NATIONAL BLACK CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE FOR LIFE
WITNESSING THE GOSPEL OF LOVE AND THE GOSPEL OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY
c/o St. Clare Friary
440 West 36th Street New York, N.Y. 10018-6326
Voice: 212.868.1847
email: tnbcalife@aol.com

 News Release        June 18, 2015      News Release


 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 

 

Solid Ground Franciscan Ministry

National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life

St. Clare Friary   440 West 36th Street

New York City, New York 10018

Rev. Fr. James E. Goode, OFM

June 18, 2015

News Release

 

A National Call for Prayer and Immediate Action as we Mourn

The Tragic Shooting of Nine Victims in Charleston, South Carolina

 

Solid Ground Franciscan Ministry and the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting and deaths of nine victims at the historic
Emanuel American Methodist Episcopal Church in the City of Charleston, South Carolina this past Wednesday night (6-17-15). 
Our humble prayers and expression of care and compassion are with the victims,
their families and the Charleston, South Carolina community.

Sisters and Brothers: we must pray for the end of all acts of violence. As we have boldly proclaimed in our 18th Annual “June is Abortion and All Acts of Violence Awareness Month” www.blackcatholicsforlife.org, acts of violence are not options but goodness and mercy are. We must stand united in addressing the loss of life due to gun violence and other weapons of destruction and death in our communities.

As we gather across this nation in prayer for the nine victims and their families
lost in Charleston, South Carolina this past Wednesday June 17, 2015, let us in a spirit of solidarity make a commitment to nonviolence. 
May we go forth to end all acts violence with the words of St. Francis of Assisi
in our hearts and on lips:
“Lord make us instruments of your peace”.

“Jesus the Giver of Life, Make us a People for Life”

 



National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life
www.blackcatholicsforlife.org

 

June is Abortion and All Acts of Violence Awareness Month 2015

(click here for Prayer and Announcement)
 

The National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life was inaugurated in the fall of 1997, with the
National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus and the Franciscan Solid Ground Ministry as sponsors
and with the support of the late
John Cardinal O'Connor, then Archbishop of New York and the
Archdiocesan Office of Black Ministry - Brother Tyrone A. Davis, CFC, Executive Director. 
Since then, NBCAL Affiliates have been established throughout the United States.

 

 

NBCAL Board of Consultants

 

Most Rev. J. Terry Steib, S.V.D., DD Episcopal Advisor,
 Rev. Fr. James E. Goode, OFM, Ph.D President - NBCAL,
Dr. Beverly A. Carroll (Former, USCB:SAAC, NBCAL Senior Advisor),
 Rev. Monsignor Mauricio West, V.G. (NBCCC), Very Rev. Glenn D. Parker, CSsR (NBCCC),
Ms. Donna Toliver Grimes, (USCCB-SCDC)A.D. AAA, Sr. M. Callista Robinson, OSF, Pres.NBSC,
Fr. Kenneth Taylor, Pres.NBCCC, Deacon Arthur L. Miller, Pres. NABCA (Ex-officio),
Deacon Joseph Connor,  Pres.(NAAACD),  Rev. Fr. Fred J. Briers. CR (NBCCC),
 Ms. Therese Wilson Favors, (NABCA), Supreme Knight Fredron DeKarlos Blackmon (KPC),
Supreme Lady Vertella A. Kenion (KPCLA),
Partnership: 


 
National Black Catholic Congress
Valerie E. Washington, Exec. Director
www.nbccongress.org

Xavier University,

            Institute for Black Catholic Studies
      Rev. Maurice J. Nutt, CSsR, D.Min 

      Director