Available Signups & Links
Access Code, If Needed, Is Serve
See the Quick Links article to the left for links to our website, Facebook page & YouTube channel.
Included once again at the end of the LINK is the "Looking Ahead" section, providing a quick glance at the coming weeks!
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Outdoor Worship
This Sunday, September 20, 9:30 a.m.
Faces, God's People, Reconnecting!
Outdoor Worship continues this Sunday, September 20, 9:30 a.m.
As we continue to share outdoor worship each Sunday through Sunday, September 27, we give God thanks, for blessing us as God's people reconnect! A special thank you to the ongoing efforts of our Pandemic Response Team, Council, Worship & Music Ministry Team, Property Management Team, and Staff.
Please note: On Sundays when the weather does not allow us to worship outside, we will make every effort to live stream the service for you at 9:30 a.m.
Details, Wish List & Volunteers:
You can access the details and what to expect at our outdoor worship here.
You can access a wish list, including a variety of ways to share your generosity to assist us in ongoing supplies and some special items here.
You can access ways to volunteer on Sunday morning here. (Access code is Serve.)
Thank you for your generosity, your faithful giving, and your volunteering spirit!
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Indoor Worship
Begins Again, Sunday, October 4
Thanks be to God!
Many messages! Many steps!
Still to come your way!
Indoor Worship begins Sunday, October 4, 9:30 a.m.
A special thank you to the efforts of so many!
Over the coming you weeks, you will begin receiving details including protocols on indoor worship, ways to volunteer and support each Sunday, and how you will need to sign up for worship, including how to indicate how many from your family are planning to attend. Signing up, and then checking in when you arrive, will be vital to assist the safety and flow of our efforts.
Thank you to one and all who have given their leadership to our collaborative efforts! Many more details coming soon!
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Prayer Shawl Ministry
 Prayer Shawls Available Outdoor Worship, This Sunday, September 20 Prayer shawls are an amazing gift, made and crafted by those with faith and giving hearts, creativity and talent! More Prayer Shawls and Pocket Prayer Shawls have been completed and dedicated. Do you know someone who would be blessed to be wrapped in prayer, to know you and others are praying for them; do you know others are praying for you? These prayer shawls and pocket prayer shawls are available to you, for you personally, or for you to give to another. Join us this Sunday, September 20, to have a prayer shawl presented to you or for you to take and give to a loved one. Most of those crafting prayer shawls continue to do so at home. This ministry is open to anyone interested. To share your interest, or to request a prayer shawl, contact Crystal Hendrix or Julie Blomster for more information. |
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This Sunday, September 20
The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
A Devotion & Bulletin Coming This Week!
As we feel the gentle breezes of grace and the rush of the wind of The Spirit and continue to share the Pentecost season, a devotion will come your way this week via email and Facebook, including access to our bulletin for outdoor worship this Sunday, children's activity sheets, and sermon notes. You can also access these same materials and messages via our website: www.lordoflifemn.org or in the first article above. |
Join our Facebook page!
This Weekend: Outdoor Worship!
September 20
The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Stay even more spiritually connected!
Thank you, and thanks be to God for one and all, who continue to stay spiritually connected each week via Facebook! A special thank you to everyone who takes the time to share a like, to comment, to share, to subscribe. Your interest and energy, feeds our energy, and we are most grateful!
Visit our Facebook page this weekend to receive even more spirit and energy and support, and to find more new messages from Pastor Jamie, including the bulletin for outdoor worship and our special "Blessing of the Backpacks & Bikes," for this Sunday, September 20, as we celebrate The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost. You can also find all of Pastor Jamie's videos on our YouTube Channel! Please note: On Sundays when the weather does not allow us to worship outside, we will make every effort to live stream the service for you at 9:30 a.m.
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Faith Quest Sunday School
Classes on pause as indoor worship begins
Special events and information to come soon!
