DIOCESAN / COMMUNITY NEWS
May 4, 2008
DIOCESAN / COMMUNITY NEWS
May 4, 2008
MASS TIMES FOR TRAVELERS
Travelers looking for Mass times and church locations, go to www.MassTimes.org or call 410-676-6000.
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Anger is a natural, emotional response to someone when we believe that he/she has done something wrong, unfair, unjust or inappropriate to us or to those about whom we care; or it is the emotion we experience when we feel threatened. Anger is usually accompanied by a great deal of energy which when unmanaged often causes hurt, fear, misunderstanding, hard feelings and broken relationships. The Family Life Bureau at Catholic Charities conducts classes in Anger Management on a regular basis. Contact person; Mary Jo 302 655-9624.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
The mission of the Boys & Girls Club is to inspire and enable all young people especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. The Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club is interested in implementing a mentoring/volunteering program. If you are interest in being a part of the development of tomorrow’s leaders, please call Marlene Duffy, interim director at 302-422-4453.
GET COLLEGE TUITION “4-LESS” WITH TUITION4ME.ORG!
Now, there’s a way to help pay for college, at www.tuition4me.org. The Little Sisters of the Poor in Newark, DE are holding an online auction of college tuition scholarships for a limited time, from April 4-18, 2008. You can bid on the full value of scholarships from six colleges and universities, at a fraction of the cost. Visit www.tuition4me.org for all the details, and then e-mail your bid to mybid@tuition4me.org. For information, call 302-368-5886.
AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM
A 2-day, 4-hour classroom refresher course (no tests) for drivers, age 50 and older will be offered at the Harrington Library at a minimal fee. Auto insurance discounts are available – call your insurance company. Call Ernest Pellegrino, Instructor, 398-8275 for dates.
DIOCESAN JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The Diocese of Wilmington has the following job opportunities: Experienced Auditor, Master’s level Clinician, FT Community Therapist for Sussex Co., FT Community Interventionist, FT Licensed Clinical Program Manager. You may download applications at www.cdow.org, fax resumes to 1‑302‑573-6944, or email djones@ccwilm.org.
POST CANA
Sponsored by the Family Life Bureau of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, Post Cana is a support group for widowed persons. For information call Jennie at 302 655-9624.
2008 Annual Catholic Appeal: Revealing Jesus through our Works of Mercy
Thank you to all who responded so generously to the 2008 Annual Catholic Appeal! Each year, the success of this campaign depends on you. The thousands of men, women, and children who the Annual Catholic Appeal helps each year by this important effort are deeply grateful for your willingness to care and share the resources given you by Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
If you have not yet responded to this year's campaign, please do so as soon as possible. It is never too late to help someone in need.
Women of the Bible, Alive!
On Saturday, May 3, 1 – 4:30 pm, Holy Cross Parish. S. State St, Dover. The Women’s Commission of the Diocese of Wilmington will sponsor a visit from Women of the Bible, Alive! a traveling troupe, who will tell stories of God’s action in the lives of women from the Old and New Testament. Dressed in period costume, they will bring to life the stories and emotions of these women. A wonderful opportunity to gather and explore what the Bible says about God’s love and care of women yesterday and today. Mass will be available at 5 pm. Register with Pamela Nash: (302)366-1018 or (302)530-3612, pamelasnash@aol.com.
Included in the afternoon will be an opportunity to pray the Glorious Mystery of the Rosary with Mary as she tells of her personal account of the thrilling Resurrection and Ascension of her Son. Other Bible women will also be there to tell their personal stories followed by small group discussion. The afternoon will end with Martha of Bethany sending us forth with prayer and encouragement in this glorious Easter season.
ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES
Prayer event sponsored by St. Michael the Archangel Organization will take place on Saturday, May 3rd. For detailed information or to sign up go to: www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org
MAKING THE MOST OUT OF RETIREMENT
Family Life Bureau of Catholic Charities will offer programs for persons already retired, those planning on retiring and those thinking about it. Wednesday, May 14: Holy Family Parish, 15 Gender Rd., Newark, DE 19713. Fee - $10 per person; $15 per couple. to register, mail your fee, name, address & phone number to: Catholic Charities, Family Life Bureau, 2601 W. Fourth Street, Wilmington, DE 19805.
LUNG CANCER HEALTH STUDY
THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH is conducting a health study to investigate lung cancer in the Indian River area. Sussex County residents – with and without lung cancer – will be contacted to complete a survey. Surveys will last approximately 45 minutes and can be completed over the phone or in-person. Gift certificates will be provided to all participants. If you are contacted for participation, please consider sharing your experiences by completing a survey. If you are an immediate family member of a Sussex County resident who has passed away from lung cancer, you may also be eligible for participation. For more information, call (302) 744-1084. Collect calls are accepted.
