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Our Graduates!

5/4/2025

Sunday, June 15, we will pray a blessing over our high school graduates, Soren Leafblad and Maisy Root.

Meanwhile, come celebrate with them at their Open Houses!

Maisy's Grad Party Open House
June 7, 11 am - 3 pm
2276 Carter Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108

Maisy is headed to Concordia College, Moorhead

Soren's Grad Party Open House
June 14, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
11213 River Hills Dr, Burnsville, MN 55337

Soren is headed to Bethel University, St. Paul.

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Sue G is on the panel and former pastor Lou Bender is one of the organizers of this event happening soon. Come connect with others wanting to live into justice and care for our neighbors and community in this time.

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RENO BEGINS!

4/18/2025

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New Doors arrived April 18!
Pick up a Pew April 21-26 (If you want one! We're getting rid of the extras - good, solid wood).
DUMPSTER DAY, April 26 - next Saturday, we need folks - come help us finish clearing out the space.
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS Monday April 28!

See the new website page that tracks the Renovation and shares photos!

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Book Release Party online for Andy Root's new book

2/27/2025

Wednesday March 12, 11:30 am
See details here and sign up to get a link

Renovation Staycation!

2/22/2025

RSVP HERE
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 10 am - 4 pm
ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR a working play day!

All ages, all abilities needed for a day of games, gentle demo projects, food, fun, hanging out and getting it done!
with donuts in the AM and lunch in the PM

Come and go or stay the whole time.

TIME TO READY OUR BUILDING FOR WHAT'S TO COME!

Some possible games in the works:
A competition for the weirdest thing found in the cupboards
An “Exhibition” of children’s artwork that was never picked up
A “race” to see who can test out the markers for juiciness the fastest
Who can arrange the colored pencils like a rainbow?
Pencil sharpening rewards
Broken crayon “Cornhole” tournament: Feeding "Trashy!" and his family*

*(The kids' anthropomorphized garbage cans and other furniture upstairs)

Ash Wednesday with Dinner Party and Holy Listening Groups

2/14/2025

5:30 - Dinner downstairs
6:15 pm - Ash Wednesday Service in the sanctuary
6:45 - 8:00 pm - Holy Listening Groups

Come for part or all.

2025 Star Words

1/5/2025

STAR WORDS

As we begin this year, we do so with a word to guide us, like the star did for the magi. They didn’t know where it would lead or what they would find, but the star helped them be open to God’s guidance and ready to encounter God however God might appear. There is nothing magic about your star word, it’s just a way to watch for what God is doing in our lives and in the world, to focus our attention. It could be any word, but for you, this year, it is this word. How might God lead you? Where will God appear and invite you to participate?

2025 LNPC STAR WORDS
Wendy  - Contemplation
Rachel – Laughter
Anne – Service
Sig – Curious
Amy – Gladness
Barb B – Decision
Kara – Insight
Georgia – Adventure
Rosalie – Harmony
Sue H – Examine
Sherri – Compassion
Scott – Offering
Soren – Embrace
Svea – Wonder
Pat K – Healing
Joyce – Song
Diane – Listen
Sheila – Silence
Lisa L – Depth
Wes – Steadfastness
Dick – Follow
Grand – Extravagance
David – Neighbor
Ellis – Constancy
Coraline – Awe
Robert – Surrender
Andrew – Seek
Owen – Rejoice
Maisy – Support
Andy – Alive
Verlyn - Enjoy
Kay – Acceptance
Edie – Fun
Jason – Waiting
Gary – Change
Erin – Fullness
Jim K – Beauty
Kristen – Ready
Bruce – Forgiveness
Billy – Practice
Lisa J – Grace
Butch – Tenderness
Sue G – Witness
Terry – Restraint
Erik – Heart
Luci – Welcome
Charlie- Music
Avery – Beginning
Renee – Unity
Emily – Hope
Doug – Delight
Kate – Renew
Erica – Perspective
Bill – Discernment
Imogen – Softness
Kelly – Communion
Linda- Together
Mackenzie – Creativity
Jim B – Repair
Kathy J – Sincerity
Brennan – renewal
Pat F – Honesty
Larry F – Grace
Kathy B – Prayer
Charlotte – Understanding
Larry D – Open
Brittany – Imagination
Laurel – Spirit
Jonathan – Liminal
Rowan – Journey
Mike F- Release
Catie – Simplicity
Alan I –Prophecy
Aleta I – Stillness
Raewyn –  Possibility
Alice – Provision
Marilyn – Recover
Rachel S – Redeem
Ratchet – Abundance
Brian R – Awake
Ava  – Help
Warren –Remember
Marlys - Trust
Callie – Confess
Michelle – Mercy
Vincent – Refresh
Nic  – Sustenance
Minnie – Miracle
Ethan –Time
Tucker – Presence
Ollie – Pilgrim

