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September 2, 2022SEEKERS 601 | Wednesday, September 7th at 6:01pm | Information Night
Family Picnic and Birthday Party for the Blessed Mother in the Park
Sunday, September 11th | Memorial Park | 12:30pm
Organizational Meeting for Family Faith Formation
Sunday, September 18th | Church | 12:15pm
ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO...- Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic, but was never baptized?
- Was baptized in another faith and might like to become Catholic?
- Was baptized Catholic, but missed the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation?
- Are already Catholic and would like to simply learn and grow more in faith?
SEEKERS 601 offers the opportunity to come together in a group setting to learn more about the Catholic Faith. Together with parishioners and other seekers we’ll explore elements of the Faith. Sessions will focus on the teachings, traditions, and experiences of the Catholic Church. All are invited to a Seekers 601 Information Meeting on Wednesday, September 7th in Church at 6:01pm.
In my childhood, Labor Day was always a melancholy day. It was the unofficial end to summer and our last full day at the Jersey shore. On Tuesday after Labor Day, we’d head back to the city and start school on Wednesday. We’d return to Ocean City for a few weekends after Labor Day, to get it out of our system. I’ll be forever grateful to my parents who had the means to provide for those wonderful summer weeks at the beach. And how very blessed I am that I now get to stay at the beach long after Labor Day as come and gone.
On this Labor Day it is good to remember those who work hard to provide for their families, especially working women. In his Labor Day Letter on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City and Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, wrote that the Church is committed to building a just economy for women and families. This is part of what he wrote:
“One of the USCCB’s policy priorities this Congress has been supporting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). There is currently no federal law requiring employers to provide short-term, reasonable accommodations to pregnant women in the workplace and the PWFA would do so. Common requests include being able to carry a bottle of water, a stool for jobs that involve long periods of standing, or lighter duty for jobs that entail heavy lifting. Women in low-wage and physically demanding jobs, disproportionately held by women of color, are regularly denied these simple accommodations, and terminated or forced to take leave without pay. A number of states already have laws like this in place; however, pregnant women in every state should be protected by these standards. No woman should be forced to risk her or her child’s health, miscarriage, preterm birth, economic security or losing insurance benefits just because she requests a short-term, reasonable, pregnancy-related accommodation. The U.S. House of Representatives has already passed this bill with strong, bipartisan support. Now, with a short time left in this current legislative session of Congress, we urge immediate Senate passage of this proposal that would make the workplace safer for women and their preborn children. Hundreds of Catholics who participated in this year’s Catholic Social Ministry Gathering advocated for this bill in meetings with their U.S. Senators and we encourage Catholics to continue doing so through the advocacy center on the USCCB website.”
A Holiday Mass is always special. Join us on Monday morning at 9am to pray for all workers.