Diocese of San Jose Social Ministry October Events

What: Sister Simone in San Jose
When: Wednesday, October 12 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Where: Our Lady of Refuge, 2165 Lucretia Avenue, San Jose, CA
 
Sister Simone is coming to San Jose, and you are invited! She will be holding an Election Workshop sponsored by Working Partnerships USA, PACT, Women Religious of the South Bay and San Francisco Area, and the San Jose Diocesan Social Justice Project. Join her in a roundtable discussion to talk about what we can all do to mend the gaps and address affordable housing and opportunity to work in the San Jose community. 
 
RSVP for this event at  [email protected]. All are welcome to this free event. We hope to see you there!

What: Death Penalty Meeting
When: October 13, 6pm - 7pm
Where: Diocese of San Jose Chancery
We will have training for those who can work on a parish-focused effort to abolish the death penalty. 
We are working with the CCC and many other local and regional groups to end the death penalty and we need all the help we can get.

ROMERO & GRANDE: HUMAN FRAGILITY IN THE JOURNEY TO MARTYRDOM 
Presented by Dr. Ana María Pineda, RSM, Associate Professor Santa Clara University 
When: Thursday, October 27, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Santa Teresa Catholic Church, Avila Hall, 794 Calero Avenue, San Jose, CA  95123
  
Dr. Ana María Pineda will provide an engaging presentation that will invite us into the lives of two friends, allowing us to recognize their human and spiritual struggles.  Dr. Pineda's book is available at lectiopublishing.com and Amazon.com. On May 23, 2015, Pope Francis beatified Salvadoran martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero who was murdered while presiding at Mass in 1980. Three years before his murder, Rutilio Grande, Jesuit priest and friend of the Archbishop, had been murdered for the same offense--speaking up for the poor and vulnerable. Until this book, the stories about these men have grown elusive and vague. Now, Salvadoran native Ana Maria Pineda once again catapults these martyrs into our collective consciences through a story that is both significantly personal and painstakingly researched during multiple trips to her homeland where she discovered surprising facts very "close to home."
 
To register for event go to: http://santateresachurch.com/romero-grande-human-fragility-in-the-journey-to-martyrdom/