Annual Report

2016 Annual Report JustFaith Ministries is a non-profit organization that forms, informs, and transforms people of faith by offering programs and resources that sustain them in their compassionate commitment to build a more just and peaceful world. People of Faith Programs and Resources In 2016, over 4,000 people across the United States In 2016, JFM offered JustFaith, JustFaith Catholic, completed a JFM program or Pathway. We relied on GoodNews People, Engaging Spirituality, JusticeWalk- 322 volunteer facilitators to offer programs, and 703 individual and organizational donors to support ing, and four JustMatters modules to small groups. them in their work. Since 2003, over 50,000 people We piloted short introductions to our programs, called have completed a program. Pathways, with 283 small groups. We provided a bi- monthly e-newsletter to 15,000 people, and two issues of Voices to 23,000 people. Building a More Just and Peaceful World Tim & Renee are Jaqueline completed PJ participated in JFM program the JustFaith pro- and led several grads who orga- gram, and then the JFM Programs. nized Virginia EngagingSpirituality As a result, PJ dedicated his life Beach Tidewater program in Belleville, Sowers of Justice. This network pro- IL. Her experiences led her to ad- to addressing injustice against immigrants. Together motes JFM programs as a way of vocate for the poor internationally with his wife, Amy, and other friends he deepening the commitment to address and in the US. through Catholic Relief Services, Oxfam, Bread for started El Refugio, a hospitality house the injustice of payday lenders, accom- the World and for the environment that welcomes families of those detained panying immigrants, walking with the through Environmental Defense in one of the nation’s largest detention imprisoned, offering food, and chal- Fund, Sierra Club, Union of Con- centers. El Refugio also visits detained lenge a broken health care system. cerned Scientists, and Catholic men and educates people about the injus- Climate Covenant. tices of immigration detention. 2016 Program Locations St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Anchorage, AK St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Eagan, MN Our Lady of The Valley Catholic Church, Birmingham, AL Pax Christi Catholic Community, Eden Prairie, MN Interfaith Mission Service, Huntsville, AL Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN St. Patrick Catholic Church, Bisbee, AZ St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Saint Paul, MN San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church, Flagstaff, AZ St. Francis Xavier College Church, Saint Louis, MO St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Glendale, AZ St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, St Louis, MO St. Timothy Catholic Church, Mesa, AZ Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Valley Park, MO All Saints' Episcopal Church, Phoenix, AZ St. Alban Roe Catholic Church, Wildwood, MO St. Paul Catholic Church, Phoenix, AZ Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Great Falls, MT Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Prescott, AZ St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Cary, NC Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Parish, Scottsdale, AZ St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ St. Matthew Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC St. Patrick Catholic Community, Scottsdale, AZ St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Raleigh, NC St. Joseph Basilica Catholic Church, Alameda, CA The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi, Raleigh, NC Padre Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo, CA St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Stoneville, NC Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Community, Claremont, CA St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Omaha, NE St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, Concord, CA St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, River Edge, NJ St. Cyprian Catholic Church, Long Beach, CA St. John XXIII Catholic Community, Albuquerque, NM Los Altos United Methodist Church, Los Altos Hills, CA St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Binghamton, NY St. Joachim Catholic Church, Madera, CA All Saints Church, Syracuse, NY American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach, CA Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, Wantagh, NY La Purisima Catholic Church, Orange, CA Bellarmine Chapel, Cincinnati, OH Christ The King Catholic Church, Pleasant Hill, CA Holy Family Catholic Church (Price Hill), Cincinnati, OH Newman Catholic Community, Sacramento, CA Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church (Mack), Cincinnati, OH Church of The Immaculata, San Diego, CA Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH St. Monica Catholic Church Community, Santa Monica, CA St. Agnes/Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Cleveland, OH St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Highlands Ranch, CO Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon , Portland, OR Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Windsor, CO St. Dorothy Catholic Church, Drexel Hill, PA Our Lady of the