Interfaith Action
School Tools
August 4-18
Each year, Interfaith Action’s faith community partners collect backpacks and school supplies to support families through our own programs and partner agencies. Our recipients for 2024 are:
- American Indian Magnet School, Saint Paul Public Schools
- CornerHouse Children’s Advocacy Center
- Department of Indian Work, Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul
- Emma’s Place, Emma Norton Services
- Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
- Project Home Family Shelter, Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul
Collection bins will be in the narthex and Kent Street entrance August 4-18.
Supplies Needed
- Backpacks
- 3-ring binders, loose-leaf paper and folders
- Calculators
- Spiral and composition notebooks
- Pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, crayons, erasers, highlighters, pencil sharpeners
- Glue sticks & bottles
- Scissors & rulers
- Facial tissue
- School boxes
- Hand sanitizer
- Reusable masks
First Nations Kitchen
Help with Meal Giveaway
Sunday, June 23 and Sunday, August 25
First Nations Kitchen holds a Give Away for our South Minneapolis community with delicious indigenous To Go meals and organic produce. The Prep Shift 12:30-3:00 takes place inside. The Give Away Shift 3:30-5:30 pm takes place primarily outside. Masks are optional and we will respect your decision. Both shifts begin with an Orientation Circle lead by a team member or an experienced volunteer.
Click here to sign up for June 23 and click here to sign up for August 25.
Project Home
Saturday Dinners at Project Home
Once a month we prepare and share a dinner with the clients of Project Home, families from our neighborhood who are experiencing homelessness. See dates and sign up here >>
Creation Care
Meetings
Every 2nd Monday at 6:30pm
We work towards climate justice by establishing action plans for practical, systemic, and relational work here at St. John’s. Come check out a meeting to learn more about what we do!
