Events List
Week of Events
Sunday, March 22, 2026
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March 22, 2026 -Worship
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March 22, 2026 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
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March 22, 2026 -Adult Forum
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March 22, 2026 -Adult Forum
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March 22, 2026 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
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March 22, 2026 -Worship
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March 22, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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March 22, 2026 -Align Central
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 and Confirmation 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.
Adult Forum
The 2025-26 program year Adult Forums will be grounded in conversations that align with Stories of Home.
Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
Central's young people gather for Sunday School and Confirmation for fellowship and learning together.
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.
Align Central
The Align Central Team helps communicate our advocacy invitations to the rest of the congregation. Folks with lived experience of homelessness know what’s best for them and their experience, so the Central Align team is an ally to them in systems change. This team responds and takes action where they are invited, when it comes…
Monday, March 23, 2026
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March 23, 2026 -Health Commons
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March 23, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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March 23, 2026 -Worship (M)
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March 23, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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March 23, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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March 23, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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March 23, 2026 -StreetSong MN Rehearsal
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…
Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.
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.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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March 24, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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March 24, 2026 -Funeral for Martha Rasmussen
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March 24, 2026 -Congregation Council
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, March 25, 2026
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March 25, 2026 -Free Store Volunteers
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March 25, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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March 25, 2026 -Lenten Midweek Worship and Lunch
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March 25, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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March 25, 2026 -Grief Group
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March 25, 2026 -Lenten 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.
Lenten Midweek Worship and Lunch
Join us for the Lenten midweek worship at noon on Wednesdays in Lent. This service is 30-40 minutes, followed by lunch. It will be livestreamed.
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.
Lenten Bible Study
Join us on Wednesdays beginning February 25 for good conversations and deep learning about our Lutheran understanding of Baptism, Communion, and Confession. Study Guide and Zoom link will be available here soon!
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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March 26, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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March 26, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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March 26, 2026 -Health Commons
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March 26, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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March 26, 2026 -Shalom Circle
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, March 27, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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March 28, 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…
