Lumen Christi parishioners hold signs at St. Paul intersection encouraging people to vote

Lumen Christi parishioners gathered at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Ford Parkway in St. Paul on Oct. 25 to encourage registered voters to participate in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. More than a dozen parishioners held nonpartisan signs and distributed voting information to pedestrians.

The Honk and Wave event was organized by the parish discipleship program, Faith in Action: Bringing Christ’s Light to Public Life. Parishioner Mike Harley stated that the program intends to form a community that applies Catholic social teaching to public life.

The parish also conducted a letter-writing event through the nonprofit Vote Forward. During this activity, volunteers wrote 1,000 personal notes of encouragement to regions with historically low voter turnout. John Benda, a parishioner, helped modify the Faith in Action program for the congregation.