Province Response to Death of George Floyd and Protests Around the World

From Provincial Director Garry Richmeier: “Once again, we have witnessed the brutal killing of a person of color at the hands of police. I can’t help feeling a sense of hopelessness in the face of the violence and disregard for life which in our society extends beyond just this one senseless act…Maybe many us feel this way.

If so, then this is exactly the time to allow the words of Jesus to break through the locked doors of our hopelessness and fear and speak to us of the possibility of New Life…We cannot give up on being peace in our world. This work is far too important.” Read his full letter to the province here.

From Peace & Justice Director Gabino Zavala: “We need to acknowledge the deeper and ongoing reality of racism toward people of color. We are all connected. What happens to one affects us all.” Read the full Peace & Justice statement here.

 

COVID-19 UPDATES

UPDATE Regarding Suspension of Events at Province Headquarters 

May 28, 2020 —As many places have begun to “open-up” with the relaxing of the shelter-in-place orders, we have received inquiries about plans to open the provincial headquarters for activities. The leadership council and province staff have determined that we will wait to open the center to activities for now. We have decided that two things must happen before a gradual restart of activity at the center will be allowed:

  1. The number of new cases of COVID-19 infection in our region shows a continued decline
  2. There is not an increase in COVID-19 infections as the rest of the community opens up

We are closely monitoring the situation and pay special attention to the advice of local health departments and the CDC. Our decision regarding when to reopen the center will be based on our assessment of our ability to keep people safe while visiting the center.

If you need to contact a staff member, please utilize the Contact Us form on this website.

Please click on the News link and also follow the province’s Facebook page for updates and meditations, reflections, and conversations during this interesting time in our history.

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Tapping the Wine Cellar-September 17, 2020

Tapping the Wine Cellar-September 17, 2020

by | Sep 19, 2020

Please join Fr. Keith, Vicky, and Tim as we welcome Greg Evers for this recording of September 17th's Tapping the Wine Cellar! We hope you can take some time to explore the coming Sunday's readings using this video as a jumping-off point.

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