Archdiocesan Coordinator of Life Issues Ministry - Archdiocese of Washington

Duties And Responsibilities

• Support to Parish Life Ministries
• Provide training, homily helps, liturgical resources, and pastoral guidance on life issues.
• Aid in establishing or strengthening parish pro-life ministries.
• Offer workshops for clergy and lay leaders on life ethics and pastoral care.
• Education and Awareness
• Develop educational campaigns to promote respect for life at all stages.
• Equip schools and religious education programs with age-appropriate materials.
• Host archdiocesan conferences, speaker series, and digital content to raise awareness.
• Organize the yearly March for Life Mass and activities within the Archdiocese of Washington.
• Public Witness and Advocacy
• Coordinate participation in local, state, and national pro-life events (e.g., March for Life, 40 Days for Life).
• Coordinate a Day of Advocacy.
• Promote non-partisan civic engagement rooted in Catholic social teaching.
• Pastoral Outreach and Accompaniment
• Provide compassionate pastoral support for women and families in crisis pregnancies in partnership with Project Rachel.
• Partner with ministries offering post-abortion healing, hospice care, and support for people with disabilities.
• Ensure that those affected by injustice and violence find healing in the Church.
• Establish the Archdiocesan Committee for Life to serve as ambassadors for life across the archdiocese.
• Represent the clergy, ethnic, cultural, generational, and geographical diversity of the archdiocese.
• Establish a committee for Life in each Deanery across the Archdiocese.
• Advise the Office on strategic priorities and help implement initiatives.
• Serve as liaisons to parishes, schools, and communities.
• Aid in planning diocesan events and mobilizing grassroots support.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Practicing Catholic, complete orthodoxy in word and witness of life.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and in writing.
• Strong organizational and people skills.
• Reliable transportation required to visit Archdiocesan parish locations.
• Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Catechesis, Religious Education or Theology required.
• Experience in Catholic advocacy at the diocesan level, a plus.
• Experience in public speaking on behalf of Catholic causes, a plus.
• 3 years of experience in leadership at either the parish or diocesan level.
• Bilingual English/Spanish verbal and written skills required.
• Skills with MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, use hands to handle documents, type on a keyboard, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, printers, and filing cabinets.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Regular full-time employee (40 hours/week).
• Includes some weekend work.
• This is an in-office position; Hybrid schedule offered (4 days in the office and one day remote).
• Reliable transportation required.
• Travel required including local travel to Archdiocese parishes and schools.

Salary

$75,000 to $85,000 with outstanding benefits.

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