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Sunday Service Schedule
- Worship – 9:30 am
- Coffee and Refreshments – 10:30 am
Our upcoming worship gatherings are…
Worship, Sunday, May 19, 2024, 9:30 am—We welcome all to gather in the Sanctuary or remotely via Zoom. If you will be attending via Zoom, please note:
- The “virtual” doors for worship (i.e. we’ll let people in from the waiting room) beginning at 9:25 am when our gathering music begins.
- If you will only have audio, we encourage you to keep a copy of the order of service handy, so that you will have the words for unison prayers and hymns.
Featured Ministries
Upcoming Events
Stories
Celebrating and Caring for God’s Beauitful Creation as a Family of Faith and in the Wider Community
On April 20, we were blessed to collaborate with others in our region as a Bronze sponsor of Earth Fest in River Falls, and had so much fun meeting folks from the region while making seed balls and sharing details of our TerraCycle recycling boxes. The following day, we were blessed to gather for our annual Creation Care Worship, with special guest musician John Mueller, interfaith inspirations for Care of Creation shared by Pastor Kendra, and a special post-worship presentation on Antarctica by Bill and Elaine McClure. View pictures.
Easter Joy includes Collaborative Garden, Guest Trumpet, Egg Hunt and more!
Once again, we celebrated the great good news of God’s gift of new life with joy on Easter Sunday, blessed by a special “garden” made from the donations of many in the congregation, special music from our guest musician Adeline Goeltl on trumpet, a wonderful choir anthem, reflections on the “Astonishingly Good News to Take in Slowly” by Pastor Kendra, and an egg hunt for the young (and young at heart) following worship. View pictures.
Holy Week Nurtures Sacred Remembrance through Sacred Ritual
Once again, we marked the holy week of remembrance of Jesus’ last days, arrest, and death with special worship experiences for all. Palm Sunday kicked off with a palm processional led by our Jubilate Ringers and reflections on “Letting God…to Embrace Renewal” by Pastor Kendra. Then, on Maundy Thursday, we gathered for dinner, communion, and holy remembrance of Jesus’ last meal, arrest, and execution through sacred readings and song.
Educational Event Explores Christian Understandings of “Jesus Saves”
Sunday, March 10, after worship, Pastor Kendra led an educational event exploring various historical and current understandings of what it means to say that “Jesus saves.” Across time, there has been (and continues to be) a diversity of ways to explore the topic, reminding us that there is always room for growth and learning in our faith journeys.