This past year has been a challenging year to all of us in many different ways and Daylight School is no exception. Classes have been delayed and staff has worked diligently to update the health and safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve added many hand washing stations, health monitoring and sanitizing procedures. And…
Our Winter Film series discussion group starts on Tuesday, January 19 at 7PM! Participants are invited to watch the films on their own, then gather via Zoom for discussion at the appointed times. To register, click on the links below. To facilitate discussion, participation is limited to 12. An “Individual Reflection Version” is also available…
Rosemary is a volunteer and mother of four students at Daylight Center and School (one of our partner outreach ministries). Her daughter Thelma recently graduated from the eighth grade, top of her class. Thelma qualified to go to a top high school in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi. In Kenya, High School is not free…
‘Voice’ is how our inner truth makes its way into the world. Voice is a tool we all have access to, and singing is a technology of community and creativity. Through the Full Voice Institute, Dianne Baker, Eoghan Carrick, & Conie Borchardt were prepared by Barbara McAfee to lead practices of helping folks unlock the…
“I’ll have a blue Christmas without you, …” As we move closer to the 2020 Covid Christmas, many of us are grieving the family gatherings and other holiday celebrations that are missing this year, and many other things we have missed during the past several months. Since we can’t gather to share our feelings of…
Our ministry partner Meals on Wheels continues safely delivering meals to homebound community members throughout the pandemic , and this Monday they’ll deliver an additional provision: a Blizzard Bag! Each reusable tote contains shelf-stable foods that will tide recipients over of a snowy emergency, items like cereal, oatmeal, fruit, tuna, hummus, pretzel sticks, cheese sticks,…
As winter weather closes in on Minnesota, opportunities to support affordable housing are heating up! Without homes, our neighbors are missing the most basic foundation to health. In a time that requires great community healing, we can advance this faithful, healing work together. The Second Offering for November is Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, and in…
Our ministry partner VEAP, a food-shelf-and-more in Bloomington, recently sent out this request: With many of our long-time volunteers unable to support us because of the pandemic and many of our new volunteers returning to work after furloughs, we are predicting a shortage of volunteer support in the coming months. Specifically, we are seeking volunteers…
“Seeing Racism in Our Lives: Towards Abolition,” a film discussion series, begins Tuesday, June 30, with a discussion of “Just Mercy”, a powerful true story based on the bestselling book by Bryan Stevenson. The film is available to watch for free until the end of June. Please watch the film on your own, then join…
Race and identity are the topics of a new community book read hosted by Edina Morningside Church.