Confirmation will be celebrated at both services on Sunday,. All are welcome to support and celebrate with our 18 tenth-graders in the Gathering Place between services. They will be displaying their Credo projects, which describe their faith in unique and interactive ways. This is a wonderful chance to meet the students, review their...
Holy Week/Easter 2025
Here's the schedule of services happening at Gloria Dei in the coming week. THE THREE DAYS Maundy Thursday April 17, 6:30 p.m. NEW: Dinner Church. Fellowship Hall, 6:30 p.m. Good Friday April 18 6:30 p.m. (livestreamed) Scripture Reading, Prayers for a Suffering World, Adoration of the Cross, Special Music Easter...
Wednesday Nights in Lent
Wednesday Nights in Lent Each Wednesday night during Lenten Evening Prayer, a different leader will explore a spiritual practice that helps connect us to the deeper, nourishing water of God's love and forgiveness. These 30-minute services include songs, confession, a reading, prayer candles, and quiet time.Dinner, 5:45 p.m.Evening Prayer, 6:30 p.m.At...
Ash Wednesday Changes
Today’s snowfall has closed St. Paul public schools; Gloria Dei’s church building will be closed during the day for effective snow removal to take place. The noon Ash Wednesday worship service has been canceled as are all daytime activities at the church. The 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday service is still...
Guest Preacher Kicks Off a Season of Racial Justice Work
On Sunday, March 2, we welcome guest preacher/forum leader Pastor Osheta Moore. Along with being a writer and speaker, Pr. Moore co-pastors Roots Moravian Church in the Midway of St Paul. Pr. Moore will be working alongside Gloria Dei for the coming months as we deepen our work around the...
Gloria Dei Annual Meeting/Potluck is Feb. 9
Gloria Dei's annual meeting is Sunday, Feb. 9, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We will celebrate the mission and ministries of our congregation, adopt our annual budget, consider our priorities and share the dreams for God’s work at Gloria Dei in 2025. All confirmed members and prospective members are invited...
Christmas Worship at Gloria Dei
Christmas EveChristmas Eve Worship forFamilies and Children2:30 p.m. (livestreamed) and 4 p.m.Christmas Eve Holy Communion7:30 p.m. (livestreamed) and 10 p.m.Chancel Choir and string/brass instrumentalists Christmas DayHoly CommunionWednesday, Dec. 2510 a.m. (livestreamed)First Sunday after ChristmasSunday, Dec. 29Holy Communion8:15 & 10:45 a.m. (livestreamed)Carols with Tim9:30 a.m.Gathering Place for all-ages carol sing-along.
Symbols of Advent
Blue – Lutherans began using blue, instead of purple and pink, in 1978 to note that Advent is different than Lent, which uses purple. There are, indeed, themes of quiet waiting, repentance, and a fasting from the full expression of Christmas. However, there is a joy, expectation and hope that...
Advent Practices for Home, Inspired by the Sunday Advent Liturgy
Silence as an Advent Practice: Find some time every day to sit in silence. Let God hold your life and the world. Put it all down for a time. Begin with this prayer: Stir up your Spirit, O Christ, and come. If you’re new with silence, give it a chance....
Background on the Advent Liturgy at Gloria Dei
We gather with a time of silence. With so much noise in our world, with so many words that are false, or designed to divide, or crafted to manipulate us, silence is counter-cultural, healing, and prophetic. The liturgy will begin with an invitation to put down the words that hurt...