Congregation Convening with Beacon on January 30

Bet Shalom Congregation is a collaborative congregation of Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative. Last year in January we hosted Beacon’s biannual convening which included Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan as speakers. Beacon and their supporters have been involved in advocating for the need of affordable housing and addressing the needs of our homeless citizens which in part has help support Gov. Walz to recently propose a Local Jobs and Projects Plan which includes a major investment of $276 million for safe and affordable housing projects across the state.

Attending the convening is a great way to become more aware of the work in which we are collaborating with Beacon to address the needs of our communities regarding homelessness and affordable housing and find out how you can involve yourself with our team supporting Beacon.

Join congregations across the collaborative at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 N. Berens Rd. NW in Prior Lake at 7 p.m on Thursday, January 30. Hear from Scott County Commissioner Barb Brekke and Rep. Michael Howard as we focus on building our power to create Prairie Pointe in Shakopee and advocate for bonding and rental subsidy for everyone who needs it. Plus we will practice advocating for this tikkun olam project.

To learn more about Beacon, CLICK HERE.

There are many ways to become more involved with social action Tikkun Olam through Bet Shalom’s Social Action Committee. Our areas of focus include Domestic and Gun Violence, Racial and Social Disparities, Homelessness, Hunger and Food Insecurity and Climate Change and Environmental Abuse.

You can contact our SAC Chairs Katey Powers and Lou Kidder at socialactionchair@betshalom.org