St. Andrews by the Lake

Appalachian Treasures -
Free slide show presentation
 
When:   On Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 7:00 pm
 
Where:  St. Andrews by the Lake, Episcopal Church, Park Point, 2802 Minnesota Ave, Duluth              
 
Who:   The St Andrews by the Lake, Episcopal Church will host
 
What:  Appalachian Treasures, a free multi-media presentation about a critical social & environmental justice issue — […]

For a city the size of Duluth, we have an amazing number of groups eager to teach us about issues of racism and diversity. For starters there’s the Peoples Institute North, the  Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Committee, and Peace Church dismantling racism team. These groups are very active and offer many educational opportunities (I’ll try […]

This week we have participated in an historic event that has mobilized people and has the potential to move our community and country towards racial justice and equity.  We are challenged to keep this energy going and continue to work together on the  transformation of our Duluth community.  The YWCA invites you to attend:
 
Time for […]

RACISM WORKSHOP
      There are many articles online as people respond to yesterday’s elections.  One article  that especially caught my eye (and heart) was from Jim Wallis, leader of the Sojourners Community in Washington, DC. He says:
“Yesterday was a watershed moment in the life and history of our country. Regardless of how you […]

Congratulations to John Brakke who was awarded the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Scholarship for an essay he recently wrote about racism. John will apply this scholarship towards his studies at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. If you would like to read John’s essay, it follows:
Ending Racism: Racial Justice […]

Imagine stopping at a traffic light and seeing a ½ ton pumpkin filling the back end of the pick up truck in front of you. Next to you is a flatbed truck with 2 more of the giant pumpkins. That means you are probably on the road to the Frerich farm

A retreat featuring the life and writings of Sigurd Olson, Ely, Minnesota naturalist and writer, will be  held at the Mary Brown Environmental Center in Ely on September 12 and 13, 2008. Attendees are being encouraged to read at least one of his books.  There will be a discussion of his writings led by people […]

The Peace & Justice Committee has been busy. We now have a page on this website to learn more about what we do and great links to learn more about how you can be active in our community, in the world, and within the Episcopal Church. A recent activity that many of our parishioners attended […]

Everyone interested is invited to attend the Power Analysis Workshop which will be led by facilitators from People’s Institute North.  The workshop will examine issues of poverty:  who has the power, what keeps people in poverty, and what is the status quo.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 19th from 9 - 12 at […]