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Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Matthew 25:37-39
LOVE IN ACTION
(Source: USCCB)
Charity is at the heart of the Church's social doctrine. Every responsibility and every commitment spelled out by that doctrine is derived from charity which, according to the teaching of Jesus, is the synthesis of the entire Law (cf. Mt 22:36-40). It gives real substance to the personal relationship with God and with neighbor.
2009 encyclical, Charity in Truth, Pope Benedict
Cancer Support Group assists cancer patients, their families and their friends.
Ministry members intervene during this difficult time to strengthen spiritual growth. Meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM. Contact Gloria Yturralde, (480) 391-3284.
To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.
Pope Francis
Fair Trade ministry offers parishioners an opportunity to buy fair trade products,
and participate in the economy in a fundamentally moral and just way. A Bazaar is organized to take advantage of the Christmas shopping season featuring Gifts from Bethlehem, Caf Justo, Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade, and the Womens Empowerment Program-Refugee Focus with Catholic Charities. Contact SJO@stpatcc.org.
Like family life, economic life is one of the chief areas where we live out our faith, love our neighbor, confront temptation, fulfill God's creative design, and achieve holiness. Our economic activity in factory, field, office, or shop feeds our familiesor feeds our anxieties. It exercises our talentsor wastes them. It raises our hopesor crushes them. It brings us into cooperation with others or sets us at odds.
Economic Justice for All, U.S. Catholic Bishops, #6 (1986)
You tell us that to love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person the face of the Lord to be served, to serve him concretely. And you are, dear brothers and sisters, the face of Jesus.
Pope Francis
Grief Support Group is an ongoing, Christcentered faith sharing group for those who need consolation and support after losing a loved one. Days & times vary. Contact Sandy Meyers at (480) 9983843 x 108 or SMeyers@stpatcc.org
Helping Hands Ministry reaches out to assist parishioners and those within the
parish boundaries with serious and immediate small household repairs. Contact Leonard Rimbey at (480) 998-3843 x 215 or lrimbey@stpatcc.org.
A basic moral test of a society is how its most vulnerable members are faring.
U.S. Catholic Bishops, A Century of Social Teaching, 1991
The ultimate injustice is for a person or group to be treated actively or abandoned passively as if they were nonmembers of the human race.
U.S. Catholic Bishops, Economic Justice for All, 1986
Response Team reaches out to support parishioners and those within parish
boundaries with serious and immediate non-financial needs by connecting them to various appropriate ministries and referrals to outside resources. Contact Gerri Shaw at gerrishaw50@gmail.com
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When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with themsome food, a place in our homes, our timenot only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched. I am well aware that when someone needing food knocks at your door, you always find a way of sharing food; as the proverb says, one can always add more water to the beans! Is it possible to add more water to the beans?Always?And you do so with love, demonstrating that true riches consist not in materials things, but in the heart!.
Pope Francis
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Provide Financial Support to our various ministries throughout the year. From our 5th Sunday Collection for the Poor, food donations to feed
the hungry (or our busy Ministers working on long projects), to seasonal funding drives, watch the Parish Bulletin for news on our current projects and needs.
480-998-3843
SJO@stpatcc.org www.Stpatcc.org
Revised: 03/24/2014