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Justice and Peace Committee
Justice and Peace Committee - accepts as its 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: 1) to serve as avenues for education of
ourselves
and our parish on social, political, and moral issues; 2) action as
advocated for gospel based social policies; and 3) 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 it to a role
of advocacy
in both a legislative and a public awareness orientation. To this end a
sub-group has been formed, called the Issues and Action Group, that deals with
both longterm issues and ad hoc issues. The call to advocacy leads to addressing
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 it
arises.
The committee facilitates the on-going sister parish relationships with
San Francisco
de Asis in El Salvador and St. Martin's Catholic Community in Baltimore.
A sub-group has been formed to facilitate the communications with St.
Andrew’s Salvadoran sister parish. This group leads the 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.
The Justice & Peace Committee meets on the third Friday of the
month, with the
exception of the months of July and December. All parishioners, sixteen
years and older are welcome. We accept and honor members who can meet on a regular basis as well as those who can offer to assist our committee on a more
limited basis.
No special talents or skills are required to participate,
however, the translation committee is always eager to welcome those who offer their skills as
Spanish translators and interpreters.
To volunteer or for more
information,
please contact Jeanne Sequeria at JeanneHarnett@mris.com
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Each of the following groups has a
distinct mission to carry out Catholic social teaching
to promote the life and
dignity of the human person:
Respect
Life Contact: Maureen
Stansell 410-757-4132
My
Sister’s Place Contact: Maureen Bennett 410-349-1123
My
Brother’s Pantry Contact: Tim and Linda Rzepkowski 410-349-8859
Chores
and More Contact: Jim Fons 410-757-6983
Habitat
for Humanity Contact: Bill Shea 410-757-9486
Health
Ministry Contact: Laura Carter 410-349-4962
Justice
and Peace Contact: Helen Maher 410-571-8419
St.
Vincent de Paul Contact: Corinne Eby 410-757-0642
Light
House Shelter Contact: Pat Ruck 410-974-1115
Severna
Park Assistance Contact:
410-647-0889
Network (SPAN)
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