Catholic Advocacy Day A Success

More than 100 Catholics from throughout the state traveled to the State Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday for Catholic Advocacy Day.

All of the parishioners met for a morning opening prayer service led by Bishop Gerald Barnes, San Bernardino, and a legislative update from the California Catholic Conference staff. After lunch, participants met with lawmakers and their staff at the Capitol to champion the Catholic voice, discussing issues such as life, families, and education.  

“The bills as a Catholic are really close to my heart because they provide protections for all different members of our community,” said Alicia from the Diocese of Orange. “Our community is super diverse so it’s important for me to be able to represent their voice and my voice.”

Click here to view a video from the event.

A huge thanks to those who participated, and a friendly reminder to submit your reports so we can accurately process the event.  Use this link.

Bills are moving around the Capitol at full throttle right now with upcoming legislative deadlines looming. This, coupled with fiscal bills awaiting action by the Appropriation Committees, means that you can expect to see a lot of Action Alerts once the logjam breaks in Appropriations. When those come your way, please take just a moment to send a note to your legislators and join in the work being done on behalf of the Church. It really does make an impact.

In the meantime, visit our Take Action page for current alerts.

 

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