Call to Action #27 — Spend Some Time Helping the Kids in the Patchwork Quilt & Kwanzaa Programs

More Christ the King parishioners are encouraged to join those already involved in the Patchwork Quilt programs for northside kids, originated a number of years ago at our sister parish, the Church of St. Philip. Over the years the Patchwork Quilt programs have expanded and evolved — and just this year allied themselves with the Kwanzaa [...]

Call to Action #26

Help the Environment — and Yourself.
Pledge to “Take Back the Tap
Did you know that —
· Bottled Water Hurts the Environment. After millions of barrels of oil are used to produce and ship plastic water bottles, 90% of them end up in the garbage instead of being recycled.
· Bottled Water is Expensive! At $2.00 for a [...]

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 mean? [...]

Call to Action #24 — Volunteer for Project Homeless Connect on May 11th

Project Homeless Connect is a wonderful one-time opportunityfor you to give part of a day to participate in a program that provides invaluable services to homeless families and individuals. The event scheduled for May 11th is the fifth one in the Twin Cities over the past few years.

Call to Action #23

BRING SOME SOCKS TO CTK ON HOLY THURSDAY
Bring as many packaged pairs of socks as you’d like to the 9:00am morning prayer service or the 7:00pm liturgy on Holy Thursday, April 9th. Help immigrant families by bringing some hardy new socks, preferably white, on Holy Thursday. Leave them in one of the receptacles in [...]

Call to Action #22

 
Come to the “Understanding Poverty” Program
On March 26th and Learn How It Affects Us All

Poverty is all around us, more so today than since the Great Depression. There are two types of poverty.  (1) Situational poverty occurs when individuals/families experience some type of loss — as we’re seeing increasingly today with families dispossessed or out [...]

Call to Action #21 for March 2009

Two Brand New Websites – for CTK and  Sowers.       
Check Them Both Out Regularly  
 

Check out the brand new, revitalized parish site at www.ctkmpls.org — and look for the many new features that will be introduced in the coming months. Make a habit of it.  

• Full text of the Herald going back for months!
• Sacraments — A listing of all sacraments and information that will help you in planning — from Baptism through Confirmation

Call to Action #20 for January 2009

Celebrate Your Heritage by Participating in the

Events of Immigration Sunday on January 4th

We’re all immigrants! Each of us can go back through generations in our families and trace our origins to somewhere else in the world – maybe Europe or Asia or Africa or Australia. Sunday, January 4th, will be celebrated as IMMIGRATION SUNDAY throughout the Archdiocese, as the kickoff to National Migration Week , to encourage a spirit of

Call to Action#19

Volunteer to Participate in Project Homeless Connect on Monday, December 8th

Project Homeless Connect is a wonderful one-time opportunity for you to give part of a day to participate in a program that provides invaluable services to homeless families and individuals. The event scheduled for December 8th is the fourth one in the Twin Cities over the past couple of years. It’s a “one-stop shop model” for delivering services such as

Call To Action #17

LEARN ABOUT THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

ON ISSUES THAT RELATE TO CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Do you know yet who you’ll vote for in the presidential race? — and why? To make it easier for you, check out www.networklobby.org to find a “Presidential Candidate Chart,” which compares the positions of Senators Obama and McCain on a whole list of issues, all from a Catholic perspective. The issues covered are Healthcare, Hunger, Ecology