Posts with the tag “relevant-impact”

At All Saints, we're committed to making a relevant impact in our community. On Sunday, April 21 we welcome Nicholas Tangen from the Minneapolis Area Synod to preach about how faith practices can lead us into deeper connections with our neighbors.Nicholas Tangen is the Director of Faith Practices & Neighboring Practices at the Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA. In his role, he gathers Lutherans from co...  Read More

We are beginning our new Inspired Life speaker series: Building Mental Wellness Together, which is focused on supporting our families, our neighbors, and ourselves with strategies of resilience so that we can all thrive. We will hear about the current state of mental health and policy, learn techniques to be more mindful, and create a community of wellbeing in all areas of wellnessOur first talk i...  Read More

Gather with your family, friends, and neighbors in our west parking lot for our Neighborhood Fall Fest! We’ll have the Rusty Taco food truck, which will be selling tacos, sides, and beverages. For the kids, there will be inflatable axe throwing, an inflatable obstacle course, and a balloon artist. A live DJ will be taking requests from the crowd.Share the Facebook Event with your friends and neigh...  Read More

Join us Sunday as we kick off fall! We begin our new sermon series "Community: A User's Guide" in Sunday's worship service. Saints Chorale, which begins rehearsals tonight, will lead the worship service and sing a favorite hymn during the Offering. After the service, our Civic Life and Faith Study has its first session.Kids Connection begins this Sunday, and meets during worship in our kids space ...  Read More

Available now! Our app has guided meditation videos, each about ten minutes long, created by Deacon Lydia. The first videos each focus on one of our six Wellness Areas. You can find the videos by tapping on the Resources button at the bottom of the app screen, then scrolling down to Meditation Videos. See the screenshots below.If you don't have the All Saints App yet, now is the perfect time to do...  Read More

The ELCA has released a study on “Civic Life and Faith.” It’s an invitation to join a conversation about religious liberty, the proper role of the church in relation to government, and many other critical topics. This study is part of the process toward developing an ELCA social statement on topics related to civic life and faith, including how we address controversial topics, the objectives of de...  Read More

Members of the ELCA believe that Christ’s church is not ours to control, nor is it our job to sort, divide, categorize or exclude. Our faith liberates us to embrace each person in their wholeness — questions, complexities, ethnicity, culture and all. The Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministries team assists the ELCA in becoming more culturally diverse and anti-racist by working with ELCA congr...  Read More

You're invited to the 5th annual Mental Health Connect Stories of Hope on Thursday, May 11! This 1 hour fundraiser is full of inspiration and hope. It includes breakfast, music, inspiring presenters and connection. Tickets are available here.Those who are interested in attending can contact the church office so that members can sit together.Did you know that All Saints is a sponsoring partner of M...  Read More

Spring has sprung and the snow is finally starting to melt! Although we are happy about this, being in the city it also means that there is a lot of extra trash piled up. Would you join Urban Ventures in helping bless our community and spruce up our neighborhood with a Spring Clean Up Day?Urban Ventures is asking volunteers to come help us clean up trash that is scattered between our buildings, so...  Read More

"ICA's March Campaign has come to an end and we are simply overwhelmed by the outpouring of support that we received."Thank you for helping to make our largest spring food and fund drive a major success! We've tallied the numbers and our supporters raised over $240,000 and 94,000 pounds of food for ICA during the Minnesota FoodShare campaign."The generosity of our community never ceases to amaze u...  Read More

All Saints was recently able to send half a year of giving at an increased amount to ICA...  Read More

All Saints has reserved a handful of spots at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen on Saturday, April 22 from 9-10:30 am. Feed My Starving Children is a favorite service opportunity for many. Whether you are 5 years old or 95 years old, you can volunteer at Feed My Starving Children.If you have never been to Feed My Starving Children before, volunteers pack food for people all over the world. W...  Read More

Our Inspired Life: Environment and Wellness series continues next Tuesday, March 28th at 7pm with Ann Pierce, Director of the Minnesota State Parks & Trails, who was rescheduled due to the snowstorm. She is speaking on the environment and the State Parks & State Trails of Minnesota.There will be a free drawing for a Minnesota State Park annual pass, so be sure to get a ticket from an usher for you...  Read More