JustFaith
Just FAITH
What is JustFaith?
JustFaith offers an opportunity for parishioners to experience a spiritual journey into compassion. Most of us long to be a generous and compassionate people. However, the opportunites to explore our tradition's Catholic social teachings in a deliberate and engaging way have largely not been available. JustFaith, now offered in hundreds of parishes across the country, provides a lively and challenging format to read, view, discuss, pray, experience and be formed by the justice tradition, whcih changes lives, inpspires witness, and transforms the world through love and service.
Our Catholic faith and biblical tradition extend an extraordianary invitation to each of us and to our faith communities to become agents of God's compassion and healing in a wounded world. The Good News of Christ is both a comfort and a promise for the poor and, at the same time, a call to those of us who are not poor to be linked with God's vision of justice and reconciliation.
Participants are also affored the privilege of becoming community with other participants and sharing a journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.
Do participants need to have previous social justice experience or knowledge?
No. People benefit from JustFaith if they have been involved in social ministry for a long time or if they are newly interested. Testimonies from around the country attest to the fact athat both experienced and inexperienced partifipcants have dreived great benefit.
What does the JustFaith program entail?
JustFaith involves groups of about 15 people, who meet for 30 weekly sessions, two weekend retreats and four Saturday immersion experiences. Overall, this adult formation process extends over 8 months and uses the best of adult education practices including books, videos, guest speakers, discussion, prayer, retreats, immersion experiences, and community building.
Does it cost anything to pariticpate in JustFaith?
The books cost approximately $145/person and are paid in installments.
Source: JustFaith MInistries - www.justfaith.org - (502) 429-0865 In partnership with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Charities USA and Catholic relief Services.
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For more information, contact:
Deacon Bill Toller: 413-796-7675 ext. 116 / 413-478-5201 wm.toller@verizon.net
Jane Virgilio: 782-2842