Social Justice & Peace Committee and Care of Creation Ministry
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“If you want peace, work for justice.”
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Joyce Rothermel, Convener
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Social Justice & Peace Vision
The Social Justice and Peace Committee mobilizes parishioners to understand and act on Catholic Social Teaching regarding pressing issues at the local, national, and international levels. Following the call of Jesus to love all people as our sisters and brothers, especially those who are poor, oppressed, or in special need, the committee’s focus is social action to change social policies for a more just and peaceful world.
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Care of Creation Ministry
The Care of Creation Ministry is currently serving as a sub-committee. Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical “On Care of Our Common Home” and his apostolic exhortation: “To All People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis”, the St. Mary Magdalene Care of Creation Ministry Sub-Committee has as its purpose to be a catalyst for the parish to learn, pray, discern, advocate, and coordinate projects in which we will act together to care for all of God’s creatures and our earthly home, living our faith personally and communally as good and faithful stewards of all of God’s creation.
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Letter Writing
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Why Write?
Letter writing is an opportunity to let our elected officials know what we stand for. The letters, for parishioners to read and consider signing, are responses to issues in light of Catholic Social Teaching.
Catholic Social Teaching Information
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February Letter
The focus of this month’s letter writing concerns policies relating to our country’s nuclear weapons policies and will be directed to our members of Congress.
On Feb. 5, the New START Treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired, and now there are no agreements limiting the number or types of nuclear weapons either country can possess. This is incredibly concerning as we watch decades of nuclear arms control and disarmament diplomacy unravel – at the same time a global nuclear arms race seems to be going forward. Pope Francis said that even the possession of nuclear weapons is immoral!
There will be no in-person letter writing this month. Letters below can be personalized, printed and mailed or sent electronically. Thanks for your participation in putting our faith into action, using our moral voices.
Rep. Summer Lee Rep. Chris Deluzio
Sen. John Fetterman Sen. Dave McCormick
To send the letters electronically: open the letter, copy it and paste the text to the forms to our legislators' website forms:
Sen. Dave McCormick
Sen. John Fetterman
Rep. Summer Lee
Rep. Chris Deluzio
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