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Ketteler Award Presentation

ssmith, Neighbor

Join
the Sisters of Divine Providence as they present the 2013 Ketteler Award for Social Justice to Gregory J. Boyle, SJ, founder
and executive director of Homeboy Industries of Los Angeles, Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 7 p.m. at
Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Boulevard, North Hills. Dessert
reception and book signing follow presentation. RSVP required to ketteleraward@cdpsisters.org or
by phone at 412.635.5437. A free will offering will be accepted to benefit
Homeboy Industries, which serves high-risk, formerly gang-involved men and
women with a continuum of free services and programs including teaching and
mentoring, legal counseling, mental health services, job training, placement
and referrals, and removal of gang-related tattoos. To learn more about Fr.
Greg, visit www.homeboyindustries.org or
read his New York Times bestselling book: Tattoos
on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.

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