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Story & Song: Listening to our History, Discerning our Future
A community of misfits has been gathering for fellowship and worship in St. Paul since 2014. It was planted by a launch team led by Touger Thao with financial support from the Evangelical Covenant Church. Pastor Touger resigned in January of 2017. In December of 2017, this misfit community called T. C. Moore to be their pastor and then called Osheta Moore to join the pastoral team in 2019. In the past five years there have been two meeting location…
Advent 2022 – From Generation to Generation
The title of our Advent teaching series comes from a portion of Mary’s song in the Gospel of Luke: Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him From Generation to Generation. – Luke 1: 48b–50 Our series begins with Matthew’s genealogy. In that long list of names, we remember the trauma and triumph of those…
October Calendar
Some big transitions are on the horizon for Roots. So this month Roots will not be gathering in the Prior Works building for worship. Mark your calendars this month for these Fellowship, Rest, and Journey Group Sundays! October 16th – Journey Groups Sunday Join other misfits in your Journey Groups. Gather together at a time and location you choose. There will be no combined worship gathering this week. Pastor Osheta will also be serving as Co-Leader of Spiritual Care for…
Holy Week 2022
The season of Lent prepares us for the climax of the Christian Calendar: Holy Week. This week is the center or Jesus-disciples’ year because on this week we commemorate and participate in the climatic week of Jesus’s earthly life and ministry. During Holy Week, we walk in the footsteps of Jesus from the time he entered Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) to the Passover meal he shared with his disciples (Maundy Thursday) to his trial, condemnation, and crucifixion (Good Friday) to his…
Epiphany and the January 6th Insurrection
Today is Epiphany and one year since terrorists stormed the U.S. Capital building, threatening elected officials and injuring dozens of officers. What does Epiphany have to do with the Insurrection? In the season of Epiphany, Christians celebrate the spread of the Light—the life and revelation of Jesus Christ—to all “nations” (people groups) of the world. The Magi from the East represent the launch of this expanded mission. But some have confused this Light for a doctrine or system of beliefs.…