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Social Justice invites us to live the call of Catholic Social Teaching for further engagement as community to live out our faith.
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March is Minnesota FoodShare Month!
Our local Food Shelf, CROSS, needs our help. March is Minnesota FoodShare month, and we are working with other churches and community agencies to fill our food shelf for those folks that badly need food and household goods. Minnesota FoodShare is providing a $ match for all food and financial donations made to CROSS during this March campaign. Your food donations can be dropped off in the collection basket at St. Joseph the Worker. You can also go to our website at https://www.sjtw.net/donations to donate. Be sure to select CROSS as the recipient of your donation. Let's help fill our local food shelf!
CROSS is a 501c3 non-profit organization established in 1977 to provide food and clothing to those in temporary need. They serve families and individuals living in the Champlin (West), Corcoran, Dayton, Maple Grove, Osseo, and Rogers communities of Minnesota. We are proud partners of CROSS which means we commit both volunteer and financial resources to assist in their mission. During this month of March, every dollar donated to CROSS will receive a match by a generous donor. Thanks to your Commitment to Parish Life (CPL) and our Helping Hands Fund, SJTW will donate $10,000 to CROSS. It is our hope that you will join in our efforts and add to our total donated to CROSS in March. Remember, every dollar is matched! To donate, go to our website at https://www.sjtw.net/donations. Be sure to select CROSS as the recipient of your donation. -
Update: Director of Social Justice
Search Process Update for SJTW's next Director of Justice, Mission, and Outreach
A position posting and description for the Director of Justice, Mission, and Outreach is available at https://www.sjtw.net/employment-opportunities. The search process is open until March 26 with interviewing beginning the 2nd week of Easter. Please keep this process and potential candidates in your prayer intentions. May the Spirit guide the right candidate to our wonderful parish community.
Contact Mike Lentz with questions about our justice and outreach programming and search process by calling the parish office or emailing mike@sjtw.net. -
Loaves and Fishes Update
Our Loaves and Fishes Coordinators are still serving “to-go” containers at Brunswick United during COVID-19. There is much less interaction with guests, and large groups are not able to put-together these meals due to social distancing, but an average of 65 guests are served each Wednesday. SJTW will provide a meal again in September. -
Sharing and Caring Hands - Volunteer Tutors Wanted
Mary's Place and Homeless Shelter in Minneapolis is seeking tutors Ages 16 and older. No experience needed, training provided.
Mary's Place houses 400+ homeless children. Many of these children are behind at least one grade level, frustrated and struggling to catch up.
We are seeking compassionate volunteers willing to work with these children one-on-one to encourage their education.
www.sharingandcaringhands.org
Mary's Place Tutoring Program
kklement@sharingandcaringhands.org - 612-596-3418