Due to a frightful weather forecast, Advent Evening Prayer tomorrow night has been canceled. The Wednesday Supper is also canceled but youth and adult choir rehearsals are still scheduled. You're also welcome to watch a replay of last week's Advent Evening Prayer here on Gloria Dei's YouTube channel.
Mental Health Minute: Be Still Amid the Advent Chaos
by Gloria Dei and Mental Health Ministry member Ellen Whitted Shopping lists, over extended schedules, mall parking lots that are filled with impatient shoppers, one more holiday card to send, grocery shopping… be still. An added commitment because you forgot about the school band concert, shoveling snow, buying the last...
A Thanksgiving Message from Room 99
The Rojas family would like to share the following message with the Gloria Dei community. "Luis, Sebastian, and I give thanks to God for giving us life and for welcoming us into God's home, giving us food, clothing, health, and beautiful people who help us every day with everything we need. Thank...
Preparing for a “Less is More” Christmas
Advent starts this Sunday (Nov. 27), a time for reflection as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Over the course of the last few years, many of us have learned to scale back and think about the holidays in simpler terms. This season Gloria Dei is making available...
Participate in the 2022 Giving Tree
Each year we help others celebrate Christmas by sharing gifts with youth and families who are facing financial challenges. In partnership with Neighborhood House and Rezek House, Gloria Dei has the opportunity to share our blessings. Please use one or more of the forms below (there were too many gift...
Mental Health Minute: Housing Help Provides Stability
Everyone needs safe, decent, stable housing. For some of the most vulnerable people in America — people with mental illness, chronic health conditions, histories of trauma, and other struggles — a home helps them to get adequate treatment and start on the path toward recovery. But some conditions make it...
Seeing the light about Seasonal Affective Disorder
The drastic shortening of daylight as we approach winter is noticeable to all. For some, this change signals the onset of depression, commonly known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). According to the NIMH, symptoms of SAD can include: depressed mood, weight gain, sleeping more than usual, and an urge to...
“A Part of Me Feels______”
These five words are a relatively straightforward way to connect with yourself as you strive for clarity and happiness in your life. Of course, it’s the sixth word that may cause you to pause, look within yourself, and try to discern a specific emotion. “These five words can start a...
October Congregational Council Recap
The Congregational Council met for its regular monthly meeting on October 18. Treasurer Ben Finkelstein reported that our giving in the second and third quarters was down, behind both our budget expectations and our giving last year. This decline now constitutes a trend. Council discussion reminds us that giving in...
Trunk or Treat is Sunday, October 30 from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Gloria Dei will be hosting its first Trunk or Treat event in over two years this Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. There will be over 25 decorated trunks handing out candy, books and toys to trick or treaters! A St. Paul firetruck will be stopping by along...