THE rubber will soon hit the road for a Queensland Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC) bumper-sticker campaign to foster reverence for the holy name of Jesus.
The Holy Name Campaign, to be launched in parishes throughout Queensland next Sunday, will start with notices in parish newsletters, posters on church noticeboards and the provision of car bumper stickers.
KSC state chairman Jim Gleisner said all Catholics should take a stand against the improper use of the Lord’s name.
“The knights are motivated to this action by the casual way the name of Jesus is misused by the media and in our society in general,” Mr Gleisner said.
“This misuse has become so prevalent that many do not even seem to notice it anymore.”
Campaign director Leo Evans said it was planned to take the campaign into schools and the wider community in 2009.
“I would request all Catholics to join the campaign by taking a stand against the misuse of the Lord’s name and to remind transgressors of the impact of their actions,” he said.
The Knights of the Southern Cross which has 32 branches and 270 members throughout Queensland was founded in this state in 1921.
The past 20 years have seen a change in the work of the KSC as branches responded to the increasing demand by charities for support and the need to respond to increasing attacks on the Christian way of life in Australia.
For more details phone the Knights of the Southern Cross on (07) 3357 5544 or the campaign director Leo Evans on (07) 3350 2465.
