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Pillars of Living Lent: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving

January 25, 2023 By Grace Koleczek

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. 28^th: 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. 8^th 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. 20^th 7-8:45pm or Thurs., Mar. 23^rd 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

Adult Faith Formation

June 7, 2022 By Grace Koleczek

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!

Season of Creation 2021: A home for all? Renewing the oikos of God

September 1, 2021 By Grace Koleczek

About the Season of Creation: September 1st-October 4th
The Season of Creation is celebrated annually by tens of thousands of Christians around the world. During the Season of Creation, we pray and act to protect God’s creation. The Season of Creation is celebrated by Christians across the ecumenical spectrum, and the leaders of many faith traditions have encouraged us to participate.
The season begins on September 1, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and runs through
October 4, the Feast of St. Francis, who is the patron saint of ecology in many traditions.
This season is a special time for the Creator and each other. Some of us pray, some of
us do hands-on projects, some of us advocate. We all protect creation.
The momentum continues long after the season ends. By seeding ongoing prayer,
changes in lifestyle, and advocacy, the season grows hope in our communities each
year. It’s powerfully good work that’s urgently needed.

Season of Creation Prayer for 2021

Creator of All,
We are grateful that from your communion of love you created our planet to be a home
for all. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of living beings that filled the soil, water and air. Each part of creation praises you in their being, and cares for one another from our place in the web of life.
With the Psalmist, we sing your praise that in your house “even the sparrow finds a
home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young.” We remember that you call human beings to keep your garden in ways that honor the dignity of each creature and conserve their place in the abundance of life on Earth.
But we know that our will to power pushes the planet beyond her limits. Our
consumption is out of harmony and rhythm with Earth’s capacity to heal herself.
Habitats are left barren or lost. Species are lost and systems fail. Where reefs and
burrows, mountaintops and ocean deeps once teemed with life and relationships, wet
and dry deserts lie empty, as if uncreated. Human families are displaced by insecurity
and conflict, migrating in search of peace. Animals flee fires, deforestation and famine,
wandering in search of a new place to find a home to lay their young and live.
In this Season of Creation, we pray that the breath of your creative Word would move
our hearts, as in the waters of our birth and baptism. Give us faith to follow Christ to our just place in the beloved community. Enlighten us with the grace to respond to your
covenant and call to care for our common home. In our tilling and keeping, gladden our
hearts to know that we participate with your Holy Spirit to renew the face of your Earth, and safeguard a home for all.
In the name of the One who came to proclaim good news to all creation, Jesus Christ.
Amen.

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