Rev. Dean Brackley, SJ will speak on “The Migrants: Illegals or God’s Ambassadors?” in the Donahue Auditorium, Dolan Science Center at John Carroll University on Tuesday, January 29 at 7:30 PM. Sponsored by the Poverty and Solidarity Program and the Program in Applied Ethics at JCU. Free and open to the public. For more information about the lecture call 216-397-480.

Father Dean Brackley is a professor of theology at the Universidad Centroamericana

( University of Central America—UCA ) in El Salvador. The delegation from Resurrection Parish to El Salvador met with Fr. Brackley on their visit to the UCA last summer.

The Cleveland Ecumenical Institute for Religious Studies presents a four-week series with Rev. John R. Spencer on Archaeology and the Bible, Tuesdays, January 29 – February 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. For information and registration see the brochure in the literature racks or call Pam Kestner at 216-291-1367.

The InterReligious task force on Central America invites all adults and students to the 9th Annual Social Justice Teach-in on Saturday, February 2 from 10 AM to 5 PM at St. Martin de Porres High School, 6111 Lausche Ave., Cleveland. This event is a multi-generational day of education, skill learning, and community-building for conscientious people who want to make connections between local and global poverty and work to end oppression in Latin America. Consider joining the 250 participants, half of whom are high school and college students. Visit the IRTF website for registration and conference information at www.irtfcleveland.org, or call 216-961-0003.