Events List
Week of Events
Sunday, August 24, 2025
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August 24, 2025 -Worship
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August 24, 2025 -Pop-up Choir Rehearsal
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August 24, 2025 -Worship
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August 24, 2025 -Sunday Community Meal
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August 24, 2025 -Church Picnic
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…
Pop-up Choir Rehearsal
Gather at 9:30 a.m. for rehearsal and then sing at the 10:30 a.m. service on June 8, July 20, and/or August 24. Meeting Location: Sanctuary
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.
Church Picnic
The annual church picnic is planned for Sunday, August 24, following the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Once again, Dave and Dwayne will grill, and great sides will be provided. There will be games for the kids, as well as adults. The annual bingo game will happen, and as always, awesome prizes! Save the date for…
Monday, August 25, 2025
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August 25, 2025 -Health Commons
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August 25, 2025 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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August 25, 2025 -Worship (M)
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August 25, 2025 -Monday Community Meal
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August 25, 2025 -Spiritual Listening
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August 25, 2025 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
Health Commons
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.
Free Store Shopping (M)
The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Worship (M)
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.
Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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August 26, 2025 -Staff Meeting
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August 26, 2025 -Global Mission Team
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August 26, 2025 -Congregation Council
Global Mission Team
Led by the Global Mission Team, Central Lutheran has been deeply involved in global mission for its entire 100+ years of ministry. The ELCA’s vision of accompaniment is the foundation for today’s global mission work. Meeting Room: on Zoom
Congregation Council
The Congregation Council is the leadership team that provides the monthly guidance and long-range planning vision in the life of the congregation. In addition to the ten elected members, the pastors also serve on the council.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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August 27, 2025 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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August 27, 2025 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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August 27, 2025 -Grief Group
Free Store Shopping (W)
The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.
Grief Group
We gather with a warm cup of coffee or tea and support each other, in whatever state of grief we find ourselves in. All are welcome.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
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August 28, 2025 -Street Voices of Change
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August 28, 2025 -Health Commons
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August 28, 2025 -Streets to Housing
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August 28, 2025 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
Street Voices of Change
These meetings are places where people invest in and empower each other to build a loving community.
Health Commons
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.
Free Store Shopping (Th)
The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday, August 29, 2025
No events on this day.
Saturday, August 30, 2025
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August 30, 2025 -Worship (Sa)
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…
