Faith in Action Minutes for 1/5/19
 

Minutes of November meeting: Approved. (No meeting in December.)
 
Reports:

• Charities Housing Project: Some Holy Family parishioners attended. There were speakers on housing programs and tables for housing organizations, plus our new Bishop. The posada procession (“house” to “house” searching for shelter) was a good representation of what Mary and Joseph experienced and the dilemma today’s poor face.

 
Last Year’s FIAT Program (Evaluation): The two most successful activities for 2018 were our speaker, with an enthusiastic audience who continued the discussion later, and Survival Sack packing, with a larger number of participants than ever before.
 
This Year’s Issue: We looked at past ones and reviewed the Principles of Catholic Teaching. We settled on emphasizing the Principle Dignity of the Human Person, exploring a variety of topics that fall under it.

• Possibilities include the death penalty, slavery/human trafficking, reinstating voting rights, abortion, exploitation/manipulation (social media, seniors, phone and internet scams, robo-calls). 

• We can collaborate with other ministries: K of C (e.g., Tootsie Roll campaign, veteran BBQs, wheelchair charity), Meals to Heal, Stephens Ministry, Consolation Ministry, Lay Pastors.

• Masses, e.g., annual DSJ healing Mass for victims of abuse or violent crimes.  Can Holy Family host one?

• DSJ’s work with incarcerated people and their families.

• Holy Family group(s) to volunteer at Sacred Heart clothes closet (sort and arrange racks), then promote the clothes closet via article and picture of volunteers in bulletin.  Rolwin will check on days and times that groups are needed.

 
Next Meeting; third Sat. of month this time, Feb. 16, at Jackie’s house at 10 A.M.
 
Timeline:
Jan: Roadmap on the 2019 issue (Rolwin)
Feb:  Roadmap on Human Trafficking (Jackie); Small Things on elder abuse (Jackie)