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 Peace and Justice Ministry
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Latest Quarterly Peace
& Justice Newsletter.pdf (2356KB)
Contents
Introduction / Overview
Blest are they who show mercy; mercy shall be theirs. Blest too the peacemakers; they
shall be called sons of God. You are the light of the world. In the, same way, your
light must shine before men so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise
to your heavenly Father.
Come join us in our ministry. Be the "light" so others will praise God for the good
works you do. We pray, discuss, and work together for peace, justice, and support of
the poor, sick, and the jailed. We meet the 3rd Monday @ 7:00 P.M. each month. Any
help is appreciated on our projects.
Mission Statement
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we must uphold the dignity of people
everywhere, especially those who are poor and oppressed. As his disciples, we will
listen to the Spirit who calls us to share our gifts in genuine outreach and service.
This includes the constant pursuit of justice and peace on the local, national, and
global levels.
We will integrate into action the gospel of Jesus and the social teachings of the
Church. We will carry out the activities of this ministry through the work of
sub-committees developed to address specific needs of our parish, city, state, nation,
and our world.
The mission of the Peace and Justice Ministry includes the following:
- To collaborate with the Pastoral Team, Parish Council, and other appropriate parish
committees in carrying out the mission of the Peace and Justice Ministry.
- To invite all parish members to live out the gospel message of Jesus with emphasis
on peace, justice, reconciliation, and love.
- To educate all parish members on the gospel message, our Catholic social teachings,
and current social justice issues.
- To address the needs of the homeless, hungry, naked, and the imprisoned through
numerous parish outreach and service programs.
- To actively support local, national, and international organizations and programs
whose ministries are directed to the human concerns of all people.
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Meeting Minutes
St. Joseph Church
Peace and Justice Ministry
Meeting Minutes – August 18,, 2008
School Supply Collection: We are receiving
school supplies every Sunday. August 24 will be the last Sunday. Barb and
Delores have been taking the supplies for Catholic Harvest Food Pantry, and
Homeless School Children Initiative. They will be sure that the rest of the
donated supplies are picked up or taken to the other agencies in time for
school.
Catholic Harvest Food Pantry: Jo and Leroy Hanson report that the
shelves are a little bare, because it is the end of the fiscal year at the
food bank. They are expecting six skids of food for the third Wednesday of
the month. They ask for some help to put away the two trucks of supplies.
They also reported a record number of people coming in for food. The number
of families has increased by 50+ families a month. This is an indication of
how even the working poor are being affected by the rise in gas and food
prices. There are currently 200+ volunteers at the pantry, so things move
along pretty fast when the clients come in for the food.
Advent Giving Tree: We will put up the giving tree on Sat. Nov. 29th.
June O’Donnoghue has retired as chair of this project, but will let us use
her tree, and will give us any leftover supplies such as tags, bags, etc. We
again expect to get a large amount of gifts for the various charities and
organizations. We will consider adding Bell Shelter to our list of
recipients.
Tree for Joan and Ryan Sattler: Richard composed a beautiful letter
to Joan and Ryan announcing the planting of a red oak tree in their honor
for all the work done by them in the Peace & Justice Ministry. Along
with the letter, we sent along a photo of Barb and Dolores standing by the
tree. The tree is located on the left side of the front of the church. The
Sattler’s names will be placed on a plaque signifying the donation of the
tree in their honor.
CROP WALK: Will be held on Sunday, Oct. 12th beginning at
the York Revolutions Baseball Stadium. Registrations at 1 p.m., walk begins
at 1:30. A 10K walk will be held on the rail trail down to Regent’s Glen
and back, or a shorter walk for those not able to go that distance, around
the inside of the stadium. Carolyn will look into getting the kits for
walkers to sign up donors. Hopefully we can have a space to hand them out on
Sundays. All proceeds from Catholic walkers go to Catholic Relief Services.
Prison Ministry: A meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 26th
of a core team interested in helping form this ministry. Attending will be
Fr. Robert, Fr. Carl, Kathy Stankoski, Kathy Diehl, Pat Workinger and
Richard. The meeting will be held at the church at 7 p.m.
Care to Share: Rene will head up the Care to Share coupons. The
coupons are sold for $5 each, the $5 going to P&J. The date to use the
Bon Ton coupons is Sat., Nov. 15th. It was voted on and decided
unanimously to give all proceeds to the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry.
Other issues: Get articles to Dennis Lawyer for a P&J bulletin
insert newsletter. Compassion York Oct. 26th. Distribute bags for
CHFP Oct. 18-19 pick up bags on Oct. 25-26.
The meeting was closed with presentation of petitions and
the Our Father.
NEXT MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AT 7 P.M.
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Prayers
Peace Prayer
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
Where there's hatred grown, let me sow Your love.
Where there's injury, Lord, let forgiveness be my sword.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
When there's sadness here, let me sow Your joy.
When the darkness nears, may Your light dispel our fears.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
Lord, grant me to seek and to share:
To forgive in Thee, You've forgiven me;
For to die in Thee, is eternal life to me.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
Jubilee Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit. Help us to embrace the meaning of Jubilee at its deepest level. Call
us to new heights of generosity, goodness, and energy as we prepare to mark the 2000th
anniversary of Jesus' birth. Help us to be true to the biblical roots of the Jubilee
Year, making it a transforming experience for ourselves and for the human family. For
this we pray.
Amen
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Peace and Justice Contact
Dennis Lawyer yorklawyer@comcast.net
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