Ignatian Social Justice Ministry

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Ignatian Social Justice is a ministry of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola made up of parishioners committed to:

(1) raising awareness of current Catholic social teaching; and
(2) advocating for social justice on timely and underappreciated issues.

The volunteer group embraces the responsibility to inform, engage, and mobilize parishioners to promote social justice in our local community. The ministry divides its time between advocacy and promoting awareness through a dialog with local leaders on social justice issues. The ministry is especially committed to pursuing issues and perspectives that would not otherwise be apparent to St. Ignatius parishioners.

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Racial Justice Book Group

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Parish promotes and provides space for a racial justice book group.

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For more information, contact [email protected].

Partnerships

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The parish partners with a variety of local social service agencies. These organizations provide volunteer opportunities for our parishioners and needed service in our community. We connect them to the parish through a number of events: Epiphany dinner, Parish Work Day, Space in the Bulletin to promote their activities, Reflections during Mass and our Giving Tree at Christmas.

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Selected Ecojustice Passages and Reflections

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Excerpts and reflections connected to ecojustice and Catholic Social Teaching. Valuable for rooting our advocacy and social justice efforts in CST and communicating those connections.

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Sustainability Best Practices

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An addition to our new employee and volunteer leader guides for sustainability best practices that our St. Ignatius community follow.

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St. Ignatius Fellowship

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Outline of the St. Ignatius Fellowship position, a full-time paid position for a young person finishing a post-graduate year of service (often former Jesuit Volunteers), especially as this role has focused on the social justice ministry, among other responsibilities.Outline of the St. Ignatius Fellowship position, a full-time paid position for a young person finishing a post-graduate year of service (often former Jesuit Volunteers), especially as this role has focused on the social justice ministry, among other responsibilities.

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Ecojustice Discernment Presentation

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This presentation can serve as a template for a presentation to discern a social justice advocacy issue. It starts by rooting the conversation in our Catholic and Jesuit Identity, shares what the parish had done so far and then presents possible advocacy focuses with the question, “how can we best move forward from here?”

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Discernment Guide for Advocacy Opportunity

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When St. Ignatius started to get involved more with advocacy on an ecojustice area, we shared the possibilities with parishioners and asked for their input on an issue to focus on. To help them make an informed decision, this discernment guide was offered with background on the topics, connections to Catholic Social Teaching and examples of how people could get involved. While this guide is Portland, OR specific, could be used as a template.

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