We are called to -

Feed the Hungry

• Lenten Food Drive
• Thanksgiving Baskets
• Rice Bowls
• Emergency Food Assistance
• St. Benedict/St Mary Partnership

Help the Less Fortunate

• Giving Tree
• Coats for Christmas
• Canton Friendship Center
• Prison Ministries

Seeking Social Justice

• Health Care and Human Rights
• Immigration Reform
• Legislative Issues
• Death Penalty
• Legislative Contacts

Protect the Environment

• Recycling
• Fracking

Social Concerns Committee

• Meetings
• Members

Social Concerns

"Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me"  --Matthew 25:40

Social Concerns

The Goal of our committee is a three prong approach: learn, pray, and act in regards to examining human needs and social justice. We stay informed of issues through Catholic Relief Services and news reported by our local agencies and media. It is our goal to raise parish awareness on these social and justice concerns in order to promote prayer and action within our parish community. Our parish responds to these concerns through several projects facilitated by the Social Concerns Committee. In addition, the parish is encouraged to participate in the formation of new legislation by keeping in contact with our elected representatives. Finally, we work closely with other parish outreach committees involved in the following: Thanksgiving and Lenten Hunger Appeal, Thanksgiving Basket Collection, and the Christmas Giving Tree.

                           Committee members Paula Durwin and Natalie Cooley (Center)

Current Projects & Meetings

The next Social Concerns committee meeting will be held on September 18 at 7 PM in the Parlor.

The committee collects rosaries for the prison ministry.

We continue to assist St. Mary's Church in their monthly food pantry distribution, and St. Benedict's Church in their monthly community meal.

Committee members Barb Hoot and Marian McCarthy (foreground) Sister Dorothy, and Tina (background) at the retreat. Also standing, presenter Sr. Patricia.

Forty-six women attended the women's retreat with Sister Patricia from Beatitude Homes on January 12, 2013. 

      Committee members Debbie Gibbins (seated) and Kathy Brown (standing).  Pictured below, committee member Tina.

In the Headlines-

Who is my Neighbor? A Pastoral Letter on the Occasion of National Poverty Awareness Month by Most Reverend George V. Murray, SJ, Bishop of Youngstown, January 2012. More....

Fracking, report by Sr. Mary Cunningham, H.M. regarding...

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