St. Mel Church Justice & Peace Committee

Agenda - Oct. 11, 2008

Social Justice
	NEW Fair Trade Festival 2008 The Power of Prayer St. Mel Students Support Families CRS Funding Needs in Malawi

Political Issues
	The Challenge- Faithful Citizenship Parental Notification A Catholic Call- Political Responsibility

Restorative Justice
	California leads in youths life prisoners California Union Outlines Prison Reform Catholic Conference Letter - Prison Overcrowding

Education
	Supreme Court Scholarship Decision

Current Events
	LA Archdiocese "Clergy Misconduct Oversight" CRS: Reaching Out

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	LINKS to ST. MEL Ministries
	Detention Ministry/Restorative Justice OASIS, Older Adult Services & Intervention System Respect Life St. Vincent de Paul Society

SPEAKER PROGRAM: Clash of Civilizations - Islam and Christianity

Through Catholic Relief Services (CRS), issues of peace and justice are addressed in countries where people are suffering because of the absence of peace and justice in these
countries. One of the important activities of the St. Mel Peace and Justice Committee is to provide programs making parishioners aware of current peace and justice issues. On January 12th, Sean Callahan, India based South Asia Regional Director for CRS (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), spoke at St. Mel on the topic : "Clash of Civilizations - Islam and Christianity". Attached is an article on this talk published in the January 30th issue of the National Catholic Reporter.

For those interested in learning more about CRS, we refer you to CRS' web site
at www.catholicrelief.org.