Dear Augustana friends,

This Sunday is Deacon Stephanie’s first week in worship. She’ll be preaching. I hope you’ll make plans to worship this weekend and be part of welcoming her to Augustana!

There are so many great things coming up in the weeks ahead, including powerful worship experiences throughout Holy Week. Take a good look at this Week’s E-blast and plan to get involved. It takes all of us to be church together!

See you in worship!

Welcome Deacon Stephanie on her first Sunday at Augustana!

• Help Deacon Stephanie get to know you by completing a name tag as you enter the building.
• Between worship services you are invited to grab a snack and participate in the welcome activities that will be set up in the Narthex.
• Mark your calendars for Deacon Stephanie's installation service on Sunday, April 16 with Bishop Patricia Lull from the St. Paul Area Synod presiding.

What is Your Favorite Meal? 

Food Collection |  through April 8



Augustana has a hefty goal this year of 50,000 lbs of food/dollars. To date we have collected approximately 12,000 pound/dollars.

We will collect foods for different meals each week along with diapers, hygiene, and paper products. For our contest this year, a pastor, staff, or ministry will be assigned to each week. Bring in your food during the week assigned to your favorite meal and cheer on the staff member or ministry assigned to that same week! We will track how much comes in each week to see what meal, (breakfast, lunch, or dinner), diapers, or hygiene/paper products are our favorite.

Week of March 26        |    Hygiene/Paper Goods    |    Music Ministry

Week of April 2             |     Auggie Bucks (any amount of money) |   God

Let’s come together to reach this attainable goal and

fill the foodshelf at Neighbors Inc.  

Sunday Worship & Conversations

Focused Living Lenten Sermon Series

Life can be full to the brim with busyness and tasks. When endless to-do lists cloud our vision it’s difficult to see where faith meets life. Lent is a time to refocus our gaze on the one who calls us into life that is full to the brim with forgiveness, hope, purpose, and strength for the journey.

Wednesday Mid-week Lenten Worship

Sermon Series: Out of The Depths:

A Lenten Journey with Jonah



 Continue the spiritual journey with the prophet Jonah this Wednesday as we explore the ways God works in the midst of our Unfinished faith.

March 29  |   Gregory Peterson | Director of Worship and Music & Organist, Normandale Lutheran Church, Professor of Music & College Organist 

Holy Week Services and Schedule

As you plan ahead for Holy Week, please note some of our worship times have changed from past years. Every movement of Holy Week is different and each service is moving. Please worship with us as often as you are able during this week.

Adult Forum

Sunday Mornings at 9:45 | Jerusalem Room



As we continue to learn within the framework of our theme “Imagine the Power Within” we need to re-imagine the Holy Spirit and how It impacts our lives. This month in Forum we will use Luther Seminary Professor Matt Skinner’s curriculum with his new book ACTS: Catching Up with the Spirit.

March 26    | This Changes Everything | Matt Skinner, Luther Seminary Professor

Women’s Coffee & Conversation

Mondays 10:00 – 11:30 am | March 6 - 27 | The Power of Embodiment

Disembodiment is a personal and collective issue that diminishes the “power within” that God has given us. This month using author and theologian, Ellie Roscher’s new book The Embodied Path as a guide, we will unpack the topic of embodiment and its fascinating components.

March 27 |  Bodies Transform: Embracing Our Ever-Unfolding Identity

As our bodies transform, our sense of self changes along with the stories we tell ourselves. Using individual and group work we will tackle this pertinent chapter from the book.

Online Book Study

The Power Worshippers: Inside the dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

by Katherine Stewart.

Final Online Discussion | March 26 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Come ready to discuss chapters 9- Epilogue as we finish this challenging and thought-provoking book – thank you for hanging in there with this difficult topic! You will get your link to the discussion on Friday, March 24.

Lenten Hiking Devotion

Saturdays, March 4—April 1  |  8:30—10:00 am

All adults and students in high school are invited to join Pastor Jason at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Jensen Lake Trailhead (off Pilot Knob Road in Eagan) on the Saturday mornings listed above for Lenten meditation and movement. Please email Pastor Jason if you will attend.

Senior High Sunday

March 26 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm



All students in grades 9 – 12 are invited to join us in the youth room! We’ll put our faith into action as we make sandwiches for a local homeless shelter. See you Sunday!

Club 56

Sunday, March 26 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm



All youth in grades 5 & 6 are invited to Club 56! This week we will be talking about Holy Week and tasting some of the food that was eaten at the Last Supper. You might even see the plastic cups appear again this Sunday. Friends are welcome!

High School Summer Service Trip Information Meeting

Sunday, April 2 | 11:00 am



Our high school summer service trip will be partnering with Camp Noah though Lutheran Social Service and going to Mayfield, Kentucky. Students and parents/guardians are invited to attend an informational meeting to learn more, ask questions and get signed up for this trip! 

VBS Registration

VBS Week 1 June 19-22 (Children 4yrs-finishing grade 5)

VBS Week 2 June 26-29 (Children 4yrs-Finishing grade 5)

Registration is open and we are ready for your child to join us for summer fun. Our VBS theme this year is Pet’s Unleashed: Where Jesus Cares “Fur”Us. Our bible verse for the week will be “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7. There will be crafts, snacks, service projects, games, and most importantly…Bible Adventures! Invite your friends, neighbors, and family to join you in this fun filled week. Cost is $15 per child. 

Music & Arts Camp Registration

June 12—15  |  9:00—11:45 am |  $15   

Children finishing grades 1—5

Join Kathy Andrews & Kim Zemple for a week filled with music, dance, arts, and fun with a performance on the afternoon of the last day of camp. Cost is $15 which includes a tshirt. All Augustana camps are open to friends, family, and community members.



Family Support Group

Monthly, 2nd & 4th Mondays, 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Facilitated by Joann Arneberg, Augustana Faith Community Nurse

 Does your loved one live with a mental illness? NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers family and friends of individuals living with a mental illness an opportunity to meet with others who share their concerns and experiences. The meeting is free of charge and registration is not necessary. 

Praying as a Community 

The names of those we pray for this week are listed below. We invite you to pray for them throughout the week so that our prayers are multiplied and the care for those in need is broadened. Prayer requests can be emailed directly to our prayer team at prayers@augustana.com. All requests remain confidential.

 Prayers for Healing & Strength: Cliff Bickerstaff, Le Braun, Sarah Greene, Annika Hansen, Diana King, Roxanne Norlander.



Prayers for Peace & Comfort:  Families of Eileen Wilkie, Bob Taylor, and Nancy Quall. 

Looking for Ways to Get

Involved at Augustana?

Ways to Serve on Sundays

Families, couples, and singles, we would love your help on Sunday mornings! Usher, read the lesson, serve Communion, or be the welcoming face at the Information Center. Contact Barb Rolfes to learn more or sign up.

Help with Community Meals

More volunteers are needed for these coming months to help prepare our meals each Thursday. Please sign-up below if you would like to help.  

April Newsletter

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Easter Memorial Garden 



On Easter morning our altar will be adorned with Easter lilies; the lilies will be delivered to our homebound members after the 11:00 service. You can help with this ministry in two ways:

• Make a donation in memory of a loved one. Envelopes are available in the pews. Please print YOUR name clearly on the envelope so your gift can be acknowledged in the Easter Sunday bulletin. The deadline to return your donation is April 2.
• Help deliver a lily to a homebound member after the 11:00 service. Complete this form or sign up at the Information Center.

Thank you for your help! 

Lenten Devotion Card for Today

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