Bread for the World Member Rick Steves Invites You to Join Him in Helping to End Hunger This Christmas

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"...Im one of thousands of Christian Americans who really see Bread for the World not as a charity but as a service. Together, we want to fight hunger, and Bread for the World represents that, and does our work right here in Washington, D.C."  excerpt from Rick Steves address at the Bread for the World national gathering, June 2014

Rick Steves loves Bread for the World. Every Christmas season, he puts together a special appeal to raise funds for our organization. The beloved television travel host and author has an offer for you again this year.

"Heres my challenge to you," Steves says on his Travel Blog. "Make a gift of $100 or more and as a thank you, Ill match your gifts (up to $250,000) and send you my European Christmas gift package or my Complete Collection 2000-2016 DVD Box Set (all 100 of my travel shows)."

This video tells you more about the European Christmas Gift Package


If you make your gift by December 10 (thats next Thursday!),  you’ll get everything in time for Christmas. "I’ll happily pay for the cost of these gifts and postage so that Bread can use 100 percent of your donation for their work," said Steves.

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Join Us at Parish Social Ministry Conference Next Saturday

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"Sowing Seeds of Love in Action" is a conference for anyone interested in the social mission of the church including parish social ministers, teachers, youth ministers, young adults, catechists, St. Vincent de Paul volunteers (Vincentians), outreach volunteers, Deacons, JustFaith grads and more!

Please spread the word and help us to make this Archdiocesan conference! Registration is now open on line and is accessible on the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Web site on the Social Justice and Respect Life page. The direct link to registration is here . On this link, you will find the schedule for the day.
 
Conference Objectives: · Build capacity in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for the social mission of the church · Increase knowledge, skills and abilities of parish social ministers in all outreach ministries · Inspire social ministry—charity and justice as “love in action”

Workshop topics include Global solidarity, the new Encyclical, Laudato Si, keeping your spiritual center, life and dignity of the human person: respecting life from womb to tomb, using media and technology for social mission, engaging youth and young adults in solidarity, exploring Communities of Salt and Light, how to be a voice of the poor, immigration and migration, Catholic social teaching, how to form a social concerns committee, and more!

Workshops offered in Spanish and simultaneous translation offered.

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