2/9 State of the Congregation with Pastor Bradley  In preparation for today’s annual meeting, Pastor Bradley leads us through a conversation of our current challenges and opportunities in ministry. What are our congregation’s strengths and joys? What challenges do we face in meeting our mission goals for 2025?  How do our Guiding Principles guide our work? Pastor Bradley will specifically discuss our work with immigration, and a proposal for addressing the sanctuary’s sound system issues. We hope you’ll join us to reflect on the state of the church today.

2/16  Guatemala Travels!  Pastor Jodi and members of the congregation traveled in October to visit our mission partners in Guatemala. They’ll share stories, photos and reflections on what they’ve learned and what it means for all of us.

2/23  Facing Jesus’ Temptations in the Age of Climate Crisis: Energy in Human History:  In few weeks, we will hear of Jesus’ three temptations in the wildness, in which Satan tests Jesus with three fundamental seductions that we all face as human beings. How might we consider those seductions through the lens of energy, a physical reality that is central to our being as living things and central to our identity as humans? Might the climate crisis we are now experiencing be a result of our yielding to those seductions? Fred Quivik is a member of Gloria Dei who works as an expert in environmental litigation and is a retired history professor at Michigan Technological University. 

Good News 4U Bible Study meets weekly on Mondays at 10 a.m. in the church and studies the next week’s lectionary texts. Email renaas@comcast.net with questions. 

Meets weekly on Wednesday from 9:30-11 a.m. during the school year.  We’ll gather for the first time this fall on September 11.    

We read a variety of books from a faith perspective. We’ll discuss a few chapters at a time each week, with opportunities for bible study, faith sharing, and getting to know each other. Each meeting begins with reading the gospel text for the upcoming Sunday. Contact Pastor Lois for more information.

See our reading schedule here: 2024-2025 Schedule.

Books we’ve previously read: History of Titles.

First Saturday of each month year-round discussions of a new title, 8:30 a.m.  Find upcoming titles to be discussed.

Contemplative Writing as a Spiritual Practice 
Share your words, if you wish, with this weekly writing group on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., led by Nancy Agneberg. 

Contact Nancy Agnebergfor information and to join.

Opportunities for service, fellowship and learning for young adults. For more information email here or join the chat here.