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This thorny and contentious issue will not easily be solved, but we need educated and experienced voices within the debate. During the next few weeks you will find here excerpts from “The Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform”, organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops … Learn more...

ENRIQUE'SJOURNEY

The STORY of a BOY’S DANGEROUS ODYSSEY to REUNITE with his MOTHER. By Sonia Nazario, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Find a copy of the book by contacting the St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office 821-2121. (We ask for a free-will donation to help pay for the books.)

Our diocesan wide book discussion will be posted on the message board (Click Here!)
This is the One Diocese, One Book project, which invites as many parishioners as possible from every parish in the Diocese of Lansing to read the same book for the purpose of having a common discussion about the current topic. See the comments readers have posted & post YOUR OWN comments on the message board after YOU read the book.
This first book, Enrique's Journey, is on the topic of immigration.

Also see:
justiceforimmigrants.org

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- Department of Social Development and World Peace (SDWP)

Prayer for
Immigrant Justice:

Blessed are You, Lord God, King of all creation. Though your kindness, we live in this land That you have so richly blessed. Help us always to recognize our Blessings come from You And remind us to share them With others, especially those who come to us today from other lands. Help us to be generous, just, and welcoming, As You have been and are generous to us. Amen

PHOTOS of us on August 8, 2006,
when we had food and conversation on IMMIGRATION
& seeking justice for immigrants at the St. Francis Parish Activities Center.

So many brought a dish from an ethnic past to share for the potluck dinner. And, we shared immigration stories, including reflections on the reading of ENRIQUE'SJOURNEY book.