Category Archives: Advocacy and Social Justice

Let’s join together as a parish community to pray a Rosary for Peace on Friday, May 8th following 5:30 PM Mass.  Please gather in the Church to pray for an end to violence and war, responding to Pope Leo’s recent invitation to all of us to bear the message of peace: “We wish to tell…

The Lazarus Summer Meals program supports families living in the Lee Road hotels. Volunteers can sign up for Meal Preparation, Meal Pick-Up/Distribution, or Hotel Distribution Support Monday-Thursday, starting June 8 through July 16. Those interested in preparing meals should attend a 45-minute kitchen training session on June 5 at 11 am in the SMM kitchen.…

The deadly and dangerous practice of assisted suicide is now legal in five states (Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, and Colorado) and the District of Columbia, our nation's capital. With new momentum and lots of money, assisted suicide proponents are pursuing an aggressive nationwide campaign to advance their agenda through legislation, ballot measures, litigation, and public…

Overcoming Racism Wed., March 3, 7pm (Zoom)  “People in our day suffer unjustly simply because of the color of their skin or their national origin. Let us acknowledge the sin of racism and work to combat it in our social structures, our institutions, and our hearts” (USCCB). Beginning with these words, our bishops offer a stations…