Another year of fun and games and getting to know God and one another better kicked off for students in 6th and 7th grade on Wednesday, September 13th and then continues every Wednesday that school is on through the school year. We meet from 6:30-7:45 pm, but there is supper starting at 5:15 pm – …
SHIFT for 6th and 7th graders started September 13 Read More »
Joy started another opportunity for worship each week – Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Come for supper between 5:15 and 6:30, stay for worship at 6:30. Confirmation students will join the worship at 6:30 as the first part of their evening and then go to their small groups from 7:15 to 8:00. There will also be …
Many thanks to those who helped prepare the food and then serve it at Sharing and Caring Hands in Minneapolis. Over 100 people were fed a nutritious lunch on Tuesday, August 8, and more than 150 ate a good meal later the next day. Lots of people at Joy donated the food, chopped, peeled and …
Matthew 11:25-30. 25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. 27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No …
Complicated theology, lots of rules got you down? Come to Jesus Read More »
Joy will be preparing and serving a noon meal for 150-200 homeless people in Minneapolis on Tuesday, August 8th. We need volunteers to help with transporting and serving food – driving to downtown Minneapolis, making Jell-O (8 ice cream pails, each made from 3 large Jell-O boxes) and making 10 cakes in one-layer cake pans. Ice cream …
Helpers needed to serve at Sharing and Caring Hands Read More »
On this Independence Day weekend, we remember those who helped to win our liberty. Some people gave their lives for our freedom. Others gave up bacon, cars, worked on assembly lines. Everyone had a part in independence even if they didn’t go to the front lines with a gun. Jesus gives us all a part …
Matthew 9:35-10:8. Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to …
**UPDATE!!** We can’t thank the members of the Call Committee enough for their service in helping bring Pastor Melissa to our church! The Call Committee has shared that they are currently interviewing candidates to be our new pastor here at Joy. This is still a long process as it means a lot of conversations and …
I had been looking forward to the day for some time. I’d never been to the Lutheran World Relief Midwest Warehouse in Saint Paul and we had seven boxes of Personal Care Kits from Joy to deliver. It’s an ordinary building, and as I recall the sign outside looked kind of like it had been …
This Sunday is what the church calls Trinity Sunday. For the last 180 days we have focused on God the Father and learned about his love and how he created all things. We have focused on God the Son, especially as he took on human flesh and blood and was born into the world as …
