Events List
Week of Events
E-waste Recycling Event
E-waste Recycling Event
Recycle your old electronics and cords and by shredding any paper documents you no longer need.
Building Closed
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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April 19, 2026 -Worship
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April 19, 2026 -Adult Forum
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April 19, 2026 -Worship
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April 19, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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April 19, 2026 -Empowering Conversations
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.
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.
Empowering Conversations
Empowering Conversations occurs on the third Sunday of the month, following the community meal.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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April 20, 2026 -Health Commons
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April 20, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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April 20, 2026 -Worship (M)
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April 20, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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April 20, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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April 20, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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April 20, 2026 -Garden Ministry Team
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.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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April 21, 2026 -Executive Committee
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April 21, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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April 21, 2026 -Mobile Free Store
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April 21, 2026 -Journeying with Loss
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.
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 22, 2026
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April 22, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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April 22, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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April 22, 2026 -Grief Group
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April 22, 2026 -Easter 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.
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.
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.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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April 23, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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April 23, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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April 23, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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April 23, 2026 -Health Commons
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April 23, 2026 -Shalom Circle
Street Voices of Change
These meetings are places where people invest in and empower each other to build a loving community.
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.
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.
Friday, April 24, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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April 25, 2026 -Celebration of Life for Marlene White
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April 25, 2026 -Worship (Sa)
Celebration of Life for Marlene White
The celebration of life for Marlene White will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Central Lutheran.
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…
