Events List
7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, July 13, 2025
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July 13, 2025 -Worship
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July 13, 2025 -Vacation Bible School (VBS)
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July 13, 2025 -Worship
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July 13, 2025 -Sunday Community Meal
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July 13, 2025 -Summer on the Plaza
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July 13, 2025 -Mental Health & Wholeness Task Force
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July 13, 2025 -Listening for God Contemplative Prayer
Worship
The 8:30 a.m. Sunday worship is an intimate “First Light” service with Holy Communion. It features hymns and the Word, musically enriched by vocal soloists. It is a full communion service led by the Casavant organ or the piano. One of the pastors preaches, and another presides for worship and communion. A member of the…
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Mark your calendars now for Vacation Bible School (VBS) scheduled for June 22, July 13, and August 10. If you’re not familiar with VBS at Central, we set aside three Sundays for you to bring kids ages 3 to 11 to church from 9:30–11:30 a.m. where we sing, play, learn, share fun snacks, and hear…
Worship
The 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship has the largest attendance. During the program year (September–May), this is a choir-led festive service with Holy Communion. It is a communion service rooted in Lutheran liturgy and hymns. One of the pastors preaches, and another presides for worship. Congregation members serve as the assisting minister and the lesson readers.…
Sunday Community Meal
We gather each Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. worship in the Great Room to share a meal. The menu changes week to week. On holiday weekends, coffee, cookies, and lemonade are served instead of a meal.
Summer on the Plaza
Summer on the Plaza happens several times each summer, when guest carillonneurs visit Central to perform a concert, and we invite food trucks (or provide treats) for all to enjoy.
Mental Health & Wholeness Task Force
The MH&W Task Force works to enhance support for the mental health needs of our faith community.
Listening for God Contemplative Prayer
Pastor Peter leads this prayer gathering grounded in various contemplative prayer practices. Each month a practice is introduced and then experienced.
Monday, July 14, 2025
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July 14, 2025 -Executive Committee
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July 14, 2025 -Health Commons (M)
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July 14, 2025 -Worship
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July 14, 2025 -Monday Community Meal
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July 14, 2025 -Spiritual Listening
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is an elected team of four members: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Executive Committee meets in advance of the council to plan the meeting agenda and gather the work of other committees, teams, and task forces that will need council affirmation and support. Meeting Location: Zoom
Health Commons (M)
This nurse-led drop-in center is focused on meeting people where they are to respond to any expressed felt need of those who visit, especially as it pertains to health.
Worship
Monday’s worship service is grounded in community and followed by a community meal. Each week of the month, worship has its own flavor, from testimony times and healing services to confession and forgiveness and Holy Communion. Music is led by members of the worshipping community. The Pastor for Community generally leads worship, though some weeks…
Spiritual Listening
Pastor Melissa leads this weekly conversation, drawing from the Ignatian Spirituality Project and the ways it opens us all.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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July 15, 2025 -Staff Meeting
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July 15, 2025 -Funeral for David Johnson
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July 15, 2025 -Mobile Free Store
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July 15, 2025 -Unidos Raid Response Training
Mobile Free Store
Central operates a Mobile Free Store on the third Tuesday of each month. The Mobile Free Store is located at 651 Nicollet Mall. Location: 651 Nicollet Ave.
Unidos Raid Response Training
Learn how to support immigrant communities and become a part of Unidos' Rapid Response Network.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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July 16, 2025 -Prayer Shawl Knitters
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July 16, 2025 -Funeral Ministry Team Gathering
Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.
Prayer Shawl Knitters
The prayer shawl knitters meet monthly for prayer, fellowship, and knitting. Meeting Location: Lower Narthex
Funeral Ministry Team Gathering
The Funeral Ministry Team provides the hospitality for funerals at Central.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
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July 17, 2025 -Street Voices of Change
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July 17, 2025 -Health Commons (M)
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July 17, 2025 -Streets to Housing
Street Voices of Change
These meetings are places where people invest in and empower each other to build a loving community.
Health Commons (M)
This nurse-led drop-in center is focused on meeting people where they are to respond to any expressed felt need of those who visit, especially as it pertains to health.
Friday, July 18, 2025
No events on this day.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
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July 19, 2025 -Worship (Sa)
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July 19, 2025 -Summer on the Plaza
Worship (Sa)
Saturday evening worship is a contemplative communion service. Whichever pastor is preaching on Sunday, preaches and leads worship on Saturday night. The service is guided by a contemplative sense: a slower pace, room for silence, and a simpler service order. The altar is on the main floor, and much of the music is led from…
Summer on the Plaza
Summer on the Plaza happens several times each summer, when guest carillonneurs visit Central to perform a concert, and we invite food trucks (or provide treats) for all to enjoy.