Schedule of Activities

Saturday February 23, 2002

• 9:00 - 9:10 A.M.: Gathering

• 9:10 - 9:30 A.M.: Opening Prayer (Morning Prayer from the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker)

• 9:30 - 9:40 A.M.: Introduction and Explanation of Day's Activities

• 9:40 - 11:00 A.M.: First Panel - Where Have We Come From? Participants:

• Msgr. George Higgins

• Fr. Pat Sullivan, C.S.C.

• Fr. Ed Boyle, S.J.

• Fr. Les Schmidt

• Mr. John Cort

• 11:00 - 11:20 A.M.: Break

• 11:30 - 1:00 P.M.: Lunch & Second Panel - Working In Cooperation: Groups Interested in Our Efforts - Participants:

• Ms. Kristi Sanford (Organizing Director - National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice)

• Esther Lopez (Assistant Director Community Action, Field Mobilization Department - AFL-CIO)

• Mr. Joe Holland (Pax Romano)

• Mr. Tom Schellabarger (Department of Social Development and World Peace - USCCB)

• 1:00 - 2:30 P.M. - Third Panel Discussion: The Catholic Church as Employer

• Sr. Barbara Pfarr (National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice)

• Sr. Mary Priniski (NICWJ - Catholic Hospitals Initiative)

• Mrs. Rita Schwartz(National Association of Catholic School Teachers)

• Deacon Mike Lewis (Journeyman Steamfitter & Pastoral Associate at St. Patrick Church, Kansas City, Mo.)

• 2:00 - 2:40 P.M. - Open Discussion: Sharing of Local Initiatives and Efforts

• Local Catholic & Ecumenical Interfaith Committees

• Labor-In-the-Pulpits

• Etc.

• 2:40 - 3:00 P.M.: Break

• 3:00 - 4:00 P.M.: Preparation of the Catholic-Labor Network Final Statement: The participants will develop important points and issues for a final statement. They will then select a committee of their peers to draw up the Final Statement.

• 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.: Discussion of the Future of the Catholic-Labor Network

• 5:00 - 5:30 P.M.: Summation of the Day & Closing Prayer

Sunday February 24, 2002

Catholic-Labor Network Luncheon: 12:00 noon - 1:30 P.M.: Join with Catholic-Labor Network to reflect on the spiritual, theological, and practical aspects of the Catholic labor tradition. Meet with folks from the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice to discuss our ecumenical efforts for low-wage workers. (Taken from the Social Ministry Gathering registration packet) The cost of the lunch is $10.00. The C-L Network Gathering registration will includes this fee.