Events List
Week of Events
Global Mission Weekend
Global Mission Weekend
The Global Mission Team is planning a weekend of learning, music, and foods to connect us with our global partners.
Restoration Center Closed
Restoration Center Closed
The Restoration Center (including Free Store shopping and donations) will be closed today.
Building Closed
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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November 8, 2026 -Worship
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November 8, 2026 -Sunday Formation for Kids and Youth
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November 8, 2026 -Adult Forum
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November 8, 2026 -Worship
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November 8, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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November 8, 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, Confirmation, and High School Youth Group for fellowship and learning.
Adult Forum
Anchored in the theme, “The Welcome of a Steadfast God: Inviting All the Questions,” our learning will focus on the intersections of faith and daily life.
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, November 9, 2026
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November 9, 2026 -Health Commons
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November 9, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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November 9, 2026 -Worship (M)
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November 9, 2026 -Monday Community Meal
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November 9, 2026 -Spiritual Listening
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November 9, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (M)
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November 9, 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, November 10, 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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November 11, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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November 11, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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November 11, 2026 -Nominating Committee
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November 11, 2026 -Handbell Choir Rehearsal
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November 11, 2026 -Fall Bible Study
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November 11, 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.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee seeks to raise up leaders for the congregation and makes recommendations for the Annual Meeting.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
The Central Lutheran Church Bell Choir performs a variety of handbell music throughout the program year.
Fall Bible Study
Fall Wednesday Bible Study continues with a three-week study on “The Gift of Wisdom Literature in the Hebrew Bible.” Join Pastor Stephanie for a three-week survey of the Hebrew Bible’s Wisdom Literature, where we’ll explore highlights from Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes.
Central Choir Rehearsal
The Central Choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. worship service September – May and for all major church festivals.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
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November 12, 2026 -Fiscal and Property Committee
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November 12, 2026 -Central Book Club
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, November 13, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
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November 14, 2026 -Fix-it Clinic
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November 14, 2026 -Worship (Sa)
Fix-it Clinic
Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices, and more.
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…
