Church of the Risen Savior

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Every Meal Volunteers

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Risen Savior is partnering with Restoration Covenant Church to sponsor the Every Meal Weekend Meal Program for Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley. The weekend meal program operates in multiple schools to provide children with wholesome food each Friday and eliminate the weekend food gap.

What is Every Meal?

Every Meal is a non-profit organization with a mission to fight child hunger. They focus on filling the food gaps children face on weekends, extended breaks, and summer when they’re not able to access school meal programs. They provide children and families experiencing food insecurity with access to good food at more than 500 locations in Minnesota. Learn more about Every Meal at this link.

What do volunteers do?

Distributing food bags in children’s backpacks is at the heart of Every Meal’s work, and as a Weekend Meal Program Food Distribution Volunteer, you’ll be at the center of it. This role involves:

  • Discreetly placing food bags directly in children’s backpacks or lockers
  • Dedicating 1-2 hours on a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday while children are in school
  • Volunteering at the same school each week
  • Receiving training and guidance along the way

(Please note: You must be 18 or older and able to lift up to 35 lbs.)

This is a new volunteer opportunity for Risen Savior, starting Fall 2023. We are holding trainings on Monday, Sept. 18th from 1-2pm and Thursday, Sept. 28th from 10-11am. Once you are trained, you’ll be able to sign-up for volunteer days!

Click Here for the 2023-2024 Every Meal Volunteer CalendarDownload

Season of Creation 2023

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The Environmental Concerns Committee has a variety of ways to get involved in this year’s Season of Creation, Sept. 1-Oct. 4, 2023.

—Season of Creation take-home calendar bulletin stuffer Aug. 26-27. If you didn’t get a copy, download it below!

Click Here for the Downloadable Calendar in English & SpanishDownload

—Mighty River of Prayer and Action: throughout the Season of Creation, stop by the display in the Commons. Take a Post-It note and write your commitment to care for creation, a prayer of gratitude for creation, or how you will celebrate. Add it to the display!

—Film Viewing and Discussion of The Letter: A Message for Our Earth: Monday, Sept. 18th 6:30-8:30pm in English & Spanish. Click here for more information.

—Volunteer with the ECC at the Buckthorn Bust on Saturday, Sept. 30th at 9am! Click here for more information.

—GotSneakers Collection Aug. 26th through Sept. 24th. View the event page with details here.

—Fr. Denny Bike Rack Memorial & Pet Blessing: Oct. 8th 4-4:30pm in the parking lot. View the event page with details here.

Pillars of Living Lent: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving

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Sometimes it might feel like Lent is part of the same old routine, but each Lenten Season, God invites us to something new! The pillars remain the same but their meaning may evolve or deepen as our lives change.

This Lent, you’re invited to join in one or more of the following ways to connect anew to Lent.

Fasting: “Rend Your Heart: Offering Humility in Lent”

What: Occasional fasting is widely practiced and has become a cornerstone of Lenten practice, but how might we think holistically about our call to “fast”? Where does fasting fit into our daily spirituality and can we approach the effort so as to deepen our love of God and neighbor beyond the Lenten Season? Join Mike Rios-Keating of Catholic Charities Twin Cities for a conversation on fasting, humility, and an invitation to re-think our spiritual commitments.

When: Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 6:30-7:30pm

Where: Bays at Risen Savior

Free will donations accepted. Childcare available with RSVP by Feb. 21st.

Click here to sign up

Prayer: Meaningful Conversations about Prayer Series

What: This is a 4-part series with presentations, individual reflections, and small-group engagement. The series is an opportunity to learn and share important ideas about communicating with God.

When: Tuesdays from 7-8:30pm

  • Mar. 7th: How and Why We Pray
  • Mar. 14th: Praying with Our Own Words
  • Mar. 21st: Praying with Scripture
  • Mar. 28th: Praying with the Church’s Words

Where: Bays at Risen Savior

Click Here to register for the prayer series

Almsgiving: Joining Hands in Loving Service to Others

Almsgiving means donating resources to the poor and practicing the works of mercy and acts of justice. In addition to many regular opportunities to serve, this Lent we have a few special projects, too! These are not only opportunities for almsgiving but also for parish integration and getting to know one another across cultures by joining hands in service.

