Category: Faith & Justice Workers
Justice Worker
August 25, 2024
Justice Worker – Emma Jean Couture
Emma Jean Couture is a Justice Worker Saint at our Parish. She has been involved in faith and justice activities since she was a young adult. She is active in faith ministries and often participates in Mass as a reader or Eucharistic Minister.
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June 19, 2024
This past week was finals week here at GV so the school year has just wrapped up! In my newsletter for this month, I’ve included all the usual updates but also shared my plans for next year (hint: I’m staying on staff with FOCUS)!
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March 27, 2024
Hello everyone!
So much has happened this past month. Two of the most notable things were our spring break mission trips and the laker catholic spring retreat. The mission trip was so beautiful for myself as well as all the students who came with us,
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February 29, 2024
This month, we have had 8 students start new Bible Studies in our LakerCatholic community. This is an amazing gift as us missionaries have multiple Bible Studies that are just about overflowing!
Another exciting thing is that we had over 500 people join for the evening Ash Wednesday Mass and got about 35 new student contacts who want to join Bible Studies!
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January 20, 2024
Yvonne Martin started as a volunteer with CAJE who has made a very big impact in our community regarding the needs of dually diagnosed children with mental health and autism. She didn’t stop there. She has became a CAJE Organizer in August of 2021 and swiftly had to pick skills and responsibilities until she assumed the position of Lead Organizer this past summer.
... Read More»2023 CAJE Research Kickoff
December 7, 2023
Members of CAJE, All Saints Parish & the community came together December 4th to begin the process to research issues, resources and possible solutions for our community.
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October 31, 2023
Our Justice Ministry team met with Tom Ulrich at the Ignatian Family “Teach in for Justice” hosted in Washington, D.C.
Tom(pictured in blue shirt & glasses below), a veteran of social justice ministry, has over 40 years of professional experience in assisting faith communities and national organizations develop their social justice ministry efforts.
... Read More»Mt. Vernon Commemorative Event
October 12, 2023
Sophie Kloppenburg shares the news of the 1878 Memorial Initiative.
... Read More»End of Semester Update
May 10, 2023
Update from Faith Warrior – Emma
Hello Everyone!
We’ve officially wrapped up the semester which is wild! Its gone by so fast but it truly was such a good semester! We had a senior night where senior students asked questions to Laker Catholic alumni about living their Faith post-college.
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February 23, 2023
Meet Sophie
Father Jim Sauer and Rich Couture worked together after the dedication in October 2022 memorializing a lynching of 7 African American men in 1878 on the courthouse lawn in Mt. Vernon to recognize the young woman who got it started.
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