Attention Chicago Vincentian Family! The Archdiocese of Chicago is hosting the 30th annual Social Action Summer Institute (SASI) July 17-21, 2016 at St. Xavier University. The five-day national conference, “Who is my Neighbor? Discipleship in the Year of Mercy” focuses on racism, gun violence, and other themes from Catholic Social Teaching.
The full conference lineup and registration form are available online by clicking here.
Click the picture below for a downloadable schedule:
Registration closes July 7!
Full registration: $500 (includes tuition, lodging, most meals).
Commuter: $275 without lodging
Daily: $60/day
More about SASI: This five-day program offers first-time participants grounding in Catholic social teaching, biblical theology, and the spirituality of social justice. Returning attendees take part in an advanced program focused on particular areas of social action ministry. SASI is planned jointly with partners USCCB-Justice, Peace, and Human Development, Catholic Relief Services, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Charities USA and JustFaith Ministries. Recent topics covered at SASI have included Supporting Workers Today, Peacebuilding for the 21st Century, Economic Justice, and Racial Reconciliation, and numerous skills-building workshops.
SASI offers education, professional development and advocacy training for diocesan and parish social action ministers. Rooted in the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, SASI provides a forum for people to explore social issues in the light of scripture, Church teaching and theology. SASI will include a combination of presentations by national leaders so much a staple of every Institute, and sessions and immersion experiences connected with Chicago’s frontline efforts in racial, social, criminal and economic justice, to name but a few.
Source: Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action Directors
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