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Welcome to the Racial Equality and Justice Ministry!
Our group seeks to respond as a faith community to racial injustice in our American culture. Both resident and student parishioners have asked “What can I do?” or “How can I help?” This group is exploring ways to help through the use of self-awareness and educational resources, discussion, and action. We hope that you might find personal value with involvement and that our collective efforts offer healing and change for those experiencing racial injustice in their lives.
This St. Tom’s ministry is being led by parishioners Zelda Flye & Lou Kendall.To get involved in and/or to receive notifications about St. Tom’s Racial Equality & Justice ministry, join our Flocknote (email), group
Video Content:
- “Understanding Racial Inequality in America" was presented by former St. Tom’s parishioner Marc Scarcelli, associate professor of political science at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, at St. Tom’s Racial Equality & Justice group meeting on December 15, 2020. His presentation provides a high-level recount of the events in United States history that have led to racial inequality and injustice in our country.
- "MLK Day Prayer Service, January 15, 2024:" S. Tom's Justice with Peace Team, in collaboration with the Racial Equality and Justice Group, hosted a prayer service on Monday, Jan. 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the Church to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us as we reflect in word and song on the legacy of Dr. King and reaffirm our commitment to " ... free all people from the bondage of separation and injustice ...."* *Citation of the posthumous award: Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., July 4, 1977.
- "5:30 p.m. Gospel Mass, November 4, 2023:" Recording of the Gospel Mass held on November 4, 2023, at St. Tom's featuring guest priests and choirs from the historically African American St. Rita and Holy Angels Catholic Churches in Indianapolis combined with our own St. Tom's choir.
- "The Lynching of Emmett Till and Its Impact by Pat Kuhnle, November 14, 2023:" St. Tom's own Pat Kuhnle shared the results of his research and visits to Mississippi on Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago who was brutally murdered in 1955 while visiting family in Mississippi. The story continues to unfold through 2023.
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1. Understanding Racial inequality in the United States
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2. MLK Day Prayer Service
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3. Gospel Mass
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Emmett Till
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Racial Equality & Justice Flocknotes
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2 weeks agoGreetings, everyone! I hope everyone can forgive this late notice and decision about our meeting in March. As you know, we had agreed to meet on March 4 to continue our strategic planning process...
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4 weeks agoGreetings, everyone! The purpose of this Flocknote is to ask for your preference for a new meeting day for our group. At our last meeting we discussed the need to change our meeting day from the...
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a month agoGreetings, everyone! This message is to inform you about an upcoming community event. I just received this information yesterday evening. The Diversity Roundtable Summit is scheduled for Thursday,
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Prayer
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God of Heaven and Earth,
you created the one human family
and endowed each person with great dignity.
Aid us, we pray, in overcoming the sin of racism.
Grant us, your grace, in eliminating this blight
from our hearts, our communities,
our social and civil institutions.
Fill our hearts with love for you and our neighbor
so that we may work with you
in healing our land from racial injustice.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Prayer from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
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