Our annual Christmas giving drive starts now. Christmas is coming fast, so don’t delay! You can make the holidays brighter for elders in long-term care, neighbors in need of food, kids in need of warm clothing, and LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. Check out the details below, and please give generously! Christmas gifts for seniors […]
We are collecting money and gift cards to purchase gifts for seniors at Lyngblomsten Care Center. The Lyngblomsten staff will use your donations to buy gifts for their residents. Suggested cards include Amazon, Target, JC Penney, Visa and Kohl’s. They can be purchased at the Scrip table during coffee hour. Please make checks payable to […]
Don’t miss our advent musical offerings in December. They’re free and open to all ages. Be sure to invite friends and family to worship on Dec. 8, when our choir and a professional orchestra will present Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” under the direction of Joel Johnson. On Sunday, Dec. 15, our annual children’s pageant will be […]
The Crossroads Team has heard from the congregation that our church building (and parking lot) could be a great asset to the community. People have proposed ideas for sharing a portion of our space with another organization. We’re hearing from other churches that moving beyond a single use for church buildings is a trend that […]
Thanks to everyone who weighed in with their votes on the ideas and suggestions offered by fellow congregation members as experiments to improve our relationships with each other and with the community. After collecting all the votes, a few things became clear: there is a strong desire to reconnect on an intimate level with each […]
Churches progress through small experiments, author says “Churches often assume that trying something once means they have to get it perfect,” writes Dwight J. Zscheile in his book “The Agile Church.” “If they fail, the whole endeavor (new ministry initiative, worship service, program, etc.) often just quietly disappears, without seeking to learn what changes might […]
The FHC carillon rings again! Thanks to a gift from the estate of Sue Reitan, the church’s carillon is restored and ringing again. The original carillon, running with cassette tapes and belt-driven players, was a gift decades ago from Evylyn and Jerry Palmer. Parts were no longer available. The three loudspeakers on the roof were […]
Church donors’ generosity during our Minnesota FoodShare drive will feed hungry people with more than a ton and a half of food and $840 in cash, thanks to multiple matches. Falcon Heights Church contributed nearly 750 pounds of food for the Department of Indian Work food shelf at Interfaith Action in St. Paul. That was […]
