We are One Family Under God: National Migration Week 2015 - January 4 to 10

United States Catholic National Migration Week 2015 will take place January 4–10 under the theme; “We are One Family Under God.” 
The theme brings to mind the importance of family in our daily lives. 

This reminder is particularly important when dealing with the migration phenomenon, as family members are too often separated from one another.

National Migration Week provides an opportunity to raise awareness in our Oblate communities, missions, institutions and parishes about the hardships faced by migrants, including children, refugees and victims of human trafficking.

“Migrants –including children, immigrants, refugees, and victims of human trafficking– are our spiritual brothers and sisters,” said Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration. “They often find themselves isolated, alone and separated from family, their ability to live out their lives in fullness severely restricted. Often family members are separated from one another because of deportation, detention, or related immigration laws that inhibit family reunification.

Resources for National Migration Week 2015http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-and-refugee-services/national-migration-week/index.cfm