Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton Resources

Pastoral Priority Letter

• We Believe! The Archdiocese of Edmonton Celebrates the Gift of Faith - 14 September 2012
• Pastoral Priorities of the Archdiocese of Edmonton - 14 September 2011
• Pastoral Priority Summary Letter
• Les priortiés pastorales de l'archdiocèse d'Edmonton - 14 septembre 2011

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 Alberta Bishop Letters

• Catholic Education Sunday: Open Wide Doors - 6 November 2011
• Dimanche de l'Éducation Catholique: Ouvres grandement les ports - 6 novembre 2011
• Catholic Education - June 2010
• Statement of the Alberta Bishops on the HPV Vaccination Program - 23 June 2008
• Messages des évêques catholiques sur le programme d'immunisation VPH - 23 juin 2008 

Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton Policies and Procedures

• The Catholic Archdiocese Policies and Procedures Manual - June 2010
• Abuse Policy - June 2010
• Volunteer Management, Appendices an Volunteer Coordinator (The link will take you to another page, from which you can select the pdf. policies)

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) Resources

• Pastoral Letter on Freedom of Conscience and Religion
• Pastoral Message in Support of the Share Lent 2012 Collection
• Pastoral Letter to Young People on Chastity
• Message to Young Catholics on Social Justice
• Pastoral Ministry to Young People with Same-Sex Attraction

Vatican Resources

• NOTES FROM CARDINAL BERGOGLIO'S PRE-CONCLAVE SPEECH,

  The Archbishop of Havana says that a speech given by Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) during the Cardinal's pre-conclave meetings was "masterful" and "clear". Cardinal Ortega said that Cardinal Bergolgio gave him the handwritten notes of the speech, and the permission to share the contents. Click HERE to read the complete document.

• Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for LENT 2013:"Believing in charity calls forth charity" “We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us” (1 Jn 4:16)                                          
• Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the 46th World Communications Day - Silence and World: Path to Evangelization
• Urbi et Orbi: Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI - Easter 2012
• Homily of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Celebration of Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord  (27th World Day of Youth)
• Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the 27th World Youth Day: "Rejoice in the Lord Always." (Phil 4:4)
• Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for Lent 2012: Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works (Heb 10:24)
• Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace: Educating Young People in Justice and Peace - 1 January 2012.
• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

General Resources

• Saint of the Day for Kids, it is a great app for kids and parents 
• New Certificate in Catholic Studies Program (C.C.S.)
• The Interchange, information on Mission Opportunities
• A New Day: The Resilience & Restructuring of Religion in Canada by Reginal Bibby.
• Read the Catechism in a Year - Flocknote.com

Development & Peace Resources

General Resources

• Development & Peace Youth Website
• Youth Blogs in English and French
• Registering a JUSTyouth group
• Organizing a THINKfast resource page
• Development and Peace Youtube page
• Developement and Peace Facebook page
• Share Lent
• Youth Delegation to the Peoples Summit, Rio de Janiero, 2012

Action Campaigns

• ALL ACTION CAMPAIGNS
• More Than Ever Campaign against CIDA funding cuts
• Harvest of Letters - write your MP about Climate Change and Hunger
• Hunger Crisis in West Africa
• Water for all
• Food Sovereignty
• Fall 2011 Campaign: Tackle Climate Change and World Hunger - Support Small-Scale Farming
• Make Poverty History - Campaigns for the G8/G20 Summits
• Horn of Africa
• Democratic Republic of the Congo - Protecting civilians from violence by armed groups
• Human Rights in Honduras
• Human Rights in Cambodia

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