Call to Action #25

How Much Will the State Budget Cuts Cost Us? A Town Hall Forum at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Edina on Tuesday evening, June 30th, will answer questions such as: What are the trade-offs between more state budget cuts instead of more state revenue? What does cutting health insurance for the poorest adults in Minnesota [...]

City Council Member Don Samuels to speak at CTK Forum After Mass Sun. May 31

Please plan to stay an hour after 9:30am Mass on Sun. May 31 to hear the ever-inspiring Don Samuels.  You’ll be glad you did – as those were who heard him speak at CTK previously! Don Samuels is City Council Member for Ward 5 in North Mpls. and is co-founder of the PEACE Foundation – [...]

Tom Fricton Awarded Ben Alden Scholarship

After reviewing a number of very impressive applications for the Ben Alden Scholarship, the CTK Sowers Scholarship Committee awarded the very first of the annual scholarships to Tom Fricton, son of parishioner Betsy Ramsey. Mary Alden, Ben’s mother and sponsor of the scholarship, presented Tom with a beautifully framed certificate and a check for $2,000 [...]

Governor Pawlenty Slashes GMAC — Call Him!

Although the Governor has signed the Health & Human Services bill, which is good, he used his line item veto to stike the entire $381 million appropriation for General Assistance Medical Care. GMAC provides basic health coverage for the poorest single adults in the state. Without GMAC 30,000 men and women, most of whom make [...]

Sign Up for GO! Northside 5K Run/Walk

Christ the King parishioners have always been strong supporters of and participants in this annual pull-together and fund-raiser for the Peace Foundation. This year should be no exception. The event is scheduled to convene at 10:00am on Saturday, May 30th, at North Commons Park, 1801 James Ave. No., and the Race/Walk will start at 10:30. [...]

Help Nonprofits Buy Discounted Bus Passes for Homeless

Call our Representative Frank Hornstein (651-296-9281) on the Transportation Finance Conference Committee and ask him to support the Senate version of the “Discount Transit Passes Pilot Program.” It’s important! It will give nonprofits serving the homeless — like Families Moving Forward — the ability to buy discounted bus passes and tokens to pass along to [...]

Know Much About Our Ancestors’ Immigration?

Which of the following are true?

a) Prior to 1924, a visa or other documents were not required to enter the United States.
b) In 1929 “illegal” European immigrants were allowed to stay in the United States if they were found to be law abiding, had been in the U.S. since 1921, and paid a $20 fee.
c) Western Europeans were not subject to the immigration Quota Law of 1921.
d) In 1882 the United States passed a law which banned Chinese from immigrating to the U.S.