Events List
Week of Events
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026 -Worship
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May 3, 2026 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
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May 3, 2026 -Adult Forum
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May 3, 2026 -Realm Database Support
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May 3, 2026 -Worship
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May 3, 2026 -Confirmation Sunday
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May 3, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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May 3, 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…
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.
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.…
Confirmation Sunday
Join us as a great group of 7th and 8th-graders who started their confirmation journeys three years ago affirm thier baptisms on Confirmation Sunday.
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
Monday, May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026 -Health Commons
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May 4, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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May 4, 2026 -Community Meal Volunteers
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May 4, 2026 -Worship (M)
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May 4, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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May 4, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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May 4, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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May 4, 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…
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.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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May 5, 2026 -Personnel Committee
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May 5, 2026 -Journeying with Loss
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee serves as an advisor to the lead pastors who serve as the head of staff.
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, May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026 -Quilters for LWR
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May 6, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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May 6, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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May 6, 2026 -Prayer Ministry Team
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May 6, 2026 -Prayer Ministry Team
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May 6, 2026 -Handbell Choir Rehearsal
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May 6, 2026 -Easter Bible Study
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May 6, 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.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
The Central Lutheran Church Bell Choir performs a variety of handbell music throughout the program year.
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.
Central Choir Rehearsal
The Central Choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. worship service September – May and for all major church festivals.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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May 7, 2026 -Quilters for LWR
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May 7, 2026 -Health Commons
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May 7, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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May 7, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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May 7, 2026 -Free Store Volunteers
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, May 8, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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May 9, 2026 -Garden Ministry Team
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May 9, 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…
