Church of the Risen Savior

Our Call Is To Love And Serve

Faith Formation

Lenten Donation Drive

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This Lent, we invite you to join Risen Savior in supporting two local non-profits. We will be hosting two collections of goods, and we encourage you to support these organizations financially if you are able.

Supply Drive for Breaking Free, March 13-14

ITEMS NEEDED: both full and travel size lotion, toothpaste, tampons, body wash, deodorant, razors, black hair care/ethnic hair care items

How to donate items:

CURBSIDE: March 13th, 10am-2pm. We’ll have volunteers ready to take donations from your car. No need to enter the building!

AT MASS: Bring your items for drop off when you come to Mass March 13th or 14th.

DURING OFFICE HOURS: Bring your items to the parish anytime during office hours March 8th-12th. (Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm and Friday 9am-12pm). Leave your items in the Commons Lobby.

The Human Trafficking Committee will be collecting personal care items to support Breaking Free, a non-profit in St. Paul that helps victims and survivors of human trafficking.

To give financially: Donate directly to Breaking Free at breakingfree.net and click “Donate.” Please do NOT make checks or online donations to Risen Savior.

Supply Drive for 360 Communities, March 27-28

ITEMS NEEDED: grab and go kids snacks (granola bars, crackers, dried fruit, etc.), simple child-friendly meals (Spaghetti O’s, ravioli, mac and cheese, ramen, peanut butter and jelly, ketchup, cereal, spaghetti noodles, etc.), pet food, cleaning supplies, hand soaps, diapers size 1-6, baby wipes, hand sanitizer, face masks, Clorox bleach, toilet paper

How to donate items:

CURBSIDE: March 27th, 10am-2pm. We’ll have volunteers ready to take donations from your car. No need to enter the building!

AT MASS: Bring your items for drop off when you come to Mass March 27th or 28th.

DURING OFFICE HOURS: Bring your items to the parish anytime during office hours March 22nd-26th. (Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm and Friday 9am-12pm). Leave your items in the Commons Lobby.

Risen Savior Faith Formation will be collecting much-needed supplies for 360 Communities Food Shelf in Burnsville. 360 works to provide stabilizing resources such as safe shelter, healthy food, housing support, and more in order to open pathways toward a successful future for individuals and families in Dakota County.

To give financially: Donate directly to 360 Communities by visiting 360Communities.org/donate OR mail a check to 360 Communities, 501 E. Highway 13, Suite 112, Burnsville MN 55337. Please do NOT make checks or online donations to Risen Savior.

Questions? Contact Grace Koleczek, grace.koleczek@risensavior.org (952) 698-1724 or Tara Hahn, tara.hahn@risensavior.org (952) 698-1729.

Advent Giving Tree 2020

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This Advent, you are invited to join us in the spirit of giving through our Birthday Bags project sponsored by Faith Formation (benefitting children served by 360 Communities), or our Angel Tree project sponsored by Prison Ministry (benefitting children of parents who are currently incarcerated).

Due to COVID-19, the ways to give are a little different than in years past! Please choose the option that works best for you. Thank you for your generosity and prayers!

NOTE: All 25 Angel Tree children have been sponsored! Thank you to all who donated towards their gifts. Please continue reading for information on giving to the Birthday Bags project.

How to Give In Person
  • Birthday Bags: Visit our Giving Tree after Mass, beginning November 21st, and choose one or more Giving Tags. Purchase the item or items described on the tag, attach the tag to your donation, and drop it off after Mass or at the parish office by December 15th. If you prefer not to take a tag, below are some of the items we will be collecting. Please do not donate items that have not been specifically requested.

All donations should be new, in the package and unwrapped.

NO holiday-themed gifts; these are for birthday presents.

Please NO BATTERIES REQUIRED.

Items need to fit in 10″ x 13″ bag.

Books & Coloring BooksCrayons, Markers & Colored Pencils
Card Games: Uno, Skip-Bo, Phase 10Other Games: Rubik’s Cube, Farkle, LRC
Small sized Lego kit & Toy CarsBaby Dolls & Barbie Dolls
Small Nerf or Koosh Balls$10 Gift Cards to popular teen options
  • Angel Tree: Thanks to your generosity, we reached our goal of sponsoring 25 children by December 8th! Thank you for your support of this project, serving children of parents who are currently incarcerated.
How to Give Online
  • Birthday Bags: Click the button below to make a donation that will be used to purchase gifts to put in the birthday bags. The link takes you to our “General Donation” platform. Please be sure to to add “Birthday Bags” to the comment box when checking out. Our staff will do the shopping for you! If you prefer, you can also mail a check made out to the Church of the Risen Savior with “Birthday Bags” written in the memo. Please mail checks to Tara Hahn, Church of the Risen Savior, 1501 E. County Rd. 42, Burnsville, MN 55306.
Click here to donate to the birthday bags project
  • Angel Tree: As of December 8th, ALL 25 of our Angel Tree children have been sponsored! Thank you to all who sponsored a child’s gift and to all who send prayers to their families. Your gifts and prayers make a huge difference in the lives of these children.

