SJCCC May Council Meeting on 5/15/2008 (Help Victims in China Earthquake)/James Hua

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The May Council Meeting is scheduled on 5/15 (Thursday).  The time is still 7:00 PM and place is Room #5.

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NOTE: I don't want to bother everyone with another email so let me communicate to you here - As a Catholic, how can we help the tens of thousands China Earthquake victims?  I add to Agenda 8 below.  Please chip in your thoughts.

Agenda:
    1. Election 2008 Committee report
    2. Faith Formation Team report
    3. Web 2.0 update
    4. Summer Festival - St. Clare's School Fund Raising
    5. Welcome party for Fr. Olivera / Farewell party for Fr. Koo
    6. HolyCity Monthly Magazine - Advertisement issue
    7. Finance and monthly income/expense report
    8. China Earthquake - how can we help the victims?
    9. Office report

Thanks!

James
PS: China Earthquake Latest News:

四川 估十萬死             http://news.sina.com 2008年05月13日 19:30 聯合新聞網

　　四川大地震傷亡慘重，大陸八個省市受災。其中四川災情最慘重，死亡人數逾一萬兩千人，近兩萬人埋在瓦礫堆下等待救援，震央汶川地區約七萬人生死不明。

　　四川省副省長李成雲昨天在記者會上說，到昨天下午四時的不完全統計，四川遇難人數逾一萬兩千人，受傷人數兩萬六千兩百零六人，另活埋九千四百零四人，倒塌和損壞房屋三百四十六萬間。

汶川七萬人失聯

　　雖然四川官方公布活埋九千多人，不過，昨晚綿陽傳出有一萬八千人被活埋，且震央的汶川縣原先就有約七萬民眾失去消息，估計這次強震死亡人數恐逼近十萬。

　　四川十多個州市都傳出災情，其中四個地區最嚴重：阿壩州的汶川縣，都江堰市，綿陽市的北川縣，德陽市的綿竹、什邡。昨天傳出最新災情，汶川縣鄰近城市彭州市，有十萬民眾被堵在山中，救災人員和物資無法運入。