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Soup Night

December 16, 2024

Being a person of faith, I have always looked for ways to share with my neighbors. I try to find little ways to share God's love. I would like to share a couple of my favorite examples. When my c...

Three women pose together and smile

Three women pose together and smile

Contemplative Knitters at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

November 26, 2024

Contemplative knitting re-emerged not long ago as a spiritual practice - one that opens a way to meditation and service to others. Have you noticed the contemplative knitters at HTEC? Reverend Sa...

A photo collage of a wrestler, a wrestler and his friends, and a wrestling stadium

A photo collage of a wrestler, a wrestler and his friends, and a wrestling stadium

Serving God in the Squared Circle

November 13, 2024

“Sometimes you have the opportunity to share your faith in something you love,” my husband Nick recalled. Nick, a professional wrestler known as Nick Pride, and I have ministered to members of the...

Faith Community Nurse Ministry

November 4, 2024

My name is Joe Dwyer. I am a Faith Community Nurse and serve the congregation at Christ Episcopal Church in Woodbury. This is my story. What is a Faith Community Nurse?A ministry that directly se...

church members worship, cook food together, sing together, and gather

church members worship, cook food together, sing together, and gather

Karen Church at Messiah: Guided by the Holy Spirit

October 21, 2024

Messy Church participants are led in activities such as crafts, games, and interactive play.

Messy Church participants are led in activities such as crafts, games, and interactive play.

Messy Church

October 16, 2024

The first Messy Church began in 2004 at a church in England that imagined a new wayto connect with local families that were not coming to Sunday morning worship. Thepeople of the parish used...

Faithful Innovation The Future is Ancient

October 1, 2024

The Future is AncientAt the recent Practicing the Way conference in Portland John Mark Comer said, “the future is ancient.” When I talk about the need for churches to innovate some people think I ...

Six members of the prayer group stand around a table at their meeting.

Six members of the prayer group stand around a table at their meeting.

Senior Living Prayer Group

September 17, 2024

There was no doubt that the Holy Spirit was encouraging me to do something. As I continued to pray about it, I felt led to start a prayer group and keep it simple. Keeping it simple was the ...

Laundry Love participants are seen posing and smiling, as well as doing their laundry together.

Laundry Love participants are seen posing and smiling, as well as doing their laundry together.

Laundry Love

September 9, 2024

On Tuesday, September 3 Laundry Love, St. Cloud celebrated its 10th birthday! This wonderful ministry is run by a team from St. John’s in St. Cloud. Laundry Love, St. Cloud began when Nancy Dyson le...

Reflection on "Practicing the Way"

September 3, 2024

Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is ...

Invitation to 2024 Racial Justice and Healing Retreat

August 28, 2024

I was born and raised in Minnesota, a state I love deeply. The older I become, the more I realize I still have to learn about our people, history, and geography. As the facilitator of ECMN’s Racial ...

Understanding Christian Nationalism

August 21, 2024

Discussion about Christian nationalism is a hot topic in the church today, including Episcopal churches, but many of us have little actual experience or understanding of it. Sharing some understa...

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