
Detroit, MI 48221
(make checks payable to: Strangers No Longer)
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Building Community Together: Banquet and Fundraiser
Join us to celebrate how far we have come!
When: Sunday, April 24th
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: MCRR Banquet Hall
23401 Mound Rd., Warren
Cost: $25.00/ticket
Featuring:
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell
Plus Mexican music, Hot Buffet Lunch, and 50/50 Raffle
SNL Promotes COVID Vaccine Education and Access to Spanish Communities
In March SNL was awarded a $39,000 grant through Alianza Americas from the CDC to concentrate on farmworker, essential worker, and Spanish-speaking hard-to-reach populations.
Our task is to increase the number of people getting vaccines through presentations and by working with county health department pop-up vaccine clinics.
We raised another $10,000 from CCHD (Catholic Campaign for Human Development) as a Technical Assistance grant.
With these funds, we formed a Statewide Team with the four diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry in Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Lansing and Gaylord and with the directors of Hispanic Ministry in North Macomb (Sr. Val Knoche) and St. Mary Ann Arbor (Amy Ketner).
We will learn a lot about farmworkers and food processing plants through this effort and, most importantly, we are building new relationships statewide!
SNL's Statewide COVID Education Partners
Strangers No Longer is a network of parishes and congregations creating Circles of Support. . .
to provide assistance to immigrants in our area and to advocate for a comprehensive and humane immigration policy. We do this to put into practice the example of Jesus and Pope Francis: to receive strangers (the migrants) as our own brothers and sisters. Our support is shown in four ways:
1) Education – We strive to educate in the parishes and congregations about U.S. immigration policy, the effect it is having on real people, and the needs that arise out of this policy.
2) Direct Support/Accompaniment – We work with families directly in many ways including accompanying immigrant families to court, and providing transportation, translation, and emergency financial support.
3) Advocacy – We advocate for more humane policies and practices toward immigrants at local, state, and national levels -- meeting with local officials, asking them to make policies and practices that reflect the values of the parish.
4) Spiritual Integration - The work of Strangers No Longer is deeply rooted in scripture, the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching, and the experience of the presence of God in the lives of the people we serve and our members.
The Spiritual Integration team supports the members during leadership and larger assembly meetings through reflections on where God is moving in individuals and the organization.
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