Backyard Bible Clubs Week 6 (CEF)

All Day Event

As our communities begin to open back up, we are going to have an opportunity like never before to reach the kids in our community with the Gospel. We are now hearing of more and more churches having to cancel their VBS program for the summer, but I know many are still wanting to reach these kids. Our ministry can partner with Christians to have an opportunity to run a small, socially distanced, backyard Bible club, called a 5-Day Club. A 5-Day Club is an exciting, fun-filled 90 minute event held each day for five consecutive days. The clubs include dynamic Bible lessons, creative learning activities, inspiring missionary story, meaningful songs, and life-changing Scripture memorization. 5-Day Clubs are open to all boys and girls between the ages of five and twelve, regardless of religious background. These clubs are run by Christians who are passionate to bring the Gospel to young children. We would like to invite you to either attend or host one of these exciting clubs.

Jericho Drive

All Day Event

Calling all Christians to Jericho Drive the cities by praying and praising before the next election. 1. Gather a group together. 2. Pick a date and time that works for your group 3. Choose your route (We're going around the cities, then looping into Minneapolis and over to the capital and then back up and around). 4. Get your praise music or listen to KTIS. 5. Then go! Praise the Lord through music (or can verbally praise), then pray (for our nation, against the principalities in the air, repent on behalf of the people, against the schemes of the enemy, for God's will to be done). Pray how the Holy Spirit leads. Then praise the Lord some more, pray more, etc. More information at jerichodrive.com

Medieval Faire - Exotic Animal Zoo

4:37 PM - 12:00 AM

We are a Zoo owned and operated by a Christian family. You can pet kangaroos and sit in a parakeet house. Hear Ye ! Hear ye! Let's have a faire for all the Kings and Queens of the land. A time for fun. All the subjects of the kingdom are welcome. Gather your young princes and princesses, dress in your finest garb, fripperies, and finery. (Sorry noble warriors you must leave your broad swords and axes back at the castle) Costumed attendees will receive (1) free goblet each, full of food for the animals, when purchasing Zoo admission tickets. We shall have from time to time, live musicians, entertainment, wildlife shows, games of skill, a costume contest and you can get licked by Gandalf our Royal Goat. This is a family friendly event with a prize for best costume from the Medieval times. Our Zoo always provides hand sanitizer, hand washing stations, and plenty of space to social distance. Face mask/coverings are required. We also have a state of the art ventilation system located in our space. Event is open during regular Mall hours.

Sustainable Safari

Faribault Prays 24 Hour Prayer Walk and Worship Concert

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

For 24 hours we will walk the streets of Faribault praying for the community, state, country and world. The walk starts at 3 pm on Friday, September 25, and concludes at 3 pm on Saturday, September 26. Then at 3 pm September 26 we will have a praise and worship concert at Central Park. Check out the Faribault Prays Facebook page for more details.

Central Park – Faribault

St. John the Baptist Church Fall Fest 2021

All Day Event

Join us for this year's Fall Fest! It will be appropriately socially-distanced with safe events and opportunities for community-building, faith formation, and fun! Our signature pig roast and booya will be available takeout style this year. There will be a variety of virtual events available including “Grill the Priest," a golf tournament, and live-streamed masses!

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

The Return: National Day of Prayer and Repentance

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The Return is a movement, an appointed time, and a specific day set apart for one purpose – the return to God by coming before His presence in humility, in sincerity in prayer, and repentance. ​ Live Steaming Event hosted at the Crossroads Chapel on the MN State Fairgrounds, 1362 Underwood, Falcon Heights. Come join us anytime between 8am and 6pm for this wonderful time of Fellowship and Prayer! For more info on The Return, check out their website: thereturn.org. Crossroads Chapel is a non-profit ministry operating at the MN State Fairgrounds. 651-481-0480, service@thecrossroadschapel.org.

