Social Justice & Peace  

Meetings are scheduled as needed. For more information, please contact Pauline Michaud at 883-0156 or Kathy Sparda at 883-1742.

MISSION STATEMENT:

To infuse the spirit of Christ into the laws, attitudes and morals of the community. Parishioners, through personal dedication to the community of mankind, should strive to alleviate human suffering and, even more important, to eliminate the causes of social problems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Education About Justice – To educate the parish in the teachings of the Church on social justice and in the ways that working for social justice are an essential part of being a Christian.

Education About Particular Issues – To educate the people about particular problems of social justice and peace in their parish and about other social issues of wider concern.

Outreach – To investigate and coordinate the parish response to problems of social justice on the local, national, and global levels, especially to the needs of the poor, the sick, the oppressed and the imprisoned.

Ministries - includes Clean Clothes Campaign, Mission Basket, Project Grace, St. Vincent DePaul Society Soup Kitchen, Wayside Soup Kitchen, Women Affirming Life, Alzheimers Association October Walk, and Habitat for Humanity Walk.

Clean Clothes Campaign - promotes awareness of work conditions in sweatshops around the world. 

Project G.R.A.C.E. - seeks to improve the lives of its neighbors by identifying both those in need and those willing to share their gifts, and coordinating the interchange in a compassionate and confidential manner. 

Women Affirming Life - takes a leadership role to build a culture which welcomes, respects and nurtures all human life.