Leadership Center for social Justice and partners Host Spirit of water celebration
Join us July 15, 2023 for a celebration with Mississippi River! Come gather to connect, learn, pray, engage, play, celebrate, and honor the spirit of water. This is event is co-presented with our partners:
- Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging (R.I.S.E. Coalition)
- Rights of Mississippi River
- Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light
- Friends of the Mississippi River
The event is designed to highlight the care and responsibility involved in protecting and sharing valuable water resources—like Mississippi River—that in today’s world are often hidden by infrastructure and institutions. We will focus of themes of gratitude, celebration, unity, coming together, the commonality of water as a presence in our life, reverence, respect, and honor for our water and all that is sacred.
Want to get involved? Fill out an interest form today!
Morning Session | united theological seminary of the twin cities
Come to United’s Saint Paul Campus at 9:00 a.m. to start the day. After an opening ritual prayer, attendees will be able to attend workshops, participate in activities, and listen to talks about the importance of water, threats to water, and ways in which we can work to protect water. Refreshments will be available and lunch will be served at 11:30.
Register for the morning session and view the full schedule at this link!
Register for the morning session and view the full schedule at this link!
afternoon session | Hidden falls Regional Park
At 2:00 p.m., meet us at Saint Paul’s Hidden Falls Regional Park—just five miles (mostly south) from United. There, on the bank of Mississippi River, we will have a community celebration. There will be speakers, music, information booths, food, art, and plays areas for children.
Register for the afternoon session and view the full schedule at this link!
Register for the afternoon session and view the full schedule at this link!
