Social Justice and Community Service
Crossroads is committed to the mission of bringing about the Reign of God here among God's beloved people on earth. At the heart of the mission is working for social justice. Check here often as we add service and social justice ministry opportunities.
Service Projects -- Service projects are a great way to live out your faith in a concrete manner, and a great way to get to know some other students! Every Quarter we help coordinate a variety of opportunities to serve our community and world. Check here often to keep up to date on what is planned!
Young Adults in Global Mission rep, Wed 10/19 6:00 p.m.
Join us for worship and dinner on Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00. Our special guest for the evening is Christine Doidge, the ELCA Global Mission Recruiter for the Pacific Northwest. Christine will bring us the Gospel message on this evening, and will be available to tell you about Young Adults in Global Mission. Not sure what you want to do after you graduate from college? This is a great program of giving a year of service somewhere in the world. We've had students involved with this in the past, and it's an incredible year of growth and discernment. Hope you can join us on the 19th!
Weekly Offering at Worship -- Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m .
For Fall Quarter 2011 we are collecting for Seattle Youth Street Shelter. We invite you to give generously and know that you make a difference and that you can make a difference in our world as you live out your life of faith!
Offering recipients are student directed. What shall we designate for Winter Quarter 2012? Email your ideas for offering recipients to Pastor Scott
The foundation of justice is found in the very being of God. Justice is a chief attribute of God. God is always the sure defender of the poor, oppressed and the outcast.
Psalm 10:17-18 - "O Lord you will hear the desires of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from the earth may strike terror no more."
God is sovereign creator of the universe. The demand of God's justice are placed upon all of God's creation. Therefore as the children of God demands are made on us to live lives of justice and peace. Going to church and offering a tithe is not enough. We must live the Good News. The book of Micah makes this very clear.
Micah 6:6-8 - "With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be please with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has told you O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with you God?"
Justice is more than doing good., it is righting wrong, loving our enemy, and loving one another no matter what. This is the radical subversive message of Jesus Christ. Jesus begins his public ministry in Galilee and Nazareth in the synagogues.
Luke 4:17-21 - "He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.' And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, 'Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.'"
God's love has set us free. God's love gives all we need to participate in the unfolding of God's Kingdom.
-The Rev. Mary Shehane (Episcopal Chaplain)
who are members of my family, you did it to me." - Matthew 25:40