Faith in Action Team (FIAT)

The Faith in Action Team (FIAT) grew out of SPR’s membership in the Community Renewal Society and was started in Spring 2022. FIAT serves as a platform for parishioners to work together on issues of social justice, at the community and state level. In 2022-23, we are focusing on efforts related to housing on the south side and will share information at a three-part adult formation series on January 8, 15, 22. For more information on FIAT, contact Bri Kuramitsu.

Here is the recording of the three-part adult formation on Housing:

O Lord
Open my eyes that I may see the needs of others;
Open my ears that I may hear their cries;
Open my heart so that they need not be without succor;
Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong,
Nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
Show me where love and hope and faith are needed,
And use me to bring them to those places.
And so open my eyes and my ears
That I may this coming day be able to do some work of peace for thee
Amen.

-Alan Paton

From Life Prayers from Around the World: 365 Prayers, Blessings, and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journey, edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon