Our Mission is to promote the integration of Catholic Social Teaching into the everyday lives, decisions and actions of our parishioners. To further lift up the dignity of the human person and our communal faith through acts of both charity and justice that mirror the gospel values of Jesus Christ.
We achieve our mission by:
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anchoring social ministry in prayer and worship,
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sharing the message through parishioner formation
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serving the least of these with outreach and charity
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advocating for justice through legislative action
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creating community through organizing for justice
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building solidarity beyond our parish borders
The Challenge
The call to overcome poverty and to uphold human dignity is not new. It is as old as the prophets and as current as today’s headlines. Today this challenge is especially compelling because we have the capacity to make a difference and because the impact of rapid globalization makes it more urgent. Building on past progress and new opportunities, we can make this a time for hope. Hope offers the promise that with God’s help, shared sacrifice, wise investment and renewed commitment, we can actually reduce substantially the levels of poverty, hunger and human deprivation in our own land and around the world.
The First Letter of John calls us to the task: “If anyone is well-off in worldly possessions and sees his brother in need but closes his heart to him, how can the love of God be remaining in him? Children, our love must be not just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine.”
