Crown of Glory News For You

Worship Times:

Saturday 5:00 p.m. | Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Reggie Preaching

"What are you waiting for?"

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

It's Unanimous!

Welcome Pastor Laura Laughlin!

Crown of Glory Associate Pastor Voting Results!

On Sunday August 4 ^th Crown of Glory members voted unanimously to affirm Pastor Laura Laughlin as the new Associate Pastor of Faith Formation! We are excited to receive her into our family and look forward to her arrival. Pastor Laura and her family will soon be moving to the Chaska area and is scheduled to join us the weekend of September 22 ^nd for her first worship at Crown of Glory!

Please join us for a congregational picnic and meet Pastor Laura and her family. Picnic on the church patio will be hosted Friday, August 9 , from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Burgers, hot dogs, and beverages will be provided.

Please bring a dish to share (salad, fruit, veggies, dessert). All are welcome to come and enjoy a potluck style picnic. Please RSVP your attendance to Pastor Reggie and include:

1) Family NAME

2) HOW MANY will be attending

3) What DISH you will bring to share

Volunteers & Kitchen Helpers

If you are available to help with kitchen and food preparations on Friday please include a note stating... "VOLUNTEER" with your registration! Volunteers & Kitchen Helpers are welcome to help set up at 4:30 p.m.

Come and meet Pastor Laura and her family tomorrow, August 9, 5:30 p.m.

Thank You River City Days Volunteers!

Thank you to those church members who volunteered at this year’s River City Days. Our booth was bustling with activity and looked inviting and family friendly. This event is just one of the many ways we stay connected to our community and welcome potential newcomers to our church family. Also a shout out to our Knitters and Knotters Ministries who donated prayer scarves and quilts for the booth raffle - thank you all!

Landscape Committee Prepares West Entrance for New Ground Cover Plants Ajuga and Lamium.

We are asking members of the congregation to offer plant donations. If you have these ground cover plants in your garden and are thinking about dividing or thinning them out, please consider sharing your extra plants with the Landscape Ministry. Contact Corky Jochum at (612) 270-7170 or Lori Rain at (952) 448-9059 with any questions or to confirm a donation.

Carver County Invites Creation Care Team to Arboretum!

On July 23, Carver County hosted a meeting on environmental practices and education at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Attendees included those representing school, industry, business, horticulture, agriculture, water, city and the faith community. CoG member, Jackie Jiran, represented the faith community and our Creation Care Team.

The focus of the meeting was to share current practices with waste, energy, and water and make connections with others. The county recognizes the great work CoG has done both on its own and with the $4000 in grant money to date. Creation Care and CoG are committed to being good stewards of our earth through our mission: Crown of Glory is committed to protecting, advocating and implementing practices that protect God’s creation for future generations.

Look for more environmental outreach and events from Creation Care and our new community partners throughout the year. Check out our website for initiatives and to learn how you can help the earth.

To learn more or to join our efforts please contact Scott Firman .

Let's Get Signed Up For Rally Day Weekend!

Welcome back from your summer adventures! Join us for our annual Rally Weekend celebration! Catch up with friends, register children and youth for Sunday school, Connect and Confirmation, visit ministry information tables, meet Council Members, learn about volunteer opportunities, and more!!

If you belong to a ministry team at Crown of Glory and would like a table at the Ministry Fair on September 7 and 8, please contact the church office.

Ministry teams are expected to provide information about their team, photographs of team events, treats for newcomers, and sign up lists for new members.

Sanctuary and Music Room Flooring Installation

The new flooring is scheduled to be installed into the Sanctuary and Music Room in TWO PHASES, starting August 19 – 22 and August 26-28.

Seeking Volunteers to Move Furniture Items: Flooring Project Prep

Join us for Phase #1 of our furniture moving day on Sunday, August 18, starting at 10:30 a.m. Following our worship all are welcome to lend a hand as we move furniture from the sanctuary and the music room to prepare for the installation of the new flooring!

Thank you for your support as we take these next steps for the completion of our flooring project! And then again on August 25, join us for Phase #2 as we move furniture once again.

Yvonne Belin Celebrating 90th Birthday!

Yvonne Belin will be celebrating 90 years of life on August 18th! We are inviting members to share your memories, stories, and experiences that you had with Yvonne at

Crown of Glory.

For example, did you serve on a ministry team with her? Did you share time together in Bible Study? Yvonne would love to hear your story as she now has moved into her new living space. Please mail your memories and stories to her new address by August 18th as her family looks to celebrate her 90th birthday party!

Yvonne Belin

4710 Cumberland Street #231

Shoreview, MN 55126

Thank you for sharing in these lasting memories!!

Calling All Foodies - We Need You!

Volunteers are still needed to help with Wednesday dinner planning each week; volunteers are vital to keeping the dinner program going. Please consider helping with this important task so dinners can continue during the school year. Contact Pastor Reggie if you are interested. Thank you!

Creation Care and Kitchen Team Meeting

Tuesday, August 13, 6:00, Schram Haus

Are you interested in learning more about the Creation Care or Kitchen Team ministries? Join us next Tuesday, August 13, 6:00 at Schram Haus Brewery and learn how we work together for the common goal of keeping a clean and well-organized church kitchen while caring for God’s creation. All are welcome to join us.

Children's Ministries

This week's SPARK lesson is the "Meaning of Faith." Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16.

STOCK UP FOR SPARK!

We need some school supplies to get ready for SPARK lessons. As you are out and about, please consider picking up one or more of these items for our SPARK faith formation programs. Thank you!

12 sets of Washable Markers

12 Clear Tape with Dispenser

4 Masking Tape

4 Wall Friendly Tape

1 pkg. Large Wooden Craft Sticks

TOGETHER IN FAITH: Join us for the last of our summer Second Sundays (with ice cream!) series. Gather again on Sunday, August 11, from 10:30 a.m.-11:05 a.m. in the Sun Hall for our third and final "Together in Faith" (our Inter-generational conversation and activity we have been sharing throughout the summer).

Together, we will explore Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 on the nature of faith. We will be adding more to the mobile in the worship space. All are welcome!

RSVP to Gretchen so we have enough ice cream and supplies!

WANTED : Someone who has experience with Mosaic or Stained Glass. We are looking to create some congregational art together for TOGETHER IN FAITH. Neither Gretchen or Pastor Reggie has this skill but would like to partner with someone to help guide us into this kind of project together. Please contact Gretchen or Pastor Reggie for more details. Thank you!

VBS RECAP: How was VBS?

"Thank you for asking! It was amazing, awesome, fun, and transforming, (writes Gretchen) not only for the kids, but for me as well!" Please click here to read Gretchen's full recap.

Bring Your Garden to Worship!

It is mid-summer and gardens are flourishing in abundance! Pick up an empty vase from the gathering space and bring it back filled with garden beauty for worship environment!

Let us know what you are celebrating so we can put it in the bulletin. Sign up on the Welcome Table under the TV monitor in the Gathering Space!