Justice and Peace Committee

Justice and Peace accepts as their mission to contribute to the parish's understanding of contemporary social issues in light of the church's teaching on social responsibility, and to promote opportunities for parishioners to respond to these issues. 

The committee has three goals: to serve as avenues for education of ourselves and our parish on social, political, and moral issues; action as advocated for gospel based social policies; and the formation of a community that seeks to interpret the Word of God to have real meaning in our daily lives so that we may follow the model of Jesus Christ. 

Generally, the Justice and Peace Committee's mission calls us to a role of advocacy in both a legislative and a public awareness orientation.  To this end we have formed a sub-group called the Issues and Action Group that deals with both long-term issues and ad hoc issues. The call to advocacy leads us to address issues of justice concerning the Preferential Option for the Poor, women's issues, the environment, political prisoners around the world, and any area of injustice as they arise. The committee facilitates our on-going sister parish relationships with San Francisco de Asis in El Salvador and St. Martin's Catholic Community in Baltimore.  We have formed a sub-group to facilitate the communications with our Salvadoran sister parish. This group leads our parish in the translation of information both to and from San Francisco de Asis.  They also serve as translators during visits at mass and other events.