Although it’s referred to as the “Farm Bill,” the resulting Agriculture Improvement Act broadly addresses
Set to expire in September, the current Agriculture Improve Act (2018 farm bill; P.L. 115-334, H.Rept. 115-1072) directs the priorities of how federal dollars are spent, which is estimated at $709 billion over 5 years (FY2024-FY2028).
Act now, resident and student parishioners! Join us in the Bread for the World letter-writing campaign after the weekend Mass on April 15-16. Power comes in numbers. More than 60 Indiana churches are participating, including the Diocese of Lafayette's Office of Family Life (Hispanic Ministry). All letters from St. Tom's will be hand-delivered as a collective voice to our legislative leaders.
Volunteers are needed to prepare packets on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 11 and 12, and at the letter-writing event after Mass. If you can help, please click this button to
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Strengthen nutrition security in the United States by increasing access to healthy food.
Every human being, created in the image of God, has inherent dignity and should have access to sufficient nutritious food.
Address the threat to food security posed by the climate crisis.
If you are unable to attend the letter-writing event after weekend Mass on April 15-16 or would like some extra time to craft your response, below are the letter templates (in MS Word and PDF with instructions on page 2) that will be distributed. We encourage you to personalize your message for maximum impact and get them to St. Tom's by Friday, April 21, so they will be hand-delivered to the legislators at their Indiana offices. Below are links to the template letters for our region's legislators who will be voting on the 2023 Farm Bill: