Faith Justice

Faith Justice

Solidarity and Advocacy

For more than a hundred years, St. Joseph Parish has served the greater community of Seattle in a myriad of ways. Beginning with our own parish and growing out of the Gospel call to love God and to love neighbor, we have sought right relationship in companionship with each other.

Whether through a parish-sponsored ministry or through volunteer or professional engagement in a local non-profit or service agency, the people of our community have taken responsibility to preach the Good News through direct service, advocacy, and solidarity.

About the Faith Justice Commission

Mission Statement: The Faith Justice Commission forms and supports a spiritually and intellectually active community at St. Joseph by:

  • sharing information and promoting opportunities for parishioners to engage in direct service with those in need,
  • assisting in those events or programs that build greater companionship with the poor or marginalized, and
  • developing collaborative avenues of advocacy to transform structures of poverty and displacement.

Priority Areas:

  • Immigration Assistance and Advocacy for Migrants
  • Anti-Racism (click here for an archive of Becoming Antiracist columns)
  • Climate Justice
  • Solidarity with Our Houseless Neighbors
  • Gender Justice (Women in the Church and LGBTQIA+ Rights)

Get Involved 

If you are interested in learning more, please email our chairs, Gabby Roffey or Dave Zablotny at faithjustice@. For an update from the 2020 listening sessions, click here.

 

Faith Justice Commission Members: Gabby Roffey (Co-chair), Dave Zablotny (Co-chair), Anna Johnson, Bob Baur, John Hale, Julia Fitzpatrick, Mikka Nyarko, Sue Fitzpatrick, Yancy Dominick, and Zach Carstensen