The Commission is responsible for promoting social justice within the parish and civic community. Among its responsibilities are: 1) developing a parish information-action program based on the Gospel and Catholic Social Teachings, 2) identifying social issues and human needs in the community and developing broad Christian service action plans to aid in meeting those needs, 3) providing education about social justice issues from the Catholic perspective to parishioners, 4) coordinating outreach efforts to the community at large. The seven member of this committee meet monthly on the first Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

• Sacred Heart has a sister parish, San Raphael in Haiti. The Haiti Committee composed of 6 members, meets monthly to assess needs and respond to needs of San Raphael Parish.

• The Advent Project provided Christmas for 95 families in our immediate area. 120 people participated in the organizing and delivery of those gifts. Countless parishioners supported the Advent Project by sponsoring a family or contributing financially to the project.

• Monthly outreach collections totaled $4,889.00 for the fiscal year. Another $2,498.00 was given out through the parish office for assistance to those in need.

• Marie’s Ministry takes food, clothing, furniture and supplies to the poor of our area on a daily basis.

• Sacred heart staffs the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen 4 times a year (10 volunteers for a total of 200 hours). We have numerous parishioners who work for other service organizations in our community. Three Sacred Heart parishioners represent Sacred Heart on the board for the Center for Lay Ministries.

• Parish participation in quality of life events such as: Relay for Life (32 participants from the parish raised over $3000), Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, Red Cross Blood Drive, and the 50/50 Food Campaign.

• The Commission interfaced with the Youth Commission to bring parish awareness on their community service project through “Sharing From the Heart.”