To provide education informed by the social teaching of the Church, so that parishioners may become more aware of the injustices both in our local community and throughout the world, and

To be a catalyst for change by sponsoring outreach and advocacy.

The Peace and Justice Committee 
Our Mother of Good Counsel 

We are actively involved in a diverse array of peace and justice works or Projects, including:

Education
Alternative Giving & Fair Trade
Homelessness
Human Trafficking & Abuse
Refugees & Immigration
Hunger & Poverty
Violence
Summer Film Series

The committee's work is based on its Mission to serve as a resource through which our parishes will become more aware of and involved in alleviating issues of injustice facing our local community and world This work leads to action steps (projects) related to these issues that are sponsored and led by individual committee members and/or the entire Peace & Justice Committee. We invite you to explore this web site to become more aware of and involved in this Ministry.

"... the fruit of Service is Peace."
Mother Teresa