Events List
Week of Events
Sunday, June 13, 2027
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June 13, 2027 -Worship
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June 13, 2027 -Worship
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June 13, 2027 -Sunday Community Meal
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June 13, 2027 -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…
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, June 14, 2027
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June 14, 2027 -Health Commons
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June 14, 2027 -Free Store Shopping (M)
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June 14, 2027 -Worship (M)
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June 14, 2027 -Monday Community Meal
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June 14, 2027 -Spiritual Listening
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June 14, 2027 -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 15, 2027
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June 15, 2027 -Executive Committee
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June 15, 2027 -Staff Meeting
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June 15, 2027 -Mobile Free Store
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, June 16, 2027
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June 16, 2027 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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June 16, 2027 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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June 16, 2027 -Prayer Shawl Knitters
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
Thursday, June 17, 2027
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June 17, 2027 -Street Voices of Change
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June 17, 2027 -Streets to Housing
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June 17, 2027 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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June 17, 2027 -Health Commons
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, June 18, 2027
No events on this day.
Saturday, June 19, 2027
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June 19, 2027 -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…
