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Common Security Clubs

Common Security Clubs. Br. Steve Herro Chair, Peace and Justice Committee St. Norbert Abbey February 2011. Do you know people affected by the recession?. Who are they? How are they affected? What emotional, relational, and or spiritual resources are being used by them?

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Common Security Clubs

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  1. Common Security Clubs Br. Steve Herro Chair, Peace and Justice Committee St. Norbert Abbey February 2011

  2. Do you know people affected by the recession? • Who are they? • How are they affected? • What emotional, relational, and or spiritual resources are being used by them? • How is your church responding?

  3. Definition of Common Security Club A place to come together to increase our personal security in a rapidly changing world by: • Courageously facing our economic and ecological challenges, learning together about root causes. • Building relationships that strengthen our security and undertaking concrete steps for mutual aid and shared action. • Rediscovering the abundance of what we have and recognizing the possibility of a better future. • Seeing ourselves as part of a larger effort to create a fair and healthy economy that works for everyone. In the process, a common security club allows neighbors to get to know one another, find inspiration, have fun, and strengthen community.

  4. Why do Common Security Clubs make sense in the parish context? • “The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are where the gospel is proclaimed and celebrated, where believers are formed and sent to renew the earth. Parishes are the home of the Christian community; they are the heart of our Church….” United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Communities of Salt and Light

  5. Why do Common Security Clubs make sense in the parish context? “…Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, and stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me….” Mt 24:34-36

  6. Why do Common Security Clubs make sense in the parish context? “God made us social creatures. We grow and thrive by being in relationships and by being in families and in communities of faith and service. None of us can live for very long all on our own. We crave the loving support, and challenge, of being with and for others. Each of us has something to give and each of us has some need to receive. We are all at our best when we are partof a healthy flow of giving and receiving in respectful relationships…” Christ Our Hope, Cardinal Adam Maida

  7. Four components of a club • Theological reflection • Learning together • Mutual aid • Social action

  8. Thelogical reflection • Invite God into the process by admitting your woundedness • Finding God in challenges and successes in life journey • Story of Jonah • Christ in the Garden

  9. Learning together Through popular education tools, videos and shared readings, participants increase their understanding of the larger economic forces on our lives. Why is the economy in distress? How did these changes happen? How does this connect to the global economy? What are the ecological factors contributing to the changes? What is our vision for a healthy sustainable economy? How can I reduce my economic vulnerability? How can I get out of debt?

  10. Mutual aid Through stories, examples, web‐based resources, a workbook and mutual support, participants reflect on what makes them secure. How can I help myself and my neighbor facing foreclosure, unemployment, or economic insecurity? What can we do together to increase our economic security at the local level?

  11. Social action Many of our challenges won’t be solved through personal or local mutual aid efforts. They require us to work together to press for larger state, national and even global changes. What state and federal policies will increase our personal security? Can ordinary citizens around the world influence the reshaping of the global economy over the next few years? What program will truly address the economic and ecological realities of our time?

  12. Resources for further action • Meet with parish staff to determine parish need and staff support for common security clubs • Common Security Club Facilitator’s Guide—request by emailing info@commonsecurityclub.org • Visit commonsecurityclub.org for additional resources

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