Spirit of Truth Newsletter February 23, 2011
Hello! This is the Spirit of Truth newsletter, to keep us all up to date on what’s going on with our community. If you know someone who might like Spirit of Truth, forward this on to them. If you’d like to be taken off the list, or if you’d like to know more about anything you read here, reply and let us know.
Our Conviction: God is Love, Love is the center of all creation, and Justice is the public expression of that Love.
Our Vision: The vision of Spirit of Truth is a Minnesota and world where love and justice are at the center of our community and society, and where people, through spiritual nourishment, real relationships, dignified work, and public voice, live valued, meaningful lives.
Our Mission: The mission of Spirit of Truth is to be central to realizing that vision. To be a community of people that through spiritual practices, community relationships, action for justice and faith live into the belief that love and justice are actually at the center, and to create a society that lives up to that belief as well.
What’s Up Next:
1. Action with workers who clean Twin Cities Cub Foods – February 28th, 10:30-12:00, St Matthew’s Lutheran Church. So here’s the deal, as many of you know, Spirit of Truth is getting active in the Campaign for Justice in Retail Cleaning (read more about the campaign here). Cub Foods, as well as many other big box retailers are treating those who clean their stores atrociously. Those workers are speaking up to demand decent working conditions. They are asking Cub Foods to agree to a code of conduct, guaranteeing some basic rights and levels of wage and benefits. Spirit of Truth members have decided to take an active role in supporting our fellow community members and help put pressure on Cub to do the right thing. Why? Because we believe this campaign, here and now, is where God’s love and justice is at work. Click here for more information about next Monday's action. Can’t make this one? We are going to be partnering with the workers in this campaign often in the next months, with more actions to be announced. Let us know if you’re interested, and we’ll keep you in the loop.
2. The new online center for Spirit of Truth – Spirit of Truth BLOG. We’ve reinvented the blog, and we’re now using it for almost everything we do online. The blog entries will be a chance for members of Spirit of Truth to talk about their faith and justice work. There will be a new entry about these topics at least once a week. It will also be a place to stay up to date on actions and announcements. Finally, there will be a section on the blog dissecting and discussing the language of religion and faith. If you’re new to Spirit of Truth, and really want to get a feel for what we’re about and what we’re doing, the blog is a great place to check out. You can “follow” the blog by clicking on the icon on the right hand side of the site. You can join the conversation by commenting on existing posts, or getting in contact with us to become an author on the site.
What’s been going on:
1. We continue to meet every Sunday from 11am to noon. Sunday gatherings are a place to explore our faith, and our own stories. Why do we care about justice? What is going on in our communities? What does our faith have to do with all of this? How are we going to act? We have multiple ways at getting at these topics; prayer, conversation, stories, singing and meditation. We’ll continue to try new practices as we feel we need them. Everyone is welcome and invited!
2. Coffee visits – we continue to have coffee visits, also called one to one conversations, depending on your choice of language. We believe learning each other’s stories is a big part of how we create community, and how we build the base on which we can act for justice. If you’d like to know more about Spirit of Truth, meet anyone from our community, or share some of your story, let us know, and we can set something up.
www.spiritoftruthtwincities.
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Spirit of Truth Faith Community
701 N Lexington Parkway
St Paul, MN 55104
Peter Marincel, organizer:
651-336-6726
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