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NCEON |
Catholic Charities
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Our Daily Bread |
St. Vincent de Paul |
Pastoral Visitors |
Blood Bank |
Right to Life |
Legislative Issues |
Social
Justice
Committee
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The
Community Affairs/ Social Justice Committee
of Saint Jane Frances has several important
objectives:
- To promote educational opportunities to the parish
relating to social justice concerns;
To participate in
Archdiocesan-
sponsored training events that educate participants on
Catholic Social teaching;
To increase
parish awareness of ongoing legislative and/or global
issues that impact matters of Justice and Peace;
To evaluate our
ministries and to find opportunities to expand our
outreach programs within the parish.
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Committee Vision Statement
Through the sacrament of baptism, we are joined to
Jesus Christ in His mission to the Kingdom here on earth. By virtue of
this sacrament, we are committed to live out our faith through works of
charity and service to the people of God, caring for the poor, the weak
and the suffering.
The Social Justice Committee of St. Jane Frances de
Chantal lives out this commitment through an active ministry of prayer
and service and an ongoing education program for the parish, to
participate in this important work. We are the eyes that see what is
wrong and make systemic changes in society to correct them. We are the
hands and feet that go about making the necessary changes so that every
human being lives in dignity.
We are the voice of challenge to the adults and young
people in the parish to support this work with their prayers their
resources, their time and their talents to do as Jesus demands: to feed
the hungry, clothe the poor and visit the sick and imprisoned.
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NCEON
The North County
Emergency Outreach Network (NCEON) is a Christian organization
comprised of more than 35 churches and 5 civic organizations from
the Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Pasadena, and Severn areas. NCEON is an
all-volunteer organization and does not receive any government
funding. All funds received by NCEON are donated by member
organizations and private individuals.
NCEON was established
in 1989 and has distributed over $1 million in food and funds to the
less fortunate members of our community. The ultimate goal of NCEON
is to never be needed again.
NCEON is open Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday from 10 am-3 pm, providing assistance in the following areas:
- food
- court-ordered evictions
- utility shut-off notices
- fuel
- medications
- special emergency situations
- budget counseling
- referrals
- intervention programs for
battered persons
- homeless programs
If you would like to volunteer to
assist NCEON or to make a donation, please call NCEON at
410-766-1826
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Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread serves a free, hot
lunch daily to the poor and homeless in Baltimore City. The program also serves as a
public information resource, with staff and volunteers available to speak on poverty
issues to school and community groups. The parishioners of Saint Jane Frances are
asked to provide casseroles to Our Daily Bread one day each month. The recipe for
the casseroles is available from Madge King and free aluminum casserole pans are provided
at the Usher's station after Sunday masses the week before casseroles are due. If
you can assist, call Madge King at the phone number provided.
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"Gift of Life" Ministery
"Gift of Life"--Blood Drives
Joe Turchetta
410-255-5653
Blood Drives are scheduled often and are announced in the Parish Bulletin.
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Pastoral Visitors
Ministry
Pastoral Visitors
Deacon John Rafter
410-255-4646
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Saint Jane Frances Parish ministers to the sick, the handicapped, the
dying as well as those recovering from a major illness through the Pastoral
Visitors. Lay Eucharistic ministers pay sick calls to the homes,
residences, sick rooms or hospital rooms of those ill or in distress, distribute the
Holy Eucharist and pray with and for those who are afflicted or in need of God's
intervention for physical or mental healing. This special ministry is always in need
of volunteers who can spare precious time to assist those who are ill and in need of
God's healing graces. Please contact Deacon John Rafter if you
would like further information on this ministry.
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Right to Life Ministry
Right to Life
Saint Jane Frances Parish is just now in the process of organizing an
active
Pro-Life Ministry. Patti Rubin leads our Pro-Life Ministry
for the Social Justice Committee. Parishioners may can contact them or may also wish
to assist any of the following Pro-Life ministries with direct
financial or material donations:
- Priests
For Life , P.O. Box 141172, Staten
Island, New York, 10314, 718-980-4400, pfl@priestsforlife.org.
Assisting God's people to proclaim, celebrate and serve the Gospel of Life. "The Spirit God has given us is no cowardly
spirit." (2Tim, 1:7).
- Pro-Life Maryland Education Foundation,
P.O. Box 1628, Annapolis, Maryland, 21204-1628; 410-269-7707; 1-800-992-5359.
Supports the "Gabriel Project". This Church-based
project of volunteers supports pregnant women referred to them by one of 34 Christian
pregnancy centers with shelter, financial support, emotional support, prenatal care and
postnatal care. The closest Gabriel
Project Center is at Saint Philip Neri Parish in Linthicum which
appreciates any form of financial or volunteer assistance.
- Maryland Right to Life, Inc., 213
Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Maryland, 21401, 410-269-6397.
This is a political action Committee which lobbies the Maryland State Legislature on
behalf of Pro-Life Legislation.
