Events List
7 events found.
Week of Events
E-waste Recycling Event
Recycle your old electronics and cords and by shredding any paper documents you no longer need.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
-
April 12, 2026 -Worship
-
April 12, 2026 -Realm Database Support
-
April 12, 2026 -Coffee Hour with Amnicon
-
April 12, 2026 -Adult Forum
-
April 12, 2026 -Worship
-
April 12, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
-
April 12, 2026 -Central Cares for Creation Team
-
April 12, 2026 -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…
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.
Coffee Hour with Amnicon
We’ll gather to celebrate six decades of wilderness faith formation, swap stories, and share what’s ahead - including Central youth’s upcoming summer adventure.
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.
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
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, April 13, 2026
-
April 13, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
-
April 13, 2026 -Health Commons
-
April 13, 2026 -Worship (M)
-
April 13, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
-
April 13, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
-
April 13, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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.
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.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
-
April 14, 2026 -Staff Meeting
-
April 14, 2026 -Journeying with Loss
Journeying with Loss
This group is meant for anyone experiencing loss of any kind, whether it be health, a job, a close friend, a pet, housing, etc.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
-
April 15, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
-
April 15, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
-
April 15, 2026 -Prayer Shawl Knitters
-
April 15, 2026 -Easter Bible Study
-
April 15, 2026 -High School Youth Night
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.
Prayer Shawl Knitters
The prayer shawl knitters meet monthly for prayer, fellowship, and knitting. Meeting Location: Lower Narthex
Easter Bible Study
You're invited on Wednesdays beginning April 15 for good conversations and deep learning as we look at the women, the disciples, and the community. Study Guide and Zoom link are available here.
High School Youth Night
We are planning to meet on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month to learn about and discuss the church’s role in our young people's lives.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
-
April 16, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
-
April 16, 2026 -Streets to Housing
-
April 16, 2026 -Health Commons
-
April 16, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
-
April 16, 2026 -April OWLS Trip
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.
April OWLS Trip
Join us for a drive to the Minnesota Heritage Center in Bloomington where we will meet 107-year-old Ernestine in "Birthday Candles."
Friday, April 17, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
-
April 18, 2026 -Memorial Service for Phil & Eve Overby
-
April 18, 2026 -Worship (Sa)
Memorial Service for Phil & Eve Overby
The memorial service for Phil and Eve Overby will be held at Central at 11 a.m.
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…