JustFaith…explores…engages…challenges…exposes…impacts…our lives and the lives of our neighbors through us. JustFaith sessions are offered to help adults learn more about our call to charity and justice. JustFaith is currently offered once a year, in 4 phases of 6 sessions each. JustFaith includes retreats and immersion experiences for the participants. JustFaith is a commitment to learning and sharing that can change lives.
Is JustFaith right for you? Come-and-See sessions are held in late summer. For more information about this life-changing program, contact Sharon Vogler at All Saints Parish at 812.423.5209; or Sharon Burns at Catholic Charities at 812.423.5456, or email her at saburns@evdio.org.
JustFaith is sponsored locally by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Evansville and All Saints Parish, Evansville. For more information about this life-changing program, contact Sharon Burns at Catholic Charities at 812. 423.5456 or email saburns@evdio.org; or Sharon Vogler at All Saints Parish 812.423.5209, email svogler@evdio.org
All Saints Parish & BRIDGE are offering a JustFaith Ministries small group program called: Want to Talk? Communication Tools for Divided Times
I’m Brenda Meyer, Justice Minister at All Saints Parish. I’m co-facilitating this program because I’ve been looking for healthier ways to navigate disagreement in my family and social circle. Especially given the polarization we’re experiencing right now, I want to learn how to have tough conversations around justice issues I care about with people who think differently than I do.
Would you be interested in joining me?
Want to Talk consists of eight two-hour sessions plus an “immersion experience,” in which we’ll practice our new communication skills in real life. During each regular session, we’ll pray together, discuss books, watch videos, and have conversations around how we can deepen our relationships while staying true to our values.
Cost for the program, including two books and all other materials, is $50.
Please plan to attend either the in-person or Zoom get acquainted session.
Program Goals… Faith & Racial Justice: Changing Systems and Structuresinvites participants to formulate their own Christian-rooted responses to racism in their churches, workplaces, and communities.
Faith and Racial Justice turns a group of individuals into a community rooted in trust and compassion. Through new learning from articles, videos, and resource books, it lends new insights to participants’ awareness of privilege and racism. By encouraging new spiritual practices and informed action, it cultivates an expanding community of Christians who work to dismantle racism in their respective contexts.
“Transformative is the single word that comes to mind. This program challenges us to deal with (and not just examine) the reality of racial injustice on individuals, families, and communities as well as entire segments of our country…” – John L., Participant
This program consists of eight 2½ hour sessions, as well as an opening retreat and immersion experience. All sessions include prayer, active listening, and relationship-building.
For more information, feel free to visit the Just Faith website at https://justfaith.org/programs/ and see the “Racial Justice” tab.
Faith & Racial Justice: Changing Systems and Structureswill be offered in person (virtually via Zoom if the Covid reality changes) through All Saints Parish beginning in September 2021.
Cost for the program is $30 or $40 depending on whether you need the book 40 Days of Prayer. The cost covers the cost of books and any support materials. Internet access is required since some reading material is only available online and we MAY be meeting via Zoom.
Sessions options: ALL participants MUST attend the Opening Retreat on Saturday, September 25th from 8:30 am – 5 pm. Location to be determined.
Retreat on Saturday, September 25
Mondays
Wednesdays
Saturdays
October 18
October 6
October 16
October 25
October 13
October 23
November 1
October 20
October 30
November 8
October 27
November 6
November 15
November 3
November 13
November 22
November 10
November 20
November 29 Immersion
November 17 Immersion
December 4 Immersion
December 6
December 1
December 11
December 13
December 15
December 18
December 8 is feast of the Immaculate Conception – Holy Day of Obligation
If you are interested in participating in this program, please download and complete the form below. Indicate first, second AND third choices of sessions offered. We will offer the sessions based on the number of participants. We will contact you before the Retreat.
Please return your completed form to Sharon Vogler All Saints Parish 704 N 1st Avenue Evansville, IN 47710
Or email completed form to Sharon Vogler at svogler@evdio.org
We welcome first time Just Faith program participants as well as those who have previously joined us in Just Faith programs!
The Just Faith program is structured with reading that needs to be done before each session. The sessions always involve prayer and discussion and often additional online information. We hope to provide a printed copy of the participant packet and handouts for those who read better from paper than online.
Presented through the lens of the Christian tradition, JustFaith Ministries’ Faith & Racial Healing: Embracing Truth, Justice and Restoration is an eight-session program that invites participants into an honest conversation about the history of racism in the United States. This program narrates a side of history that few of us learned in high school, shedding new light on the racial injustices we encounter today. Faith and Racial Healing also guides participants in discerning practical action steps for working for racial justice and healing. For more information: https://youtu.be/uNEtuvGRXjU or contact Sharon Vogler at 812.423.5209 or svogler@evdio.org OR Emma Jean Couture at 812.457.4854 or ejeancouture@gmail.com
Do you long for a space to ask hard questions about the history of racism in the United States? JustFaith Ministries’ Faith & Racial Healing: Embracing Truth, Justice and Restoration is an eight-session program that narrates the historical context behind the racial inequalities we face today, whether in education, the criminal justice system, the workforce, or even in church life. For more information: https://youtu.be/uNEtuvGRXjU or contact Sharon Vogler at 812.423.5209 or svogler@evdio.org OR Emma Jean Couture at 812.457.4854 or ejeancouture@gmail.com
Do you want to learn how to advocate for racial healing within your family, church and community? Presented through the lens of the Christian faith, JustFaith Ministries’ Faith & Racial Healing: Embracing Truth, Justice and Restoration is an eight-session program that guides participants in telling the truth about the history of racism in the United States, that we might work toward true reconciliation with God and restoration with one another. For more information: https://youtu.be/uNEtuvGRXjUor contact Sharon Vogler at 812.423.5209 or svogler@evdio.org OR Emma Jean Couture at 812.457.4854 or ejeancouture@gmail.com
