Stewardship for All Seasons: Expanding Ministries

Gustavus Lutheran Church, St. Paul 1669 Arcade St, St. Paul, MN

Just think of the lives your congregation could impact if your members grew their giving by 10%-15% next year! This is exactly the goal of Stewardship for All Seasons, a two-year, comprehensive process. SAS congregations move embrace an impactful annual appeal and move into other vital realms of a culture of generosity: Communications and Story-Telling, [...]

Mindful Mondays Zoom for First Third Leaders

Every Monday at noon throughout Lent, First Third leaders are invited to take 15 minutes to 'be still and know' (Psalm 46:10). We will utilize different spiritual practices (poems, Lectio Divina, praying with Icons, etc.). Those who would like to stay on for an additional time of check in are welcome. Join the call: https://luthersem.zoom.us/j/4013613589 [...]

Fosdick Lecture: Preaching in a Time of Crisis

Virtual

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, located just off of Lake Street in the 3rd Precinct, found itself at the heart of the explosive response to the brutal killing of George Floyd and the centuries of trauma that preceded his death. During the months that followed the uprising, the church responded by distributing donated food, diapers, toiletries, plywood [...]

Courageous Leadership: How Are You? No, Really! Processing Grief and Loss

Virtual

On Wednesday, March 23, ELCA Coaching welcomes ICF-certified Grief Coach and End of Life Coach Jason O'Neill to share skills to deal with the personal and collective losses we experience on a daily basis. Learn ways to support the healthy processing of loss and grief for yourself and for those you care about. You are invited to [...]

Spring Ministerium

St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church 17205 County Rd 6, Plymouth, MN, United States

This spring's Ministerium, "Sighs Too Deep for Words," will be held at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth, on Thursday, March 24. For more details, go to the Ministerium page of our website. Register >

Remember the Children: One Minnesota Town’s Indian Boarding School

Virtual

Join the Saint Paul Area Synod's Advocates for Racial Equity (ARE) group on Thursday, March 24, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. for discussions about the Saint Paul Industrial School, which operated at one time as an Indian Boarding School in Clontarf, Minnesota. This will be a chance to get a closer look into what led [...]

Fundraiser for Ukraine to Feature Ambassador Eric Rubin and the Isles Ensemble

The Woman's Club of Minneapolis 410 Oak Grove St, Mineeapolis, MN, United States

The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis is hosting a fundraiser for Ukraine on Sunday, March 27 at 2:00 pm. Ambassador Eric Rubin, President of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), former U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, and former Deputy Political Counselor to Kyiv, Ukraine, will be the guest speaker. The Isles Ensemble will perform chamber music by [...]

Webinar: Addiction & Overdose Prevention Centers

Virtual

A one-hour free webinar on Zoom with followup 30-min. Discussion hosted by the Center of Addiction & Faith and co-sponsored by Clergy for a New Drug Policy. NYC recently opened the nation's first official overdose prevention center. This evidence-based harm reduction strategy is used across the world, but still runs afoul of federal law in [...]

Virtual Bold Gathering

Virtual

Join Lutheran Men in Mission for the virtual Bold Gathering on April 2. Register here: https://lutheranmeninmission.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/bold-gathering-stories-from-the-heart-april-2-2022 Have questions about the Bold Gathering or want more information? Reach out to John Sundquist, Executive Director, or Lon Buss, Events Director.

North African and Middle Eastern Music Shine in ASEFA: A Musical Gathering

Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota

The music ensemble ASEFA, led by multi-instrumentalist Samuel Torjman Thomas, brings to vivid life a rich mix of Mediterranean musical traditions. Drawing on Hebraic and Islamic cultures in North Africa and the Middle East, the New York-based ensemble will present ASEFA: A Musical Gathering on Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m. The performance takes place in the [...]