Events List
Week of Events
Reconciling in Christ Weekend
Reconciling in Christ Weekend
We celebrate RIC Weekend at Central on June 20-22 with an annual worship celebration. Look for special guest musicians and ways to live our faith out loud.
Building Closed
High School Summer Youth Trip
High School Summer Youth Trip
This summer, fifteen youth between the ages of 13 and 18 will travel south to explore the centers of the Civil Rights Movement.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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June 21, 2026 -Worship
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June 21, 2026 -Worship
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June 21, 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…
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.
Monday, June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026 -Health Commons
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June 22, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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June 22, 2026 -Worship (M)
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June 22, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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June 22, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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June 22, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (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.
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.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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June 23, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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June 23, 2026 -Congregation Council
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June 23, 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, June 24, 2026
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June 24, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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June 24, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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June 24, 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.
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, June 25, 2026
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June 25, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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June 25, 2026 -Health Commons
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June 25, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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June 25, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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June 25, 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, June 26, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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June 27, 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…
