Fwd: Invitation to join the Living Communion initiative - interest free lending, etc.

[Catholic Worker]

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From: Weil House <simonew...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Subject: Invitation to join the Living Communion initiative - interest free lending, etc.
To: <kennedy...@gmail.com>, Catholic Worker <catholicw...@gmail.com>

Hi fellow Workers, 

A few years ago we (at Simone Weil CW) began organizing an initiative with Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, where folks from a participating parish or community can make zero interest loans, evaluating/approving and guaranteeing from within the community. We call this the Living Communion initiative, and we talk about the lending under the auspices of redeeming and preventing precarious debt, and we teach a class called Liturgy and Communion Economy to vivify the relevant context from Scripture, liturgy, etc.

So, we have a couple information sessions coming up on 3/26 & 3/30 for people and especially parish communities that are at least interested. When we first reached out to parishes about this, pastors (understandably) wanted proof that it works, so we've been piloting this model within the Simone Weil House extended community for the past 3+ years. It works! 

We are doing the class in April, for the Easter season, and after that we hope to work with a small cohort of parishes/communities who want to join the initiative. We currently have one parish trained and another in the process.

We hope you can join and let folks in your associated church communities know about it. Invite your pastor and parish council!

An easy-to-share flyer with RSVP links here, with much more info on the website.

Peace

Emma, Bert and the Simone Weil CW community