Parishes
In this section you will find resources for parishes to engage in the Justice for Immigrants campaign.
Send an e-postcard to the U.S. House and Senate asking that they pass immigration reform
View the actual postcards. Or print and mail them to the White House and Congress.
2013 Lenten Resolutions on Behalf of Immigrants:
The Justice for Immigrants Parish Kit:
Specific Resources from the Parish Kit
- Invitation Letter from the Chair of the USCCB Committee on Migration to Participate in the Justice for Immigrants Campaign.
- Implementing a Justice for Immigrants Campaign in the Parish.
The Justice for Immigrants Parish Organizing and Education Manual:
'Pray for the DREAM' resource packet materials:
- 'Pray for the DREAM' flier
- Letter to Pastors
- Sample media advisory
- Sample event agenda
- Unity in Diversity - A Scriptural Rosary | En Español
- Sample opening prayer: A Prayerful Start
- Sample opening prayer
- Suggestions for Homilists (from the JFI Parish Kit)
- Sample Homily-Cardinal McCarrick
- Sample Homily-Cardinal Rigali
- Sample Homily: Open Door Approach
- Sample pulpit announcement
- National Migration Week Prayer | En Español
- Suggested prayer: From Many, One Family of God
- Busting myths about the DREAM Act
- 'Pray for the DREAM' participation form
- Other resources for the DREAM Act
Materials from the JFI 2010 National Convening:
- View the Agenda
- More about speaker Fr. Daniel Groody
- From the workshop Fighting Local & State Initiatives
- Presentation from Patty Kupfer
Educational Resources:
In the context of the Liturgy and Prayer…
Faith Enrichment and Development…
- Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope: A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration | En Español | Discussion guide to Strangers No Longer | Place an order for Strangers No Longer
- The Migrant's Way of the Cross
- Catholic Social Teaching and Migration | En Español
Other Resources:
- 'Best Practices' for Parish Organizing
- Frequently Asked Questions...
- Backgrounders
- How Should An Undocumented Foreign National Prepare NOW for Legalization?
- The Pastoral Letter Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity
- Strangers No Longer DVD and Discussion Guide
- Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock: A Pastoral Letter on the Human Rights of Immigrants | En Español
- The Line In The Sand (Video)
- Explanation of the DHS’ Deportation Policy (announced Aug. 18, 2011)
- Fourth of July flyer
- May 2010 Pray for Immigrants Weekend
- Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law Summary (April 2010)
- Summary of Democratic Conceptual Proposal for Immigration Reform (April 2010)
- From Our Sunday Visitor: Answering Tough Questions About Immigration
- Legalization and the Common Good
- U.S. Catholic Bishops and Immigration Educational Website
- 2010 Economic Report on Immigrants
- Immigration Sunday resources from the Minnesota Catholic Conference
- Courtesy of the Social Action Office - Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Immigration in the United States.
- The Migration Review: A newsletter on migration related issues of importance to the U.S. Catholic Bishops
- Other Resources Bibliography
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