The first recipient of the Church’s social doctrine is the Church community in its entire membership, because everyone has social responsibility that must be fulfilled the mission of St. Mary of the Knobs, St. Mary Navilleton and St. John the Baptism Starlight is to inform, form and transform our parishioners to take responsibility to implement the Catholic Social Teaching of Christ in the Church and the World.
“Love is (therefore) service that the Church
carries out in order to attend constantly
to man’s suffering and his needs, including
material needs.” Pope Benedict XVI –DCE
“Yet at the same time (the Church) cannot and must not
remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice.
she has to play her part through rational argument
and she has to awaken the spiritual energy
without which justice, which always demands sacrifice,
cannot prevail and prosper.” Pope Benedict XVI – DCE
Objectives:
·Right to Life is preeminent
·To inform parishioners (all levels) of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church and to inspire others to become involved in awareness and activities that promote the sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person.
·To work with existing agencies and organizations to expand and improve direct services meeting basic needs for the Tri-Parish area and adjoining communities with high need levels.
·To work towards building a society in which everyone has the right to participate in the economic, political and cultural life of society in manner that is in harmony with Catholic Social Doctrine.
·Voice values of Christ and his Church as advocates to the Legislation. (local, state, national)
·That the outreach of our Church in the areas of Charity and Justice is within , without and internationally inclusive (global community, linked globally, interconnected world, we are one family)