St. Benedict Episcopal Church provided support to three capable and caring organizations during Nov.: Interfaith Works, Thurston Co. Food Bank, and All Kids Win. Our final community gift in December will be to Union Gospel Mission. Winters are difficult for everyone but particularly grueling to the folks on the street.
UGM is a safe and nurturing space.
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Interfaith Works maintains a tradition of programming that bring our diverse community together, celebrating and honoring religious and spiritual diversity in Thurston County. Interfaith Relations programming seeks to promote and support social justice and peace through deepening interfaith understanding and cooperation. SBC is directing its support to Interfaith Works in November.
Hundreds of volunteers from our Member Faith Communities and beyond work throughout the year to support our programs, pursue shared concerns, build alliances, and make our community a better place.
Over the past year, dedicated volunteers have organized and supported faith community participation to help raise funds and provide meals and other support at the IW Overnight Shelter. Volunteer leaders organize the Annual All Souls Service to remember those who died in the past year whose remains were never claimed, and conduct Moments of Blessing as a faith-based response to incidents of homicide in our community. SBC is directing it support in November to Interfaith Works.
Episcopal Migration Ministries and The United Thank Offering Present:
40 Days of Welcome & Gratitude: A Lenten Journey
" One way to build a more peaceful society in the turbulent months ahead is to get involved in ensuring we have a free, fair, and safe election. Sojourners is co-leading trainings for poll chaplains and peacekeepers, so they can be a moral presence at polling places across the country this fall through Faiths United to Save Democracy. This initiative is one way that people of faith all over the U.S. can help ensure that all eligible voters, no matter which candidates they support, can vote in a free, fair, and safe election.
"We can also look to organizations that are focused on building bridges between voters on opposite sides of the United States’ political and cultural divides — groups like Braver Angels and the One America Movement. These groups and so many others help encourage and facilitate encounters that can help us break out of our social bubbles and hear from and build relationships with people of goodwill who have very different perspectives on politics.
"By modeling our commitment to truth and embracing a commitment to love our enemies, we can counter political violence with a faithful witness that builds the Beloved Community and a more just and inclusive democracy."
-excepte from Sojourners magazine
Worship is like a drama: The clergy, ministers and musicians are the prompters, the people are the actors, and God is the audience.
- Søren Kierkegaard
At St Benedict we celebrate with awe and obligation in a construct called liturgy. Liturgy is a Greek word that means “the work of the people.” Our services are focused through scripture reading, song, prayers, preaching, and the liturgy of the table, known also as Holy Eucharist.
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