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Lesson 5
EPIC Action
Project: Identifying Community Needs
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Overview
Our
Catholic faith compels us to respond
to the needs of our neighbor. Yet,
as revealed in the story of the Rich
Man and Lazarus, it is sometimes
difficult for us to “see” our
neighbor in need. In Lesson 5,
participants will begin the EPIC
(Ending Poverty in Community) social
action project by seeing their
community through the lens of
Catholic Social Teaching and
identifying a need they can help to
address. Lesson 6 challenges
participants to reflect on how they
will work together to respond to the
community need they identified and
guides them in developing an action
plan to help make a difference in
breaking the cycle of poverty. |
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Part I: Opening
Prayer/Warm-up
In this warm-up, participants read Luke 16:19-31
(The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus) and
reflect on who “Lazarus” is in their own
communities.
Part II: Activity —
Identifying Community Needs
In this activity,
participants will learn about the seven themes
of Catholic Social Teaching and begin to
identify needs in their local communities.
Part III: Reflection
In this final reflection, participants will
select a community need and begin to consider
how their faith calls them to respond.
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