https://www.diocesemo.org/blog/northwoods-food-ministry/
The Social Justice Ministry committee is a group that seeks to bring to life our baptismal covenant to “strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being.” This committee will work to honor and actualize the Anti-Racism Covenant of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, support the work of the Diocesan Commission for Dismantling Racism, and align with the Missouri Chapter Union of Black Episcopalians.
We will work to eliminate racism in our congregation and community through education and community outreach. We pray our work will change mindsets for the common good. We look to be our brother’s and sister’s keeper as we love our neighbors as ourselves and create the change we want to see.
As best said by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church “love is the way.” We welcome and invite you to bring your time, talent, and treasure to join us in this important work for the people! For more information or volunteer, please contact one of the following: Valerie E. Patton or Adrienne Dillion.
2023 UPDATE
After much prayer, thought, deliberation, and of course COVID, the Social Justice Ministry is and will be reimagined with God’s and the beloved community’s help!
Ephesians 2:7-10 The Message
“Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging that we’d done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.”
Social Justice Ministries:
· Health and Well Being
o Reimagine a grow food ministry…a phased approach.
§ Go beyond the traditional food pantry.
§ Garden on site
§ Partnership with the Urban League (food giveaway)
· 3rd Saturday of each month begin July 15, 2023
o Grill to Glory
§ In partnership with the Urban League, ASA Men’s Club, and ECW
· Begins 6/17 at ASA Juneteenth celebration.
o Launch a speaker series.
§ Potential topics: Healthy Eating, End of Life, Suicide, Trauma, Gun Injuries, Spiritual Well Being
· Begins Late Summer/Fall 2023
· Social Justice
o Voting Rights
o Gun Violence
· Education
o Children and Youth enrichment
§ Arts, Culture, Academics
· In Partnership with Harris Stowe State University, Normandy School Collaborative, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Creve Coeur to honor Dr. H. Phillip Venable
The city of Creve Coeur, MO plans to create a monument to honor former All Saints member, Dr. H. Phillip Venable, who was an ophthalmologist at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis.
The monument is intended to highlight the late doctor’s legacy, and acknowledge how the city discriminated against him by forcing him to sell his property in the late 1950’s. Creve Coeur officials are seeking an artist to design the monument for the Dr. H. Phillip Venable Memorial Park. CLICK to read full story
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