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  Social Justice and Peace Commission

Commission Chairperson: 
Maura Kilgallen (799-7105)     

Treasurer: Judy Meschinelli

Secretary: Jim Masi

Commission Members: 
Ted Dalton                       Jim Masi             Kelly Dell'Aquila 
Carl Maddaleni                Bill Davis           Judy Meschinelli
Maura Kilgallen               Monsignor Michael Henchal


 Mission Statement:
To infuse the spirit of Christ into the laws, attitudes and morals
of the community. Parishioners, through personal dedication to
the community of mankind, should strive to alleviate human suffering
and even more important, to eliminate the causes of social problems.

Responsibilities:
To educate the parish in the teachings of the church on Social Justice.
Social justice forms an essential part of being a Christian.  Keeping the
parish informed about particular social problems within the parish and
the surrounding communities.  To investigate and coordinate the parish
response to problems on the local, national and global levels and especially
to the needs of the poor, the sick, the oppressed and the imprisoned.
Legislative issues and Beginning and End of Life issues through bulletin
inserts and contact numbers for their legislators.

Tithing:
St. Bartholomews is a tithing community. Ten percent of the gross monthly
income is the source of funding that the commission dispenses to support
different causes and requests in a responsible and Christian way.  Some of
the recipients that there is ongoing support for are the following:

  • Birth Line and Project Rachel
  • Respect Life, Maine Vitae Society-Carl Maddaleni, 799-3774.
  • Prison Ministry-Bill Cook, 799-8294.
  • My Sisters Keeper-Kelley Dell’Aquila, 799-1315.
  • St. Anthony’s Parish, Jackman, Maine.
  • Wayside Soup Kitchen-Fourth Sunday of the Month.
  • Cooking and Serving Dinner:
    -Parish Coordinators: Jim Huebener, 767-1754 and John Koller,
     885-5236.
    Catholic Charities of Maine
  • Catholic Relief Services
  • South Portland Food Cupboard
  • The neighborhood of Jacquet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  • Emergency Requests
  • An annual report is published in the Bulletin

Meetings:
The Commission meets bi-monthly at 7pm on the first Tuesday of the
 month in the church. All Parishioners are welcome.