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Pax Christi USA, JustFaith Ministries announce new partnership |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Reception announcing the partnership planned for the National Catholic Conference on Peacemaking in Chicago, July 16
Washington, D.C.—Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement (http://www.paxchristiusa.org), and JustFaith Ministries (http://www.justfaith.org/), are thrilled to announce a new partnership focused on promoting and practicing the social mission of the church among Catholics throughout the United States.
“This is an exciting match for Pax Christi USA,” stated Dave Robinson, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA. “JustFaith is one of the most incredible engines for educating people in the pew on Catholic social teaching and the gospel values from which that teaching springs. We look forward to how our two organizations together can reach Catholics who are hungering for the gospel vision of a more peaceful, more just and more sustainable world.”
Pax Christi USA’s statement of purpose articulates that the Church’s mission to witness to the peace of Christ in the world “begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society.” JustFaith Ministries and Pax Christi USA share this common belief that dedicated Catholic communities can be vehicles for substantive change in our world today. By collaborating, we believe we can help to empower the Church to fulfill its vocation as that community of disciples which gives flesh to the message of compassion, justice and peace which Jesus proclaims.
JustFaith Ministries provides programs that transform people and expand their commitment to social ministry through the study and experience of Christ’s call to care for the poor and vulnerable. The program is well-known to many Pax Christi members; Pax Christi members throughout the U.S. have served as facilitators and participants in JustFaith programs in their parishes. Over 20,000 people have participated in the JustFaith program.
Pax Christi USA will formally announce the new partnership with JustFaith staff members, including JustFaith Founder and Executive Director, Jack Jezreel, on Friday, July 16 in Chicago at the National Catholic Conference on Peacemaking (http://www.paxchristiusa.org/NationalConference2010.asp). Jezreel and Joe Grant will be featured speakers at the conference, presenting a track on “the peace-building parish.” The announcement will be part of an open reception at 5:30pm at the site of the conference, the Rosemont Hotel at O’Hare, for conference participants and JustFaith graduates and program participants.
For more information on the partnership, visit the Pax Christi USA website, www.paxchristiusa.org.
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Pax Christi USA is strongly encouraging its members to consider bringing JustFaith programs to their parishes and schools. For information on JustFaith's introductory workshops, click here.
For more information, contact:
Johnny Zokovitch, Pax Christi USA Program Director:
(352) 219-8419 or johnnypcusa@yahoo.com
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