Social role and mission of the Church

Cards (7)

  • S - Sheep and Goats
    H - Helping charities
    E - Evangelisation
    E - Equality
    P - Protecting the vulnerable
    S - Stewardship
  • S - Sheep and Goats
    Parable encourages Catholics to support everyone including the poor
  • H - Helping charities
    Supporting the work of Missio created in 1922 to tackle poverty, discrimination and to raise money for those in need.
  • E - Evangelisation
    Church's mission to carry out and continue the work of Jesus on Earth. Missionaries are Catholics who devote their life to evangelising - this is where they will spread the word of God and encourage people to become Christian
  • P - Protecting the vulnerable
    Catholics should support charities that work for social justice e.g. CARJ (Catholic Association for Racial Justice) or CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)
  • E - Equality
    Discouraging discrimination and prejudice "For you are all one in Jesus Christ" Promoting human rights and dignity
  • S - Stewardship
    Means to look after the world and it is encouraged in Genesis. Catholics should respect the world in their community and they can do this by recycling