Woods, Woodland Park, CO Christ Church Episcopal, Greenville, SC St. Thomas Catholic Church, Thomaston, CT Furman University, Greenville, SC St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Washington, DC Mill Community Ministries, Greenville, SC Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Port Orange, FL St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Greenville, SC St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Sarasota, FL St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Greenville, SC Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Tallahassee, FL Triune Mercy Center, Greenville, SC Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, West Palm Beach, FL Emmaus Catholic Church, Austin, TX St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Winter Park, FL St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, Austin, TX Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA St. Michael Catholic Community, Bedford, TX St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA Holy Family Catholic Church, Copperas Cove, TX The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta, GA St. Rita Catholic Church, Dallas, TX St. Anne Catholic Church, Columbus, GA St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church, El Paso, TX Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Cumming, GA St. Mark Catholic Church, El Paso, TX Catholic Church of St. Ann, Marietta, GA First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, TX Center for Social Ministry, Des Moines, IA Holy Family Catholic Church, Fort Worth, TX Monroe Community of Christ Church, Monroe, IA St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Houston, TX Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, IA Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church, Katy, TX St. Pius X Catholic Church, Coeur D'Alene, ID VIDES USA, San Antonio, TX Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bloomington, IL St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church, Spring, TX Old St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, IL Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Arlington, VA Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Church of St. Therese of Lisieux, Chesapeake, VA St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, OFallon, IL Church of The Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, VA St. Irene Catholic Church, Warrenville, IL United Christian Parish, Reston, VA St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Wilmette, IL Church of The Epiphany Catholic Church, Richmond, VA Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Carmel, IN St. Andrew Catholic Church, Roanoke, VA All Saints Catholic Parish, Evansville, IN Church of The Ascension, Virginia Beach, VA Victory Noll Center - Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, Huntington, IN Church of The Holy Apostles, Virginia Beach, VA Islamic Society of Evansville, Newburgh, IN Church of the Holy Family, Virginia Beach, VA St. Mary of the Woods College, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN Crescent Community Center, Virginia Beach, VA Good Shepherd Montessori School, South Bend, IN Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Virginia Beach, VA St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Cox's Creek, KY Holy Family - St Lawrence Catholic Church, Essex Junction, VT St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, LA St. Madeline Sophie Catholic Church, Bellevue, WA Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Church of the Assumption, Bellingham, WA St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Camas, WA Holy Cross Catholic Church, Springfield, MA Our Lady of The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Westfield, MA Consistent Life Network, Rockville, MD 2016 Program Facilitators Facilitators volunteer thousands of hours each year to create JFM program experiences in their communities. We are grateful for the gifts of time, inspiration, and spirit the following facilitators provided in 2016. Alabama Meghan Collins Maine Joan Lubischer Lucy Torres Janet Bird Rasha Ghobashy Fr. Frank Morin Rita Ramos Margaret Culgan Judy Gregory Soheila Mohammadian Michigan New Jersey Monica Hatcher Patricia Smith Georgia Al Weilbaecher Mary Clark Ned Ewart Arizona Alan McGill Ann Kilkuskie New Mexico Pat Basilotto Ann Sliger Allison Taylor Janine Turner Smith Maria Duran Pat Guzman Fr. Patrick Mowrer Gerald Wieczorek Michele Cretsinger New York Rev. Michael Waschevski Francie Kossak Hannah Jillella Mollie Clements Kathy Meus Rosemary Keeley Jeff Riddle Karen Latendresse Nancy Servoss Mary Guditis Schottsie Hill Jerry Obernuefemann Kat Doyle Ray Sweany Rev. Ronald Garner Sr. Elizabeth Guerrero Juliaette Chamberlain Kate Dennis Sharon Goff Ohio Sr. Mary Gloria Mar KatherineBicicchi Kimberly Kaup Sr. Mary Pung Betty Smith Steve Jaramillo Kathy Kaplan Lauren Morton Sr. Pamela Owens Bill Tonnis Terri Pena Kris Jacober Matthew Zeller Minnesota Diane Zbasnik Thad Crouch Laura Libertore Muriel Diguette Andrea Ward Fr. Daniel Hartnett Vivian Maestas Lyle Scritsmier Tommy Thompson Bob Brezinski Gillian Ahlgren Virginia Marie Hardenbrook Very Rev. Keith Oglesby Bruce Koehn Grace Brown Abby Causey

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