  • Prepare or Serve a Meal with Loaves and Fishes in Burnsville: Weds., Mar. 8th 1:30-5pm or 4:30-7pm
Click here to sign up for loaves and fishes march 8th
  • Join the Parish Lenten Spring Clean at Risen Savior: Sat., Mar. 18th: details are still coming together but we are looking for both “cleaners” and folks to help prepare and serve a meal for the volunteers
Click here to sign up for the spring clean march 18th
  • Pack food with Feed My Starving Children in Eagan: Mon., Mar. 20th 7-8:45pm or Thurs., Mar. 23rd 2-3:45pm
click here to sign up for feed my starving children on mon. Mar. 20th
Click here to sign up for feed my starving children on thurs. mar. 23rd

JustFaith 2022: Faith and Racial Equity

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In July 2022 Risen Savior polled our parishioners to ask which justice issue they would like to learn more about in a JustFaith group. The topic with the most interest is “Faith and Racial Equity: Exploring Power and Privilege.” We are excited to offer this small group starting the week of Sept. 12th!

What is JustFaith? JustFaith programs are 8-10 week small-group experiences where participants commit to learning, praying, and reflecting together about a justice issue facing us today. 

Why Faith and Racial Equity? This is a 10-week small group with an opening retreat, 8 group sessions, and an immersion experience. Program goals include

  • Develop awareness of the ways that racial privilege impacts our communities and ourselves
  • Through a deep dive into the Gospel of Luke, learn how Jesus’s teachings guide us in seeking racial justice in today’s world.
  • Learn practical tools for becoming anti-racist, and for effecting change in our communities.

This program awakens participants to the economic systems, public policies, cultural norms, and hidden biases that empower some and oppress others.

When: We are offering 2 group times: Mondays in person at Risen Savior from 10am-12pm and Wednesday evenings virtually from 7-9pm. Groups meet weekly starting the week of Sept. 12th through the week of Nov. 14th. (Please note: we changed the in-person group to meet on Mondays instead of Tuesdays to accommodate more schedules.)

Cost: The program registration is $50 which includes a copy of each of the 3 books needed and the program’s supplemental materials from JustFaith. Participants receive online and hard copy access.

Adult Faith Formation

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Adult Faith Formation at Risen Savior is looking for people who feel nudged to share their gifts through the following ministries:

  • Hospitality at baptisms: this would involve setting up for infant baptisms before Mass, greeting families and their guests, & putting items away afterwards. Training and mentoring provided! Commitment is 3-4 times/year on Sundays when we have baptisms; typically during 9 or 11am masses. People who are gifted at making people feel welcomed and comfortable would be great fits for this role!
  • RCIA Sponsors: RCIA is the process through which adults receive sacraments of initiation into the Catholic church. Sponsors journey with their candidate through the process by attending RCIA sessions at least once/month and checking in with their candidate via phone, text, email, or in person as works for their relationship. They also attend the RCIA Rites throughout the year. We never know who will present themselves to be an RCIA candidate each year, so right now we are compiling a list of interested potential sponsors! The RCIA process typically runs Sept-Pentecost the following year. Sponsors must be fully initiated Catholics. People who enjoy forming meaningful relationships, sharing their faith, and mentoring others would be great fits here!
  • Baptism Catechists: this role would lead the baptism preparation class for parents and godparents. Training and mentorship provided. Commitment is 4-6 times/year on the first Monday/monthly from 7-8:30pm. Currently the class is on Zoom. People with gifts for teaching and facilitating small groups would be great fits!
  • RCIA Team: RCIA is the process through which adults receive sacraments of initiation into the Catholic church. They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it takes a village of disciples to mentor a person into the faith! Team members assist in facilitating the RCIA sessions; curriculum and lesson plans with training and mentorship provided. Team members should be fully initiated Catholics. Commitment will vary based on the response. Most likely will involve 1 Sunday/month September through Pentecost from 10-11:30am and 1x/month team meeting. People with gifts for teaching, facilitating, and who have a mature faith would be great fits!

If you are interested in exploring any of these roles, please contact Grace Koleczek at grace.koleczek@risensavior.org or 952-698-1724. If you know a friend who you think would be a good fit…encourage them to consider it!

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Monday through Thursday

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

Friday

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

Saturday and Sunday

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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)

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Burnsville, MN 55306

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