Fifteen parishioners joined approximately one hundred individuals from across the city on Tuesday, July 26th to participate in a training excercie on "Research Actions" offered by the Together Baton Rouge organization.  The issues previously identified in "house meetings" across the city are public education, crime, public transportation, food access, and healthcare.  These issues and others provided the core of the training which focused on how to develop preliminary organizing teams to research and gather information useful in developing a strategy towards action.  Together Baton Rouge is in the process of organizing Citizen Research Teams in the areas of the five issues identified.  These teams will help to move the organization forward in being able to address these issues.  Several members from our parish will be serving on these teams.  We are proud of the number of parishioners that are coming forward to be a part of this community  effort.  The next TBR community noon lunch meeting will be August 9th at First United Methodist Church.  All are welcome, but must RSVP for the meal by emailing contact@togetherbr.org.