Events List
7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, September 14, 2025
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September 14, 2025 -Worship
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September 14, 2025 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
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September 14, 2025 -Adult Forum
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September 14, 2025 -Worship
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September 14, 2025 -Sunday Community Meal
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September 14, 2025 -Life Series (I): Keeping the Keys
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September 14, 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…
Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
Central's young people gather for Sunday School, Confirmation, and High School Youth Group for fellowship and learning together.
Adult Forum
The 2025-26 program year Adult Forums will be grounded in conversations that align with Stories of Home.
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.
Life Series (I): Keeping the Keys
This year’s series begins with an event that will address the unique driving challenges faced by seniors and individuals with disabilities.
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, September 15, 2025
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September 15, 2025 -Health Commons
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September 15, 2025 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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September 15, 2025 -Worship (M)
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September 15, 2025 -Monday Community Meal
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September 15, 2025 -Spiritual Listening
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September 15, 2025 -StreetSong MN Rehearsal
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September 15, 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.
StreetSong MN Rehearsal
StreetSong draws on the experiences, hopes, and aspirations of its members to produce a choral experience promoting personal fulfillment and the development of community.
Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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September 16, 2025 -Executive Committee
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September 16, 2025 -Staff Meeting
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September 16, 2025 -Mobile Free Store
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September 16, 2025 -Seasons of Life Task Force
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
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.
Seasons of Life Task Force
The Seasons of Life Task Force works to make Central a welcoming and stimulating place for folks from all stages of life.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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September 17, 2025 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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September 17, 2025 -OWLS Trip
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September 17, 2025 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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September 17, 2025 -Prayer Shawl Knitters
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September 17, 2025 -Handbell Choir Rehearsal
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.
OWLS Trip
This is the OWLS annual outing to Chanhassen with a trip down memory lane for a live performance of "Grease."
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
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
The Central Lutheran Church Bell Choir performs a variety of handbell music throughout the program year.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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September 18, 2025 -Street Voices of Change
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September 18, 2025 -Health Commons
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September 18, 2025 -Streets to Housing
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September 18, 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, September 19, 2025
No events on this day.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
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September 20, 2025 -Funeral for Stan Olson
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September 20, 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…