Events (Page 2)

Ash Wednesday

Lent is the 40-day season of reflection and preparation for Holy Week, when we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. It is a time of repentance, of considering Christ’s sufferings and rethinking how we are called to take up our own crosses. During this time many Christians fast, which means to abstain from food or some other pleasure. Some Christians integrate something new into their lives like visiting the sick, the imprisoned, a new prayer practice, and…

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.…

Trunk or Treat (Halloween)

Join us for a creative and fun afternoon! This pandemic-minded event offers plenty of fun for the whole family: great treats, giving away laundry supplies to our neighbors from the Moore’s laundry-themed trunk, Halloween crafts and games, and of course Trunk-or-Treating! Roots families and friends are invite to get together and park their cars in the church parking lot (755 Prior Ave. in St. Paul), open up the trunks of their cars and decorate them in your own Halloween style.…

Holy Week 2021

Next week, starting on Palm Sunday, we enter Holy Week—the week leading up to Easter Sunday. During this week, we journey with Jesus through the final week of the Gospel story. On Palm Sunday we will commemorate Jesus’s ‘Triumphal Entry’ into Jerusalem, in which he flips the script of what it means to be King by riding a lowly donkey and weeping for his people. Pastor T. C. will share a message on the powerful way this episode of the…