St. Matthew Parish
130 St. Matthew St.
Green Bay WI 54301
(920) 435-6811
- Worship
- Education
- Outreach
- Parish Life
- Adopt-A-Garden
- Baptism Program
- Married Couples
- Wedding Coordinators
- Justice and Human Concerns Committee
- Apostles
- Artistic Talents / Sewing
- Church Cleaning
- Coffee and Rolls
- Finance Council
- Generations of Faith Kitchen Help
- Men's Club
- Nursery Work
- OAKS (Older Adults Klub)
- Office Bulk Mailings
- Parish Pastoral Council
- Stuffing Bulletins
- Volunteer Receptionist
- Youth Ministry
Justice and Human Concerns Committee
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Mission Statement "The Justice and Human Concerns Committee of St. Matthew Parish gathers together to pray, learn, reflect and act on ways in which our parish community can affirm and strengthen the dignity of all people. We strive to serve the needy in our parish and beyond its boundaries by collaborating with groups who serve the least in God's kingdom. Believing that social justice is a task for every person of faith, we work to assist parishioners to understand and act on the social dimensions of the Good News in our everyday lives." November, 1993
The Justice and Human Concerns Committee of St. Matthew Parish sponsors a number of activities to facilitate the parish's education/awareness and involvement in the Church's call to justice and peace. Outreach Activities Parish Collection Drives *Advent and Lenten - Personal care needs of local homeless shelters. *Summer (July and August) - School supplies for inner city school children *Fall - A Pair & a Spare (a pair of socks and underwear) collection for agencies in Brown County serving the needy *Collections for Haiti throughout the year. St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter - See "Outreach" on St. Matthew's web site (above). This is a diocesan sponsored homeless shelter. St. Matthew Parish provides volunteers on Sunday evenings, November through April. There is also a need for preparation and serving of evening meals and other daily food needs. Located at 411 St. John Street. Habitat For Humanity- Opportunities are scheduled to participate in construction of Habitat homes or provide meals to workers. Dates and contact information are in our church bulletin when specific work projects are upcoming Central American Craft Sales - Profits given to Volunteer Missionary Movement - Craft items are offered for sale to the parish community after masses in Advent and at the Parish Picnic in June. Contact Jackie Thiry @ 435-5437 at other times of the year if interested in purchasing items. Adopt A Family At Christmas - Opportunity to provide Christmas gifts for struggling families in the Green Bay area. See our church bulletin in November/December for details. Education/Awareness Activities Justice Herald - A newsletter is published three times per year by Justice and Human Concerns Committee. Articles focus on Catholic Social Teaching topics. Fair Trade - Fair Trade Coffee is served after Sunday masses on the third weekend of every month at Coffee and Rolls social to promote Fair Trade practices and increase awareness of parishioners. Kids Care Club - Elementary school children's club that reaches out to promote social justice. Contact Parish Office at 435-6811 to join or for more information. Pro-Life Liturgies - See church bulletin for dates. Friends of Haiti- Sponsor and promote parishioner participation in mission and service trips to Haiti. Educate and update parishioners on situations in Haiti and on-going parish work there. Joshua- (Justice Organization Sharing Hope and United for Action)- St. Matthew's is one of the founding members of this congregation based organizing group. The goal of JOSHUA is to deepen relationships within and among congregations and to empower people to act together for justice in pursuit of individual and collective interests. JOSHUA is affiliated with WISDOM, an umbrella group overseeing faith-based justic organizations around Wisconsin. WISDOM'S motto is "Demonstrating God's Wisdom to the Powers and Principalitities". At the national level, WISDOM is an affiliate of the Gamaliel Foundation. (www.gamaliel.org) St. Matthew's Parish is a giving Parish. Below are listed activities that represent parishioner's core values. Meals Ministry- Members of the parish volunteer to cook meals for parishioners who are recovering from illness, celebrating the birth of a child or as a welcome to new members of the community. St. Pat's Pantry- YNIA (Young Neighbors in Action)- Love life Ministry- For any information on any of the activities listed, please contact us at 435-6811. Links: Check out these wonderful articles about positive works of faith, justice and peace.
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