Events List
Week of Events
Restoration Center Closed
Restoration Center Closed
The Restoration Center (including Free Store donations) will be closed December 23-January 1. We reopen on January 5.
Building Closed
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…
Adult Forum
The 2025-26 program year Adult Forums will be grounded in conversations that align with Stories of Home.
Sunday School Christmas Program
This time-honored tradition is a must-attend for all who long to experience Christmas through the eyes and heart of a child.
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.
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.
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.
Monday Christmas Worship and Meal
The Restoration Center's Christmas worship and meal is an awesome event, full of Christmas carols, food, and cards!
Spiritual Listening
Pastor Melissa leads this weekly conversation, drawing from the Ignatian Spirituality Project and the ways it opens us all.
3 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship
The 3 p.m. service is our family service, which features favorite Christmas carols, led by the section leader quartet.
10:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship
The 10:30 p.m. service features full beautiful decor, choir, and bells, including a 20-minute prelude.
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…
