WEDNESDAYS • 5:15PM

MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9

Everyone is invited to join us for dinner before heading to Water’s Edge on Wednesday nights during Lent! We’ll be having buffet style meals in the Garden Lounge with a freewill donation. Everyone is invited! (Just no pets, please). See you there!

In 1985, Howard Jones dropped a song called, “No one is to blame”.

The first verse says, “You can look at the menu, but you just can’t eat. You can feel the cushions, but you can’t have a seat. You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can’t have a swim. You can feel the punishment, but you can’t commit the sin. No one, no one, no one ever is to blame.”

Occasionally, life seems impossible, and try as we might, we can’t see our way through it. When this happens, it’s easy to lose hope or give up trying; it’s easy to believe that nothing will ever change.

But as the saying goes,

God makes a way where there is no way.

Join us at Water’s Edge for our Lenten Series: “No way! Way.” where we will hear stories about how God finds a way in impossible situations. Sometimes we are invited to break down barriers, and create new approaches, and sometimes to just pause, listen, wait, and imagine a way where there is no way...

Please join us for the Gloria Dei Meetup! We’ll have some lunch, talk with staff, connect with other new(ish) people to Gloria Dei, and get to know this community!

When? Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 11:45 am (after EpicOneEight Worship)

Where? Looking Within Center (downstairs from the Sanctuary)

How? Just show up! It's free!

Please sign up by Thursday, March 13 so we can plan for food. 😉 Questions? Contact Kimber Iverson (kimberi@gloria-dei.com) or call the church at 507-289-1841

WEDNESDAYS • 5:15PM

MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9

Everyone is invited to join us for dinner before heading to Water’s Edge on Wednesday nights during Lent! We’ll be having buffet style meals in the Garden Lounge with a freewill donation. Everyone is invited! (Just no pets, please). See you there!

In 1985, Howard Jones dropped a song called, “No one is to blame”.

The first verse says, “You can look at the menu, but you just can’t eat. You can feel the cushions, but you can’t have a seat. You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can’t have a swim. You can feel the punishment, but you can’t commit the sin. No one, no one, no one ever is to blame.”

Occasionally, life seems impossible, and try as we might, we can’t see our way through it. When this happens, it’s easy to lose hope or give up trying; it’s easy to believe that nothing will ever change.

But as the saying goes,

God makes a way where there is no way.

Join us at Water’s Edge for our Lenten Series: “No way! Way.” where we will hear stories about how God finds a way in impossible situations. Sometimes we are invited to break down barriers, and create new approaches, and sometimes to just pause, listen, wait, and imagine a way where there is no way...

Date: Sunday, March 23
Time: 3:00 pm
Place: The Looking Within Center at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

Make plans to attend a fun-filled afternoon with the Brad Boice Trio as they sing traditional Gospel tunes as well as familiar modern spiritual melodies. Brad Boice, Gene Peters, and Randy Stuhldreher will perform a Gospel hour of music and joyful banter. From the traditional “How Great Thou Art” to Kris Kristofferson’s “Why Me Lord”, there will be something for everyone.

(No registration required, and there is no charge for the concert. But if you so desire, we invite you to bring a donation of underwear for Gloria Dei’s “Threads” free clothing boutique (all ages needed; must be new and still in the package)

Questions? Contact Julie Stevens, The Looking Within Center Director, (julies@gloria-dei.com)

WEDNESDAYS • 5:15PM

MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9

Everyone is invited to join us for dinner before heading to Water’s Edge on Wednesday nights during Lent! We’ll be having buffet style meals in the Garden Lounge with a freewill donation. Everyone is invited! (Just no pets, please). See you there!

In 1985, Howard Jones dropped a song called, “No one is to blame”.

The first verse says, “You can look at the menu, but you just can’t eat. You can feel the cushions, but you can’t have a seat. You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can’t have a swim. You can feel the punishment, but you can’t commit the sin. No one, no one, no one ever is to blame.”

Occasionally, life seems impossible, and try as we might, we can’t see our way through it. When this happens, it’s easy to lose hope or give up trying; it’s easy to believe that nothing will ever change.

But as the saying goes,

God makes a way where there is no way.