Annual Congregational Meeting & Potluck

1/2/2025

Sunday, February 2 during and after worship

Come reflect on 2024 and look ahead together to 2025

All participate (members also vote) in our annual gathering of celebration and discernment.

Christmas Eve Worship

12/10/2024

Able to help out in Christmas Eve? Sign up here!

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24
Cocoa on the Patio, 4:00 pm
Musical Prelude at 4:30 pm
Lessons & Carols at 5:00 pm
SANCTUARY & ZOOM

Able to help out in Christmas Eve? Sign up here!

Advent Reflection by Rev. Mike Woods

12/5/2024

I finally figured out why prayer is so hard. God doesn’t speak English and I don’t speak God.
—Jeanine, age 14

Where do you go to listen for God, when is it that you feel the sweet breath of God on your face? How do you open yourself to listen? Who taught you how to do this? What in your schedule, your time, your life looks like that of a person who wants to hear God’s voice? Part of hearing God's voice is knowing what to listen for.
God speaks the language of silence, symbol, story and ritual.

- SILENCE -
is rare in our noisy world. We value communication over contemplation, information over reflection. Across generations is has become difficult for us to choose silence when communication is possible. To leave a text message unread is tantamount to social sabotage. Do we extend the peace that comes to us from intentional silences in our interactions with others?

- SYMBOLS -
are words or images from the unconscious that imply something more than their obvious meaning. When an ordinary object becomes a container of the sacred. From wedding rings to birthday cakes, to tattoos we are attracted to the power of symbol. Most of us count among our most valued possessions small objects we’ve kept from childhood are have been passed to us from a previous generation. To the unfamiliar observer these objects on our bookshelves and dresser tops and sock drawers are not remarkable in any way but to you who have touched this object and experienced the flash of feeling alive, an awakening, a ‘goosebump moment,’ a sudden deep awareness and connection — you just know that this symbol contains something of the divine.

- STORIES -
are not just about scripting the past, but also about creating our future. The way we understand our past positions us to create futures that are imaginative and hope-filled, or discouraging and binding. Three things are true about stories: All stories are true — some of them actually happened. All stories are about you. All stories are out to change us & call us to action. Pro tip: If you want to notice where God is, pay attention to the stories of those asking for help.

- RITUALS -
(a.k.a. habits, practices, liturgies). What we love and desire is shaped by our unthought habits and repeated rituals. Ask yourself, What rituals/habits/practices are helping me give and receive love? What habits are hindering the same? How do our habits shape who and what gets our attention and does it line up with what we value most?

In a culture that is making waiting and listening for God more and more difficult, sometimes it helps to know what to listen for:
silences, symbols, stories and rituals.

Rev. Mike Woods, December 2024

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Our Graduates!

Need vs Greed event

RENO BEGINS!

Book Release Party online for Andy Root's new book

Renovation Staycation!

Ash Wednesday with Dinner Party and Holy Listening Groups

2025 Star Words

Annual Congregational Meeting & Potluck

Sunday, February 2 during and after worship

Come reflect on 2024 and look ahead together to 2025

Christmas Eve Worship

Advent Reflection by Rev. Mike Woods

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