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Do you find yourself wondering how to live your faith in today's complex world with all of its challenges? JustFaith is an intensive thirty-week program that helps to answer this question through reflection, study, prayer and community. OMOS is currently in its second year of JustFaith. The program starts in September. For more information, contact Jean Fedigan or Peter Vaiasuso.
Faith Works Newsletter
In the 1990s OMOS partnered with St. Cyril's Parish in a community effort to raise money for -- and build -- a Habitat for Humanity house. Many parishioners continue to work individually with Tucson Habitat for Humanity and contribute to the local, national and international Habitat for Humanity organizations.
Tucson Habitat for
Humanity site
Parishioners in this ministry are involved in actively visiting the local prisons to pray, conduct Scripture services, and bring the gift of Holy Communion to those who are incarcerated. "For I was . . .in prison
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Peregrinos Juntos The Peregrinos Juntos group prays for solutions to immigration and border issues from the perspective of the first of the 7 Key Themes of Catholic Social Teaching: the Sacredness of Life and Dignity of the Human Person. The group actively supports one viable solution by sponsoring the sale of JustCoffee after Masses on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at the Social Justice Kiosk.
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The Haiti Project The OMOS Haiti Project provides spiritual, financial and missionary support for the people of NW Haiti, focusing on specific projects that enrich the quality of life for small groups in targeted communities. Working collaboratively with our full-time Haiti Minister, Joan Martin, we seek to image God's love, compassion, mercy, and justice. We meet the first Wednesday of every month after the 6:30 Mass for Peace & Justice. Visit our web page to learn more about our project and how you can participate!
OMOS Haiti
Project web page
OMOS is a member institution of The
Pima
County Interfaith Council (PCIC) which is affiliated with the
Arizona
Interfaith Network (AIN). Its mission is to build relational power
for collective actions in the pursuit of justice and the common good. PCIC
acts to strengthen family and community in solidarity with others across
lines of race, class and religion. By staying informed and getting
involved in PCIC issues, we can bring to life the second of the
7 Key Themes of Catholic Social Teaching:
Call to Family, Community, and Participation as we seek together
the common good and well-being of all. Fair Trade The goal of this new and evolving ministry -- which is sponsored in part by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) -- is to promote fair trade practices that empower farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace.
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The Blessed Nuno Society This Blessed Nuno Society is a Catholic prayer apostolate and mission society serving orphaned children. The Society promotes activities intended to foster the sanctification of its members, promotes prayers for orphaned children, and operates and maintains projects and facilities for orphaned children in Agua Prieta, Sonora and other locations in Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information, contact OMOS parishioner Tim Heinan at: admin@blessednuno.org
The Blessed
Nuno Society
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