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...
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...
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...
Women’s Synodical Convention
33rd Saint Paul Area Synodical Women’s Organization Convention Register now for the 33rd Saint Paul Area Synodical Women’s Organization Convention. Saturday, July 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights with lunch provided. We invite all women at Gloria Dei, all ages, to...
Prayer of the Day and Readings
For the week of May 23 - 29, 2022 You may use this resource (content also below) for your home devotional life. Scripture readings for each day flow from the Sunday readings, and prepare us for the following Sunday. You may use the Prayer of the Day as a daily...
Confirmation Credo Projects 2021
Our 10th graders completed a number of fantastic credo projects this year. Even though they are not able to share them with you in person, please take a few minutes to look the projects over to see the good work the Spirit has done through the whole church in faithful...
Sanctuary Renewal Conversation continues
Join us for Forum between services 9-15-19 – Sanctuary Renewal Proposal Seventy years ago, members of Gloria Dei made a major commitment to the current design of our sanctuary and it has obviously served us very well. Now, it’s our turn to look ahead. Renewing our worship space will...
Sanctuary Renewal Master Plan Presentation
by Jim Hundt, Foresight Architects Foresight Architects has been creating master plans since our founding in 1993. Since that time, we have completed over 70 master plans for churches around the country – most of which have since been implemented. We felt then as we do today that it’s not...
Stepping Out: Renewing our Worship Space
Dear Friends, In the last couple of years, I’ve sometimes chosen to preach from the steps in front of the altar instead of the pulpit. I don’t do it every time I preach because it’s a lot of work to memorize the sermon. Some weeks, I have the time. Others,...