- Human Life
International, 4 Family Life, Front
Royal, Virginia, 22630, 540-635-7884; hli@hli.org
(email). An international organization run by a Catholic priest, Fr.
Paul Marx, OSB, which promotes the Pro-Life message in the international arena.
Birthright of Annapolis & Glen
Burnie. Locations: 613 Ridgely Avenue, Annapolis, 410-266-7700
and 105 S. Crain Hwy., Glen Burnie, 410-766-5433; Mailing Address: P.O.
Box 4697, Annapolis, Maryland, 21433-6697. Crisis pregnancy centers affiliated with
the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Offer crisis counseling, pregnancy testing and
material assistance to mothers in financial and emotional need. In need of volunteers to provide advice and
support to young women. "I have no greater
joy than to hear my children are walking in the truth." 3 John: 4.
Mary's Center of Glen Burnie,
Location: 7905 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, 410-761-8082;
Mailing Address: Mary's Center, Inc., P.O. Box 1804, Pasadena, Maryland, 21123-1804.
The Center provides crisis pregnancy information, free pregnancy support services, peer
counseling and material assistance for any mother and baby in need. The Center would
appreciate donations of undershirts, blanket sleepers, crib sheets, heavy blankets,
sweater sets, Soy formula (Prosobee and Nutramigen), newborn socks, newborn & small
hats, hooded baby towels, washcloths, baby shampoo, soap, disposable diapers, baby wipe,
plastic bottles, toddler clothing, maternity clothing and cribs and mattresses in almost
new condition.
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State, Federal and
Global Legislative Issues
Maryland Legislative Affairs
Hon. Jerry Connell
410-255-7273
(Fax: 410-437-5414)
Saint Jane Frances Parish will keep abreast of specific legislation and of legal
and moral issues impacting Social Justice at both the State and Federal levels. Some
important contact points of note include:
- The
Maryland Electronic Capital . An
important State website with links to the Governor, General Assembly, the
various County Legislatures and State of Maryland Agencies, Boards and Commissions.
- Maryland
General Assembly. The home Page of
the Maryland Legislature with links to both the House and the Senate,
information on and status of pending bills, bill indexes and profiles, hearing schedules
and contact points for your Senate and House Legislators.
- U.S. House of
Representatives. Home page of
the U.S. House of Representatives with committee assignments, member's
office addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers for members of U. S. Congress.
- U.S. Senate.
Home page of the U.S. Senate
with committee assignments, member's office addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers
for members of the U. S. Senate.
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Saint Vincent de
Paul Society
Saint Vincent de Paul
Saint Jane Frances Parish participates in the Saint Vincent de
Paul Ministry. The Society, through the Parish, assists the poor by collecting
usable canned goods, groceries, baby products and personal items which are then
distributed as food baskets. The Ministry has need for canned goods and toiletries of all
kinds. However, those items needed most include any and all of the
following: dish detergent, baby cereal, sugar, condiments, hair conditioners, paper
towels, peanut butter, pancake mix, baby food, napkins, sauces, box cakes, ketchup,
cleaners, gravy, pudding, mustard, bars of soap, jelly, canned milk, sauces, baby juice,
flour, shampoo, tuna, salmon, canned fruit, canned meat, canned stew, canned tomatoes,
beets, cake icing, razor blades, scouring pads, cranberry sauce, Jell-O, sauerkraut,
cleaning agents, macaroni & cheese, tooth paste, hot chocolate, coffee, instant
potatoes, tea and pasta of all kinds. The Ministry can also use help to collect,
sort and store food--especially during the holiday periods.
In addition to providing food to the poor, the Parish also collects
usable clothing. A Saint Vincent de Paul clothing depository is
located on the Saint Jane School parking lot near the Parish Chapel. Clean, usable
clothing for adults or children should be placed in the depository in plastic bags.
The clothing is collected, sorted and distributed once each week. Some unusable
items are processed into rags; the money obtained from the sale of bulk rags is used
in the Ministry. Special collections of clothing are made periodically. These
collections are announced in the Parish Bulletin.
Finally, the Parish also solicits funds for the poor through the Church
"Poor Boxes" located at each of the exits from Saint Jane Frances.
These funds are used to assist families in desperate financial situations and in emergency
situations. We ask you to always remember the poor as you leave
Church on Sunday mornings.
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Associated Catholic
Charities of Maryland
Associated
Catholic Charities
(info@catholiccharities-md.org)
Catholic Charities is Maryland's largest private provider of human
services. The agency assists clients of all faiths, races and backgrounds in
Baltimore City and nine Maryland counties. More than 60,000 clients are served
annually through one or more of Catholic Charities 77 programs. To browse the
Catholic Charities website or to simply obtain a listing of their specific programs, click
on this
link.
For
specific information directly from Catholic Charities contact us at
info@catholiccharities-md.org.
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