Mercy & Justice
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About Our MinistryWalking with the excluded
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In response to God’s love and Jesus’ invitation to discipleship, social justice and systemic change are part of our mission. Informed by Cathoic Social Teaching, St. Ignatius provides opportunities to participate actively in the promotion of awareness and implementation of social and environmental justice.
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Featured MinistryMercy and Justice
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Laudato Si' Week (May 22-28)
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All Mercy & Justice Ministries
- Laudato Si' Circle at St. Ignatius Parish
- Shelter Meal Program
- Brown Bag Lunch Sunday
- Las Vecinas de El Salvador
- Social Ministries Funding Committee
- Sandwich Saturday
- Advent Giving Tree
- Simple Needs
- Racial Justice (with Faith Formation)
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LAUDATO SI’ CIRCLESLaudato Si' Circles is a ministry where small groups of people meet regularly to deepen their relationship with God as creator and all members of creation. We are participating in the Global Catholic Climate Movement through prayer, reflection, and actions, using Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment, Laudato si', as our guiding document. We meet to discuss ways to incorporate this important Catholic social teaching into our everyday lives, and to understand that the Pope is asking us to take concrete action.
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SHELTER MEAL PROGRAMThe Shelter Meal Program at St. Ignatius Parish serves San Francisco residents in need solely through the work of volunteers. Volunteers prepare over 300 wholesome meals for our brothers and sisters who, for whatever reason, find themselves homeless, without permanent shelter, or in need of assistance.
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BROWN BAG LUNCHSt. Ignatius Brown Bag Lunch Weekend is a year-round outreach program aimed at helping to feed the hungry, by providing homemade sack lunches donated by parishioners each month.
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LAS VECINAS DE EL SALVADORLas Vecinas de El Salvador is a social ministries Program that works to maintain an ongoing relationship with the people of El Salvador through our sister parish of San Antonio in Soyapango, El Salvador. As sister parishes, San Antonio Parish and St. Ignatius Parish are
committed to strengthening our friendship and working together in support of peace with justice.
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SOCIAL MINISTRIES FUNDING COMMITTEEThe Social Ministries Funding Committee, under the umbrella of the Mercy and Justice Commission, annually distributes $30,000 from the St. Ignatius Parish Social Ministries Endowment Fund to organizations working with the neediest populations.
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SANDWICH SATURDAYOn Sandwich Saturday, volunteers come together to make 700 sandwiches for a local homeless shelter.
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ADVENT GIVING TREEEvery holiday season, St. Ignatius Parish generously supports children, teens, adults, and seniors in need through the Advent Giving Tree Project.
The Parish coordinates with about 12 local nonprofit agencies, including schools and senior care programs, to provide gifts at Christmas time to those who otherwise might not receive one. Through the generosity of St. Ignatius parishioners, the program distributes over 500 gifts to the people these agencies serve.
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SIMPLE NEEDSSimple Needs Sundays are regular Parish collection drives in support of the most basic and urgent needs of our homeless and struggling neighbors. Essential everyday items that are in constant need and short supply on the streets, like toiletries, socks and underwear, or a warm jacket and cap in the winter, are collected on a rotating basis at Masses on the second Sunday of most months. These are distributed locally through various Catholic service agencies directly to those most in need.
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RACIAL JUSTICEThe St. Ignatius Antiracism Committee works to provide faith-formation activities for parishioners to learn more about racial equity and our call as a Catholics to be antiracist. We meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month via Zoom at 5:00pm