Crossroads Chapel

2020 TFG Backpacks for Good Church Event

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Will your church join us? We are praying for 20 churches to participate in our 2020 TFG Backpacks for Good Church Event. To join, churches must do the following: 1. Share about our event in their service or online (Here is the promo video!). 2. Ask members to donate items for our backpacks by using our Sign up Genius (It's coming soon to the TFG website or just click the link below). 3. Send 2-10 volunteers to participate (There are sign ups for early set up volunteers, regular event volunteers, tent set up, tent donation, and worship music helpers)

Harvest of Hope At Home Gala

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Announcing Virtually The Best Gala in 2020! Our 8th Annual Harvest of Hope Gala will be known as Harvest of Hope At Home, as we've moved to an all-virtual event. This amazing event benefits Options for Women/Cornerstone, a pro-life pregnancy medical center located in St. Michael, and will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, completely online and available for live-streaming from your home. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with some pre-show videos, with the live show starting at 7:00 p.m. Our keynote presentation is by Fr. Michael Schmitz (from UMD) and the event's emcee is Dr. Michael McNelis, OBGYN at Cornerstone and Allina Health Clinics. We will have a special prayer and blessing from Fr. Brian Park of St. Michael Catholic Church. The evening also includes a ministry update, online auction, testimonies, praise and worship music, games, and watch parties. Make your plans now to join us for an evening celebrating life and the work of this vital ministry in the greater Wright County community! For more information, please visit www.cornerstoneoptions.com or call (612) 584-9449.

First Practice!

6:15 PM - 6:55 PM

Do you play a Trumpet? An Oboe? Tuba, Trombone, French Horn? Are you a Percussionist? First Baptist Church in Rosemount, MN, is starting up their Orchestra Ministry again in September after a long 6 month pause due to covid. I am a first time, and very green, Orchestra Director and we need some additional musicians for our Orchestra. Specifically, I am needing Horns, an Oboe, Percussionists, Saxophones of all types, a Trombone/Baritone or two, two or three Trumpets and a Tuba. We currently have two or three Trumpets, a couple of Trombones, a Tuba, a Saxophone, Flutes, Clarinets and a Bassoon. We would, of course, consider anyone who would want to be involved and as you can see, we aren't starting from scratch. Today, many churches have eliminated their Orchestra in favor of a worship band, leaving many musicians without a place to serve in the church. I would absolutely be so honored if you would consider joining our Orchestra as we serve our Lord with music. Practice will begin on Wednesday September 9th at 6:15. Practice time will always be on Wednesday's. Our Orchestra plays every Sunday Morning and Sunday Evening during service. This of course in a voluntary ministry and you are not required to be in the Orchestra during every service. We also will perform Orchestra only specials and Orchestra/Choir combination specials. We are a very active ministry. Please contact me directly at 612-251-5519. Please leave a text or voice message if you don't reach me. My name is Gary Manthey and I look forward to meeting you!!

First Baptist Church of Rosemount

Courageous and Compassionate Conversations for Contentious Times

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

How can we have meaningful, transformative dialogue across sociopolitical and ideological divides? How can we treat others with respect and uphold their humanity even when we vehemently disagree? How can we persist in advocating for social change especially racial equity and justice in our current context? In this four-part online course, we will explore these questions and more from the perspective of compassionate (or, nonviolent) communication. Topics include: The Basics of Speaking with Courage and Compassion Speaking Up (Instead of Remaining Silent) Transforming Our Enemy Images Persisting in Conversation When it Gets Tough This class will meet virtually via Zoom 7-8pm on the following days: September 10, 17, 24 and October 1 Participants will receive handouts and links to additional reading before each class. Facilitated by Reverend Dr. Theresa Latini, Executive Director of Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center, and co-author of Transforming Church Conflict: Compassionate Leadership in Action. Theresa has consulted with congregations and conflicted groups for over a decade and applied the skills of nonviolent communication to the work of diversity and cultural competency in her prior work as a seminary professor and administrator.

Online at mtolivetretreat.org