Our mission is to educate all parishioners on the Catholic Social Justice doctrine (life, dignity and rights of each human person, and care of creation), to bring those principles into action in our community by organizing and coordinating activities based on those principles, and to involve our whole parish in Social Justice.

Our vision is to promote unity, cooperation and participation in our parish community at large by supporting, coordinating and informing everyone about all Social Justice activities. We are all called to serve others.

January

Bone marrow donor registration drive. Sat. Jan. 28 (4:30 – 7:30PM) and Sun. Jan. 29 (9AM – 2PM) AADP will be outside the church front doors to sign up potential donors before and after masses. Please consider becoming a potential donor and help save lives.

February

Parental Notification and SAFE California Initiatives. Feb. 18/19 and Feb. 25/26 before and after all masses. Parental Notification would require a girl under 17 to include her parents in the decision to have an abortion. SAFE California would replace the death penalty for life without parole. Our bishop Patrick McGrath, in accordance with the Church respect for human life teaching, backs both initiatives. Please consider signing the initiatives so they can be included in this year's November ballot.

Easter Food Drive. From first Sunday of Lent to Palm Sunday. St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Knights of Columbus will be collecting food donations for our community's needy families. Please be generous in this very harsh economical time.

Operation Rice Bowl. From first Sunday of Lent to Palm Sunday. Sponsored by Catholic Relief Services. This year's collection will make projects possible in impoverished communities in Madagascar, Vietnam, El Salvador, Zambia and India. 25% of the funds collected in our diocese will be reverted to help our own poor communities. Last year St. Elizabeth applied and got a $500 grant for our needy families. Please remember the least fortunate during this season of Lent by fasting, praying and giving.

March

Rice Bowl Dinner. March 23, 6:30-7:30 PM. St Christopher room. Sponsored by Social Justice Ministry. Please join us as we pray, fast and mediate on the world's least fortunate by dinning a simple bowl of steamed rice. Stations of the Cross at the church will follow immediately after the dinner.

"Fr. Jon Pedigo's Social Justice Seminar summary. Given at St. Elizabeth Church on November 31st, 2011".

Donate for free

Go to the hungersite.com and click to provide free food, mammograms, children's books, child healthcare, etc. The site sponsors pay for your clicks.

Free counseling

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County will provide free counseling services in Milpitas. Eligibility requirements are for uninsured and under insured youths. Adults and older adults can qualify for individual and group or family counseling. They also assist families and individuals needing djelp connecting with community resources and services. For more information, contact Lilian Alfaro This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Donation Station

Located at 2625 Zanker Rd, San Jose, 408.325.5278. It operates Tuesday to Saturday from 10AM to 2PM year round. It collects and provides clothing, furniture, and household items for needy people for free. It offers a limited donation based pick-up service. Donors must call us for details on scheduling. Donation items not accepted are: Large Appliances, Building Materials, Encyclopedia Sets, Large Furniture (couches bigger than 6ft/72in, home entertainment systems, executive desks), Mattresses & Box Springs, Auto Parts, Car Seats, and Perishable Food Items.

Milpitas Family Literacy Project

It’s a reading readiness program for families and their children who are 3-5 yrs. old and not in Kindergarten. The instructor reads to children and parents learn different ways to read to their children at home. The children take books home each week to practice with their families. The program is only for Milpitas residents whose home school is Burnett, Randall, Rose or Weller. Classes are held in those schools. To verify your home school, call the Milpitas Unified School District Office at 635-2600 and tell them your address. For more information email Linda Lambert at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

New Catholic Charities office in Milpitas

Free counseling and referral services will be offered at this new location on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9AM to 5PM. English and Korean are spoken. Contact person is Younghoon Kwon. Office address and telephone: Catholic Charities, Milpitas Sobrato Center, 600 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035 / (408) 946-0500