Gifts to the Community through Gloria Dei Children and Families From January to May of this year, the Racial Justice Committee completed the task of providing anti-racist and diverse children’s literature to the Sunday School children of Gloria Dei and their families, as well as to the Highland Park Elementary...
Equipping Families to Talk about Racial Justice
Gloria Dei's Racial Justice Committee periodically shares message about its work and opportunities for the Gloria Dei community to participate in work on racial justice. This message is from Mark Becker, a Racial Justice Committee member. One of the Racial Justice Committee’s favorite projects this year is distributing children’s books...
Racial Justice Committee Work
Gloria Dei's Racial Justice Committee develops a strategic plan and coordinates Gloria Dei’s activities in support of racial justice and equality. View a timeline of the committee's work since it's inception to today.
Like A Pebble in A Pond
Gloria Dei's Racial Justice Committee periodically shares message about its work and opportunities for the Gloria Dei community to participate in work on racial justice. This message is from Mark Becker, a Racial Justice Committee member. The Gloria Dei Little Library Project began Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, with the delivery...
Local Newspapers from Other Cultural/Ethnic Groups
If you are interested in reading local newspapers from other cultural/ethnic groups in the Twin Cities, Gloria Dei's Racial Justice Committee suggests the following: - MN Spokesman-Recorder ($35 a year; weekly paper). Oldest Black-owned newspaper in MN. See website to subscribe. - The Circle (online; monthly). Native American news and arts....
Gloria Dei Supported Dakota Wacipi (Pow Wow)
A reflection from Mark Becker, who co-leads the Gloria Dei Racial Justice Committee, about his experience at the Dakota Mendota Mdewakaton Wacipi (Pow Wow) the weekend of Sept. 10-12, 2021. Gloria Dei was invited to join with Cherokee Park United Church to help support the 2021 Dakota Mendota Mdewakaton Wacipi...
Gloria Dei Opposes Racism Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
A Message from the Gloria Dei Racial Justice Committee As followers of Christ, our mission is to stand with victims of racism in all of the ways it is expressed. We recognize the terror felt by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during this year, as blame has falsely been placed on...
Greetings from President of Agustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala
Rev Karen Castillo, pesident of Agustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala sends an update as 2019 begins.
A perspective on the Sacred Site Tour
by Steven Peterson I greatly enjoyed hearing a Native American perspective of Minnesota history as presented on the Sacred Sites Tour on October 6 and encourage others to consider this experience. Our guides, Jim Bear, a Mohican, and Bob, a Dakota, had story-telling styles that made their information easy to...
ISAIAH: Faith Over Fear
Interview of Jeanne Wiger conducted by Amy Hinrichs Why did you join ISAIAH? “ I personally feel that we need to take action. We face the most divided country we've witnessed since the Civil War. Our country is falling apart. It so divided and that's fearful to me. We need...