Responding to the call of Christ and his Church, the mission of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) Group of Saint Pius X Parish is to stimulate increasing numbers of Saint Pius parishioners to become personally involved in alleviating injustices that impact the poor and disadvantaged and changing harmful social systems/structures.

We will seek to accomplish this mission via these general strategies:

1. Host regular meetings, generally on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.  Rooted in prayer, we learn together about the Catholic Social Teaching tradition and support one another in our efforts to inspire action within and beyond our parish community.  Our meetings are open to all, and we welcome you to join us anytime!

2. Offer frequent presentations to the entire parish by persons already engaged in the work of service and social justice.  We hope to build awareness of existing efforts and inspire increased volunteerism by Saint Pius parishioners.

3. Organize or pulicize a variety of educational opportunities - forms, workshops, lectures, films, book studies, etc. - that seek to inform parishioners about the rich and long heritage of Catholic Social Teaching.

4. Steer interested parishioners toward the many outstanding ministries of service and outreach already available at Saint Pius and be on the lookout for new ways that our parish can respond to needs within our local community.

5. Be open to new opportunities to live out our mission!

We are excited to feature the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching throughout this Year of Renewal!  

Unless noted otherwise, all meetings or presentations take place from 6:45 - 8:00 pm in the Parish Life Center.  All events are open to the entire parish!

September (Year of Renewal focus on Family, Community, and Participation)

September 2 - Presentation, “What is Catholic Social Teaching?” by James Summers
September 23 - Presentation, "Call to Family, Community, & Participation" by Wendy Summers

October (Year of Renewal focus on Human Dignity)
Please check out and support the work of our parish's Respect Life ministries this month!

October 14 - Meeting topic: Life & Dignity of the Human Person 
October 28 - Meeting topic: Blessed Sara Salkahazi on the Dignity of Women & the Poor

November (Year of Renewal focus on Solidarity)

Monday, November 15 - CST Rosary in the church at 7:00 pm

December

December 9 - Meeting (topic TBD)

January (Year of Renewal focus on Rights & Responsibilities)

January 13 - Meeting topic: Rights & Responsibilities
January 27 - Presentation (topic TBD)

February

February 10 - Meeting (topic TBD)
February 24 - Meeting (topic TBD)

March (Year of Renewal focus on the Preferential Option for the Poor)

March 10 - Meeting topic: Option for and with the Poor and Vulnerable
Sunday, March 20 - Screening and discussion of the film Romero, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
March 24 - Meeting  topic: The Writings and Legacy of Saint Oscar Romero

April

April 28 - Meeting (topic TBD)

May

May 12 - Prayer Service (in the church): The Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching

June (Year of Renwal focus on Care for Creation)
Please check out and support the work of our parish's Creation Care Team this month!

July (Dignity of Work)

Summer book club: Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship, by Fr. Gregory Boyle

Click here to learn more about the work of our Catholic Social Teaching ministry.