ABOUT ST. FELIX PANTRY
St. Felix Pantry is a Felician-sponsored ministry and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in 1992, begun when Sr. Genevieve Ryskiewicz, CSSF, distributed day-old bread from her car's trunk. Today, the Pantry serves more than 1,000 people each week and is the only food pantry in Sandoval County offering weekly grocery access, with no income requirements and no one turned away. Programs include the food pantry, referral services, emergency financial assistance, and an emerging diaper pantry.

Mission Statement

St. Felix Pantry restores hope to families and individuals in need by providing food, compassionate support, and referral services.

POSITION SUMMARY
In each Felician Sponsored Ministry, Charism and Mission Integration is the sum of the processes, programs, and relationships that deepen commitment to the tradition and values from which the ministry originated and in which it continues.

The Director of Mission and Faith Engagement is a member of the leadership team, supporting the President & CEO in instilling its founding Felician Franciscan charism and core values throughout the life of the Pantry. This individual forms the board, leadership, staff, and volunteers to express that identity in its operations and carry that mission outward to parishes, partners, and neighbors across Sandoval County and greater Albuquerque. Engagement makes the charism visible beyond the campus; formation sustains those who make it possible.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The following indicates the general nature of the work; other duties may be assigned.

I. Charism and Mission Integration (approximately 60%)

• Serves on the leadership team, integrating the Mission and Core Values into operations, programs, and planning, and applying Catholic Social Teaching where practice touches the dignity of guests.
• Assures charism and mission orientation and ongoing formation for board, leadership, staff, and volunteers, including formation suited to brief, episodic service.
• Stewards the founding story of Sr. Genevieve Ryskiewicz, CSSF, and the wider Felician and Franciscan story, so that staff, volunteers, board, and partners can share them.
• Initiates, co-creates, implements, and reports on the annual Charism and Mission Integration Plan with the President/CEO, the Board, and the FSI Vice President, Charism and Mission Integration.
• Maintains an active, visible presence throughout the campus; assures the visibility of symbols, art, and language reflecting the ministry's Catholic identity and Felician Franciscan heritage; and leads prayer, blessing, and ritual in the ordinary rhythms of the ministry, including the annual Mission and Heritage observance.
• Participates in the Mission Leader Orientation, the Mission Leader Forum, the periodic Sponsor Visit and other formation and professional development opportunities conducted by Felician Services, Inc.; completes required FSI reporting; and recommends an annual budget for mission activities and formation.

II. Faith and Community Engagement (approximately 40%)

• Builds and sustains relationships with parishes, Catholic schools, and ministries of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, serving as a critical bridge to the Pantry through oral and written communication and presence.
• Delivers presentations, pulpit talks, and campus tours that tell the ministry's story with accuracy, warmth, and respect for the privacy and dignity of guests.
• Designs and leads reflection for service groups and episodic volunteers in order to sustain and deepen the Pantry’s identity in the Felician, Franciscan and Catholic social and spiritual traditions.
• At the direction of the President & CEO, and in collaboration with the Director of Community Resources & Volunteers, represents the Pantry to congregations of other traditions, civic and tribal communities, schools, businesses, and service clubs across Sandoval County and greater Albuquerque, helping cultivate a referral network for human services.
• Serves as a resource to communications and signature Pantry events, and reports on partnerships and engagements to the President/CEO and the Board.