UPCOMING EVENTS
AS PART OF INTERFAITH AWARENESS WEEK AUGUST 8 – 15TH
Pax Christi San Diego and St. James Faith in Action Committee invite you to a Virtual Interfaith Panel Discussion
“Bridging the Gaps of Racial Equity as a Faith Community“
Tuesday, August 10th
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 894 2405 0415 Passcode: 805375
A heart-to-heart dialogue to learn about the underlying issues of racial inequity in our society and explore solutions for change
Featured Speakers:
- Arturo Sotelo, Roman Catholic, St. Leo Mission, Solana Beach
- Deanna Diaz, Tonawanda Seneca
- Judy Nakatomi, Buddhist, Vista Buddhist Temple & Order of Interbeing with the Plum Village Community of Thich Nhat Hanh
- Yusef Miller, Islam (Sunni Muslim), Islamic Society of North County, Community Outreach Liaison
- Chris Ibanez & Irene Koppel, Christians on the Outside
Special Guest
Kayla Bohan, Urban Teachers, Baltimore City
Questions: Contact Christy at christybohan@cox.net or 760.652.4035
2021 Special Message from Pope Francis, World Day of Peace: “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace.”
Promoting Equality & Justice
Mission Statement
Grounded in the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching, our mission is to educate and work in solidarity and inclusiveness for justice, equality, respect and dignity for all our brothers and sisters and care for God’s creation.
Purpose
We accept the obligation to follow Pope Francis’ insistence that we open our closed hearts by EDUCATING our community about the social justice issues that affect us, especially the most vulnerable, and PROMOTING projects, programs, policies that respect the dignity of all, by addressing issues regarding discrimination related to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion; poverty, education, housing, policing, immigration, and care of the planet.
Committee Members
Parish Staff: Father Gerard Lecomte, Deacon Peter Hodsdon
Co-Chairs: Christy Bantugan-Bohan, Shirley Giese
Ana Zentella, Bob Gilleskie, Teresa Perez, Luna Espinosa, Sheyla Tellez and Susan Clark
Subcommittees:
New Members Always Welcome!
Pax Christi San Diego
We are a national and international Catholic peace and justice movement that seeks to model the Peace of Christ in our witness to the mandate of the nonviolence of the cross. This is a local chapter of Pax Christi USA. Coordinator: Christy Bantugan-Bohan. www.paxchristisocal.org. Meetings are on the third Thursday of the month from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Email christybohan@cox.net for more information.
Creation Care
The Creation Care Ministry advocates through civic and charitable acts, loving concern for, and protection of, all the natural gifts of God. The focus of this ministry is Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical PRAISE TO YOU (Laudato Si) On Care for Our Common Home. Email Bob Gilleskie rjgilleskie@san.rr.comfor more information.
Immigrant Advocacy
We advocate for the safety and well-being of our sisters, brothers, and children in immigrant families including their health, housing, education, employment, and protection from discrimination.
Volunteers provide ESL and citizenship preparation through Pathways to Citizenship https://www.pathwayssd.org. EMAIL Clare McDonald at clarewhitemcdonald@gmail.com for more information.
Have an interest in learning more or getting involved?
Contact:
Christy Bantugan-Bohan christybohan@cox.net
Shirley Giese shirleyjgiese@gmail.com
Helpful Links:
USCCB Catholic Social Teaching https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/upload/catholic-social-teaching-handout-adults-digital.pdf
Laudato Si https://laudatosi.com/watch
Alliance San Diego https://www.alliancesd.org
NCICC (North County Immigration & Citizenship Center) https://www.northcountycitizenship.org
The Faith in Action Committee, created in June 2020, is a subcommittee of the St. James-St. Leo Pastoral Council.