October 2014

Monthly Reflection
PSM Office
CCUSA Social Policy
Around the Section
National Partners
Resources to Inspire
Position Openings

Monthly Reflection

"God cannot fill what is full. He can fill only emptiness--deep poverty--and your 'yes' [to Jesus] is the
beginning of being or becoming empty. It is not how much we really 'have' to give--but how empty we
are--so that we can receive fully in our life and let him live his life in us. In you today, he wants to relive
his complete submission to his father--allow him to do so. Take away your eyes from yourself and
rejoice that you have nothing," Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light, New York: Doubleday, p. 275

PSM Office

CCUSA has produced three new publications to assist you in you ministry. Reflections on The Joy of the
Gospel For Those Serving in Ministry sheds light on the Pope's apostolic exhortation and how it
challenges our ministry teams. Spanish and English prayers devoted to the unaccompanied children
crisis on the U.S.-Mexican border may be found here. Text and graphics in Health and Hope Report is
derived from the most recent Catholic Charities annual survey data.
Fall 2014 brings two parish social ministry trainings: "The Joy of the Gospel: Challenging the Scandal of
Poverty," October 24-25; Little Falls, Minnesota and "Rooted in the Gospel: Bringing Christ to Others,"
November 14-15, Charlottesville, Virginia; November 14-15. Contact Tina Baldera for more information
on all CCUSA social ministry training.

Here is a way to invite parishioners to assist with the crisis of the unaccompanied children on the U.S.-
Mexico border. Catholic Charities USA has partnered with First Book to provide migrant children with
brand new books, and we need your help! For just $10, you can provide four children with one brand
new book each. While these children are grateful for fresh clothes and food in their bellies, a book is
something that will bring comfort as they continue their journey.
CCUSA and CRS have started "You Did It For Me." Catholic parishes can receive a 100 word story with
graphics for its bulletin, Website, or newsletter detailing the good work of one of the two organizations
every week. For more information about these weekly "good news" stories, contact Steve Herro.

Click here for directory of 2014 CCUSA Parish Social Ministry Leadership Team members.

CCUSA and other partners invite your continued participation in Caritas Internationalis' campaign "One
Human Family, Food for All." Engage in the Week of Action, Oct. 12-17. See also a working
bibliography with references to items for personal and group study, a checklist of personal
action activities, and a resource list for prayer and liturgy resources for your consideration.

Become more connected with other PSM Section Members by joining the PSM linkedin group. You will
be able to send email to individual Section members and the group, read professional profiles of PSM
Section members, etc. To join the group, establish a free linkedin account and contact the PSM
Office. Because CCUSA has reorganized its linkedin groups, you must resubscribe to the new subgroup
by contacting the PSM Office.

CCUSA PSM has established a collection on scribd.com for valuable PSM resources. To access the
collection, click here. You will find back issues of this newsletter, prayer resources, important invitations
to Section sponsored events, etc. Contact the PSM Office if you would like to add materials to the
collection.

Help grow our PSM Section! Share our recruitment flyer and the sign up link to our free section with
colleagues, fellow parish social ministry committee members, etc.

Are you interested in joining between four and seven PSM colleagues for periodic conference calls to
discuss matters of common interest? Please contact the PSM Office.

CCUSA Social Policy

CCUSA has developed a fact sheet with attractive text and graphics describing how member agencies
confront U.S. hunger and the state of hunger in the U.S.
Join CCUSA and 10 national partners to EDUCATE. INNOVATE. ACT to reduce poverty in the U.S. Stay
connected to CCUSA Social Policy by subscribing to its e-letter Washington Weekly, following
it on Twitter, and liking it on Facebook.

Around the Section

The Parish Social Ministry Office of Catholic Charities Maine was featured in the article "Parish Social
Ministry Highlights New Mustard Seed Project."
The work of two section members was recently featured in The Huffington Post. See Eli McCarthy,
"Religious Leaders Urge a Just peace Response to ISIS." Eli is Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
(Peace and Justice Studies) and Director of Justice and Peace, Conference of Major Superiors of Men.
See also Steve Herro, "One Human Family, Food for All commitment checklist" linked in the article "This
Brilliant Allegory Just Nailed The Solution To One Of The World's Greatest Problems." Steve is the
Manager of Mission Resources and Data, Catholic Charities USA.

Submit news--events, publications, new staff-- about you and your ministry to the PSM office.
National Partners

The USCCB Office of Justice, Peace, and Human Development is now accepting early bird (and reduced
rate) registration for the February 7-10, 2015 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering. The gathering includes
a diversity initiative that includes scholarship opportunities.
Click here for free "Bread for the World Sunday" materials. Bead for the World Sunday is October 19,
2014.
Catholic News Service and EWTN have reported on Catholic Relief Services' Executive Vice President
Joan Rosenhower's recent visit to Central America, detailing the unaccompanied children humanitarian
border crisis.
Catholic Rural Life Conference will sponsor "Faith, Food, & the Environment" symposium November 5-7,
St. Thomas University (St. Paul, Minnesota). Peter Cardinal Turkson, the president of the Pontifical
Council for Justice and Peace, is the keynote speaker.
Send news from your national organization to the Parish Social Ministry office.
Resources to inspire

O'Loughlin, Michael. "Americans to religious leaders: speak up more," Crux, September 22, 2014.
A Pope for the 21
st
Century, 1:38 symposium on Pope Francis held at Boston College by theBoston
Globe.

Rolheiser, Ronald. Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity. 2014.
White House Council of Economic Advisers. "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States
in 2013."
Position openings

CCUSA and Catholic Charities agency job openings are now posted here. Post your Catholic Charities
agency job opening here.
Sr. Director, Leadership Formation (Catholic Charities USA)
Director, Inclusion and Engagement (Catholic Charities USA)
Regional Organizer-Southern Hub, two positions; Regional Organizer--Easter Hub (Bread for the World)

Grants Specialist (USCCB Office of Justice, Peace, and Human Development Catholic Campaign for
Human Development)
Education and Program Development Manager (NETWORK Catholic Social Justice Lobby)
Coordinator of Justice and Peace (Diocese of Joliet)