Events List
7 events found.
Week of Events
Confirmation Retreat
We will travel to Camp Wapo again this year for the Annual Confirmation Retreat.
Generosity Ingathering Weekend
We will make our faith promises, our financial intentions, as an act of worship on October 24-25.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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October 18, 2026 -Worship
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October 18, 2026 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
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October 18, 2026 -Generosity Pancake Breakfast
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October 18, 2026 -Worship
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October 18, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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October 18, 2026 -Empowering Conversations
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, Confirmation, and High School Youth Group for fellowship and learning.
Generosity Pancake Breakfast
What better way to have fun than with a pancake breakfast, offered from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, October 18?
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.
Empowering Conversations
Empowering Conversations occurs on the third Sunday of the month, following the community meal.
Monday, October 19, 2026
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October 19, 2026 -Health Commons
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October 19, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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October 19, 2026 -Worship (M)
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October 19, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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October 19, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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October 19, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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October 19, 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, October 20, 2026
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October 20, 2026 -Executive Committee
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October 20, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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October 20, 2026 -Mobile Free Store
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October 20, 2026 -C3 Team Study
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is an elected team of four members: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Executive Committee meets in advance of the council to plan the meeting agenda and gather the work of other committees, teams, and task forces that will need council affirmation and support. Meeting Location: Zoom
Mobile Free Store
Central operates a Mobile Free Store on the third Tuesday of each month. The Mobile Free Store is located at 651 Nicollet Mall. Location: 651 Nicollet Ave.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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October 21, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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October 21, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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October 21, 2026 -Prayer Shawl Knitters
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October 21, 2026 -Handbell Choir Rehearsal
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October 21, 2026 -Fall Bible Study
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October 21, 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.
Prayer Shawl Knitters
The prayer shawl knitters meet monthly for prayer, fellowship, and knitting. Meeting Location: Lower Narthex
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
The Central Lutheran Church Bell Choir performs a variety of handbell music throughout the program year.
Fall Bible Study
Wednesday evening Bible Study resumes for the fall! We will look at Paul's letter to the Philippians and it's contemplative movement.
Central Choir Rehearsal
The Central Choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. worship service September – May and for all major church festivals.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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October 22, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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October 22, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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October 22, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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October 22, 2026 -Health Commons
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October 22, 2026 -Shalom Circle
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October 22, 2026 -Shalom Circle
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, October 23, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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October 24, 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…