Events List
7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, May 10, 2026
-
May 10, 2026 -Worship
-
May 10, 2026 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
-
May 10, 2026 -Adult Forum
-
May 10, 2026 -Worship
-
May 10, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
-
May 10, 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…
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.
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.
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, May 11, 2026
-
May 11, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
-
May 11, 2026 -Health Commons
-
May 11, 2026 -Worship (M)
-
May 11, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
-
May 11, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
-
May 11, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
-
May 11, 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…
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 12, 2026
-
May 12, 2026 -Staff Meeting
-
May 12, 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, May 13, 2026
-
May 13, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
-
May 13, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
-
May 13, 2026 -Handbell Choir Rehearsal
-
May 13, 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.
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 14, 2026
-
May 14, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
-
May 14, 2026 -Streets to Housing
-
May 14, 2026 -Health Commons
-
May 14, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
-
May 14, 2026 -Fiscal and Property Committee
-
May 14, 2026 -Central Book Club
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.
Fiscal and Property Committee
The Fiscal and Property Committee manages the assigned budget lines related to property and advises the Congregation Council, as requested, on fiscal and property issues, decisions, and policies. The Director of Finance and the Treasurer of the congregation serve in an advisory capacity to the Fiscal and Property Committee on fiscal and property issues, decisions,…
Central Book Club
The Central Book Club, led by volunteers, is a space for guided conversations about books chosen by the group. We look toward faith and life in everything we read, across a variety of genres.
Friday, May 15, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
-
May 16, 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…