
Rural Life Ministries provides pastoral outreach to rural persons and works to empower the wider church and community to promote and advocate for justice in agriculture, land, the environment, food and other rural concerns.
The advancement of Catholic Social Teachings in these areas is also accomplished through workshops, presentations and parish mission opportunities. The office also provides worship resources and events appropriate to all those related in the food system.
Networking and participation on state and national boards and coalitions addressing social justice and parish life related to rural communities is integral to this ministry, especially with other diocesan offices, the Ohio Catholic Rural Life Conference and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. |