Welcome Pope Francis to the U.S.

Welcome Pope Francis to the U.S.
ACTIONN ~ Acting in Community Together in Organizing Northern Nevada ~ is
holding a Public Assembly on Tuesday, September 22, from 7 to 8:15 pm at Little
Flower Catholic Church, 875 East Plumb Lane, Reno, to welcome Pope Francis to the U.S.

This local multi-media presentation will feature messages from Pope Francis calling for people to act for social justice especially as it impacts economics, racial justice and immigration reform. Testimonies from local people who are experiencing the pain of economic, racial and immigration injustice will be shared.

This free event in both English and Spanish is open to people of all faiths. Pre-registration is requested to
Aria@actionn.org or 775-453-6137. Arrival of 6:30 is suggested to allow time to park, check in and find a seat as the
program will begin promptly at 7pm. Free parking will be available at Little Flower Church and School, 875 East Plumb Lane, Reno (at the corner of Kietzke Ln.)

Pope Francis has a vision of the church as an institution that acts for, and on behalf of the dispossessed, a vision that owes a lot to St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century Italian who renounced his inheritance to tend to the poor.
In his Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis offers this wisdom and call to action, “It is not the task of the Pope to offer a
detailed and complete analysis of contemporary reality, but I do exhort all the communities to an ever watchful scrutiny of the signs of the time. This is in fact a grave responsibility, since certain present realities, unless effectively dealt with, are capable of setting off processes of dehumanization which would be hard to reverse.”
Pope Francis is expected to visit New York to address the United Nations, Washington D.C to meet with President
Obama and Congress and Philadelphia to address the World Congress of Families the following week.

ACTIONN is composed of 42 faith communities representing over 35,000 families in Northern Nevada and is working
on creating social justice in Nevada through the engagement of everyday people in creating solutions to their pain.

For more information, the public is invited to visit: www.actionn.org or to follow ACTIONN on Facebook.