Events List
Week of Events
Sunday, February 1, 2026
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February 1, 2026 -Worship
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February 1, 2026 -Adult Forum
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February 1, 2026 -Realm Database Support
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February 1, 2026 -Worship
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February 1, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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February 1, 2026 -Constitution Open Meeting
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February 1, 2026 -Central Cares for Creation Team
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.
Realm Database Support
Pat Hansen will be at the Welcome Desk this Sunday (and every first Sunday of the month) to help you update your profile.
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.
Constitution Open Meeting
There will be an open constitution meeting where we will go over the specific updates and answer questions in advance of the Annual Meeting.
Central Cares for Creation Team
The Central Cares for Creation Team works hard to help the congregation be as eco-friendly as possible, to educate the congregation about eco-issues, and to identify areas for the church to engage in advocacy around climate justice. Meeting Room: Nativity
Monday, February 2, 2026
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February 2, 2026 -Health Commons
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February 2, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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February 2, 2026 -Worship (M)
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February 2, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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February 2, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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February 2, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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February 2, 2026 -StreetSong MN Rehearsal
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February 2, 2026 -Fine Arts Ministry Team Work Day
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.
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.
Fine Arts Ministry Team Work Day
The Fine Arts Ministry Team is reorganizing the art collection and database on these "work days," each Monday and Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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February 3, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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February 3, 2026 -Global Mission Team
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February 3, 2026 -Global Mission Team
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February 3, 2026 -Personnel Committee
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February 3, 2026 -Mental Health & Wholeness
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February 3, 2026 -Mental Health & Wholeness Task Force
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
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
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee serves as an advisor to the lead pastors who serve as the head of staff. Meeting Location: Zoom
Mental Health & Wholeness
The Mental Health & Wholeness Task Force invites you to a 60 minute event on Zoom that begins with a spiritual practice that moves into a time of reflecting on the current challenges in our community and ends with sharing resources for our mental health and wholeness. Please email Pr. Melissa for the Zoom link.…
Mental Health & Wholeness Task Force
The MH&W Task Force works to enhance support for the mental health needs of our faith community.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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February 4, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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February 4, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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February 4, 2026 -Prayer Ministry Team
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February 4, 2026 -Fine Arts Ministry Team Work Day
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February 4, 2026 -Epiphany Bible Study
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.
Fine Arts Ministry Team Work Day
The Fine Arts Ministry Team is reorganizing the art collection and database on these "work days," each Monday and Wednesday.
Epiphany Bible Study
Throughout Epiphany, we will explore the stories in Acts and the inspiring words of Paul’s letters that lead to and ground us in faith as one in the body of Christ. Join us for these holy conversations.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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February 5, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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February 5, 2026 -Quilters for LWR
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February 5, 2026 -Health Commons
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February 5, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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February 5, 2026 -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, February 6, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026 -Funeral for Paul Weiblen
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February 7, 2026 -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…
