Justice & Service Opportunities
There are many opportunities to join with others in the good work of service and furthering justice. Bring life to your faith and faith to your life!
Learn more about how you can do good below...
Justice and Service ministries are how we fulfill the parish’s social mission in keeping with the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching. These activities provide opportunities for us to be of service to those in our community and world who are in greatest need and to work to correct the causes of such need through education and action.
Super Saturday Service Day
All Saints hosts Super Saturday Service Day (SSSD) events, allowing individuals, families, and groups to come together to serve. All events are targeted to be child and family-friendly and have a social teaching focus. For onsite events, we can use extra hands to set up and take down. For planning purposes, signups are requested for all events. Service dates for 2024-2025 are listed below.
December 21, 2024
December 21 - Trinity Senior Center | Farmington | 1:30-3:30pm
Life & dignity of the human person
Plan to join in and spread the Christmas spirit with the elderly residents at Trinity Senior Center. Activities include helping make personal Christmas cards, caroling, and bingo. Participants are encouraged to wear festive attire and bring their singing voices.
January 18, 2025
January 18 – Fleece Blankets | All Saints | 10am-Noon*
Rights and responsibilities
Join us for a morning of making blankets, which will provide comfort to newborns served by Pregnancy Choices Life Care Center, residents at Trinity Senior Center, and others. They are simple to make, anyone can do it! *We will work until all the blankets are completed.
February 8, 2025
February 8 – Children’s Gift Bags | All Saints | 9-11am
Life and dignity of the human person
Make gift bags for kids! A fun-filled gift bag can brighten a child's day! Bags are donated to 360 Communities and local hospitals.
We would appreciate donations of new items for ages 3-12 to fill the bags. Suggestions include crayons, markers, coloring books, games, and small toys/stuffed animals. Donations can be dropped off in the “SSSD Kid Bags” boxes around the church or you can bring them to the event.
March 8, 2025
March 8 – The Sandwich Project | All Saints | 9-11am
Solidarity
This Lent, gather together to assemble sandwiches for homeless people and snack bags for children at 360 Communities. We will work until the ingredients are used up. Monetary donations to purchase more supplies/ingredients are appreciated.
April 26, 2025
April 26 – Lakeville Community Cleanup Day | Lakeville Area | 9am-noon
Care for God’s Creation
In honor of Earth Day, help our local and greater community by cleaning up our parks, roadsides, and public areas. Participants will meet at the location assigned to us by the city.
May 10, 2025
May 10 - Lewis House | Eagan | 10am-Noon
Option for the poor and vulnerable
Help bring Mother's Day cheer to families using at the Lewis House Shelter. We will provide brunch for the residents and do activities with the children. Join us for this fantastic celebration!
June 7, 2025
June 7 - Grounds Clean Up | All Saints | 9-11am
Dignity of work and the rights of workers
Help the All Saints Garden team from 9-11am with spring clean up of our own beautiful campus. No gardening knowledge is needed!
Dinner on the Hill
Upcoming Dates:
Jan 9 | Feb 13 | Mar 13 | Apr 10 | May 8 | Jun 12
Dinner on the Hill is a free community meal offered on the second Thursday of each month at All Saints. We invite all denominations, income levels, seniors, individuals, families, non-parishioners, and parishioners to share a warm meal, conversation, and connection.
Curbside Pickup or Dine Inside!
Second Thursday of the month
5:30-6:30pm
Dining inside - enter at the canopy door main entrance (door F). Curbside pickup - enter the south driveway, meals are distributed at Door M, south side of the building. To help pack meals on the next date (Ages 16+), please sign up below!
Harvest Food Donations
Harvest Food Donations are collected during the first weekend of the month. Please bring your donations of non-perishable food items to any Mass and place them in the bins in the gathering space.
On Mondays, the food is delivered to 360 Communities at Messiah Lutheran Church or The Open Door Southern Mobile Pantry warehouse in Apple Valley.
For more information about All Saints’ work with the food shelves, volunteering, or accessing food shelf services, click the “Learn More” button below to contact us!
Respect Life
Every life is worth living, whether it lasts for a brief moment or a hundred years, each of our lives is a perfect gift. At every stage and in every circumstance, we are held in existence by God's love. Our relationships on earth are meant to help us and others grow in perfect love. We are meant to depend on one another, serve each other in humility, and walk together in times of suffering.
All Saints organizes a monthly collection for the Pregnancy Choices Life Care Center in Apple Valley, which offers direct support to women and families dealing with challenging pregnancies.
Faithful Citizenship
As Catholics, we have an obligation to participate dutifully in the political processes in the places in which we reside. Guided by our faith and Church teachings, we can help shape the political landscape in our nation, state, and communities to create a more just and moral environment.
Note the resources below to stay informed about the political process, moral topics to consider, and ways to participate in the political process.
USCCB Educational Resources
- Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
- Video Series on our call to Faithful Citizenship
- Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Voting Resources
- MN Catholic Conference Educational resources for elections
Anti-Human Trafficking
This ministry meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 1pm at the Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville
to address and raise awareness about human trafficking in our area. Ranked as the second largest and fastest-growing form of organized crime globally, together we have the power to end it.
If you need help or suspect someone is a victim of sex or labor trafficking, please call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888.373.7888 for free and confidential help OR text HELP to 233733.
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