ST. THOMAS MORE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
The school is currently accepting applications for incoming 9th graders and transfer students. They also will be hosting a Pre 7th & 8th grade Summer Enrichment Program for students completing 6th & 7th grades. For more information, please contact the Admissions Office at 302-697-8100.
BISHOP’S LIST 3RD QUARTER: Ann Kitzmiller & Joseph Zarraga. Congratulations!
CHILD ABUSE
Many Catholics are unaware of the Church’s effort to address the tragedy of Child sexual molestation by clergy or Church related personnel. Find out what the Diocese of Wilmington does when a report of abuse is given. Learn about the outreach the Diocese makes to victims and/or their families, and what is being done to prevent abuse. This information and more is available on the Diocese of Wilmington’s web site at www.cdow.org.
DIGNITY OF WORK AND RIGHTS OF WORKERS
Jean Denis and Francois are neighbors in Coteaux, Haiti. For years they barely supported their families through subsistence farming. In 2002, they joined an agricultural cooperative organized by Catholic Relief Services and began to see change. They received and planted better seed, diversified their crops, found better techniques for raising livestock, learned to combat erosion, and generated surplus crops to take to market. Now their families no longer face hunter or malnutrition. As Jesus transformed the life of the blind man, so CRS transforms the lives of rural farmers. By giving through Operation Rice Bown and purchasing Fair Trade products, you support the dignity of workers by ensuring just wages and economic self-sufficiency.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION
The Family Life Bureau at Catholic Charities conducts domestic violence programs for persons who verbally, physically, and/or sexually abuse their partners. Abusive behavior is learned behavior. It can be and often is passed down from parents to their children. Children with an abusive parent often grow up to be abusive or marry an abusive partner. Help is available. Contact person: Mary Jo, (302) 655-9624.
EITC
The Delaware Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Campaign is looking for volunteers to assist low-income families claim the tax credits they have earned. Last year, 400 trained volunteers prepared taxes and generated over $18 million in refunds for over 12,000 hardworking Delawareans! No experience is needed and training is provided to all volunteers. Volunteers are needed for 3 hours per week from mid-January to mid-April. Your volunteering can boost a family’s income and put them on the road to financial success! To volunteer, visit the EITC website http://www.eitcdelaware.net or in New Castle County, call 302 655-0803 or email info@eitcdelaware.com; Kent & Sussex Counties, call 302 947-2726 or email downstate@eitc.com for more information and to register as a volunteer.
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
Did you know that the Little Sisters of the Poor have been serving the elderly poor in the Newark and Wilmington areas for over 100 years? Do you want to learn more? Call 302 368-5886 or visit us at www.littlesistersofthepoordelaware.org
ROSARY MAKERS WANTED
Respond to the call of Our lady. The need for rosaries is great and urgent. Become a missionary by making rosaries for missions in the U.S., the military and around the world. Please call Our Lady’s Rosary Makers (4611 Poplar Level Road, P.O. Box 37080 , Louisville, KY 40233-7080 at 502 968-1434 or 502 968-1477 and order a beginner’s kit for less than $10.00 which allows you to make 50 cord rosaries and comes with instructions. Make a difference in the world. Help bring peace to the world and turn the tide of evil. God will bless you abundantly.
HOPE HEALING MINISTRIES of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Lewes,
Is offering Exposition/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Healing Prayer Group and the Laying on of Hands every Wednesday at 10:00am in the nave of the Church. Everyone is welcome!
MARRIAGE HELP
RETROUVAILLE MARRIAGE PROGRAM is a live-in weekend and post session program at the Malvern Family Center, Malvern, PA for Married Couples who feel stressed about their marriage. Call 1 800 470-2230 or 1 302 832-8044 for information or visit the web-sit www.retrouvaille.org . All calls are confidential. Retrouvaille is a marriage help program endorsed by the Catholic Church.
MARRIAGE
What have you done for your marriage today? Celebrate the good news of married love. Go to the U.S. Bishop’s new website encouraging couples on their lifetime marital journeys. Spread the word. Send the website to your friends and family. www.foryourmarriage.org.
PROJECT RACHEL
If you or someone you love is hurting from an abortion, help is available. Local retreats are sponsored by the Cecil County Pregnancy Center. The retreat and registration are confidential. You can also visit www.rachelsvineyard.org. If you are suffering from distress as a consequence of an abortion, please contact the Family Life Bureau of Catholic Charities for Project Rachel. Confidential services are provided at Catholic Charities' offices in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown, DE and in Salisbury, MD. Call Jennie at 472-0649.
