Posted by Alina
-Pope Benedict XVI
Caritas in Veritate, 2009
Be a voice in the Public Square! Come join other fellow Catholics at Lobby Night in Annapolis, to be a part of the process.
This is YOUR chance to attend the office appointment made by the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) for your district to put a face and voice to issues of grave importance to the faith. Constituents’ physical presence and support is an extremely effective method to convey our concern to our elected representatives.
The issues of concern related to the Catholic faith for this year’s session will include:
- The Death Penalty
- Gun Control (including to improve mental health services)
- Budget Reductions and the Social Safety Net
- Immigration
- Abortion Statistics
- Catholic School Funding
Check out Maryland Catholic Conference at http://mdcathcon.org for more information about Lobby Night – the Conference is the “coordinator” of this important day. Find out which District you are in, and who your State Representatives are at: http://mdelect.net and type in your street address.
When: February18, President's Day
Where: Annapolis (carpool together from St. Raphael's 1pm, returning ~8pm)
When: Plan to arrive in Annapolis by 2:30pm.
This is a very well-organized event by MCC, and much less intimidating than I expected it to be when I first went last year. There is so much support, and it is so encouraging to see the different people from other churches, and different Districts, appearing, and caring about the same issues. To just be there to physically support the cause is so valuable.
If you are interested, please contact Sandy Shamburek at 240-864-2514 for more information on being a part of this Legislative Process.
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