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Ou Outr treach each in J in Jus ustic tice e an and Lov d Love Par arish h Ministr istry y Confe fere rence nce 2019 Fr. Santo Arrigo C.Ss.R. Coordinator of Ignite Young Adult Ministry Redemptorist Youth &Vocation Ministry
Par arish h Ministr istry y Confe fere rence nce 2019
Coordinator of Ignite Young Adult Ministry Redemptorist Youth &Vocation Ministry www.redemptorists.ca
“The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.” – Isaiah 61:1
Our pastoral plan challenges us to witness and serve in diverse ways and to be advocates where injustice occurs: through pastoral care to those who are poor and marginalized, to students on campus, to those who are imprisoned, seeking refuge
parishes, lay movements, Catholic institutions, chaplaincies and various pastoral
Charities and ShareLife, yet we need to do more. We hear the words at Mass, “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life”. How can we be the hands and face of Jesus in our community?
Goals
1.Ensure effective outreach initiatives of justice and love through catholic charities 2.Provide effective pastoral services, chaplaincies and pastoral care ministry 3.Promote effective social justice advocacy 4.Strengthen the outreach initiatives of parishes through greater collaboration with the archdiocese. Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan, “Outreach in Justice and Love”
faith as Christians
consequence of our discipleship and our commitment to evangelization.
encounter Christ.
the sheep” (Pope Francis)
Collection of Church Teaching written over the last 135 years that have addressed social matters in the world. Beginning in 1891 – Rerum Novarum “On the condition of Labour and Working Classes” Pope Leo XIII
Rerum Novarum 1891 Quadragesimo anno 1931 Mater et magistra 1961 (Christianity and Social Progress) Pacem in terris 1963 (addressed to entire world) Gaudium et spes 1965 (Dogmatic Constitution Church in Modern World) Populorum progressio 1967 (Development of Peoples) Laborem exercens 1981 Sollicitudo rei socialis 1987 Centesimus annus 1991 Caritas in veritate 2009 (Charity and Truth) Evangelii gaudium 2013 (promoting common good) Laudato si’ 2015 (Creation)
society (widows, orphans, foreigners)
In Scripture we encounter a God who:
Involvement Exploration Reflection Action
Affective Cognitive Spiritual Physical
How am I connected to this injustice?
experiences, and to reflect on the experiences of the wider community.
how the issue touches their lives.
What can we learn about this injustice?
to an injustice and help sustain it.
structures, systems, ideologies, etc that help to sustain the injustice.
realities)
social structures that resist change.
What does our Faith say about this injustice?
Catholic Social Teaching, Tradition and the Experience of the Community.
commitment to incorporate it within one’s life.
What can we do about this injustice?
global levels to effect change?”
HOMELESSNESS
– Human Dignity, – Rights of Workers, – Preferential Option for the Poor
– Solicitudo Rei Socialis “On Social Concern” – John Paul II – Rerum Novarum “On the condition of Labour and Working Classes” Leo XIII
Involvement Exploration Reflection Action
Par arish h Ministr istry y Confe fere rence nce 2019 Session II: Let’s Get Practical..... ..
Coordinator of Ignite Redemptorist Youth &Vocation Ministry www.redemptorists.ca
community, neighbourhood
commitment potential of parishioners
share in vision of change
– Example of Pastoral Circle in Action
– Ashadeep School and Orphanage in India – Catholic Conscience – Development and Peace – Mini Courses on Catholic Social Teaching – Collaborate with Pax Christi – Refugee Resettlement Committee
– “Called to be a People of Justice”
Involvement Exploration Reflection Action
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the Kingdom always lies beyond us. No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the Church's mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an
We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.
Written by: Bishop Ken Untener for Cardinal John Dearden, November 1979