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Share the Love Through Gardening

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

  Kids, green-thumb explorers and master gardeners are invited to join us for a second year of Faith Feeds Our Neighbor. Come pick up FREE tomato and pepper plants, or bean seeds from Faith. Then plant in your garden or a pot on the patio and care for that plant. When it starts to produce...

Learning to Travel Light

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

Down through the ages pilgrims on the road to popular pilgrimage destinations such as the Holy Land, Rome, or Santiago de Compostela would only bring with them what they could carry. A pilgrim’s possessions consisted of a cloak for warmth, a satchel or bindle in which to store a few...

50 Episodes of Prayer Lab Minute

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

We have now created 50 different episodes of Prayer Lab Minute for Faith. Before the pandemic started, we had Prayer Lab sessions for in-person prayer. We call it Prayer Lab because it is a place of experimentation, trial, observation, and learning. After the pandemic started, Pastor John asked...

Indoor Lenten Labyrinth

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

Our indoor prayer labyrinth is now open! Come through Door 1 to experience this unique prayer opportunity. It can be especially meaningful to walk a labyrinth during the journey of Lent, as we physically move through the labyrinth space. Praying through a labyrinth is an ancient prayer practice...

Beautiful Connections: About Shobi's Table

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

Thank you to all who continue to support the work of Local Mission in the Saint Paul Area Synod. Our new starts and redevelopments are making beautiful connections in their communities as together we serve God.   Shobi's Table is a food truck ministry and mission development supported by...

Deacon's Dispatch- March 11, 2021

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

Praying in Color During Lent, I have started a daily activity of praying in color (and challenged the congregation to join me). It’s a pretty simple concept. Each day, you spend some time in prayer with some sort of color – crayons, markers, colored pencils or pens. (You can...

Virtual Prayer & Retreat Information

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

Perhaps you are looking for an opportunity to grow deeper in your relationship with God during these uncertain times. Here are several virtual options for just that! Each of these workshops or retreats is offered virtually and would be recommended experiences of prayer and learning. Contact...

Technology Prayer Resources

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

God is present and relentlessly loving us – especially in these times of uncertainty, grief, fear, frustration, and all the other emotions and situations that we are experiencing in a global pandemic. This is the first of a three-part series of curated prayer and meditation resources. Our...

Prayer Resources Online

Posted by Deacon Nina Joygaard on

God is present and relentlessly loving us – especially in these times of uncertainty, grief, fear, frustration, and all the other emotions and situations that we are experiencing in a global pandemic. Faith’s Adult Education Team and Prayer Lab Team have curated this list of helpful...