The Diocese of Cleveland through its Catholic Commission of Lake & Geauga counties will hold a "Pilgrimage for Immigration Reform" at Saint Mary Parish, Painesville on Thursday, September 5 beginning at 5 p.m.
Hundreds of parishioners from across the Cleveland diocese will gather at Saint Mary Parish, 242 N. State Street in Painesville, Ohio for the "Pilgrimage for Immigration Reform."
Participants will meet at Saint Mary Parish for an opening prayer and then process through town. The route will be approximately 2.5 miles with stops for reflection marking each of the five principles that the U.S. Catholic Bishops would like included in immigration reform. There will be a witness and prayer at each stop before the procession returns to Saint Mary?s for a concluding prayer service.
About the U.S. Catholic Bishops? Position on Immigration Reform
The bishops offer a comprehensive set of recommendations for changing U.S. laws and policies to reflect the principles contained in Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching and to bring about a more humane and just immigration system in the United States. The bishops? call for reforms includes the following elements:
- Provide a path to citizenship for undocumented persons in the country;
- Preserve family unity as a corner-stone of our national immigration system;
- Provide legal paths for low-skilled immigrant workers to come and work in the United States;
- Restore due process protections to our immigration enforcement policies;
- Address the root causes of migration, such as persecution and economic disparity.
To learn more, visit the web site: www.justiceforimmigrants.org
About the Catholic Commission
The Catholic Commission of Lake & Geauga counties seek to shape a more caring society and a more peaceful world through justice education, advocacy, community development and organizing. Our work is based on the call of the Gospel to work for the respect and dignity of all human life, the elimination of poverty, to speak out against injustice, and to promote the common good.
To learn more, visit the web site: www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/dsao
For more information about this event, please contact Kelly Ann Davis, Director, Catholic Commission of Lake & Geauga, 28700 Euclid Ave. Wickliffe, OH 44092. Office: (440) 943-7612 Fax: (440) 943-7577 kdavis@clevelandcatholiccharities.org