Ministries: Pastoral, Hispanic-Americans
Results
Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia (New York, NY)
The Centro Altagracia is dedicated to faith in action; promoting social justice through active collaboration with parishes, community organizations, and individuals and through initiatives that serve the needs of the community as those needs have been identified by the Hispanic community of northern Manhattan. We seek to awaken awareness within individuals of how their Catholic, Christian faith calls them to be aware of the issues impacting their community and to be engaged in action to address these issues. Among the Centro's programs are: Social/Pastoral Ministry Teams that serve as coordinators and catalysts for social awareness and action within parishes; H.E.L.P. (Hispanic Evangelization Leadership Program) that trains young adults for leadership roles within their parishes; and G.R.A.C.E. (Gaining Respect and Awareness through Community Education) which addresses the issue of domestic violence. The Centro also maintains a library of books and DVDs for community use.
The Dominican Outreach Center or Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia (Altagracia Center for Faith and Justice) was formed by the New York Province of the Society of Jesus in response to the unmet needs of the Dominican community of the Washington Heights area. In a period of slightly more than one year the Centro Altagracia has been able to make incredible strides in establishing itself in the community through its work with the ten parishes of the North Manhattan vicariate, various community organizations, and elected officials.
Gabriel Project (El Paso, TX)
The Gabriel Project is a crisis pregnancy center that provides services to address unexpected pregnancies.
Hispanic Ministry (Raleigh, NC)
A vibrant Hispanic community at St. Raphael and celebrate Wed 7pm, Sat 7:15pm, and Sunday 2:30pm Masses in Spanish. The Office coordinates preparation for sacraments in Spanish, Presentaciones, Quinceaneras, Charismatic Renewal, and celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe and All Saints Day.
Instituto Cultural para Liderazgo en el Medio Oriente (Southbend, IN)
The Cultural Institute for Leadership in the Midwest seeks to build the capacity of lay Latino leaders in the Church.
Jesuit Urban Service Team (Camden, NJ)
The Jesuit Urban Service Team provides educational, medical, legal and social services to the working poor and underserved families living in Camden and South Jersey. These ministries include Holy Name School and the High School Scholars Program, St. Luke’s Catholic Medical Services, the Camden Center For Law and Social Justice and Guadalupe Family Services.
Loyola Institute for Spirituality (Orange , CA)
The Loyola Institute for Spirituality serves the communities of Southern California with retreats, training sessions, workshops, days of recollection, and parish missions in the tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Special attention is given to adapting the activities of LIS to the cultural, racial and social class realities of the Hispanic, Asian and African-American communities.
Nativity Fellows & Casa Maria (Worcester, MA)
Nativity Fellows are full-time members of the Nativity staff. They teach an average of 2-4 class periods per day while serving as advisors, tutors, proctors, coaches, nurses, janitors, drivers, monitors and all other responsibilities that promote the success of the students’ well-being.
Casa Maria is the community house where fellows serving in Worcester's Nativity School reside. Life in Casa Maria is an opportunity to form community and to engage in the tough work of sharing responsibility with each other for the myriad details which make life together possible and worth the effort. It is also a unique opportunity to engage in “simple living. ”Simple living" offers Nativity Fellows a chance to “feel” what life on a tight budget means, particularly as the overwhelming majority of Nativity families struggle to make ends meet. The Casa Maria Community attempts to gain a deeper sense of the difficult conditions from which Nativity students come.
Proyecto Pastoral (Los Angeles, CA)
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission was founded in 1986 by community residents and the California Province of Jesuits. It has grown into a highly effective community - building organization. Proyecto Pastoral is committed to involving local community members in the planning, design and implementation of its programs. One third of the Proyecto Pastoral Board of Directors is comprised by local community residents responding to community identified needs enabling Proyecto Pastoral to make a significant impact in the lives of local families. Anticipating the needs of the community enables Proyecto Pastoral in being an ever evolving organization that whose success lies not only in being dynamic but understanding the real issues. Proyecto Pastoral serves over 2,500 children, youth and families annually through its five programs.
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission is a community building organization whose mission is to provide training, education and social services with the Pico- Aliso/Boyle Heights district of East Los Angeles. Proyecto Pastoral coordinates five community based programs.
The Kino Border Initiative, Nogales, Mexico (Nogales, Mexico and US)
The Kino Border Initiative provides pastoral assistance, shelter, breakfast and other assistance to recently deported migrants on the border in Nogales, AZ. In addition to these basic services, the Centro de Atencion a Migrantes Deportados (CAMDEP) provides overnight shelter to unaccompanied women who may need time and pastoral attention as they discern their next steps.
