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Thursday, October 17
An Urgent Plea to Vote | Bishop Ricken's Column
Bishop Ricken asks you to share this message far and wide throughout the Diocese of Green Bay. All individuals are encouraged to pray and vote this election year.
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Father Carr’s Place 2B celebrates 50 years of community service
Staff and volunteers continue Fr. Carr’s mission to live out Matthew’s Gospel
OSHKOSH — This year, Father Carr’s Place 2B celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded by Fr. Martin Carr back in 1974, the same year he was ordained a priest, this life enrichment center has now served over one million souls.
What started as a hangout location for teens gradually transitioned to a ministry serving those in need. Today, with the help of many volunteers, the center provides housing, food, health care and educational programming for people in Winnebago County and the five surrounding counties.
Sunday Readings
Approaching Jesus with our requests
If you could ask Jesus for anything, what would it be? This question shouldn’t be that difficult to answer because we often ask the Lord for graces when we pray to him, both daily and in a time of urgent need.
I still recall last weekend’s reading from Wisdom: “I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” A person prayed and they received from the goodness of God. Our readings this weekend pick up that same sentiment.
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News Briefs
New Book About Sacred Sites
Michael J. Cooney, a photography contributor to On Mission, has released the book “Exploring with a Pilgrim’s Heart, Wisconsin’s Shrines, Chapels, and Grottos.” The book documents 186 sacred sites, including internationally known shrines, ethnic roadside chapels, hunter shrines and backyard chapels. Sites visited are along roadsides, in cemeteries, on church grounds, in backyards or deep in the woods.
Catholic Charities Corner
USCCB 2024 Mental Health Campaign
Everyone who needs help should receive help. This is the message of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) National Catholic Mental Health Campaign. While this campaign is a year-round initiative, efforts increase beginning October 10, World Mental Health Day, and continue to the feast of St. Luke, patron of health care, on October 18.
The goal of this initiative is three-fold: to raise awareness of the mental health crisis and decline in access to care, to combat stigma surrounding mental health, and to advocate for all those impacted by this crisis.
This task may seem daunting, but those of us in the Diocese of Green Bay are not strangers to hard work! Through ministry and advocacy, the campaign provides several recommendations that address different aspects of the mental health crisis.
We Are There:
Call (920) 272-8234 to make a mental health counseling appointment.
Sign up for or request a Mental Health First Aid Class near you.
Learn more about our programs and services, upcoming events, volunteering, and more:
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