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Sister Teresa Jaramillo, who has been in mission in Tijuana, Mexico, for over 10 years, was recently featured in an article in the Southern Cross, San Diego's Catholic newspaper. The article praised Sister Teresa's creative efforts with the women of Barrio Fausto Gonzalez, which is located on a municipal garbage dump. She has helped to establish and maintain a Women's Cooperative that includes a nursery school, beauty shop, bakery, and kitchen. Women who recycled garbage in order to survive are now able to earn a living in other life-giving ways. They also make nutritious meals for the area's very poor people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Antipolo City, Philippines, our Sisters helped to initiate a ministry with older persons at their parish, Immaculate Conception Church. "It is now 9 months, and an average of 20-25 persons come regularly," says Sister Eufrecina Briones. The parish-based group meets monthly, with a focus on Psycho-Spiritual Growth in Aging, and has chosen the name, "Emmanuel Community." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 of our Sisters recently attended the 4th Annual Philadelphia Earth Charter Summit at the National Constitution Center. They heard a variety of presentations on implementing the Earth Charter, which has been described as, "A declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century." Our Sisters also were on a live video web cast with participants in Tampa, Florida, and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For more information, please visit www.earthcharter.org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The November-December issue of NETWORK Connection, "Birthing Justice," is now available online. NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, educates, lobbies, and organizes to influence the formation of federal legislation in the U.S. to promote economic and social justice.
December 15,
2004
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