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Ecology, Justice and Peace EJP
  • Strives: to hear and actively respond to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor
  • Identify local issues of injustice and seeks to challenge them in light of Catholic social teaching
  • Deepen the understanding of people's lives on the peripheries in order to respond and take action for change by bringing speakers, workshops, and information to the whole parish. 

The EJP group is committed to ensuring that EJP is integral to the life of the Parish. The group welcomes new members.
 
Some of its activities
  • Participates in providing food and fellowship in community outreach dinner on third Tuesday
    of every month.
  • Has set up the Upper Hutt Housing Trust
  • Explores the issues of climate change and care of creation.
 
Associated with:
Upper Hutt Housing Trust              help@uhht.org.nz
Hutt Valley BEST                           hvbest@xtra.co.nz
Friends of the Hutt River               pat.vanberkel@gmail.com
 
Contact :
Judy Dixon                  022 043 4703
Teresa Homan            022 312 7259

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He waka eke noa - No one is unwelcome in our canoe.
 
Community Dinner
The EJP Group in partnership with Greenstone Doors are holding a community family dinner, particularly for young struggling families in the north of our district. This will be at the Chanel Family Centre, Main Road, Upper Hutt at 6 pm on Tuesday 1st of February. If any parishioners are able to donate time, food or money to support this we would be very grateful. Please ring Judy Dixon or Teresa Homan.
 
Three Dimensions of Laudato Si’
The EJP group is working with the Archdiocese EJP Commission’s Integral Ecology Committee, and groups from Plimmerton, Upper Hutt and Ōtari parishes  to present a Day of reflection on The Three Dimensions of Laudato Si’. This will be hosted at Cardinal McKeefry school in Wilton on Saturday 20th of March from 10 am to 4:30 pm. It would be good to have a significant number of people attend from our Parish so please put this date in your diary. We are looking at shared transport or possibly a bus.
 
We have some plans proposed for this coming year which we will advertise as they are developed. One of these is a proposal to run a course on basic sign language. If you would be interested in taking part in this or have some experience you can offer, we welcome you to contact us to talk through the idea.
 
Anyone wanting to join the EJP group or have an issue of justice they would like to raise with us please contact us.
 
Judy:                 9707169 or 022 043 4703
Teresa Homan: 5279061 or 022 312 7259
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Nine Core Principles of Catholic social teaching
  1. Human Dignity. Te Mana I te Tangata
  2. Solidarity. Whakawhanaungatanga
  3. Preferential Option for the poor. He Whakaaro Nui mot e Hunga Rawakore
  4. Subsidiarity. Mana Whakahaere
  5. Stewardship. Kaitiakitanga
  6. Distributive Justice. Te Tika ka Tohaina
  7. Promotion of peace. Te Whakatairanga I te Rangimarie
  8. Participation. Nau te Rourou
  9. Common Good. He Painga ma te Katoa

St Joseph’s Parish

Ecology, Justice and Peace Group (EJP) are committed to advocacy and action based on these Catholic Social Teaching principles
 
​Think Globally and act Locally
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“A real concern today is that liturgy and social justice tend to be treated as two unrelated activities in the life of the Church... the equality we know at the table of Christ’s Body must be celebrated at all other tables.”
EJP Focus for 2020-2022
  • Promotion of Te Reo and Māoritanga
  • Social outreach (e.g. community dinner)
  • Advocating on behalf of the environment with local authorities Sustainability, enviro-waste management
  • Supporting Upper Hutt Housing trust
  • World day of the poor events (15 November 2020)
  • Investigate the developing of an emergency overnight shelter​
Would you like to become a member of the Parish’s EJP group
Or would you like to be involved in one of the EJP focus as above.
Contact Judy 0220434703 or Teresa 0223127259
Our liturgical gathering on the Sunday reminds us of Church as community and as a family united in prayer. The mercy and compassion we receive from God flows out into the rest of our week and into our relationships in our wider community.
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Planting an apple tree

Planting hedge plants