I wish you peace and all good things in this season of Epiphany. As the earth burns and storms rage, let us look to Christ, the firstborn of all creation, and St. Francis of Assisi, patron of ecological conversion, as our strength, wisdom, and support for building a better world. Join us at the Green New Deal interfaith assembly on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church.
We thank you for joining us for our prayer service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. We have begun our faith formation group that examines race and the Catholic Church. We are looking at the ways racism has deformed Christian attitudes, behaviors, and institutions and keeps us from being faithful to God and Christ who shows us how to love our neighbor. Contact Brother Anthony to join.
Please save the dates of
Monday, Feb. 3, our monthly meeting.
Saturday, Feb. 15, the Green New Deal interfaith forum.
Sunday, Feb. 23, a conversation on the book
Sacred Shelter with a survivor of homelessness.
Here are brief updates on activities and projects. For full updates, join the working groups.
Care for Creation
The working group meets on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in the rectory. Newcomers welcome. Our interfaith forum on the Green New Deal is on Feb. 15. Be there! Help us prepare our next annual ecology fair, the Go Green Fair. Take action on the climate crisis! Contact: Janet Kraus, janetkraus2@gmail.com.
Homelessness
The working group meets on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the rectory conference room. Come to the Sacred Shelter book event on Sunday, Feb. 23, and be inspired by a survivor of homelessness. Join us for our street outreachon Saturday, Feb. 22. We will share God’s love and compassion with our neighbors who live on the streets. Be a volunteer! Come to the working group meeting and help us make plans! For more information, contact Patricia Paredes, pat_paredes@yahoo.com.
Immigration
We are looking for volunteers to organize this group. From accompaniment to ICE or immigration court, to visiting the sanctuary churches, to supporting family reunification, to helping refugees, there is much work to do. Please contact Brother Anthony if you feel called to be a driver of parish action.
Tenants
The rezoning is annulled. It’s time to organize tenants! Join our working group. The work of reaching out to our tenant neighbors has only begun. Help us build our working group, share information about renters’ rights, give mutual aid, and get tenant associations organized in our neighborhood. Contact Graham Ciraulo,
gciraulo86@gmail.com, to get involved.