Courageous Public Action
September 14, 21, and 28
"What can I do?"
If you are feeling powerless in the face of current political forces, you are not alone.
And: we have more power together than we think. One thing that we can do is build intentional community. We can face forces in community, as Christians whose faith calls us to act for dignity and justice for all people.
Several GEC members have been learning from ISAIAH and from our neighbors at St. Joan of Arc in how to build community and prepare to act together "in such a time as this." The group we learned from is committing to 14 weeks (until Election Day) of reaching out to all neighbors in their precinct to take down barriers to voting. They are writing letters to the editor. They went en masse to the Hennepin County Commissioners meeting to urge that each sign a Freedom to Vote pledge to take the current dangers seriously, to follow the Constitution and state election law to ensure Minnesota voting rights are protected and that voters feel safe to cast their vote.
We want to share the method we have learned:
- to find our confidence in scripture,
- to practice deeper one-to-one conversations,
- to clarify what individuals and our group value,
- and to culminate in developing specific public actions based on that foundation of shared values.
Our team at Grace wants to build on what we’ve learned from them. We know we want to pre-empt any tampering by DOJ and federal forces in our county (which funds city elections). The specific action isn’t final yet—we could choose to culminate with an act about voting rights; we could also be ready for other group actions, where groups garner needed attention and hope more than any one individual can. Join us to learn this method and help define our shared action.
If you are feeling powerless in the face of current political forces, you are not alone.
And: we have more power together than we think. One thing that we can do is build intentional community. We can face forces in community, as Christians whose faith calls us to act for dignity and justice for all people.
Several GEC members have been learning from ISAIAH and from our neighbors at St. Joan of Arc in how to build community and prepare to act together "in such a time as this." The group we learned from is committing to 14 weeks (until Election Day) of reaching out to all neighbors in their precinct to take down barriers to voting. They are writing letters to the editor. They went en masse to the Hennepin County Commissioners meeting to urge that each sign a Freedom to Vote pledge to take the current dangers seriously, to follow the Constitution and state election law to ensure Minnesota voting rights are protected and that voters feel safe to cast their vote.
We want to share the method we have learned:
- to find our confidence in scripture,
- to practice deeper one-to-one conversations,
- to clarify what individuals and our group value,
- and to culminate in developing specific public actions based on that foundation of shared values.
Our team at Grace wants to build on what we’ve learned from them. We know we want to pre-empt any tampering by DOJ and federal forces in our county (which funds city elections). The specific action isn’t final yet—we could choose to culminate with an act about voting rights; we could also be ready for other group actions, where groups garner needed attention and hope more than any one individual can. Join us to learn this method and help define our shared action.
Schedule
Additional details coming soon. See the registration page for additional information.
Grace Episcopal Church’s 2026 Spring Series:
Neighboring: Living Our Faith in 2026
Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm: April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19
Neighboring: Living Our Faith in 2026
Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm: April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19
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Taizé Prayer Service
7PM, first Friday of most months
Healing Prayer Service
7PM, second Tuesday of each month
Grace Episcopal Church
4557 Colfax Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55419
4557 Colfax Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone: 612-524-9180
Email: office@graceepiscopalmpls.org
Our parking lot is located on the NE corner of 46th & Bryant Ave.
Email: office@graceepiscopalmpls.org
Our parking lot is located on the NE corner of 46th & Bryant Ave.