Sunday marks the start of Advent and our spiritual preparation to meet Christ at the end of time and in the babe in the manger. As the nights get darker, for four weeks the church lights more candles, a sign of flickering hope in a world that needs a word...
It’s time for the 2023 Giving Tree!
A Christmas tradition here at Gloria Dei is sharing gifts with homeless youth and families who are facing financial challenges. In partnership with Neighborhood House, LSS Metro Homeless Youth Services and - new this year - the Mendota Mdewankanton Dakota Tribal Community, we have the same opportunity again this year....
Mental Health and Recovery Minute: September is Suicide Prevention Month
What do you do if someone you know is considering taking their own life? Help is three digits away by calling or texting 988. You can also do many things to be ready for when a crisis occurs. First, learn about mental health. Make It OK, NAMI, Mental Health Minnesota and the National...
Scones and Ministry Fair on Sunday, May 21
The 2022-23 Gloria Dei program year will finish with a flourish on Sunday, May 21. Shobi's Table, the St. Paul Synod's food truck mission, will be onsite providing tasty baked good treats after both services. Deacon Kari Olsen, mission director for Shobi's Table, will be our guest preacher that day....
Connections between mental health and housing
Housing is more than just protection from the outdoor elements. Safe and stable housing is a basic need, and it can be difficult or impossible to care for your mental health if that need is not met. Stable Housing Stable (or secure) housing means that you aren’t living in uncertainty...
The Pastoral Call Process Begins
The Congregational Council is initiating the call process for our associate pastor. A first step is identifying candidates for the Call Committee. The Gloria Dei Constitution and By-laws provides for a Call Committee consisting of seven voting members, appointed by the Council. The term of the Committee will begin in...
Skills to Help Deal with Anxiety
Last Sunday’s forum featured Fidgety Fairy Tales Theater Troupe’s performance about anxiety and mental health. Below are additional skills that the Mental Health Ministry would like to share that may help in dealing with anxiety: To help decrease our anxiety, help us make better decisions, and process information more rationally,...
March Congregational Council Update
By Scott Karli, President, Congregational Council These past months have been a whirlwind. Highs and lows. On January 29 we celebrated and dedicated the renewed sanctuary, the culmination of Rise, O Church. The following week we were informed of the resignation of Pastor Javen. We have learned, processed and grieved...
Holy Week at Gloria Dei 2023
Here is the schedule of services for Holy Week at Gloria Dei for 2023. Maundy Thursday, April 6: Announcement of Forgiveness, and Stripping of the Altar, noon and 7 p.m. (livestreamed); Children’s Experience 5 p.m. Good Friday, April: 7: Prayers for the Well-Being of Young People outside the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center, noon;...
March is Problem Gambling Month
For many, the culmination of the NCAA basketball season is a fun, exciting time. For others, March Madness is another opportunity to engage in an activity that has gone from recreational to addictive. March is Problem Gambling Month, a chance to look at personal gambling habits or those of a...