Events List
Week of Events
Sunday, April 26, 2026
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April 26, 2026 -Worship
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April 26, 2026 -Adult Forum
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April 26, 2026 -Worship
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April 26, 2026 -Align Central
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April 26, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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.…
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…
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.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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April 27, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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April 27, 2026 -Health Commons
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April 27, 2026 -Worship (M)
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April 27, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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April 27, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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April 27, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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April 27, 2026 -StreetSong MN Rehearsal
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.
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, April 28, 2026
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April 28, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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April 28, 2026 -Congregation Council
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April 28, 2026 -Journeying with Loss
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.
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 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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April 29, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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April 29, 2026 -Easter Bible Study
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April 29, 2026 -Handbell Choir Rehearsal
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April 29, 2026 -Central Choir Rehearsal
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.
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.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
The Central Lutheran Church Bell Choir performs a variety of handbell music throughout the program year.
Central Choir Rehearsal
The Central Choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. worship service September – May and for all major church festivals.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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April 30, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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April 30, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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April 30, 2026 -Health Commons
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, May 1, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026 -Rooted and Rising Choir Concert
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May 2, 2026 -Confirmation Dinner and Rehearsal
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May 2, 2026 -Worship (Sa)
Rooted and Rising Choir Concert
In the turning of the season, we rise—rooted in memory, reaching toward the future. This program bursts forth in song, celebrating the sacred bonds of community.
Confirmation Dinner and Rehearsal
In preparation for Confirmation Sunday on May 3, confirmands will gather for a meal and rehearsal.
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…
