For the week of May 23 - 29, 2022 You may use this resource (content also below) for your home devotional life. Scripture readings for each day flow from the Sunday readings, and prepare us for the following Sunday. You may use the Prayer of the Day as a daily...
Like A Pebble in A Pond
Gloria Dei's Racial Justice Committee periodically shares message about its work and opportunities for the Gloria Dei community to participate in work on racial justice. This message is from Mark Becker, a Racial Justice Committee member. The Gloria Dei Little Library Project began Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, with the delivery...
Room 99 Project Update – January 2022
In our last update, we reported that Room 99 renovations could not begin until plans to satisfy Saint Paul zoning and code requirements had been approved by the City. We’re happy to report that we received zoning approval on Dec. 6, along with this nice comment: “Thank you for carrying...
Rise, O Church Status Report – December 2021
Hope Amid Change Our new year, 2022, is here. The year we expect the "Rise, O Church" Sanctuary renewal to be complete. Excavation and construction continue, and we see progress. In this pandemic time, we hear about supply chain issues and workforce issues that impact all industries, including the construction...
Room 99 Project Update – December 2021
We are close. In our last update, we reported that Room 99 renovations could not begin until plans to satisfy Saint Paul zoning and code requirements had been approved by the City. We’re happy to report that we received zoning approval on Dec. 6, along with this nice comment: “Thank...
Local Newspapers from Other Cultural/Ethnic Groups
If you are interested in reading local newspapers from other cultural/ethnic groups in the Twin Cities, Gloria Dei's Racial Justice Committee suggests the following: - MN Spokesman-Recorder ($35 a year; weekly paper). Oldest Black-owned newspaper in MN. See website to subscribe. - The Circle (online; monthly). Native American news and arts....
Rise, O Church Status Report – November 2021
The foundations have been strengthened and the existing beams and columns scanned for needed reinforcement. The steel has been ordered as needed for the kitchen and Fellowship Hall ceiling to support the new chancel platform. Some demolition has begun in the Sanctuary to prepare for the removal of the columns,...
Room 99 Project Update – November 2021
From the moment we began to imagine housing asylum seekers at Gloria Dei, we’ve been learning. The month of November was no exception, with education happening on many fronts. - The Immigrant Justice Team hosted two Sunday Forums that detailed the experience of asylum seekers (Nov. 7) and provided an...
Room 99 Project Update – October 2021
On May 16, 2021, the congregation renewed its commitment to immigrant justice and voted to modify Room 99, an underused classroom, to add shower and clothes washing facilities and upgrade the current kitchenette. This is the latest on the project. October was an exciting month for the Room 99 project....
Rise, O Church Status Report – October 2021
Beginning on Oct. 5 the church was a flurry of activity with many volunteers and staff removing and relocating items from the Sanctuary and spaces that will be impacted below the Sanctuary. Music Director Tim Strand led a team to dismantle the existing organ, and many of its parts will...