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Families Moving Forward to Build Emerson North
Families Moving Forward, of which CTK has been a cooperating church for years in hosting homeless families, is in the early stages of developing Emerson North, an affordable rental housing project at 1800 Emerson Ave. North. The project, in cooperation with its partner Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation, will provide 48 affordable rental homes for families [...]
CALL TO ACTION 36
WOMEN AND ISLAM At this critical time when there is so much misunderstanding about Muslims in America and throughout the world, CTK Sowers are pleased to present a second educational program on Islam: Women and Islam. This program follows up on last year’s presentation on Islam and the Muslim World, at which there were many [...]
Call to Action #34
The Office of Social Justice will be presenting on Saturday, October 1, an important conference on “Justice for Immigrants — The Theology of Migration and Framing the Message.” St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph, St. Paul, from 10am to 4pm. Keynote speaker will be Rev. Daniel Groody, Notre Dame Associate Professor of Theology. Cost: $20, which [...]
Thanks for PQ Donations
Christ the King parishioners were generous, as usual, in donating school supplies for the children of Patchwork Quilt. Many, many thanks for the terrific donations of money as well as supplies to ensure that the PQ kids get off to a successful start this school year. And keep in mind that Patchwork Quilt can always [...]
Easy Chairs/Tough Topics to Resume in the Fall
The very successful and informal discussion group — Easy Chairs/Tough Topics — will resume in September after very well attended discussions during the first part of the year. Discussion topics are selected by the participants and have attracted a comfortably large group to the old sacristy in the auditorium after 9:30 Mass on the second [...]
Would you like to learn more about the CTK Sowers of Justice?
There are many ways in which you can participate in Sowers activities. You can join the army of volunteers as a “Friend of Sowers.” You can join in one of the “team initiatives” as a team member. For optimal participation you can join the CTK Sowers of Justice Leadership Team. For more information, pick up [...]
Sowers Program Covers Latino and Migrant Community in Southern MN
Jesus Torres, a young member of Centro Campesino, presented an electrifying program to CTK parishioners early in June about the plight of members of the Latino and migrant community in Southern Minnesota. It was electrifying because so few of us even knew about the existence of this community and therefore didn’t know about the conditions [...]
CAN Do for PQ
The is a Lenten project for all CTK parishioners. Grab a 10-ounce can (like a soup can) and clean it out and set it in a frequently traveled space in your house — then keep tossing in coins during Lent until the can is filled. As a constant reminder, wrap it in a “CAN Do [...]
Series of Forums on the State of Health Care in Minnesota
The Church of St. Patrick in Edina will present the first in a series of forums on the state of health care in Minnesota on Thursday, April 14, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. The speaker/moderator will be Dr. Edward Ehlinger, Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner. Title: “The Pros and Cons of Health Care Reform: How It [...]
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