Grounded in the call to compassion, the Justice & Peace Ministry strives to realize the Gospel values of justice and peace through prayer, education, action and service.Our current focus includes fair trade, refugees and immigration, environmental protection and gun violence. We meet monthly and sponsor events throughout the year.

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Peace and justice begin with encounter.

When personal encounter is not possible, books and movies can help us explore and begin to understand the worlds and experiences of others. Join us on Zoom for our Social Justice Book & Movie Nights, held throughout the year.

Our next selection and date will be announced soon!

Our newsletter, J&P and Friends, keeps you up to date on our ministry and activities. Our current issue highlights our recent Movie Night, the Season of Creation, information on Electronics Recycling and the Pope's Corner on the Nativity.

NOTE: Our Community Electronics Recycling Event will be held at St. John's from 8 to 1 on Saturday, April 29. The community is welcome. Most items can be recycled free. Learn more here.

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'The natural environment is a collective good,
the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone' (Pope Francis)

A committee of the Justice & Peace Ministry, our Care for Creation Team strives to remind us all of our responsibility to care for the earth -- "Our Common Home," in the words of Pope Francis -- and thus care for one another, especially those who are unable to protect themselves.

Our efforts are inspired and informed by the Holy Father's 2015 Encyclical, Laudato Si' (On Care for our Common Home), addressed to "every person living on the planet."

We ask parishioners to re-engage with the environment, learn ways to live more sustainably, and take measures to live in a way so that there are enough resources left for everyone.