Roman Catholic Womenpriests - Eastern Region Ministries

Priests, deacons, candidates, applicants in discernment, and the communities we serve in the Eastern Region of RCWP are involved in a broad spectrum of ministries of care and financial support that include:

Sacramental ministry, including weddings, baptisms, funerals, Sacrament of the Sick, Communion to those who are homebound, and Reconciliation

Individual & group spiritual direction / companioning

Pastoral counseling

Hospital and hospice chaplaincy

Interfaith prayer & peacemaking

Services to adults and children who are homeless & hungry

GLBT outreach and ministry

Eco-projects to save the Chesapeake Bay

Outreach to women and girls who are trafficked and prostituted

Outreach to women and men in substance abuse rehabilitation programs

Support of Charter Schools that serve low income, inner city youth, boys & girls

Habitats for Humanity

Catholic Worker House, Faith Community of Peace, Newborn Community of Faith, and other faith communities of witness and presence

Participation in the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, as well as the Association for Survivors of Torture and Trauma

Participation in the Fetzer Institute National Campaign for Love & Forgiveness

Financial and programmatic support of international projects that serve the poorest of the poor, including the African Dream Center, that cares for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS; the Nari Gunjan Prnerna Chhatravas Hostel for dalit (untouchable) Muhahar girls, aged 6-16, in Patna, India; the Central Asian Institute, providing education for girls & women in Pakistan and Afghanistan; FONKOZE, Inc., Haiti; Bringing Hope Foundation, Inc., Cuba; KIVA, Inc., micro-loans for entrepreneurial projects around the world; and, the Peace Corps Volunteers, clean water project, Micronesia.

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