“Faith Action Week” Galvanizes Faithful Minnesotans in Opposition to Freedom-Limiting Marriage Amendment
Religious Leaders and People of Faith Representing all Denominations Across Minnesota Come Together to Get Involved, Spark Conversations About Why Their Faith Compels Them To Vote No
Contact: Kate Brickman, Press Secretary
Phone Number: 612-460-1219
September 10, 2012 – St. Paul, MN – As Election Day draws near, people of faith all across Minnesota are coming together for Faith Action Week, an opportunity to talk about how all people are made in the image of God and how the proposed amendment would limit religious freedom in Minnesota. These events will be hosted in conjunction with Minnesotans United for All Families, the campaign working to defeat the proposed amendment that would limit the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples.
Faith Action Week will run from Sunday, September 9 through Sunday, September 16, bringing together thousands of people of faith and religious leaders across the state of Minnesota. Churches and temples actively working to defeat the amendment will hold gatherings to update members on the latest efforts and to give parishioners tools to continue having conversations grounded in their faith. Minnesotans from a number of Catholic parishes will also meet as a community to talk about following their conscience and voting no from their Catholic faith. Hundreds of events will take place across the state, as faithful Minnesotans continue to speak out against the amendment – not in spite of their faith, but because of their faith.
The following events will be open to the media:
Monday, September 10
Messiah Lutheran Church
7:00 p.m. | 8590 Enterprise Drive South | Mountain Iron, MN 55768
Special Guest: Anita Hill
Tuesday, September 11
St. Mary’s Catholic Parish Gathering at the Home of Doug Wilkowske
7:00 p.m. | 3961 Horizon Hills Circle HW | Willmar, MN 56201
Wednesday, September 12
Living Table United Church of Christ
7:00 p.m. | 4001 38th Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55406
Thursday, September 13
Vining Lutheran Church Gathering at the Home of Carol Pagel
7:00 p.m. | 45771 Chippewa Trail | Vining, MN 56588
Associated Church in Owatonna
7:00 p.m. | 800 Havana Road | Owatonna, MN 55060
Saturday, September 15
Incarnation Catholic Parish Gathering at the Home of Trish Flock-Johnson
10:00 a.m. | 3548 Pillsbury Ave South | Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sunday, September 16
Cretin-Derham Hall High School Alumni – Freedom to Marry Fest
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | O’Gara’s Bar & Grill | 164 N. Snelling Ave. | St. Paul, MN 55104
Stories from longtime members of the St. Paul Catholic community will be shared with more than 100 attendees
Catholics of Duluth Gathering at the Home of Kay Allen and Therese Presley
6:00 p.m. | 4521 Pitt Street | Duluth, MN 55804
St. Paul Lutheran on Lake Minnetonka
11:00 a.m. | 13207 Lake Street Extension | Minnetonka, MN 55305
Edina Community Lutheran Gathering at the Home of Ruth and Phil Edstrom
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | 2847 James Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55408
First Congregational United Church of Christ
11:15 a.m. | Upstairs Parlor | 406 8th Street. South | Moorhead, MN 56560
First Congregational United Church of Christ
6:30 p.m. | Conference Room | 224 North Fourth Street | Montevideo, MN 56256
Friends School of Minnesota
2:00 p.m. | 1365 Englewood Avenue | St. Paul, MN 55104
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