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Parish Social Ministry: Introduction

Supports those individuals and groups involved in social ministry by helping them to work together in the following areas: Direct Social Service, Advocacy, Justice & Peace/Global Solidarity, Community Organizing/Community Empowerment, and Catholic Social Teaching Education/Formation.

Requirements: A commitment to the full scope of the Social Justice teachings of the Church; familiarity with the Bishops' document, "Communities of Salt and Light" and participate in the effort to support the implementation of the document within the parish; participate in prayerful reflection on the document with a member of the Parish Social Ministry Committee; a conversation with Fr. Joe for mutual discernment of a calling to be a member of the Parish Social Ministry Committee; be appointed to the committee by Fr. Joe.

Time Committment: Meet twice a month (1st and 3rd Tues.,7-9 pm).

To contact this Leadership Ministry, use the One-Click Contact form below. Select "Parish Social Ministry" in the Category box.

Submitted by Anne on Mon, 01/29/2007 - 9:18pm.

Successful Accountability Session

The Community Building and Empowerment team along with the Parish Social Ministries Committee would like to say thank you to all you who attended last Sunday's Accountability Session. We felt so proud to be a part of St. Ignatius and see how many of you participated in the rousing session. Over 800 people were in attendance to hold our elected officals accountable to the issues that forth from all of our house meetings that were held in our parish and other parish's in the Austin area. We now have a place at the table to voice our concerns with City government. May we all never lose track of our focus on helping our brothers and sisters, and humbly turn ourselves and our work over to our Creator. May God bless us all and may justice roll down like water.

Submitted by areyes on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 8:53am.

Communities of Salt and Light

Reflections on the Social Mission of the Parish
U.S. Bishops, 1993

I. Introduction

The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are where the gospel is proclaimed and celebrated, where believers are formed and sent to renew the earth. Parishes are the home of the Christian community; they are the heart of our Church. Parishes are the place where God's people meet Jesus in word and sacrament and come in touch with the source of the Church's life.  Read More »

Submitted by Anne on Mon, 11/27/2006 - 3:58pm.

Parish Social Ministry

Mission Statement

Being a follower of Jesus requires commitment to both charity and justice, as defined by the Church's Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teachings, to meet the immediate needs of all who are poor and marginalized, and address the conditions that cause injustices by working for the transformation of society into the kingdom of God - a kingdom of justice and compassion.  Read More »

Submitted by Anne on Mon, 11/27/2006 - 3:27pm.

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