5th Annual First Step For Change to Begin
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Youngstown and the Diocesan Office of Pro-Life, Marriage and Family Ministry will sponsor the 5th Annual First Step for Change project which collects spare change to assist low-income pregnant women and families with food, formula, clothing, diapers and other items essential to a child's health, safety and well-being. Parishes that are interested in participating in this collection, which is similar to the Catholic Relief Servies Operation Rice Bowl Campaign, can download the participation forms here. This years event is being sponsored by the following Knights of Columbus groups:
St. Peter's Council #5173, Rootstown; Alliance Council #558; Massillon Council #554
Louisville Council #2530; Youngstown Council #274;Canton Council #341
St. Dominic/Bishop Fenwick Council #13586; Streetsboro Council #4571
Vienna Council #13260; Leetonia Council #1569; Reagan Council #1890
Fr. Daniel Venglarik Council #11915; St. Jude, Columbiana Council #10183
Canal Fulton Council #11037; Msgr. Mears Council #3930
Fr. Francis X Borrano Council #11369
For more information on this campaign that raised more than $26,000 last year alone, contact Rachel Hrbolich or Shellie Sabel at 330-744-8451.
2008 First Step Parish Participation Form
2008 First Step Implementation Instructions
First Step Bulliten and Pulpit Announcements
Diocese of Youngstown Accepting Donations to Assist Emergency Relief Efforts in Myanmar
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the emergency relief and response efforts of the Caritas Internationalis network in the most affected areas of Myanmar after cyclone Nargis brought a deadly tidal surge across the low-lying coastal areas of the country on May 3. The latest reports of 22,000 dead, 41,000 missing and 100,000 homeless demonstrate the dire conditions in which basic food, shelter and water are ugently needed. Assessments on the level of devastation are still underway as communications remain difficult and news trickles out of the country. For more information contact Brian Corbin, Diocesan Director of Catholic Relief Services at 330-744-8451 ext. 320 or write to charities@youngstowndiocese.org. Donations may be sent to:
Southeast Asia Natural Disaster
Catholic Charities/CRS Disasters Fund
144 W. Wood Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
Catholic Charities Offers Workshop Series Focusing on New Immigrants
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Youngstown, in partnership with the Immigrant Worker Project, has concluded a demographic survey of new Latino immigrants to the Mahoning Valley Area. Three workshops titled: New Immigrants in Tri-County Area: Global Landscapes and Local Contexts!, will be held on May 19, June 11 and June 23, will analyze different aspects of the study, as well as hear from other experts in the Valley who work with newcomers from other parts of the world. Please join us for all three workshops at the Youngstown Steel Museum, 151 W. Wood Street, and all of the workshops are free to the public. This project was made possible through funding from the Raymond John Wean Foundation. For more information contact Brian Corbin at 330-744-8451 ext. 320.
Download the informational flyer here for complete details.
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