Soul Food, a group that discusses books from a faith perspective, meets weekly during the school year from 9:30-11 a.m., on Wednesday mornings. We begin each week with a prayerful reading of the coming Sunday’s gospel text and prayer. Then, we discuss a few chapters from a book we’ve chosen to...
Forums
Upcoming Forum Presentations11/19 Meet the Candidate for our Director of Youth and Family Formation. Members of the Call Committee will be present to introduce us to our candidate for the youth position, and we'll have time for questions, answers, and a chance to meet with them. Note that a meeting will...
Life in Human Bodies in the Body of Christ: Sexual Ethics in the Church
Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Gloria Dei Fellowship Hall Over the first three Wednesdays of June, we will gather to discuss and consider the evolving nature of sexual ethics in the church. How does the church make decisions of when and how to affirm loving relationships...
Story Telling Cohort: Sharing a Life Narrative– Rescheduled for 2023
Wednesdays 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. January 25, February 1, 8, 15 Click here to register. Resolving to learn something new? Join a storytelling cohort, based on the principles and techniques championed by The Moth Radio Hour. We will meet for four Wednesday afternoons, when we will learn a little bit...
Join us on Fall Kickoff Sunday, September 11
The 2022-23 Gloria Dei program year will get rolling with Fall Kickoff on Sunday, Sept. 11. It will be the final week of summer service times of 8:15 and 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. the festivities will move outside for a potluck meal, live music, petting zoo and a ministries...
Room 99 Project – August Update
We welcomed our first family (Luis, Stephanie, and Sebastian) into the Room 99 apartment a week ago! They are excited and relieved to have a safe and stable home. Already they’ve made connections with staff, families with kids, and our gardening group, and they visited the Highland Pool on the...
Soul Food Book Discussion Group Resumes this Fall
Soul Food returns this fall, and we'll have an even better discussion if you are with us! Soul Food meets at Gloria Dei most Wednesday mornings of the school year, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m., to share faith, get to know others, and discuss a book from a Christian perspective. We're...
Room 99 Project — July Update
After two years, we are thrilled to announce that the renovation of Room 99 is complete! Thanks to the hard work of Langer Construction, the furniture assembly and tile expertise of Scott Keyes, the steady assistance of Clayton Gardner, and the wonderful volunteers who cleaned the space and unpacked, washed,...
Sanctuary Technology Update
We have successfully reentered our newly renovated sanctuary, and much of our tech has launched adequately, including screens, sound reinforcement, lighting, and livestream. Despite missing some key elements (due to supply chain issues), these systems are operational and we are learning how to use them better each week. We are...
Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action
Tuesday evenings, February 2 and 9, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Online discussion of the ELCA's new Social Statement on Faith, Sexism and Justice. Gloria Dei is one of a few congregations invited to look at 2 sample lessons in a proposed study guide regarding the new, statement. We hope you'll...