From bwaldrop at cox.net Mon Feb 22 19:47:56 2010 From: bwaldrop at cox.net (Robert Waldrop) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:47:56 -0600 Subject: [Cet] Updates from the Romero Catholic Worker house Message-ID: <4B834FEC.1010206@cox.net> OKC Catholic Worker newspaper We are no longer printing and mailing our tabloid newspaper, the OKC Catholic Worker. (Reasons are "money and time", as in "more requests for help, less donations", which seems to be a common story these days). So we are adapting as the society around us devolves. Now we are producing a legal-size monthly newsletter which we primarily distribute in the bags of groceries we deliver each month, and it is directed at those whom we accompany in their journeys of poverty. We are linking PDF's online at our website, www.justpeace.org . The most recent (February 2010) is at http://www.justpeace.org/okccathworkerfeb2010.pdf . Christmas 2009 -- http://www.justpeace.org/okccathworkerchristmas2009.pdf . January 2010 -- http://www.justpeace.org/okccathworkerjan2010.pdf. We aren't mailing any out but folks should feel free to print their own copy and make copies to give to others if they so desire. Jesus Prayer We're inviting folks to pray the Jesus Prayer during Lent -- "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner." I've written music for it if folks want to sing it -- http://www.justpeace.org/jesusprayer.pdf and you can listen to the choir and congregation at Epiphany Church in Oklahoma City singing it at Communion on Ash Wednesday -- http://www.justpeace.org/JesusPrayer.MP3 . It's shareright for everyone, so make copies if you want. As St. Augustine said, "Those who sing, pray twice." In Memory Mark Scibilia-Carver asked me to put a page at our Justpeace website to specifically honor Catholics killed in the unjust wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. So we are collaborating on a project to find the names and information about Catholics killed in the wras in Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers and civilians. It is online at http://www.justpeace.org/inmemory.htm . We invite everyone to send us names of Catholics they know of who were killed in these wars, and to help research. Generally, we are looking at online directories of people who have been killed in the wars and then doing an internet search for their obituary, which tells us if they are Catholic or not. Mark is working on New York, but all the other states are open if people want to adopt a state. We know that all who died in these wars are precious, but we are thinking that eventually we will go to a bishops' meeting and present them with a list of those whose lives they could have saved if they had followed the courageous example of the Most Reverend Michael Botean and done more to prevent those subject to their ecclesiastical jurisdiction from participating in those wars. If possible, we'd like their names, rank/service branch, when and where killed, parish of the funeral, and anything else people might want to include. The list isn't long yet, but even as it is, reading it is a sobering reality experience. February grocery deliveries Here's what was in the bags of groceries we delivered this month, thanks to the Regional Food Bank in Oklahoma City (and to the members of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative for the grass-fed ground beef). Also thanks to the parish of St, Charles Borromeo for the warehouse space in the Dorothy Day Center. Shredded wheat, 16 oz box 1 lb macaroni 1 lb rice 2 lbs beans 1 can each -- garbanzo beans, corn, applesauce Peanut butter frozen blueberries, 2 lbs frozen carrots (some diced, some shreds), 2 lbs frozen cauliflower, 2 lbs Families of 4 or more got an additional bag with: Shredded wheat, 16 oz box 1 box mac and cheese 1 quart milk 1 can each -- carrots, garbanzo beans, corn Large container (qt) Cream of Mushroom soup 1 turkey breast 1 lb hamburger or package of soup bones Abbey of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek On a more happy note, the Monastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek, which is a new Benedictine foundation from the Abbey of Fontgombault in France, has been elevated to the status of Abbey. I have been visiting there since they first arrived, and they are very aware of Dorothy Day and the charism of the Catholic Worker movement and have been very hospitable to us. They are online at http://www.clearcreekmonks.org . Please pray for us as we pray for all y'all. Bob Waldrop, for the Oklahoma City Catholic Workers www.justpeace.org www.bettertimesinfo.org www.energyconservationinfo.org