Though indoor worship will begin again on Sunday, October 4, our Faith Quest classes will continue to stay on pause for the immediate future. Sunday worship will only be 30 minutes in length. We are exploring safety protocols as we consider a variety of opportunities and programs to keep God's children connected and engaged and nurtured and supported.
Please note: Lord of Life is committed to children having the opportunity to be part of a Children's Christmas Program experience, and while that experience will likely look differently this year, it will still involve children being offered parts in the program, wearing costumes, singing songs, and more. Watch for ways to support and join our efforts! More details coming soon!
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Interested In Volunteering
As We Begin Indoor Worship?
A new Signupgenius has been created for you to indicate your areas of interest. To get started, click here.
Are you interested in:
Greeting and Ushering
Setting Up & Cleaning Up
Serving Communion
AV
Live Streaming
Counting The Offering
Being A Worship Leader
Cleaning/Shoveling
Follow the link to get started, which includes a few details for each area and arrival times.
As we plan to worship indoors again on October 4th, we have identified many ways to volunteer. Whether you have faithfully served through the years, or you are looking for new ways to give of your heart, you are invited to check out the link above. The Signup Genius will provide you a few details for each area, the arrival time suggested for each area, and a way for you to indicate your interest for the areas of your choice.
Greeters and Ushers are invited to join us for one of two training events:
Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m., or Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m.
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Women's Ministry Book Club
Tuesday, September 29, 6:30 p.m.
Join us to discuss The Opposite of Fate by Alison McGhee on Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m. Weather permitting, we will meet outside in the church garden -- bring a lawn chair!
In October, we'll talk about Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination In the U.S. Date TBD.
The time is always 6:30, though the day of the week & location occasionally change. Join us at any time, for any book, as your schedule allows!
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Music Ministry
 Make a Joyful Noise! Thank You to Those Who Touch Us with Their Music!
New Names for our Kids' Choirs! We are changing the names of our kids' choirs to reflect the light and life that they bring to us with their music!
- The Cherub Choir will now be called Children of Life Choir, and will meet outdoors on Tuesdays in September, 4-4:45 p.m. (Will meet via Zoom if the weather is bad.)
- The Children's Choir will now be called Light of Life Choir, and will meet outdoors on Wednesdays in September, 5:30-6:15 p.m. (Will meet via Zoom if the weather is bad.)
In Him,
Robin
Director of Music Ministry
Cell phone: 612-990-8526
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Council Update 
Pandemic Response Team
This Sunday, September 20, Outdoor Worship!
Indoor Worship begins
Sunday, October 4!
Thanks be to God!
Access Wish List Here
Access Ways To Volunteer Here
Many messages! Many steps!
More details coming soon!
Some small groups have begun meeting outside; meeting inside begins soon!
Email Marne Luebbert to get on the schedule
Join us for worship this Sunday, September 20, 9:30 a.m., outside, in the parking lot!
Pandemic Response Team Meeting Weekly:
Team Members: Several weeks ago, the Church Council appointed Bruce Duden, team facilitator; Julie Blomster, team secretary; Bob Blomster, Mike Claywell, Ted Dau, Amy Ehrlichmann, and Cindy Rustan, to serve as our Pandemic Response Team. The team has quite timely, effectively, and efficiently, identified initial steps, issues, questions, concerns, strategies to meet our needs to begin reopening our facility.
Outdoor Worship, This Sunday, September 20, 9:30 a.m. God's people reconnecting! The Pandemic Response Team, Council, Worship & Music Ministry Team, Property Management Ministry Team, and Staff, continue to collaborate and lead us and communicate to us the latest next steps as our outdoor worship schedule continues!
Indoor Worship begins, Sunday, October 4! Many details including protocols, worship signup, ways to volunteer, coming soon!
Space is limited inside. Meeting dates are limited. More details to come; to be finalized; to be provided. Though our plans include providing as much meeting space inside as possible, as quickly as possible, there are precautions and practices being evaluated and soon finalized. Scheduling will be critical. There will be limited space. All individuals and groups will need to be scheduled on the calendar in advance, even if that involves just stopping in.