CRISIS IN DARFUR
Take action. Over 200,00 people in Darfur have been killed and another 2.5 million have been displaced within Sudan, two million of these into camps and 230, 000 Sudanese have fled across the border into Chad and Northern Central African Republic. The lives, basic human rights and dignity of more than 2 million Sudanese are in grave danger, because of complete lack of security and major gaps in the provision of food, water and sanitation. The result is a crisis that is deemed by the U. N as the world’s greatest humanitarian emergency today, and one that continues to destabilize Africa’s largest country and its neighbors. Learn more by going to http://sudan.crs.org/index.htm. Find out how to take action in Darfur by going to http://www.cdow.org/Darfur.pdf See insert in this week’s bulletin!
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Are you having difficulty with a Valentine’s Day gift for your spouse? Forget the same old flowers, candy and jewelry. Give each other the gift of yourself and your time and go on a Marriage Encounter Weekend enrichment that will last a lifetime. Call with questions or to reserve your spot. 1 800 688-9963
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Catholic Charities offers two groups for widowed men and women. Post-Cana is a social support group which meets at various places for social activities, such as dances, dinners, day trips and picnics. You Are Not Alone is a grief support group which meets every Wednesday from 1:00-2:30pm at Catholic Charities, 2601 West 4th Street, Wilmington. Please call the Family Life Bureau of Catholic Charities at 655-9624 for more information.
MINISTRY FOR BLACK CATHOLICS
The Diocese of Wilmington is available to assist parishioners of African descent. The National Black Catholic Congress X will be held in Buffalo, NY in July of 2007. For additional details and information on either please call Darryl Simmons at 302 762-6848.
LEAVE A LEGACY
“I will not leave you orphans.” Jesus’ promise draws us to respond to the members of our community to relieve their sufferings. Good stewardship means that we look ahead and make provisions for our family, our Church, organizations important to us. Consider offering a percentage of your estate as a gift for our parish. For specifics on bequests or other planned gifts, please contact Sister Margaret Mahoney, Director of Planned Giving 302 573-3125 or email mmahoney@cdow.org.
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
Please contact Andrew or Cathi Riddle at 684-4318 or visit www.cclde.org
CATHOLIC FORUM
Listen to Catholic Forum every Sunday morning at 9:05 am on 100.9 FM, WAAI, 10:05am on 1150AM WDEL in Wilmington or at 10:30am on 92.7 FM WGMD in Rehoboth Beach. Next Sunday, May 11, celebrate Mother’s Day with Mother Chantal and Duke Doblick from the Little Sisters of the Poor’s Jeanne Jugan Residence. Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD: In today’s readings, Jesus prays for the ones He leaves so that they may continue to praise God on earth. We praise God by working to make our community a better place for all, and our community extends to all of God’s creation. For more information on Catholic social teaching, contact Mary An Love at Catholic Charities at 302 655-9624 or mlove@ccwilm.org.
VOCATION REFLECTION
When He ascended to heaven, Jesus was taken out of the apostles’ sight. He remains present to the Churchy, though, in so many ways: in the Eucharist, in all the baptized, in the scriptures and in the lives and ministry of priests, deacons and religious. Is God calling you to live as an agent of Christ’s presence through a Church-related vocation? If you think so, call or write Fr. Joseph Cocucci, Diocesan Director of Priestly and Religious Vocations. 302 573-3113; or email jcocucci@cdow.org.
BRICKS
Just a reminder that
you can purchase a brick for the wall of
The
COURAGE
Courage is a church
approved, spiritual support group that ministers to Catholics with same-sex
attraction. We meet on the second
Friday of each
BIRTHRIGHT
OF
Make a positive
difference in a young woman’s life without even leaving home.
Consider becoming a Birthright prayer mentor, and pray for one of our
clients each day. What could be a
simpler or more powerful act of love? For
more details, call the Birthright office at 656-7080 and ask for
FRANCISCAN
CENTER SWEATER PROJECT
Again,
as in the past we are asked to support the Sweater Project at the Baylor
Women’s Correctional Institution. The
group has grown from 6 women to 27 at the present time.
Since August 2002, 250 sweaters have been shipped.
Each woman brings her own sense of creativity
to her work. Donations of 4 ply yarn in any and all colors will be greatly
appreciated. Donations should be
sent to the Franciscan Center/Sweater Project, 833 Market Street, Wilmington,
DE. 19801.
BURDEN
OF DIABETES IN DELAWARE
In
2002 the Delaware Division of Public Health released The Burden of Diabetes
in Delaware. This report
describes the devastating effects of the disease that can include amputation,
blindness, kidney failure, depression and pregnancy risk.
Recent studies show that through moderate weight loss and physical
activity, you can take control of your health.
These steps can also help to prevent heart disease and high blood
pressure. It is also important to
realize that Type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise and can lead to serious
health problems in the future. Fortunately,
the same habits that lessen the burden of diabetes in adults have the potential
to prevent the disease in our youth. For
more information call the Delaware Helpline at 1-800-464-4357, and ask for the
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.
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