Belonging
We have lots of different ways of being in community at Lutheran Church of Peace! We are more than just a Sunday morning church, we have activities going on during the week led by our LCP community and our neighbors. Below are just some of the things going on at LCP.
Youth and Children
All of our adult volunteers who spend time with kids go through a background check.
Sunday School
Meets from 9:30 -10:00 am for 3 year olds through 4th graders. We sing, hear stories from the Bible that are the same ones we’ll hear in worship, pray, do craft and science projects or play games to help us know God’s word for us today. Sunday School runs September through May.
Dinner+Church
Select Wednesdays at 6:00
We gather on every other Wednesday for Dinner+Church.
As Jesus gathered his friends at the table to share food and life and grow in understanding of God's radical grace, so we gather our friends to continue the tradition. See our Calendar and Building Use page for dates.
Gentle Yoga
Starting July 7th on Tuesdays 7 pm - 8 pm
1st & 3rd Tuesday - Slow-Flow Yoga and 2nd & 4th Tuesday - Chair Yoga
Folks should bring their own yoga mat and a water bottle. They can reach out to me at piperbeckyoga@gmail.com or 651-253-4512 if they need to borrow a mat or want recommendations for economical or professional yoga mats.
Cost is $12/class or $8 with a donation item for the Nine Lives Community Shelf - shampoo/conditioner, soap, pads, tampons, hygiene items, non-perishable/shelf stable food items (no cans) like peanut butter, cereal, oatmeal, ramen cups, snacks, etc.
About Nine Lives: ninelivesthrift.com
Available payment options are online with a credit card at piperbeck.co or in person with cash, check, or Venmo. (Honor System)
LCP Quilters
Select Tuesdays
Our quilters are hard at work helping people stay warm and feel loved! The quilters usually meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, meetings are posted in our calendar.
Women of the ELCA
Monthly
We currently have two WELCA circles:
The Miriam Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:00pm, and the Anna Circle meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 10:00 am at LCP.
We study scripture and share life's joys and sorrows. Contact Gail Ahrens for more info at gma-maa@comcast.net
The Lydias
On Zoom
We meet on zoom on the 1st Monday of the month to discuss scripture, books, and life. We go on retreat annually to sew, play stump the pastors, eat good food, share a glass of wine and laugh or cry depending on the moment. Contact Janet Traun at ladyslipper413@gmail.com to learn more. We'd love to have you join us.
Prayer Shawl
Meets on Zoom (Second Saturdays) and In Person (Fourth Saturdays) from 9:30 to 11. Pickup a shawl anytime the church is open.
Our Prayer Shawl ministry was started by Barb Bonham in January of 2008. We diligently kept records of who received shawls. In 2014 we had given 400 shawls to those in need of a shawl’s hug, comfort, care, love… Now we estimate that we have given over 1,000 shawls.
Pocket prayer shawls were started by Darlene Russell. Lisa Swanson has shared many with a friend of hers, even mails them to him to give to others in need.
Contact Janet Traun for more information - ladyslipper413@gmail.com
Book Club
Third Wednesday at 1:30
Lutheran Church of Peace has a book club that meets once a month during the school year. (We take summers off to read on our own!) The book club currently meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm at church.
Sherry Johnson (sherryjohnson12@gmail.com) and Sue Zimmerman (sk_zim@msn.com) lead book club. They choose book club books from the library, so we have read all kinds of interesting literature.
Everyone is welcome to join in reading the books and participating in the lively discussions that follow. It is always interesting to hear how each of us relates to a story based on our own narratives.