Holy Spirit  Catholic Church

The Catholic Church celebrates National Migration Week. Our parish will highlight Immigration Sunday (January 6) as an opportunity to raise awareness on Catholic teachings related to migration by participating in a petition drive organized by the Diocese of Winona-Rochester Social Concerns Committee. We aim to encourage our fellow Catholics to stand in solidarity with migrants and promote positive reforms that will help to fix our broken immigration system. The petition is available in the Narthex before and after Mass. Please consider adding your name to this statement by the US Catholic bishops. 
For more information, go to:  http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-and-refugee-services/national-migration-week/upload/2018-NMW-Final-Toolkit.pdf

See petition below:

 Dear _________                                                         

As a Catholic and a concerned constituent, I believe in the human dignity of all immigrants and refugees. I agree with the U.S Catholic Bishops that the U.S. immigration system is broken and is in need of repair. With more than 65 million people displaced from their homes and over 22 million displaced outside their countries as refugees, we are currently witnessing the worst forced displacement crisis since World War II. During National Migration Week, I ask that this year you support comprehensive immigration reform that:

•  keeps immigrant families together
• adopts smart and humane enforcement policies;
• ensures that immigrants currently without legal status register with the government and begin a path toward earning citizenship; and 
• invests US resources into identifying and addressing the root causes of the problems that are forcing people to flee their home countries in search of protection.

9 Days for Life: January 14-22, 2019

Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual pro-life novena, 9 Days for Life, Monday, January 14 – Tuesday, January 22. Pray for the respect of all human life with daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Download a free mobile app, or sign up to receive the novena through daily emails or text message. (A printable version is also available online.) Sign up at www.9daysforlife.com.