Peace & Justice Update
June: Gun Violence Prevention Month
There are things you can do to participate in bringing about an end to gun violence.
First, on June 6, 7, and 8, please wear the color orange.
This color has been adopted by gun violence awareness advocates to help bring attention to the 125 people who die of gun violence every day in the US.
Go here to learn more.
And you can click this link to locate public actions scheduled for the month.
One may be happening near you.
Second, offer your prayer for this issue to God.
Here is a prayer you can use:
Loving God, You created for us a world of beauty, order and endless possibilities.
But today ours is a world often in chaos: war, famine, drought,
so many “isms,” lack of respect for life and for one another.
In this country we face these issues day after day.
One of these is uppermost in our minds these days
—the horror of gun violence
which continues to ravage our nation, our society, our people, even the youngest of our children.
Spirit God, we give you all names: Holy, Sanctifier, Paraclete, Advocate.
Yet you are so much more:
Challenger, Nudger, whirling Wind and engulfing Fire, Mover, Enabler, Lover, Breath of Life.
Be that for us, we pray.
Instill in us your gifts of wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, reverence and awe.
Pentecost us. Enable us to be as daring as the newly inspired apostles
—to be bold in our defense of the right of all persons to feel safe
wherever we are,
unafraid of being forever silenced by those who are armed with weapons
and anger and sometimes even hatred.
Give us the courage to speak the Word.
Give us the audacity to take the actions needed to end this needless violence.
In the name of our Creator God, in the name of the Word of Life, and in the name of the Fire of Love.
Amen.
Associates Spotlight
Needed: your Picture!
We are working to make sure that we have photos of all of our Associates for posterity.
To that end, Associates are asked to please send a headshot to the Archives Department (archives@oppeace.org) and please also copy (CC) Director of Associates Cecilia Amendolia (cecilia.amendolia@oppeace.org) when you send your picture.
Thanks very much for your help with this.
We look forward to seeing your smiling faces soon!
Employment Opportunities
Nurses Needed in Kentucky
The St. Catharine Motherhouse Community is looking to hire:
-One full-time Wellness Nurse for weekday evenings (Mon.- Fri.) 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
-Two part-time Wellness Nurses for alternate weekends (Sat. and Sun.), from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact HR Coordinator Carol Morgeson @ carol.morgeson@oppeace.org.
Prayer Requests
- Sr. Annette Lucero (Columbus, OH, annette.lucero@oppeace.org) requests continued prayer for her niece, JoAnn, who is having chemotherapy for Stage 4 breast cancer. Sr. Annette says the treatments have been very difficult and there have been serious complications.
- Sr. Mary Ann Culotta (New Orleans, LA, maryann.culotta@oppeace.org) requests prayer for her sister-in-law, Margaret Culotta, who died this past weekend. Sr. Mary Ann also asks for prayer for her brother Jim and everyone in their family mourning Margaret's death.
- Sr. Renee Dreiling (Great Bend, KS, renee.dreiling@oppeace.org) requests prayer for her brother-in-law, Curtis Brown, who will have a cancer spot right above his eye removed on June 5.
- Christopher Cummings, nephew of Sr. M. Evangelist Murphy and Sr. Maria Petra Cummings, requests prayer for Mrs. Lavin, who suffered a serious fall.
Updates/Notes of Gratitude
Sr. Annette Lucero (Columbus, OH, annette.lucero@oppeace.org) is very grateful for all the prayer for her brother, Toby. She says he is at home and healing, and continued prayer is very much appreciated.