SERVE Sunday- Mar 8
Create a birthday in a box! Come at 9:45 am before worship and bring a cake mix, candles, frosting and anything else you'd like to add and we will provide the boxes to pack them in and deliver them to a community food shelf.
Families Moving Forward Benefit- Feb 21
Hans will be sharing music from his new CD, Every Breath I Sing, and proceeds from the concert and silent auction will help our communities effort to address homelessness through Families Moving forward. Silent Auction and Appetizers at 5:30 pm with Concert following at 7 pm. Suggested donations of $10 [...]
Theology on Tap- Feb 12
We had a great conversation when we gathered last around issues of race, culture, and Christianity. This month we invite you to see the movie Selma and we will use this film as the jumping off point for continuing the conversation at 6:30 pm at Artisan Cafe and Bistro on [...]
Worship – Feb 1
We are excited to welcome back our friends Tangled Blue as guest worship leaders on Feb 1. Joel and Aimee will be bringing the music and our Luther seminary contextual education student Carrie Smisek will be preaching! Worship begins at 10:30 am!
Paraphrase Theater- Jan 25
We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan Swenson to Living Joy. Jonathan is an ordained Lutheran pastor, trained actor, and camp director. He brings the gospel to the world through Paraphrase Theater. In addition to sharing his artistic gifts with us on January 25th, Jonathan will also be presenting information about [...]
Tuesday Faith Studies- Beginning Jan 13 at 6:30 (am or pm)
We'll kick off the new year with a two part study and two times to meet. Whether your Bible is tattered and worn or collecting dust this study is for you! We'll be examining the gospel of Matthew and also reading The Joy of the Gospel, a short book written [...]
Yoga with Heatherlyn (New Beginnings + Fresh Perspectives Workshop)- Jan 11
This session will be from 2 pm to 3:30 pm on January 11 at the Spring Lake Hall and build on the foundation developed in the introduction sessions. The cost for the workshop is $20. Contact Pastor Steve if you need financial support to attend. Heatheryln notes that "In our [...]
Randomly Real Kicks Off- Jan 4
Let's get random! The challenge for January and February is to get together TWICE with a group of random Living Joy folks pulled from a hat and DO WHATEVER! We'll kick off this nonsense with a "meal" after worship on January 4th where you're invited to bring a random food [...]
January 3rd Savage Pacer Article: Turn Focus Outward
As the old Andy Williams Christmas song reminds us, it may indeed be the most wonderful time of the year with its marshmallow toasting, much mistletoeing and parties for hosting. But let’s be real. The holiday season doesn’t just magically happen; it takes a lot of hard work to make [...]
Gift Cards for Christmas- Dec 14
We serve a community meal through our friends at Loaves and Fishes every month but during December we try to do a little more. Our hope is to bring some Christmas cheer to these neighbors by providing each of them with a $25 Target or Walmart gift card. You can [...]