Do you have kids that love to dance and move or love playing with bubbles? If so, join us for a fun night filled with bubble activities, family friendly music, and ice cream. The bubble dance party and ice cream social is a great opportunity to meet friends new and old and have a little fun with the whole family.This event is open to all so feel free to invite your family, friends, and neighbors. ...  Read More

We’re almost halfway through the calendar year and All Saints' fiscal year ends June 30. Make sure you are up to date on your intended giving. By doing so, you will help us end our fiscal year strong. This helps us follow through on our full commitments to local partners like ICA Food Shelf, Urban Ventures and Mental Health Connect. It also helps us build momentum for this coming fall. We’re excit...  Read More

Join us June 25 for our next parent and child playdate. Playdates are a great way for families with young kids to connect and get to know each other. Stick around after the service for some fun inside in our parent and child space or outside playing with chalk or enjoying our playground. We will also have YoYo donuts available for everyone to enjoy. All are welcome. ...  Read More

Pastor Kelly Chatman was our guest preacher on April 30th. As you may recall he is the director of The Center for Leadership and Neighborhood Engagement. Monthly he hosts “Come Together,” an online convening to learn, share and mobilize. You are able to listen to neighborhood leaders outside of most of our social circles. There is also an optional share time after the speakers to interact with oth...  Read More

A walk is as good as going for a run – for your brain. Studies reveal that a 20-minute walk just three times a week improves cognitive function as well as decreases symptoms of depression and anxiety.When we’re outside, we’re moving, upright and alert, focused on what we’re doing with our body, and less stuck in our heads and our anxious thoughts. If we can combine these benefits by spending that ...  Read More

Memorial Day has come and gone and it’s officially summer time! What better time to focus on your social wellness? If your neighborhood is anything like ours, folks who have been hunkered down all winter are suddenly outside taking walks and planting gardens, and there are many fun, free events that allow us to enjoy our beautiful Minnesota summers! Our All Saints wellness page is a great place to...  Read More

All those passionate about Minnesota hardy perennials are invited to contribute a clump to the church garden on the south side of the building. Plans are to plant low maintenance, self-sustaining plants to beautify the space. Healthy, weed-free plants from your home or purchased new – all are welcome. Instead of a master plan, items can be added on an ongoing basis.We added wood mulch between plan...  Read More

With some volunteer turnover for summer, ICA is in need of volunteers for the following positions:CA truck driver (requires DOT physical / NO special license required) – Friday mornings, 8:30am - 11:30amRide Along in ICA truck (assist driver with rescuing food from community partners) – Friday mornings, 8:30am - 11:30am Perishable sorting (culling produce and composting) – Friday mid-mornings, 10:...  Read More

The June 2023 Newsletter is now available for download. 4th - Saints on Bikes, 1pm6th - Inspired Life: Environment and Wellness, Rudi Hargesheimer, 7pm11th - Saints on Bikes, 1pm12th-15th - Day Camp, 9am-2pm25th - Parent and Child Playdate, after the service25th - Saints on Bikes, 1pm For up to date information and to register for events, visit our Events Page....  Read More

Come bike the Minnesota River Bluffs trail from Shady Oak Lake to Lake Riley on Sunday, June 4 at 1 PM.  This is will be an 18 mile round trip ride on an aggregate trail which is fairly flat except for a couple overpass hills. Meet at the Shady Oak Lake parking lot, 5200 Shady Oak Rd. We will hit the trail at 1 PM.Afterwards you are invited to Kim and Kathy Hovey’s (about 1/2 mi. south on Shady Oa...  Read More

Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation.On May 13, mail carriers and ICA used our east parking lot as a collection point for the local neighborhoods. ICA collected a t...  Read More

Imran Siddiqui, a senior investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor, was elected vice president of the ELCA on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 becoming the first Asian American elected to the national post. His six-year term began Nov. 1, 2022 replacing interim Vice President Carlos Peña. Siddiqui was elected on the fifth ballot during the Churchwide Assembly in Columbus, Ohio.The vice president is the...  Read More