Every Sunday:

• Worship Service at 9:00 a.m.
• Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.
• Holy Communion served at both services
• Nursery care available during services

• Lenten Worship Service at 4:00 p.m. (February 21 - March 28)

A Special Sunday Afternoon Lenten Service

Sunday, March 14, 2010
4:00 p.m.

Our Worship Life Pastor, Reverend JaneAnn Settergren, is preparing a special series of Lenten services for Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. called "Coming Alive." The worship themes come from watching of the contemporary movie "Chocolat".  A driving question in this movie is "How Is Lent Rightly Observed," and that was the theme of the first service. The theme for this fourth "Coming Alive" worship will be "A New Look at the Last Supper and Betrayal."  Pastor JaneAnn, along with Connie Jeffers, will lead the music of Taize in the musical portion of the service. Special chocolate candies and desserts will be served at the conclusion of each service.

Every year for more than a quarter century, food shelves throughout the state have relied on Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign for support as they bring hope to those struggling to put food on the table.

This year, the campaign is calling for everyone to “be a superhero in the Minnesota fight against hunger.”  With support from civic groups, businesses, congregations, schools and individuals, Minnesota FoodShare is working to raise 12 million combined pounds and dollars. This represents a record goal for the March Campaign because the need at the 300 food shelves around the state is sobering:

• In 2009 alone, there were almost 3 million food shelf visits statewide and 61 million pounds of food was distributed to Minnesota families by food shelves. 

• In 2009, almost 14 percent of households in Minnesota were unable to afford enough food.

• A growing number of Minnesotans – many working and living in the suburbs and from middle-class backgrounds – are turning to food shelves for help.