Faithful Citizenship – It's crucial to communicate with your congregations and audiences about "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States." This teaching resource from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops outlines Catholic social teaching on current political issues, ranging from economic justice to environmental protection and the respect for the dignity of every human life. It offers guidance on a wide variety of political topics that are important to us as Catholics. See www.archbalt.org or https://www.archbalt.org/faithful-citizenship/. For suggested bulletin and social media text – visit: https://www.usccb.org/resources/faithful-citizenship-bulletin-announcements. All resources are available in Spanish and English.

Question 1 – Free Webinar – You are invited to an important webinar hosted by the Maryland Catholic Conference on September 23 at 8:00 p.m. The panel of experts will discuss the reproductive freedom ballot question facing Maryland voters in the upcoming election and its implications. Esteemed panelists include Elizabeth Kirk, J.D., Assistant Professor of Law at the Columbus School of Law, and Erika Bachiochi, Fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center and Senior Fellow at the Abigail Adams Institute. For more information and to register visit: Reproductive Freedom Amendment - Maryland Catholic Conference (mdcatholic.org). Please find the attached image to help promote to your parish.

Journey to Social Justice: A Call to Action – You are invited to Catholic Charities’ presentation of a Journey to Social Justice: A Call to Action - A Conversation with Matthew Desmond a #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, By America. This event is on October 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 20 E. Ridgely Road, Timonium, MD 21093. It is free and all are welcome. Dessert reception to follow. For more information, please visit: Catholic Charities of Baltimore Symposium | Catholic Charities of Baltimore (cc-md.org)

Music Through the Ages – On Sunday, September 22, 2024, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Church invites you to Music Through the Ages concert and be the first to hear Fr. Miguel Trinidad sing his newly composed "St. Charles Borromeo Mass" as well as the Contemporary and Traditional Choirs singing beautiful liturgical music that has been sung at St. Charles over the course of our 175-year history. See how many of musical pieces you can remember.

 Music Festival at St. Ignatius - The Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival is coming back to Baltimore with three early chamber music programs featuring period instruments. The concert will be on September 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Ignatius Church. The programs will highlight the evolving 17th-century musical perspective in Italy and France, as well as throughout Europe in the context of earlier and later centuries. The concert is co-sponsored by St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Please visit https://st-ignatius.net/event/capitol-hill-chamber-music-festival-in-baltimore-3/See

Why Do the Ten Commandments Matter - Join Saints Phillip and James Church for its first Talk & Dinner for the fall with Fr. Steve Ryan, O.P. a professor of Old Testament at the Dominican House of Studies for his talk on the 10 Commandments, their context in the Sacred Scriptures, and their place in our lives as Christians of the 21st Century. Dinner to follow. This takes place on September 22 at 6:15 p.m. For more information visit: https://philipandjames.org/events/sunday-talk-dinner-the-ten-commandments-you-got-to-do-them-what-they-are-and-why-they-matter.

Healing Mass – St. Bartholomew in Manchester, MD is holding a Healing Mass on September 29 at 10:30 a.m. The Mass will include adoration and prayers of healing. For more information, please reach out to graceinhealing@gmail.com and see the attached flyer.

Green Church Mass – St. Vincent DePaul Church is holding a celebration to promote the environment that includes a 10:00 a.m. Mass, face painting, green crafts, native plants, beekeeping, blessing of food and pets and learn ways to save 10-25% on your electric bill!. It is happening on October 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Church is located at 120 N. Front Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. 

Organ Concert – You are invited to St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Catholic Church’s Annual Organ Concert featuring guest artist David Brian Lang. The concert will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024, at St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Catholic Church, 10800 Old Court Rd, Woodstock, MD. This event is open to the public, and a free-will offering will be taken. Light refreshments will be served after the concert. David Brian Lang is a well-known concert organist, choral conductor, and vocal coach in the greater Washington, DC area. He holds positions at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, VA, Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, DC, and Encore Creativity for Older Adults in Annapolis, MD. He will be performing works by Bach, Vierne, Mathias, and other composers. Don't miss this evening of beautiful music.

Hispanic Family Festival – The Hispanic Family Festival is happening on October 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Seminary & University, 5400 Roland Avenue. They are currently accepting applications for vendors/exhibitors - those serving or wanting to engage the Hispanic/Latino community. Ministry exhibitors do not pay a fee but please reach out if you want to reserve a spot. For vendors and outside exhibitors, the cost to exhibit is $150 and make the check is payable to "The Archdiocese of Baltimore" by October 1 2024. Please see this form: https://bit.ly/Exhibits2024. Attached is a flyer for promotion.

Catholic Review for Kids – Please see the attached “CR4K – Sept 2024.” It is a 2-sided activity page for kids with a word scramble, find an object, coloring and exciting facts about some important people in our faith. The document is meant for all parishes to use as something fun and educational for kids. Please distribute. When printing, please remember to select “double sided” on your copier and then simply fold in half once printed. Please contact me (ck@archbalt.org) if your parish needs crayon packets and the CR will supply a limited amount. Thank you, Catholic Review!