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Hybrid Kids on a mission: Animals: June 14-18 | Sign up is now open for our summer VBS (Vacation Bible School)! We will have two outdoor in-person options for group engagement to open and close our week with. The week of VBS will be virtual activities with morning meetings from 9-9:30am and 11:30am -12pm with ample activities to do in the middle of the time- all supplies and instructions provided! Please register your family by Monday, May 31st so we have enough supplies ordered and can ensure we have enough space for all in attendance for the in-person activities. See the event description in our registration for more information, including our covid precautions we will take for our in-person activities. [Click here] to register!
Centennial for Racial Justice is hosting Monday night Q&A sessions to discuss the Racial Reconciling Covenant: Join us on Monday nights, starting April 26, 7-7:30 for Zoom Q&A sessions to discuss the Racial Reconciling Covenant. This is a time and space that is available for anyone to drop in with questions or concerns and stay as long or as little as you wish. All questions are welcome! Join Zoom Meeting: [CLICK HERE]
March Food Drive Thank you: Church and Society would like to thank everyone who donated to the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign this year. A total of 165 pounds of food was donated to the Ralph Reeder food shelf and 98 pounds to Keystone food shelf. In addition, $3,881 was collected for the project and will be equally split between Ralph Reeder and Keystone. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
Are you ready to be outdoors? It's soon time for the Church Garden Team to plant and maintain the church grounds for a beautiful summer and fall on the church campuses. No gardening experience is necessary and all ages are welcome to join our efforts! We would like helpers on both the Roseville and the St. Anthony campus to do planting and also do some light weeding, trimming maintainance on the plants around the church campus grounds. The schedules are flexible to fit in with your summer, and we would really enjoy having as many people as are interested. Come join the Garden Team! Please contact Kathy, 612-306-0465 or Norm 612-296-1934 or at nknelsonnb [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Thank you.
Connectivity will NOT have a "formal" meeting on Sunday May 9th (Mother's Day) considering that many members have special plans. We look forward to meeting again on May 16th.
Healing Circles: Ramsey County, in partnership with the City of St. Paul, is offering virtual and in-person community healing circles that are welcoming, safe and supportive spaces for participatory dialogue, building connections, and addressing trauma caused by the killing of George Floyd last summer, the civil unrest that followed in our neighborhoods and the ongoing trial. Ensuring the health and wellbeing of community is at the center of our response plan during these difficult times and we’re working with several cultural healers who use their lived experiences, expertise and training to facilitate conversations that get at shared healing. [CLICK HERE] for the Ramsey County’s healing spaces webpage, which includes a schedule of healing circles for the month of May. Please share these opportunities with your networks.
Caring for others? Connect with 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten for support. Are you or someone you know helping a spouse, parent, friend, or neighbor with memory loss and you’re looking for support? Connect with 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten for help in navigating your caregiving journey. The 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten Caregiver Services team is available for telephone support, education, access to resources, support groups, caregiver coaching, an online group e-respite program for persons experiencing memory loss, and more. Due to the pandemic, The Gathering (in-person group respite program) continues to be temporarily suspended. Our congregation is partnered in ministry with Lyngblomsten, a senior services organization whose 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten life enrichment centers are connecting adults ages 50+ to community services, resources, and opportunities for enhancing their quality of life. For more information, visit www.lyngblomsten.org/caregiving or contact them at (651) 632-5320 or caregiving [AT] lyngblomsten [DOT] org.
COVID VACCINE – IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Minnesota has expanded the availability of the Covid-19 vaccines and recently revised the criteria about who is currently eligible to receive a vaccine. If you seeking a vaccine and are over 65 years old and/or are now eligible for other reasons, you can schedule an appointment now at a variety of community vaccination sites (Walgreen’s, Cub Foods, Walmart, etc.) or you can wait to be notified by your health care provider when they have vaccination appointments available. If you are having difficulties locating and scheduling a vaccination appointment at a community site, contact Julia Nordling for assistance | 651-633-7644 | parishnurse [AT] centennialumc [DOT] org
Prayer Chain available for your requests: Do you have a prayer concern for yourself or a loved one? The Centennial prayer chain exists to share your concerns with God and others. Contact Julie Elholm in the church office at jelholm [AT] centennialumc [DOT] org. with your prayer request and indicate if it is to be shared with the congregation or just the pastoral staff.
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