Events List
Week of Events
Holiday Closure
Building Closed
Graduate Recognition Weekend
Graduate Recognition Weekend
We will recognize the accomplishments of our graduates all weekend and will invite them forward during the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, May 31.
Sunday, May 24, 2026
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May 24, 2026 -Worship
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May 24, 2026 -Worship
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…
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.…
Monday, May 25, 2026
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May 25, 2026 -Restoration Center Closed (H)
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May 25, 2026 -Health Commons
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May 25, 2026 -Worship (M)
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May 25, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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May 25, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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May 25, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
Restoration Center Closed (H)
The Restoration Center (including Free Store shopping and donations) is closed for the holiday.
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, May 26, 2026
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May 26, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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May 26, 2026 -Congregation Council
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May 26, 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, May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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May 27, 2026 -Funeral for Glenn Steinke
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May 27, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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May 27, 2026 -Grief Group
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.
Funeral for Glenn Steinke
The funeral for Glenn Steinke will be held at Central at 11 a.m. The parking lot will be busy. We will have reserved spots for funeral guests.
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.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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May 28, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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May 28, 2026 -Health Commons
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May 28, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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May 28, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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May 28, 2026 -Shalom Circle
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 29, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
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May 30, 2026 -Pollinator Garden Work Day
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May 30, 2026 -Worship (Sa)
Pollinator Garden Work Day
Join the Central Cares for Creation (C3) Team in planting a pollitator garden at Triangle Park.
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…
