Posts with the tag “unique-purpose”

Gather with your family, friends, and neighbors in our west parking lot for our Neighborhood Fall Fest! We’ll have the Rusty Taco food truck, which will be selling tacos, sides, and beverages. For the kids, there will be inflatable axe throwing, an inflatable obstacle course, and a balloon artist. A live DJ will be taking requests from the crowd.Share the Facebook Event with your friends and neigh...  Read More

We are beginning our new Inspired Life speaker series: Building Mental Wellness Together, which is focused on supporting our families, our neighbors, and ourselves with strategies of resilience so that we can all thrive. We will hear about the current state of mental health and policy, learn techniques to be more mindful, and create a community of wellbeing in all areas of wellnessOur first talk i...  Read More

Gather with your family, friends, and neighbors in our west parking lot for our Neighborhood Fall Fest! We’ll have the Rusty Taco food truck, which will be selling tacos, sides, and beverages. For the kids, there will be inflatable axe throwing, an inflatable obstacle course, and a balloon artist. A live DJ will be taking requests from the crowd.Share the Facebook Event with your friends and neigh...  Read More

Join us Sunday as we kick off fall! We begin our new sermon series "Community: A User's Guide" in Sunday's worship service. Saints Chorale, which begins rehearsals tonight, will lead the worship service and sing a favorite hymn during the Offering. After the service, our Civic Life and Faith Study has its first session.Kids Connection begins this Sunday, and meets during worship in our kids space ...  Read More

All Saints has awesome family ministry programs. In order for these programs to be successful, we need individuals who are willing to spend some time enriching the lives of our All Saints kids and youth. You will be provided with age appropriate training and will go through a background check. You don’t need to be a teacher in order to influence the lives of young people, you just have to be willi...  Read More

Each of us is uniquely gifted and can find greater meaning in serving. If you'd like to connect with others and make an impact in All Saints' ministry, this is a great place to start. Help us provide a great experience for guests on Sundays and serve our community and families. The following roles range from super easy to more involved. All are needed for fall.Sunday Coffee HostMake and serve coff...  Read More

You may have noticed that for the last year we've been offering free donuts once a month. We're able to provide these because of your generous donations. There's a notable difference in the community and conversation that takes place after worship when we have snacks and coffee to share. We offer the donuts as a gift to spread this generous spirit and community. Thank you for your ongoing gifts th...  Read More

The ELCA has released a study on “Civic Life and Faith.” It’s an invitation to join a conversation about religious liberty, the proper role of the church in relation to government, and many other critical topics. This study is part of the process toward developing an ELCA social statement on topics related to civic life and faith, including how we address controversial topics, the objectives of de...  Read More

The All Saints Garden project began last June with weeding and replacing the rocks in the steps going up to the picnic table and benches. Steve Suppan helped by trimming shrubs. Then the hot and dry summer delayed further work. This spring several volunteers stepped forward to continue the work. Cindy Grotz and Betty Oestenstad have led the work this summer by removing weeds, moving plants, transp...  Read More

All those passionate about Minnesota hardy perennials are invited to contribute a clump to the church garden on the south side of the building. Plans are to plant low maintenance, self-sustaining plants to beautify the space. Healthy, weed-free plants from your home or purchased new – all are welcome. Instead of a master plan, items can be added on an ongoing basis.We added wood mulch between plan...  Read More

With some volunteer turnover for summer, ICA is in need of volunteers for the following positions:CA truck driver (requires DOT physical / NO special license required) – Friday mornings, 8:30am - 11:30amRide Along in ICA truck (assist driver with rescuing food from community partners) – Friday mornings, 8:30am - 11:30am Perishable sorting (culling produce and composting) – Friday mid-mornings, 10:...  Read More

Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation.On May 13, mail carriers and ICA used our east parking lot as a collection point for the local neighborhoods. ICA collected a t...  Read More

Did you know that Don Taragos has been ushering at All Saints for 45 years?  Read More

Our Inspired Life: Environment and Wellness series continues next Tuesday, March 28th at 7pm with Ann Pierce, Director of the Minnesota State Parks & Trails, who was rescheduled due to the snowstorm. She is speaking on the environment and the State Parks & State Trails of Minnesota.There will be a free drawing for a Minnesota State Park annual pass, so be sure to get a ticket from an usher for you...  Read More