Learn more about 360 Communities at their website or in this short video:

Learn more about Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree project at their website or in this short video:

Out of the Light: Creating Sacred Space for Self and Others

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Do you long for silent reflection and discernment on social action? Out of the Light is a NEW series that is part of the newly revised JustFaith Engaging Spirituality program. It’s for those searching for an undivided and connected life. It is an invitation to proactively living spaciously and gracefully, while connecting with ourselves and others – especially those on the margins. It guides groups in developing spiritual practices (from the contemplative tradition) to ground their work of outreach and justice.

SCHEDULE: The series will meet virtually on Zoom for seven Thursdays beginning October 8th from 6-8:30p.m. All participants will also participate in two Saturday morning “Days of Reflection” (October 3 and December 5).

Cost to participate is $45, which includes the cost of the program materials (Embracing the World: Praying for Justice and Peace; Engaging Spirituality Prayer Journal; and Jesus Today: a Spirituality of Radical Freedom).

Registration for this program closed Wednesday, September 30th.

Contact Grace Koleczek, Adult Faith Formation & Social Justice Coordinator, with questions at grace.koleczek@risensavior.org or 952-698-1724.

Fall Study: Prophetic Imagination, Witness, and Hope

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Often written off as doomsday fortune-tellers, the biblical prophets actually have much relevance for communities and individuals of faith today!  What did Amos’ vision of a “basket of end-of-summer fruit” mean (8:1)? Why did Hosea talk publicly about his marriage problems? How is Micah’s oft-quoted line, “You have been told what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God,” (6:8) a call to us in 2020?  This study will focus particularly on the Books of Amos, Hosea, and Micah while also connecting the prophetic tradition to Jesus’ life and ministry as well as to contemporary prophetic voices. The only text required is access to a Bible; further resources will be distributed electronically.

Where: The comfort of your own home! This study will meet on Zoom.

When: Tuesdays beginning September 22 through October 27th from 6:30-8:30p.m.

Cost: There is no cost to participate.

Free will donations towards Adult Faith Formation Programming accepted via check or online giving. Make checks payable to “Church of the Risen Savior” and write “Adult Faith Formation Programming” in the memo line. Mail checks to 1501 E. County Rd. 42, Burnsville, MN 55306. For online donations, be sure to indicate “Adult Faith Formation Programming” in the additional information/notes field at checkout.

Registration for this series closed Sunday, September 20th. If you already had registered and did not receive a welcome email on Monday, September 21st please check your Spam folder.

Questions? Contact Grace Koleczek, Adult Faith Formation & Social Justice Coordinator, grace.koleczek@risensavior.org, 952-698-1724.

VBS (Vacation Bible School)

Church of the Risen Savior

Burnsville, Minnesota

July 19th-22nd, 2021

mornings (9am-12pm)

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS FULL – REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

VBS will be returning to Church of the Risen Savior this summer! Kids entering Preschool (age 4.5 and potty trained) through Grade 5 are invited to Knights of North Castle VBS. Where they will enjoy an interactive, energizing, Bible-based good time as they go on a quest in search of the King’s Armor. They will become Knights and discover how to serve God and God’s mission for their lives.

Outdoors

VBS will look a little different. Stations (craft, music, snack, Bible storytelling, missions and games) will be set up across the parish grounds. Children will be assigned into squads that will move among the different stations. We will not be having assembly this year, as mixing groups is not recommended. In the event of rain, each squad will be assigned an indoor room for the entire morning.

Teen and Adult Volunteers Needed

We need many volunteers for VBS to be a success. Volunteers for VBS are dedicated, flexible, and of course enjoy children. A training session is required for all VBS volunteers about 1 week prior to camp for one hour, provided once during the day and once in the evening to accommodate all volunteers. To learn more click the button below!  

Parents that volunteer can receive a 30% discount on their children’s registration fees. Once you’ve registered as a volunteer you will receive the discount coupon code so be sure to register as a volunteer first!

VOlunteer information

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Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Friday

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

OFFICE CLOSED

Mass Times

Saturday

3:30-4:00 pm - Reconcilation
5:00 p.m.

Sunday

9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m. Confessions (Spanish)
1:00 p.m. (Mass in Spanish)

Weekday Liturgies

Monday - Friday - 9:00 a.m.

Location

Address

1501 East County Rd. 42
Burnsville, MN 55306

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Phone

952-431-5222

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952-649-5094