Volunteers and Wish List Items Details Available Here: The Pandemic Response Team as a whole, along with the three focus groups, in collaboration with our Worship & Music Ministry Team and our Property Management Team, want to share with you ways to Volunteer in assisting Sunday Outdoor Worship and Care For Our Building; along with ways to share your generosity and support our many needs, and a list of immediate and ongoing supplies and items to serve our ministry as we reopen our building. Thank you to one and all who have so generously offered to support our initial needs!
Details, Wish List & Volunteers:
You can access the details and what to expect at our outdoor worship here.
You can access a wish list, including a variety of ways to share your generosity to assist us in ongoing supplies and some special items here.
You can access ways to volunteer on Sunday morning here. (Access code is Serve.)
Thank you for your generosity, your faithful giving, and your volunteering spirit!
The Church Council and the Pandemic Response Team continue to gather and to process information and updates from the synod office in addition to the latest from the CDC, and the government on every level.
As we all know, this information, and many of the recommendations continue to change and to be updated frequently. If our recommendations or any of these initial steps need to change, we will update you.
To learn more, to share in this process, or if you have any questions, please email any or all of us, and we will forward your email to our Pandemic Response Team and ministry teams.
Thanks be to God for one and all, as together we make God first!
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Prayer Ministry
Prayers for so many continue!
Please join us in praying for:
Those who serve as first responders and health care providers; including hospitals, clinics, long-term and memory care;
Those who serve in the military, here and abroad;
Those who are manufacturing, providing, distributing, donating, much needed medical supplies and equipment;
Those who are devoted to and skilled in research;
Those who teach, serve, maintain, administrate, oversee, our schools; and those who care for children;
Those who manage, stock, cashier, clean the stores we depend on;
Those who are truck drivers, who put on miles and put in hours, to get what is needed from place to place;
Those committed to public service to meet the needs of others, including local and county needs;
Those who are facing financial insecurity and uncertainty; businesses closed, reduced hours, the unemployed and those recently laid off;
Each of you, in the midst of these times, whatever you and your loved ones and your hearts are experiencing;
And so much more!
For those interested; Pastor Jamie invites you to join him as he prays with others who have invited us to join brothers and sisters in the faith, locally and regionally in praying together, as is convenient and doable for you, to simply stop what you are doing and to pray at 10:10 a.m.; and, or 12 noon; and, or, 10:10 p.m. There is power in knowing we are praying with so many others.
Each week our prayers go out to our beloved brothers and sisters in so many places. Thank you to one and all who daily lift up in prayer one another, who daily call on the power of The Almighty, and the comforting presence of the One who is Present!
May our prayers surround one and all who are in the midst of grief, longing for strength and hope, facing all that is still unknown. If you personally know people who have been impacted by recent events, or if you or someone you know is in need of prayer, let Pastor Jamie know.
Please keep the following families and friends of Lord of Life and their loved ones in your prayers: Amdahl (Wagner), Anderson (Brian & Valerie), Ausen, Barth, Beck, Bergquist (Matthews), Betchwars, Beyl, Boche, Burke, Butler, Butt, Carlson (Joy & Kelton), Chambers (Deb), Chambers (Doug & Kim), Chadwick, Chuchna, Claywell, Crabtree, Danielson, Dau, Craig & Kelly Davis family, Duden, Dwyer, Eads, Edmiston, Estenson, Gensmer, George, Gideon, Gilbertson, Glor, Gordon, Grady, Scott Haugen family, Hendrix, Herzberg, Hoehne, House, Hudson/Demming, Hunt, Johnson, Johnston (Kaderlik, Miller), Kalstabakken, Kral, Krueger, Lindell (Hines), Luebbert, Lunde, Martin, Mikiska (Shaffer), Mitchell, Cheryl Nelson, Jeff Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Oslos, Pemble, Pierce, Pomasl, Popple, Reischauer, Rogers, Roiger, Rustan, Schaaf, Schentzel, Schmidt, Smith (Diane & Jess), Sny, Sohre, States (Running), Staum, Svoboda, Taft, Tank (& Bolstad), Thompson (Schultz, Pederson), Trevis, Ulland (Landowski), Undem, Vaudt (Erickson), White, Wratz (McAdams, Hiatt), Wright, Zeigler and Zieman.
