The 2022-23 Gloria Dei program year will finish with a flourish on Sunday, May 21. Shobi's Table, the St. Paul Synod's food truck mission, will be onsite providing tasty baked good treats after both services. Deacon Kari Olsen, mission director for Shobi's Table, will be our guest preacher that day....
Connections between mental health and housing
Housing is more than just protection from the outdoor elements. Safe and stable housing is a basic need, and it can be difficult or impossible to care for your mental health if that need is not met. Stable Housing Stable (or secure) housing means that you aren’t living in uncertainty...
The Pastoral Call Process Begins
The Congregational Council is initiating the call process for our associate pastor. A first step is identifying candidates for the Call Committee. The Gloria Dei Constitution and By-laws provides for a Call Committee consisting of seven voting members, appointed by the Council. The term of the Committee will begin in...
Skills to Help Deal with Anxiety
Last Sunday’s forum featured Fidgety Fairy Tales Theater Troupe’s performance about anxiety and mental health. Below are additional skills that the Mental Health Ministry would like to share that may help in dealing with anxiety: To help decrease our anxiety, help us make better decisions, and process information more rationally,...
March Congregational Council Update
By Scott Karli, President, Congregational Council These past months have been a whirlwind. Highs and lows. On January 29 we celebrated and dedicated the renewed sanctuary, the culmination of Rise, O Church. The following week we were informed of the resignation of Pastor Javen. We have learned, processed and grieved...
Holy Week at Gloria Dei 2023
Here is the schedule of services for Holy Week at Gloria Dei for 2023. Maundy Thursday, April 6: Announcement of Forgiveness, and Stripping of the Altar, noon and 7 p.m. (livestreamed); Children’s Experience 5 p.m. Good Friday, April: 7: Prayers for the Well-Being of Young People outside the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center, noon;...
March is Problem Gambling Month
For many, the culmination of the NCAA basketball season is a fun, exciting time. For others, March Madness is another opportunity to engage in an activity that has gone from recreational to addictive. March is Problem Gambling Month, a chance to look at personal gambling habits or those of a...
Mental Health Minute: Benefits of Lifelong Learning
Throughout life, learning is one of the things that we can do to keep our brains healthy. People of all ages benefit from formal and informal learning, whether you are learning a new skill, new ideas, languages or even memorizing trivia. Learning boosts mental health, especially when it is done...
Mental Health Minute: A Reminder on Seasonal Affective Disorder
The our heavy-duty winter the season can take a noticeable toll on us all. Being pent up inside can lead to the onset of depression, commonly known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). According to the NIMH, https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder, symptoms of SAD can include: depressed mood, weight gain, sleeping more than usual,...
Bishop Eaton, ELCA bishops join Epiphany worship Jan. 6
Gloria Dei welcomes ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton at a candlelight service of Holy Communion on Friday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the arrival of the magi to the newborn Christ. Epiphany signals the end of the 12 days of Christmas and the beginning of a season of light that...