Social Justice - Mary, Mother of the Church

About the ministry
“Two Feet”...
Mary Mother’s Social Justice Ministry is based
on the “two feet” of Charity and Justice. We
seek to help those in crisis, but also to address
the roots of injustice which foster difficulty
and despair. We are all God’s children, and as
such, deserve to share in the gifts of God’s
creation and to experience Christ’s love.
CHARITY
 Private individual
acts
 Responds to
immediate need
 Provides direct
service: Food,
clothing, shelter
 Requires
repeated actions
 Directed at the
effects of injustice
 Homeless shelters,
food shelves,
clothing drives,
emergency
collections, etc.
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information
JUSTICE
 Public, collective
actions
 Responds to
long-term needs
 Promotes social
Suzanne Bernet
Pastoral Associate for Social Justice
952-890-0045, ext. 237
e-mail
sbernet@mmotc.org
change in institutions
 Resolves structural
injustice
 Directed at the root
causes of injustice
 Legislative advocacy,
changing corporate
policy, congregationbased community
actions, etc.
“Charity will never be true unless it
takes justice into account… Let no one
attempt with trifling charitable donations to exempt themselves from the
great duties imposed by justice.”
Divini Redemptoris, #49, Pope Pius XI (1937)
3333 Cliff Road
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-890-0045
www.mmotc.org
Social
Justice
Sharing Christ’s gifts and love
with all of God’s children
Making a difference
Mary’s Food Shelf
Donate food the first
weekend of each month
and/or food certificates for
those in need.
Habitat for Humanity
March for Life
Help build or renovate housing for those in need
through participating in a work crew or volunteer
off-site as a cook, driver, server or caller. This is an
annual project during the summer months.
March with fellow
parishioners in January
and people from across
the state to protest
Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973.
Meals @ Mary Mother
Volunteer to help serve a free community meal
each Thursday. Or, sponsor a meal or donate
monetary funds for this ministry through your
monthly charitable envelope or via our electronic
giving program.
Open Arms
Be a volunteer driver in this
rewarding ministry that
delivers a week’s worth of
frozen prepared meals to the homes of clients
who have a serious and chronic illness. Every
Wednesday at 10:45 am drivers deliver from
Mary Mother to 3-5 people living in Burnsville,
Savage, Eagan and Apple Valley.
Collections for Those in Need
Help with planning,
organizing, decorating
and implementation of one
or more collection efforts:
Thanksgiving Dinner baskets (November), or
Mary Mother’s Annual School Supply Drive
(August).
Panera Bread Sorting
Pick up pastry and bread
donations from Panera Bread on
Monday evenings. Help sort and
package bread Tuesday mornings.
Life and Dignity
(October and November)
Assist with planning and
implementation activities centered on ending
or overcoming hunger and homelessness
scheduled in October and November.
Loaves and Fishes, Too
Help prepare or serve food to
the hungry at St. Stephen’s in
Minneapolis the third Monday of each month.
Affordable Housing
Work with others to find solutions for
pressing community needs for affordable
housing. MICAH, the
Metropolitan Interfaith
Council on Affordable
Housing, organizes
congregations of faith to change community
attitudes and public policies to create more
affordable housing opportunities.
Day on the Hill
Visit your representative and
senator with the Joint
Religious Coalition in February to advocate for ways to
bring about social justice.
This is an annual event during
the Legislative Session.