Dear Rabbi Spilker, Adam, my colleague and friend, the people of God at Mount Zion Temple The people of Gloria Dei stand alongside the people of Mt. Zion Temple as well as the people of Tree of Life Congregation, crying out to God for healing; for an end to hatred and...
Project Home 2019
In our mission statement, we proclaim: “By God’s grace, we are called to be a caring, healing and welcoming community who proclaim and celebrate the love of Jesus Christ, live as God’s servants and seek justice for all people.” During Advent, the season of waiting and giving, Gloria Dei lives...
ISAIAH: Reformation Year 501 – Reflection on: The Freedom of A Christian
by Amy Hinrichs After the ninety-five theses was posted in 1517, Martin Luther wrote a tract called “Freedom of a Christian”, which describes his faith, and is a goodwill letter to the pope in Rome. No reaction has been recorded from the pope at that time, but we have in...
New Staff Member Spotlight, Elizabeth Trites
Meet Elizabeth Trites, our interim co-director of Schola Cantorum! When did you join GDLC? I started coming to Gloria Dei in September 2017. Tell us a little about your “day job” I teach Kindergarten - 8th grade students general music (singing, percussion, recorder, Orff instruments, etc.) at Woodbury Leadership Academy....
What? Change the Chancel?
It’s actually not a new idea to adapt a building to house Christian worship. In fact, Gloria Dei has been adapting its building and its worship practices almost since the current building was constructed in 1950. In this presentation, I try to summarize the history of Christian architecture, with a...
Chancel Redesign and Organ Update from Congregation President
This is a follow up from the Sunday Forum held on October 7. There are several additional opportunities to learn more about the process and the future of these potential changes. Gloria Dei Congregation, Thank you so much to the over 130 members who attended our forum on Sunday regarding...
ISAIAH: Faith Over Fear
Interview of Jeanne Wiger conducted by Amy Hinrichs Why did you join ISAIAH? “ I personally feel that we need to take action. We face the most divided country we've witnessed since the Civil War. Our country is falling apart. It so divided and that's fearful to me. We need...
Join a Sunday Morning Pop-up Gathering!
Are you looking for a way to connect spiritually and socially with other members of Gloria Dei? The monthly Pop-Up Gathering may be for you! You are invited to drop in for a Pop-Up Gathering on the second Sunday of each month, beginning in October. The name comes from Gather...
Guatemala Trip scheduled for July 26 – August 3, 2019
“We worshipped with El Mirador Church in Guatemala City on Sunday morning,” Katie LeClair, youth director at Gloria Dei, remembers. “The entire church fed us an amazing lunch and we stayed the whole afternoon with them to help build floats for the Palm Sunday processional. While others were pounding nails and...
How’s your Hearing? Hearing checks available
Hearing loss is an issue that affects people of all ages. In the US, the prevalence is 10-15% according to the National Institutes of Health. People may be born with hearing problems or acquire them over their lifetimes due to disease, aging, and injury. Impaired hearing can affect balance and...