Justice and Witness
News from the Justice and Witness team
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*Please note: This is a very specific list. Please bring items from this list only. Sylvia has limited space and has already collected some items (ie, pencils, pens, markers). Pictures are to help explain what an item is; items do not need to be these same brands/colors. If you have any questions, please contact Robin…
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Lorraine Carlson from First United Methodist Church is seeking assistance with the following event, as well as with their ongoing Saturday sack lunch making sessions. Homeless Connect, now called Project Community Connect, will be held this year at the Missoula Public Library from 10:00 to 3:00 on March 27. They have asked First United Methodist Church…
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The Truth and Healing around Colonization Group will meet on Thursday, March 7 at 1:30 to plan a couple of spring events for the UCC congregation that will help us to live into the words we say in our People and Land Acknowledgement.
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The Truth and Healing around Colonization Group thanks the UCC congregation for the insights shared with us about the new People and Land Acknowledgement. Drawing on your feedback, we have revised, and we share this new version below. We will be using this version in the weeks to come. As before, there are slips of…
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Thank you to all who helped with the Family Promise rotation this week. We served 25 families dinner each night, donated salads, fruits and desserts, gift cards and gas cards! We read to kids on Monday, baked Valentine cookies on Thursday, manned the front desk from 8-10pm each night and helped in so many other…
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On Saturday, February 17, the Séliš-Ql̓ispé Cultural Committee is presenting Winter Storytelling at Travelers’ Rest State Park at 11:00 AM. Some members of the Truth & Healing Around Colonization Group will be attending this event and we invite others to join us. If you are interested in forming a carpool, please send your name and information…
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Many thanks to everyone who donated Christmas stocking items for Sylvia (of Sylvia’s Store) to fill Christmas stockings for the Flathead Reservation Community. Thank you also to the drivers who delivered everything to Pablo. Sylvia sent us this card expressing her appreciation.
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From members of the UCC Truth and Healing around Colonization Group: Over the past two years we have been educating ourselves on issues related to our country’s colonization and our Indigenous neighbors. This has included book groups, guest speakers, trips to the CSKT Tribal headquarters in Pablo, discussion. For example, we have discussed several articles about Land…
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February 6th, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St, Missoula MT. Hear about what we have done this last year, what we are planning to do in 2024, and enjoy our time together! Stacy Pollard from Family Promise National will be joining us! All are welcome! RSVP with QR code…
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All UCC members are invited to help out with the next Family Promise rotation at the Meadowlark Family Housing Center. We are looking for kitchen helpers, donations of salads, fruits and desserts in addition to donations of gas and gift cards. Please click on the sign up link below:For more information, contact Sue F. or…