Dear Friends:

On behalf of the Archdiocesan Racial Harmony Implementation Committee, welcome to our web site!

This committee was formed several years ago by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes in response to his pastoral letter, "Made in the Image and Likeness of God." The committee's mission is to assist the Archdiocese, and its parishes and schools to recognize in accordance with Vatican II that "every form of social or cultural discrimination of fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's designs."

With the full support of Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, we stand ready to assist your school, your parish and indeed this wonderful community in this mission. Through prayer and active ministry we hope to "change hearts and minds so that the rich blessings of multiculturalism, diversity and ethnic inclusion will [not] only be appreciated," but will be a reality and a testimony to the coming of God's kingdom!

Please visit our site from time-to-time and look for events and other points of interest concerning our ministry. Also, if we can assist your parish or school to help achieve this vision, please contact us.

We are committed to building a living community of respect and love-one that is open to all and one which reflects the recognition that we are all God's children because in our rich differences we reflect that we are all made in God's image!

Peace and Blessings!

Joe Giarrusso, Jr.,
Chair, Archdiocesan Racial Harmony
Implementation Committee