The Diocesan African American Affairs Ministry and Catholic Charities are working together to offer Lunch & Learn workshops on Friday, May 19, in Charlotte and Winston-Salem to assist those involved in Church ministries to “Build Intercultural Competence.”
The Charlotte workshop will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 1123 S. Church S., and the Winston-Salem workshop will be held 2-4 p.m. at Catholic Charities’ new location at 1612 East 14th St., N.E.
Donna Toliver Grimes, assistant director for African American Affairs for the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, will present both workshops.
This workshop, using content developed by the USCCB, is designed to help those involved in Church ministry to raise their awareness in the area of intercultural competency through guidelines recommended by the bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church. This workshop is for people of every cultural, ethnic or racial group in the Church.
Anyone working in Church ministry is welcome, but space is limited to 75 people at each location, so pre-registration is required by Monday, May 15. Email Rosheene Adams, director of the diocesan African American Affairs Ministry, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with the event you want to attend, your contact information, diocesan/parish affiliation, and any food restrictions you have. Lunch will be provided.
— Joseph Purello
Ralph McCloud, director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, will speak about “The Intersection of Poverty, Race, and Wealth in America” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at St. Eugene Church, located at 72 Culvern St. in Asheville.
This is a bilingual event, offered in English and Spanish. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Joseph Purello, director of Catholic Charities’ Social Concerns and Advocacy office, will join McCloud for a related talk two days later at St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte. They will speak on “The Intersection of Poverty, Race, and Wealth, and Health Outcomes in America – A Review of Current Data and Research” from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at St. Gabriel Church, located at 3016 Providence Road in Charlotte.
RSVP to these events, which are sponsored by Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte and the diocesan African American Affairs Ministry, by Monday, May 15. Go to www.ccdoc.org/education for details.