Mercy & Justice

The mission of the Mercy & Justice Core Community is to support parish social ministry 
activities related to corporal & spiritual works of mercy, companionship to those in need, 
education on Catholic social teaching & social justice programs, community service, global solidarity, and social justice advocacy. The following video includes statements of persons representing groups involved in some of these activities and about their own involvement in those ministries.
 

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Current Projects

Annual Social Justice Symposium.  

Cities for Life.  An annual international evening of prayer and witness for those on death row, for their victims, and for the families of both, and for the elimination of the death penalty. 

Grocery cart for Good News Ministries at all Masses and weekly delivery to Good News and their clients.  

Stuff the Truck.  An annual weekend-long collection of food and toiletries on behalf of Good News Ministries.

Big Bend Creation Care, a partnership with 5 other Tallahassee parishes to protect the environment by advocating for green building practices; roadside cleanup and community education.

Meals for the Sick and Homebound, parishioners helping parishioners by preparing and delivering meals when requested.

Partnership with Haiti Parish.  We work with the leadership of St. Dominique parish in Marigot, Haiti to provide emergency food after natural disasters.  We have also established a village bank for female owned businesses, and a Goat exchange where we provided the initial goats, and families pass on offspring to other parish families.

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