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Your Generosity Is A Blessing!
Greatly Appreciated!
Scrip Continues!
Thanks be to God for your generosity!
The faithful giving of so many is a sign of awe at this time!
Our Pandemic Response Team has identified a wish list of items including ongoing supplies and some special items. If you would like to support our efforts in this way, your added generosity would be an added blessing! You can access that wish list here. Thank you!
Thank you to those who have sent in special one-time gifts!
Thank you to those who have initiated Simply Giving or Online Giving!
Thank you to those who continue to give weekly, regularly, by stopping by, or by continuing Simply Giving, our automated giving program!
As we have shared over the weeks: The CARES Act was initiated; Lord of Life executed our application and received funds several weeks ago. Though we were able to receive support, we thank you and we give thanks to God for your continued generosity!
As we journey through these very different times, we pray for one and all who are experiencing financial uncertainty, unemployment, or hardship. Please trust that you can contact Pastor Jamie if it would be best for you to change your giving at any time. We completely understand, and support you taking care of your family and loved ones! We pray God's very best for one and all!
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Scrip Continues!
Download the New App!
A Way to Support Lord of Life As You Shop During These Times!
Have Questions? Learn More from Doug Chambers
Helpful Packet & Info Available
Though much of our shopping has changed at this time, our shopping efforts continue to benefit Lord of Life! Many of us are still purchasing gas, groceries and more. Visit www.shopwithscrip.com to see the MANY participating retailers.
Scrip has a new app that is so easy to use! (It's much better than the old Scrip Wallet.) It's called RaiseRight and you can download it from Google Play or iTunes.
You may set up an account and order physical or electronic gift cards online, or purchase directly from your phone while out shopping through the RaiseRight app. These days, with many of our neighbors in need, remember, you can even email e-gift cards to someone for immediate or future delivery!
Retailers give a percentage of your purchase back to Lord of Life -- without charging you anything extra!
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Looking Ahead
September
20 - Outdoor Worship, 9:30 a.m.
22 - Cherub Choir (now called Children of Life Choir), Outdoors, or via Zoom if inclement weather, 4-4:45 p.m.
22 - Greeter & Usher Training Event, 6:30 p.m.
23 - Children's Choir (now called Light of Life Choir), Outdoors, or via Zoom if inclement weather, 5:30-6:15 p.m.
23 - Loaves & Fishes provides to-go meals at Faith United Methodist Church of Farmington, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
23 - Pandemic Response Team Meeting, 7 p.m.
27 - Outdoor Worship, 9:30 a.m.
29 - Cherub Choir (now called Children of Life Choir), Outdoors, or via Zoom if inclement weather, 4-4:45 p.m.
29 - Greeter & Usher Training Event, 6:30 p.m.
29 - Women's Ministry Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
30 - Children's Choir (now called Light of Life Choir), Outdoors, or via Zoom if inclement weather, 5:30-6:15 p.m.
30 - Loaves & Fishes provides to-go meals at Faith United Methodist Church of Farmington, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
30 - Red Cross Blood Drive, 12 noon - 6 p.m.
30 - Pandemic Response Team Meeting, 7 p.m.
October
4 - Indoor Worship Begins, 9:30 a.m., Signing Up Required
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Lord of Life Lutheran Church
For Pastoral Care Call 952-953-4484
Church Phone: 952-953-4484
Dylan Barth, President
Holly Pemble, Vice President
Genal Heinsen, Secretary
Susan Bergquist
Crystal Hendrix
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Dylan Barth, Council President
