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Social Justice

Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship

February 18, 2021 By Grace Koleczek

On October 3, 2020, Pope Francis released the social encyclical Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship. (You can read the entire text of this encyclical by clicking here.)

Encyclicals are documents that the Pope issues to a particular audience with a focus on a topic or issue of importance.

Pope Francis addressed Fratelli Tutti to all people of good will who are open to dialogue. Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi’s way of Gospel-living, Pope Francis calls for a renewed commitment to respond to the challenges of our day with love for all people and our earth—regardless of how near or far to us they are. From January 24-March 14 in each Sunday’s bulletin, we are pulling out brief points from the encyclical one chapter at a time. You can read those bulletin blurbs at the end of this page.

Once a month from January-May 2021, the Center for Mission is hosting a series of events called “Encountering Fratelli Tutti,” with a variety of speakers helping break down the themes and applications of the encyclical.

Risen Savior will post the recordings of the videos at the bottom of this page under their relevant chapters, but we highly encourage you to attend live if you are able!

Click here for the flyer for “Encountering Fratelli Tutti”Download
  • January 26th: Dr. Bernie Evans on chapters 1 & 2
  • February 24th: Catherine Orr on chapter 3
  • March 23rd: David Fremo on chapters 4 & 5
  • April 27th: Kayla Jacobs on chapter 6
  • May 25th: Lynette Graham on chapters 7 & 8

All “Encountering Fratelli Tutti” events are live on Zoom from 7-8:30p.m.

Register by filling out the Google Form at this link: http://bit.ly/3seBAFi. Contact Adam Fitzpatrick, fitzpatricka@archspm.org, at the Center for Mission (https://centerformission.org/whats-new/) with questions.

Chapter 1: Dark Clouds over a Closed World

In this first chapter, Pope Francis names key challenges, or “dark clouds,” of our time: the rise of self-interest and exclusive nationalism, limitless consumption, lack of a shared vision for our human family, pursuing economic interests at the expense of ethical considerations, and cultivating fear and hostility instead of a community of belonging and solidarity. All of these are challenges for Christians and other people of good will to actively counter with love, justice, encounter, and hope.

Encountering Fratelli Tutti Recording from the Center for Mission on Jan. 26th, 2021. Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 2: A Stranger on the Road

Here, Pope Francis applies the Parable of the Good Samaritan to our contemporary experiences (Luke 10: 25-37). At the heart of the parable is a call to love all people as our neighbor, especially those from whom we would rather look away or ignore. Francis challenges us to recognize these tendencies towards indifference as signs of an unhealthy society—yet a society that we can change and re-orient towards love and compassion. In Francis’s words, “Let us seek out others and embrace the world as it is, without fear of pain or a sense of inadequacy, because there we will discover all the goodness that God has planted in human hearts” (78).

Encountering Fratelli Tutti Recording from the Center for Mission on Jan. 26th, 2021. Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 3: Envisaging and Engendering an Open World

Francis challenges us on what authentic fraternity, social friendship, and solidarity rooted in love look like in lived practice. As individuals, families, communities, and nations, Francis calls us to consider to what extent our actions are expressions of love that knows no bounds—the love we receive from God. Of particular challenge to citizens of Western industrialized countries like ours, is Francis’ critique of self-serving decisions and policies made under the guise of “freedom.” He reminds us that the freedom God offers us is a freedom for the common good, freedom for loving and caring for one another.

Chapter 4: A Heart Open to the Whole World

Here, Pope Francis calls us as individuals, local communities, states, and nations to embody love for neighbor through just immigration and international policies. He highlights how when we encounter other cultures, we grow in love and appreciation of our own origins; there is mutual enrichment when sincere dialogue and exchange are sought.

Chapter 5: A Better Kind of Politics

Pope Francis highlights that though many of us shy away from politics and might even have been taught not to talk politics, political life is a way to act for the common good and is necessary! Individually we express charity through donating to causes or helping someone suffering; politically, we express charity through “working to change the social conditions that caused [the person’s] suffering” (186). “Good politics combines love with hope and with confidence in the reserves of goodness present in human hearts” (196).  

Chapter 6: Dialogue and Friendship in Society

Pope Francis calls us to courageous and persistent commitment to dialogue—by which he means “approaching, speaking, listening, looking at, coming to know and understand one another, and to find common ground” in pursuit of the common good (198). As people of good will and of faith, he urges us individually, as families, communities, and nations to develop a heart for “meeting others, seeking points of contact, building bridges, planning project[s] that include everyone” (216).

Chapter 7: Paths of Renewed Encounter

Coming March 7!

Chapter 8: Religions at the Service of Fraternity in Our World

Coming March 14th!

Lenten Donation Drive

February 8, 2021 By Grace Koleczek

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.

Christmas Greetings from Our Sister Parish, Saint Rose of Lima | Saludos Navideños desde Nuestra Parroquia Hermana

December 24, 2020 By Grace Koleczek

Fr. Fayant, pastor of Saint Rose of Lima, in Gris Gris, Haiti sends blessings of peace and joy this Christmas Season.

For more information on Risen Savior’s Sister Parish, click here.

El Padre Fayant, pastor de Santa Rosa de Lima en Gris Gris, Haití, envía bendiciones de paz y alegría esta temporada navideña.

Para mas información sobre Nuestra Parroquia Hermana, haga clic aquí.

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.

Prison Ministry Video Project Interest Form

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Hope and Solidarity from Our Sister Parish

December 8, 2020 By Grace Koleczek

Earlier this year in October, Risen Savior parishioner and long-time member and co-chair of the Sister Parish Committee, George Kohler, passed away. At the request of Risen Savior Staff, George’s wife, Karen, recorded the remembrance she gave at his funeral to share with our parish in the video below. We invite you to listen to the story of who George was and be filled with the hope this season of Advent inspires in us.

When Risen Savior celebrated George’s funeral in November, we were not the only church lifting him and his loved ones up in prayer. Our Sister Parish St. Rose of Lima (Gris Gris, Haiti) celebrated a special Mass for George at the very same time. The people of Gris Gris had touched George’s life in an incredible way, and he clearly touched theirs as well. The relationships George built with Fr. Fayant, pastor of St. Rose, and the people of Gris Gris embodied what it means to be in a sister parish relationship—one of family and walking together in solidarity. Across the miles, Fr. Fayant and St. Rose Parish gave George’s loved ones and our wider parish family the priceless gift of their presence, compassion, and an outpouring of support. May their generosity inspire hope in each of us this season!

To learn more about our Sister Parish Relationship, click here.

To learn more about the Our Children of Promise Campaign (OCOP) that George started in order to provide quality education to youth in Gris Gris, click here.

LEFT: Children at St. Rose of Lima School attend the special Mass celebrated for George Kohler. RIGHT: Fr. Fayant, pastor of St. Rose, preaches about the special relationship George had with the people of Gris Gris.
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