To put it simply, Parish Social Action is the movement of the faith community to live out the Gospel we proclaim and to grow in love with God and neighbor.

Parish staff, lay and clergy leaders together foster greater outreach and advocacy efforts, to educate parishioners to serve those who are poor and vulnerable, and to provide opportunities for spiritual growth.

Parish Social Action is deeply rooted in Scriptures, in our Sacraments, and in our rich tradition of our Church’s Social Doctrine.Proclaiming the Word of God, celebrating the sacraments, and exercising the ministry of charity, he says, are “inseparable” (no. 25). In other words, there is an essential connection between our faith and the way we put love into action in the world. (Sacraments and Social Mission: Living the Gospel, Being Disciples)

Parishes are communities of faith, of action, of hope. They are where the gospel is proclaimed and celebrated, where believers are formed and sent to renew the earth.