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Prison Ministry: At-Home Video Project Team

December 10, 2020 By Grace Koleczek

Our brothers and sisters “on the inside” (those who are currently incarcerated) are in need of connection and spiritual nourishment.

Their lives, like each of ours, have been affected by COVID-19 with restrictions on visitors and programming as well as fear of contracting the virus while in an enclosed area. Risen Savior’s Prison Ministry is working with Twin Cities Prison Ministry to produce 30-Minute Weekly Meditation Videos that get sent to the Minnesota Department of Corrections Facilities for distribution to those on the inside. The hope is for a variety of people to participate so that those on the inside see they are supported by many on the outside, in our communities. This is something you can do from home!

“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.”

Matthew 25:36

Thanks to the generosity of the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative and Fr. Miguel Kennedy and Rob Garcia, Twin Cities Prison Ministry is using their texts from their 4-hour retreat programs in California prisons to create weekly 30-minute videos based on the Gospel reading each week. Here is an example of one of the videos the TCPM team created:

Commitment as a Risen Savior Volunteer: It can require as little as 10 minutes to film a reading one time, or longer if you are able to create music or help process the DVDS. A script is provided for all recordings; you are not asked to create you own content! You’ll receive instructions no matter what you sign up for! You do need access to a device with a camera/microphone (like an iPhone or computer with a webcam/microphone) and access to internet.

Interested in signing up or learning more? Fill out the form below or reach out to Grace Koleczek, grace.koleczek@risensavior.org, (952) 698-1724. She will put you in touch with our lead volunteer for this project.

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Advent Giving Tree 2020

November 9, 2020 By Grace Koleczek

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:

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