Join us at Water’s Edge for our Lenten Series: “No way! Way.” where we will hear stories about how God finds a way in impossible situations. Sometimes we are invited to break down barriers, and create new approaches, and sometimes to just pause, listen, wait, and imagine a way where there is no way...

WEDNESDAYS • 5:15PM

MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9

Everyone is invited to join us for dinner before heading to Water’s Edge on Wednesday nights during Lent! We’ll be having buffet style meals in the Garden Lounge with a freewill donation. Everyone is invited! (Just no pets, please). See you there!

In 1985, Howard Jones dropped a song called, “No one is to blame”.

The first verse says, “You can look at the menu, but you just can’t eat. You can feel the cushions, but you can’t have a seat. You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can’t have a swim. You can feel the punishment, but you can’t commit the sin. No one, no one, no one ever is to blame.”

Occasionally, life seems impossible, and try as we might, we can’t see our way through it. When this happens, it’s easy to lose hope or give up trying; it’s easy to believe that nothing will ever change.

But as the saying goes,

God makes a way where there is no way.

Join us at Water’s Edge for our Lenten Series: “No way! Way.” where we will hear stories about how God finds a way in impossible situations. Sometimes we are invited to break down barriers, and create new approaches, and sometimes to just pause, listen, wait, and imagine a way where there is no way...

WEDNESDAYS • 5:15PM

MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9

Everyone is invited to join us for dinner before heading to Water’s Edge on Wednesday nights during Lent! We’ll be having buffet style meals in the Garden Lounge with a freewill donation. Everyone is invited! (Just no pets, please). See you there!

In 1985, Howard Jones dropped a song called, “No one is to blame”.

The first verse says, “You can look at the menu, but you just can’t eat. You can feel the cushions, but you can’t have a seat. You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can’t have a swim. You can feel the punishment, but you can’t commit the sin. No one, no one, no one ever is to blame.”

Occasionally, life seems impossible, and try as we might, we can’t see our way through it. When this happens, it’s easy to lose hope or give up trying; it’s easy to believe that nothing will ever change.

But as the saying goes,

God makes a way where there is no way.

Join us at Water’s Edge for our Lenten Series: “No way! Way.” where we will hear stories about how God finds a way in impossible situations. Sometimes we are invited to break down barriers, and create new approaches, and sometimes to just pause, listen, wait, and imagine a way where there is no way...

Sunday, April 13 • 9:30-10:30 am

Join us for our annual Palm Festival with family activities! At this event, we will mark the beginning of Holy Week. We will learn about Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem and work together on a community project. 

FUN FOR ALL AGES!

We are looking for volunteers of any age and experience level! It would be great to see some middle or high schoolers volunteer to help with the activities and crafts too! This will allow families to be able to participate together.

When we walk up to a doorway, almost anything can happen.

• Sometimes the door has a “Welcome Mat” and we are met by the warmth of good friends.

• Sometimes the door which had been open suddenly slams shut, and we are turned away.

• Sometimes the door opens and we are invited into a whole new world filled with exciting possibilities.

Someone famous once said, “All beginnings are delightful; the threshold is the place to pause.” This year for the Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil we will pause in the doorway that leads us through the old, old story of Jesus and his love, and continues into your life and something new. Are you ready to experience what awaits you there in the Threshold? Join us for ONE worship service in THREE parts.

Part One, Maundy Thursday: A Welcome Mat - Thursday, April 17, 7:00pm

Experience the “Welcome Mat” at the doorway as friends gather for a night of conversation, food, and connection. We will gather around tables filled with candles, bread, wine, juice, and friends. We’ll remember when Jesus gathered one last time with his people in a low lit room and reminded them to love one another. At the end of the night we’ll walk through the door and prepare for the next threshold when the worship experience continues on Friday night. 

Part Two, Good Friday: A Door Slam - Friday, April 18, 7:00pm

Sometimes life can change in the blink of an eye, the snap of a finger, the ring of a phone, and the slamming of a door. Dreams that once seemed certain come to an end, and we are left wondering what comes next. 

This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even in the uncertainty and questions, Christ meets us. With the sudden slam of the door, transformation and something new begins. The service will once again pause, until we begin again at the third and final door on Saturday night. 

