Social Justice News

Social Justice invites us to live the call of Catholic Social Teaching for further engagement as community to live out our faith.

Fair Trade Coffee-Decaffeinated now available
We have added decaffeinated 1 pound French Roast Decaf – Ground, 
French Roast Decaf – Whole bean, Peru Decaf and Peru Decaf – Whole bean. We still have fair trade coffee from San Lucas Mission. It is available from the lovely display cabinet made by Rich Pierret in the social hall for $10.00/lb. This is an opportunity act on our Catholic Social Teaching by being in solidarity with our Guatemala brothers and sisters. It provides a fair consistent wage for more than 650 families and allows only the highest quality of beans to be produced.
Coffee can be found in St. Joseph Hall

Join us for the 6th Annual Community Forum on Race
Saturday, March 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center
5600 - 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Anne McKeig, will be the keynote speaker, and participants will have a chance to connect with community organizations to continue this important work and engage in facilitated conversations about race. A light breakfast will be served, and all are welcome!



Justice Anne K. McKeig
On September 1, 2016, The Honorable Anne K. McKeig joined the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first American Indian appointed to the state’s highest court.
Justice McKeig previously served as an assistant Hennepin County Attorney and district court judge. She has worked on several committees focusing on child welfare and domestic violence issues, teaches as an adjunct professor at both St. Thomas School of Law and Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and has spoken at numerous conferences regarding child protection and tribal community issues.
A descendant of the White Earth Nation, Justice McKeig is a native of Northern Minnesota,
married, and a proud mother of five children.



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Mobile-Hope Dayton is looking for volunteers to lead an Adult English Language Class on Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30. Classes are held at the Dayton Mobile Home Park. Volunteers will be under the guidance of the Elk River ELL staff. Training is provided & a foreign language is not required. This is a perfect opportunity to accompany individuals from another culture! For questions or to sign up please call Sharon Burns 612-325-9791 or email sharonburns50@gmail.com.

Catholics at the Capitol 2019 – St. Paul, MN 2.19.19 Now is the time to begin to transform politics in Minnesota. Join your local bishop and 2,000+ Catholics in St. Paul on Tuesday, February 19th to learn how you can build relationships with your newly elected officials and advocate for life and human dignity. Get your tickets, register for transportation, and find more details about this inspiring day of prayer, education, and advocacy by visiting www.CatholicsAtTheCapitol.org.

Cell Phones We are no longer accepting cell phones for Home Free Shelter. You can recycle them at many retailers. Thank you for being good stewards and recycling them.

We have added decaffeinated 1 pound French Roast Decaf – Ground, French Roast Decaf – Whole bean, Peru Decaf and Peru Decaf – Whole bean. We still have fair trade coffee from San Lucas Mission. It is available in the social hall for $10.00/lb. This is an opportunity act on our Catholic Social Teaching by being in solidarity with our Peruvian and Guatemala brothers and sisters. It provides a fair consistent wage for more than 950 families and allows only the highest quality of beans to be produced.

Age-Friendly Maple Grove
Age-Friendly Maple Grove, an initiative working to make Maple Grove an even better place to grow older, is looking for volunteers. There are six active subcommittees; Outdoor Spaces and Buildings, Transportation, Housing, Social Participation, Communication and Health Services. Your time commitment will be entirely flexible. If you are interested, please call Kris Orluck at (763) 494-6514 or visit our website at www.maplegrovemn.gov/age-friendly.

Your neighbors need food
CROSS our local food shelf meets the needs of our neighbors when there is financial hardships.
Items most needed at this time include: Cannned meats and fish, peanut butter, childrens’ healthy snacks, spaghetti sauce, cereal, pasta and jelly. Paper products such as paper towels, tp and kleenex are also appreciated. Please place items to share in the bins in both gathering areas. 
Thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ to your neighbors.

Families Moving Forward helps a young Mother Gains Stability
Taking care of your family is hard work, and can be a significant challenge when you are 20 years old. Yakiana came to Families Moving Forward after losing her home. Case managers were able to get her into Audubon Crossing, where she could grow independently as a mother. Read more of Yakiana's journey towards self-sufficiency on our blog. St Joseph the Worker will be hosting FMF guests here August 12-26. Sign up will begin in May. http://www.beaconinterfaith.org/blog/

Helping Hands assistance thank you
"Thanks for the great assistance through your church with my home mortgage payment. I appreciate it and God bless."
K F in the Jobs Transitioning and Networking Group

Thank you for supporting our Helping Hands Justice fund. It allows us to support those in transitions in their life. For more information contact Roxanne Smith at rsmith@sjtw.net or 763 400 7208.

Fair Trade Coffee for Sale
St. Joseph the Worker sells ground and fair trade coffee from San Lucas Mission. It is sold in the social hall for $10.00/lb. Checks should be made payable to St Joe's. This is an opportunity act on our Catholic Social Teaching by being in solidarity with our Guatemala brothers and sisters. It provides a fair consistent wage for more than 650 families and allows only the highest quality of beans to be produced. It is located in the parish social hall as you enter from the worship area.
 

St Joseph the Worker parishioners were living their faith out in the community in support of Cranberry Ridge development. Present were Roxanne Smith, Louise Rau, Jason Wittak, Deb Carlson and Jane Warren.
The Plymouth City Council approved the land use change to allow Beacon Interfaith to build a new 47 unit affordable housing for families. Providing these families with housing they can afford will create stable families that can care well for their families.

We would love to know your story!
St Joseph the Worker is blest to be a culturally diverse parish. We would love to get to know you better. Leading up to our January 13-14 Immigration Sunday Celebration we will be sharing stories of members of our community who have journeyed a long way to get to SJTW.  If you would be willing to share your story with us please contact Roxanne Smith at 763-400-7208.

Home Free Shelter Needs your used cell phones
SJTW collects used cell phones for Home Free, a shelter for women and children escaping domestic abuse. The phones can be any brand and do NOT need to be in working order. Please do not include accessories. The collection boxes are located in the hallway outside the social hall. THANK YOU – recycling used cell phones provides much-needed revenue for the shelter.