HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION
HC-1
Social Concerns Ministry
HC-2
Twinning Parishes Ministry
HC-3
Nursing Homes Ministry
HC-4
Bereavement Ministry
HC-5
Ministry of Care to Sick and Homebound
HC-6
Racial & Ethnic Sensitivity Ministry
HC-7
Peace & Justice Ministry
HC-8
Respect Life Ministry
HC-7
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
I. MISSION STATEMENT (Brief statement
of purpose)
The MISSION of the RESPECT LIFE
MINISTRY is to promote, by word and
action, a consistent ethic of life based
on the teachings of Jesus Christ and
the
Catholic Church. So this ministry promotes
a Catholic culture of life regarding:
• abortion
• assisted suicide
• capital punishment
• euthanasia
• poverty, hunger, health
• war and killing of civilians
This ministry promotes a reverence and
respect for human life in all its stages.
II. GOAL (“end-product:
desired outcome for those to whom ministry
is directed”)
The GOAL of the RESPECT LIFE
MINISTRY is to help our parish community
and the community-at-large to embrace
a “culture of life”- a culture
that
recognizes each and every human being
as worthy of love, dignity and protection
at every stage of life – so that
parishioners will understand and embrace
a
consistent ethic of life.
III. OBJECTIVES (corollaries,
strategies, priorities flowing out of
mission and goal)
1. To interface actively with
other parish social justice ministries
so as to
coordinate priorities and mutually help
one another carry out planned
social justice actions.
2. To maintain a committee to oversee
implementation of mission and goal,
provide for a system of leadership succession,
and representation on the PPCM.
3. To link with Archdiocesan Office
for Peace & Justice and the Office
of Respect Life Activities to keep committee
updated on communications.
4. To collaborate with pastoral staff
to arrange for prayer and sacrifice
opportunities focused on reverence and
respect for human life in all its stages.
5. To collaborate with parish adult
formation ministries in developing programs
to educate parishioners on respect life
issues, including medical ethics.
6. To minister with compassion to those
troubled by “life” issues,
thereby
expressing the Church’s love for
them and its respect for all life.
IV. SERVICES (programs, actions,
projects)
1. Prayer networks to pray for
life issues.
2. In collaboration with pastoral staff
identifying ways to help parish ministries
understand better the church’s
consistent ethic of life, e.g. parish
school, school of religion, teens, adult
and pre-cana program ms.
3. In collaboration with pastoral staff
determine appropriate articles for
parish bulletin.
4. With help from other parish ministries,
coordinate projects from the Archdiocesan
Office for Peace and Justice and the
Office of Respect Life Activities.
5. Service and material assistance to
organizations that promote a consistent
ethic of life.
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