Part Three, Easter Vigil: A New Door Opens - Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm

Have you ever walked up to a new door, and upon walking through it, life was never the same? Maybe it was a new job, or a new school, or a new relationship. You walked up to the door with memories of hurt and failure in tow, but on the other side new life, new hope, new joy, and a new day was in store. The evening begins outside by a fire, we will light candles, and walk through the doors of the building for a night of storytelling. This Easter night we open the door that leads from darkness to light, from mourning to dancing, from death to life. The night will conclude with the first proclamation of Easter, and a giant feast that can’t be beat! 

When we walk up to a doorway, almost anything can happen.

• Sometimes the door has a “Welcome Mat” and we are met by the warmth of good friends.

• Sometimes the door which had been open suddenly slams shut, and we are turned away.

• Sometimes the door opens and we are invited into a whole new world filled with exciting possibilities.

Someone famous once said, “All beginnings are delightful; the threshold is the place to pause.” This year for the Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil we will pause in the doorway that leads us through the old, old story of Jesus and his love, and continues into your life and something new. Are you ready to experience what awaits you there in the Threshold? Join us for ONE worship service in THREE parts.

Part One, Maundy Thursday: A Welcome Mat - Thursday, April 17, 7:00pm

Experience the “Welcome Mat” at the doorway as friends gather for a night of conversation, food, and connection. We will gather around tables filled with candles, bread, wine, juice, and friends. We’ll remember when Jesus gathered one last time with his people in a low lit room and reminded them to love one another. At the end of the night we’ll walk through the door and prepare for the next threshold when the worship experience continues on Friday night. 

Part Two, Good Friday: A Door Slam - Friday, April 18, 7:00pm

Sometimes life can change in the blink of an eye, the snap of a finger, the ring of a phone, and the slamming of a door. Dreams that once seemed certain come to an end, and we are left wondering what comes next. 

This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even in the uncertainty and questions, Christ meets us. With the sudden slam of the door, transformation and something new begins. The service will once again pause, until we begin again at the third and final door on Saturday night. 

Part Three, Easter Vigil: A New Door Opens - Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm

Have you ever walked up to a new door, and upon walking through it, life was never the same? Maybe it was a new job, or a new school, or a new relationship. You walked up to the door with memories of hurt and failure in tow, but on the other side new life, new hope, new joy, and a new day was in store. The evening begins outside by a fire, we will light candles, and walk through the doors of the building for a night of storytelling. This Easter night we open the door that leads from darkness to light, from mourning to dancing, from death to life. The night will conclude with the first proclamation of Easter, and a giant feast that can’t be beat! 

When we walk up to a doorway, almost anything can happen.

• Sometimes the door has a “Welcome Mat” and we are met by the warmth of good friends.

• Sometimes the door which had been open suddenly slams shut, and we are turned away.

• Sometimes the door opens and we are invited into a whole new world filled with exciting possibilities.

Someone famous once said, “All beginnings are delightful; the threshold is the place to pause.” This year for the Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil we will pause in the doorway that leads us through the old, old story of Jesus and his love, and continues into your life and something new. Are you ready to experience what awaits you there in the Threshold? Join us for ONE worship service in THREE parts.

Part One, Maundy Thursday: A Welcome Mat - Thursday, April 17, 7:00pm

Experience the “Welcome Mat” at the doorway as friends gather for a night of conversation, food, and connection. We will gather around tables filled with candles, bread, wine, juice, and friends. We’ll remember when Jesus gathered one last time with his people in a low lit room and reminded them to love one another. At the end of the night we’ll walk through the door and prepare for the next threshold when the worship experience continues on Friday night. 

Part Two, Good Friday: A Door Slam - Friday, April 18, 7:00pm

Sometimes life can change in the blink of an eye, the snap of a finger, the ring of a phone, and the slamming of a door. Dreams that once seemed certain come to an end, and we are left wondering what comes next. 

This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even in the uncertainty and questions, Christ meets us. With the sudden slam of the door, transformation and something new begins. The service will once again pause, until we begin again at the third and final door on Saturday night. 

Part Three, Easter Vigil: A New Door Opens - Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm

Have you ever walked up to a new door, and upon walking through it, life was never the same? Maybe it was a new job, or a new school, or a new relationship. You walked up to the door with memories of hurt and failure in tow, but on the other side new life, new hope, new joy, and a new day was in store. The evening begins outside by a fire, we will light candles, and walk through the doors of the building for a night of storytelling. This Easter night we open the door that leads from darkness to light, from mourning to dancing, from death to life. The night will conclude with the first proclamation of Easter, and a giant feast that can’t be beat! 

