JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH
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THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR JPIC!Welcome to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church's Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) ministries! This is the MAIN LOCATION where you can find all JPIC related information.
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Our JPIC web pages are created and designed based on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) to better facilitate communication and provide equal access to detailed descriptions of all our JPIC faith formation programs, ministries, and parish-wide events.
I hope making this information fully available to everyone will help to create a shared sense of our JPIC's history, vision, mission, and lived commitment to the Gospel as we build a stronger Franciscan parish community dedicated to being "a faith that does justice!" We want everyone to feel "welcome at the table." Please join us as we work together in loving service to God and our neighbors. |
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me: Ken Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701 (919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected] |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
JPIC: GETTING INVOLVED
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: FAITH FORMATION AT THE CENTER OF JUSTICE, PEACE, & INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)
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I. PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY (PHD)
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II. CARE FOR CREATION & ECONOMIC JUSTICE (CCEJ)CARE FOR CREATION
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III. COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, PEACE, & GLOBAL SOLIDARITY (COPGS)
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JPIC: GETTING INVOLVED
Who We Are
Identity - Mission - People |
Upcoming Events
Staying Connected |
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Policies & Procedures
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CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING:
FAITH FORMATION AT THE CENTER OF JUSTICE, PEACE, & INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)
Our JPIC faith formation programs and ministries are organized under three main categories based on the principles of Catholic social teaching to help ensure that our parishioners have the opportunity to share their insights, abilities, gifts, and talents in accordance with Immaculate Conception's mission and vision and our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation's (JPIC) identity and mission. As we organize our efforts according to this common vision and mission, parishioners work together within each JPIC ministry to collaboratively work to define the specific goals, strategies, and plans they will pursue to carry out their ministry's purpose in loving service and in support of our community.
All our ministries are led by our parishioners who organize our programs, events, and advocacy, recruit one another, and provide opportunities for members to identify specific and concrete areas where God has called them to service. Together, united in faith and through God's grace, we work for justice by responding to the "signs of the times" in Durham and our greater global community.
Grounded in a commitment to ongoing Catholic social teaching faith formation and our call to discipleship embodied in the responsibility our parishioners demonstrate in their collective efforts, our JPIC addresses "both feet" of the Gospel call of love in action:
All our ministries are led by our parishioners who organize our programs, events, and advocacy, recruit one another, and provide opportunities for members to identify specific and concrete areas where God has called them to service. Together, united in faith and through God's grace, we work for justice by responding to the "signs of the times" in Durham and our greater global community.
Grounded in a commitment to ongoing Catholic social teaching faith formation and our call to discipleship embodied in the responsibility our parishioners demonstrate in their collective efforts, our JPIC addresses "both feet" of the Gospel call of love in action:
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An Introduction to JPIC Faith Formation
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Catholic Social Teaching (JPIC)
JPIC summary of Catholic social teaching themes and principles |
JPIC Book Studies
Small-group book studies focusing on Catholic social teaching themes |
JustFaith
Small-group social justice faith formation programs offered by our JPIC, normally in the fall (September-November) |
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I. PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY (PHD)
JPIC faith formation and ministries that focus on the Catholic social teaching principles of "Life and Dignity of The Human Person," "Call to Family," and the "Preferential Option for the Poor and Vulnerable"
Our JPIC's Promoting Human Dignity ministries share a common mission to lift up the value and dignity of every human life, especially those living on the margins. We do this by engaging in service, offering formation opportunities, and advocating to challenge issues and systems which dehumanize God’s children, in our community and our world.
