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What We Do

The Mobile Medical Unit is taken into predetermined areas of Greater New Orleans on a regular weekly or monthly schedule. Our schedule over the years has included areas in Orleans Parish (Central City, St. Roch, Lower 9th Ward, Treme/7th Ward), St. Bernard Parish (Meraux, Arabi, Chalmette, Kenilworth), and Jefferson Parish. Read more

Musician's Mission

The Musician’s Mission started in the spring of 2006 and has had as its central theme the heart beat of New Orleans, her music, culture and traditions. After Katrina many venues were gone. People in the city “needed to hear the music.” In response a wonderful collaboration and partnership was established with The New Orleans Musicians Clinic and lately, The New Orleans Musicians Foundation. In the early days several churches helped to fund the project and we will be eternally thankful for: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Newport, R.I.; Christ Church, Chippewa Falls, WI; St. Mark’s Church, Milwaukee, WI; and St. Christopher-by-the-River, Gates Mills, OH. Read more

Oportunidades NOLA

Mission Statement and Overview

Oportunidades Nola is a community adult education and outreach center which aims to support Latinos living in the New Orleans area in their efforts to integrate and engage in a constructive way with the greater community.  Oportunidades focuses on education as the best means for promoting social justice, empowering the disadvantaged and realizing the fullness of human potential. We offer four levels of English as a Second Language classes, Computer Literacy training, Health and Wellness workshops and Beginning Spanish classes form the basis of our ministry. Read more

Victims of Violence

In 2007 there were over 200 murdered in the city of New Orleans. In 2008 the same is true. Most of the victims of violence were young (15-25 years of age); over 90% were shot. In February of 2007 after marches and protests, no real change seemed to take place. Deacon Elaine Clemments said, “I feel that we have to do something. But it is so overwhelming I am not sure that anything will help.” In response it was noted that Fr. Daniel Berrigan, SJ, of noted social disobedience movements in the 1970′s, taught that it is not so much the outcome that is the charism of social justice but rather the act of doing social justice that is trans-formative.

The Victims of Violence ministry was then born to name and remember the victims of violence, to pray for all impacted by urban violence including perpetrators, victims, families, officials, and police officers. The form of remembering was to list the names of each victim on a public tableau on the church wall. This tableau became known as “The Murder Board.” It serves to remind us of the human cost of urban violence without judgment of the individual.

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