When we walk up to a doorway, almost anything can happen.

• Sometimes the door has a “Welcome Mat” and we are met by the warmth of good friends.

• Sometimes the door which had been open suddenly slams shut, and we are turned away.

• Sometimes the door opens and we are invited into a whole new world filled with exciting possibilities.

Someone famous once said, “All beginnings are delightful; the threshold is the place to pause.” This year for the Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil we will pause in the doorway that leads us through the old, old story of Jesus and his love, and continues into your life and something new. Are you ready to experience what awaits you there in the Threshold? Join us for ONE worship service in THREE parts.

Part One, Maundy Thursday: A Welcome Mat - Thursday, April 17, 7:00pm

Experience the “Welcome Mat” at the doorway as friends gather for a night of conversation, food, and connection. We will gather around tables filled with candles, bread, wine, juice, and friends. We’ll remember when Jesus gathered one last time with his people in a low lit room and reminded them to love one another. At the end of the night we’ll walk through the door and prepare for the next threshold when the worship experience continues on Friday night. 

Part Two, Good Friday: A Door Slam - Friday, April 18, 7:00pm

Sometimes life can change in the blink of an eye, the snap of a finger, the ring of a phone, and the slamming of a door. Dreams that once seemed certain come to an end, and we are left wondering what comes next. 

This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even in the uncertainty and questions, Christ meets us. With the sudden slam of the door, transformation and something new begins. The service will once again pause, until we begin again at the third and final door on Saturday night. 

Part Three, Easter Vigil: A New Door Opens - Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm

Have you ever walked up to a new door, and upon walking through it, life was never the same? Maybe it was a new job, or a new school, or a new relationship. You walked up to the door with memories of hurt and failure in tow, but on the other side new life, new hope, new joy, and a new day was in store. The evening begins outside by a fire, we will light candles, and walk through the doors of the building for a night of storytelling. This Easter night we open the door that leads from darkness to light, from mourning to dancing, from death to life. The night will conclude with the first proclamation of Easter, and a giant feast that can’t be beat! 

When we walk up to a doorway, almost anything can happen.

• Sometimes the door has a “Welcome Mat” and we are met by the warmth of good friends.

• Sometimes the door which had been open suddenly slams shut, and we are turned away.

• Sometimes the door opens and we are invited into a whole new world filled with exciting possibilities.

Someone famous once said, “All beginnings are delightful; the threshold is the place to pause.” This year for the Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil we will pause in the doorway that leads us through the old, old story of Jesus and his love, and continues into your life and something new. Are you ready to experience what awaits you there in the Threshold? Join us for ONE worship service in THREE parts.

Part One, Maundy Thursday: A Welcome Mat - Thursday, April 17, 7:00pm

Experience the “Welcome Mat” at the doorway as friends gather for a night of conversation, food, and connection. We will gather around tables filled with candles, bread, wine, juice, and friends. We’ll remember when Jesus gathered one last time with his people in a low lit room and reminded them to love one another. At the end of the night we’ll walk through the door and prepare for the next threshold when the worship experience continues on Friday night. 

Part Two, Good Friday: A Door Slam - Friday, April 18, 7:00pm

Sometimes life can change in the blink of an eye, the snap of a finger, the ring of a phone, and the slamming of a door. Dreams that once seemed certain come to an end, and we are left wondering what comes next. 

This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even in the uncertainty and questions, Christ meets us. With the sudden slam of the door, transformation and something new begins. The service will once again pause, until we begin again at the third and final door on Saturday night. 

Part Three, Easter Vigil: A New Door Opens - Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm

Have you ever walked up to a new door, and upon walking through it, life was never the same? Maybe it was a new job, or a new school, or a new relationship. You walked up to the door with memories of hurt and failure in tow, but on the other side new life, new hope, new joy, and a new day was in store. The evening begins outside by a fire, we will light candles, and walk through the doors of the building for a night of storytelling. This Easter night we open the door that leads from darkness to light, from mourning to dancing, from death to life. The night will conclude with the first proclamation of Easter, and a giant feast that can’t be beat!