Promoting Human Dignity (PHD)
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JPIC Youth and Young Adult Opportunities
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, & FOOD INSECURITY
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Bread for the World: Offering of Letters
Our annual Bread for the World: Offering of Letters, provides parishioners with the opportunity to respond to the Gospel call to advocate for policies and programs that work to end hunger in the U.S. and around the world |
Durham CROP Hunger Walk
The annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk combines fun and fundraising to raise money for hungry people throughout the world. All funds go to Church World Services (CWS) to help fight hunger both internationally and locally, with 25% of all donations supporting local hunger-relief organizations in Durham |
Families Moving Forward (FMF)
Providing shelter and comprehensive services to families experiencing homelessness in Durham |
Furniture Project of Durham (FPOD)
A JPIC ministry created and supported by our Immaculate Conception parishioners providing furniture and houseware for those transitioning from homelessness to housing throughout Durham |
Habitat for Humanity of Durham
Supporting efforts to eliminate substandard housing, making decent, affordable, and sustainable housing available to all |
Meals for the Hungry and Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD)
Providing monthly meals to those in need at Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD) |
Saint Francis Builds (SFB)
Housing repair in Eastern North Carolina |
IC Seasonal Giving
Thanksgiving Baskets, Advent Giving Tree, Clothing Drives, etc. |
FAMILY, HEALTH, & WELLNESS
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Ministry
JPIC support ministry for anyone who experienced loss in pregnancy and/or of an infant |
Pregnancy Support
*Includes our annual JPIC Mother's Day rose sale |
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE & VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Gun Violence Prevention Ministry
Parishioners committed to faith-based healing, support, safety, and prevention for all affected by gun violence in our parish and local community |
Prison Ministries
Includes our "Pen Pal" prison ministry, visiting the imprisoned (women and men), "Returning Citizens" program, and death penalty abolition advocacy |
Racial Justice Ministry
Addressing the issue of racial justice in our parish/local community and nationally through Catholic social teaching faith formation, advocacy, and action |
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II. CARE FOR CREATION & ECONOMIC JUSTICE (CCEJ)
JPIC faith formation and ministries that focus on the Catholic social teaching principles of "Care for God’s Creation," the "Dignity of Work," and the "Rights of Workers" (Economic Justice)
Pope Francis, in his encyclical letter Laudato Si', tells us that the "true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” Our JPIC Care for Creation and Economic Justice ministries help our church pursue a God-centered response to countless environmental challenges and economic issues affecting those in our community. As a Laudato Si’ parish, we know that the way we treat the Earth, our common home, reflects how we treat each other and shape our economic social structures.
Our Care for Creation and Economic Justice ministries work to reduce the environmental footprint of the IC campus and provide learning opportunities, educational resources, and other materials on caring for our planet and economic justice. We also support legislative action, advocacy, and other initiatives to protect the environment, address climate change, just wages, workers' rights, and other related issues.
Our Care for Creation and Economic Justice ministries work to reduce the environmental footprint of the IC campus and provide learning opportunities, educational resources, and other materials on caring for our planet and economic justice. We also support legislative action, advocacy, and other initiatives to protect the environment, address climate change, just wages, workers' rights, and other related issues.
CARE FOR CREATION
Community Garden and Assisi Preserve
Provide education, resources, access, and help build community by growing food organically through sustainable gardening for those in need |
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Help create a sustainable food source for underserved communities by purchasing locally grown, fresh, and organic produce. Proceeds aid refugee resettlement outreach and ministries that assist people in healing from trauma, along with nutrition and wellness programs for children and young families |
Earth Day Fair
Our annual parish-wide celebration of the Gospel call to care for our common home |
Greener Lent
40-day commitment to earth’s healing and justice for all, calling us to deepen our awareness of the ecological and social impacts of our patterns of eating |
JPIC's Support of The Season of Creation and Saint Francis Week
Our Care for Creation ministry sponsors events in support of our parish's annual celebrations of the Season of Creation and Saint Francis Week |
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Advent Alternative Gift Fair
Our annual JPIC Advent Alternative Gift Fair provides an opportunity to live out your faith in the spirit of the season by supporting local and global social justice organizations through a financial donation or purchasing a fair-trade gift |
Olive Wood Religious Carvings Sale
Benefiting Christians in the Holy Land |
Valentine's Day Fair Trade Chocolate Sale
An annual JPIC event to support fair trade, just wages, the rights/dignity of workers, artisans, and farmers |
III. COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, PEACE, & GLOBAL SOLIDARITY (COPGS)
JPIC faith formation and ministries that focus on the Catholic social teaching principles of "Solidarity and the Common Good" (Justice/Promoting Peace), "Call to Community and Participation," and "Rights and Responsibilities"
Catholicism and Political Life
Catholic social teaching resources and information about political life, participation, and voting |
Interreligious Dialogue, Peace, and Global Solidarity
Faith formation/focus on Jewish-Christian relations and Catholic peace/global solidarity efforts |
Antorcha-Guadalupe Torch Run
and Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Marking the beginning of a religious celebration of solidarity and hope for justice, the Antorcha-Guadalupe Torch Run is an annual relay run from Mexico City to New York City. The celebration culminates on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Pentecost Multicultural Festival
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Immaculata Catholic School join together to celebrate how the unique gifts and wonderful diversity of cultures in our community contribute to the building of God's Kingdom in honor of Pentecost |
IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, & ASYLUM SEEKERS
Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers*
*Includes information on La 72, the Franciscan-run migrant and refugee shelter |
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Franciscan Network on Migration (FNM)
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JPIC AGENCY & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact:
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected]
If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact:
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected]