Easter Sunday, April 9 (In person at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am)

Let’s celebrate new life and a new day on Easter Sunday!

We will have our Traditional Service at 7:30am and 9:00am.

We will have our Epic Ska Easter Service at 10:30am.

Easter Sunday, April 9 (In person at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am)

Let’s celebrate new life and a new day on Easter Sunday!

We will have our Traditional Service at 7:30am and 9:00am.

We will have our Epic Ska Easter Service at 10:30am.

Easter Sunday, April 9 (In person at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am)

Let’s celebrate new life and a new day on Easter Sunday!

We will have our Traditional Service at 7:30am and 9:00am.

We will have our Epic Ska Easter Service at 10:30am.

Easter Sunday, April 9 (In person at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am)

Let’s celebrate new life and a new day on Easter Sunday!

We will have our Traditional Service at 7:30am and 9:00am.

We will have our Epic Ska Easter Service at 10:30am.

Three Days In the Garden

A Garden is a place where toil and sweat meet beauty and vitality.

A Garden is a place where food is grown to feed a hungry household.

A Garden is a place where death and new life happen reliably… consistently…simultaneously.

This is nothing less than the story of Christ, and we will share this story once again through the Three Days worship experience.

Join us in the garden for the Three Days: One Worship Service in Three Parts:

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 6 - IN PERSON AT 7:00PM

On Maundy Thursday we will encounter tables filled with fruits from the Garden– wheat, grapes, and flowers. We will drink from large cups, share loaves of bread, and linger at candle lit tables in an evening of love and abundance. We’ll hear a call to love one another before the story moves to the Garden of Gethsemane. At this point the worship experience will pause until Friday night.

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 7 - IN PERSON AT 7:00PM

On Good Friday we will move from the Garden of Gethsemane to the cross on a barren hill. On this night we are reminded that a garden is a place where the cycle of life is on full display, and we are reminded that death is a part of the ongoing reality of life. This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even here Christ meets us in our pain and struggle, this is the beginning of transformation. The service will once again pause, this time near a garden tomb, until the third and final installment of the Three Days begins on Saturday night.

EASTER VIGIL, APRIL 8 - IN PERSON AT 7:30PM 

At the Easter Vigil we will rest and wait in the garden. We accompany each other as we wait and watch for the first shoots of new life to break through the spring soil. The evening begins around a fire, we will light candles, and ultimately begin an evening of storytelling. This is the night of transformation 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 in the new Easter garden!

ONLINE

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday reflections will be streamed live on our YouTube Channel at 7:00pm.

Easter Sunday will be streamed live at 9:30am.

Three Days In the Garden

A Garden is a place where toil and sweat meet beauty and vitality.

A Garden is a place where food is grown to feed a hungry household.

A Garden is a place where death and new life happen reliably… consistently…simultaneously.

This is nothing less than the story of Christ, and we will share this story once again through the Three Days worship experience.

Join us in the garden for the Three Days: One Worship Service in Three Parts:

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 6 - IN PERSON AT 7:00PM

On Maundy Thursday we will encounter tables filled with fruits from the Garden– wheat, grapes, and flowers. We will drink from large cups, share loaves of bread, and linger at candle lit tables in an evening of love and abundance. We’ll hear a call to love one another before the story moves to the Garden of Gethsemane. At this point the worship experience will pause until Friday night.

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 7 - IN PERSON AT 7:00PM

On Good Friday we will move from the Garden of Gethsemane to the cross on a barren hill. On this night we are reminded that a garden is a place where the cycle of life is on full display, and we are reminded that death is a part of the ongoing reality of life. This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even here Christ meets us in our pain and struggle, this is the beginning of transformation. The service will once again pause, this time near a garden tomb, until the third and final installment of the Three Days begins on Saturday night.

EASTER VIGIL, APRIL 8 - IN PERSON AT 7:30PM 

At the Easter Vigil we will rest and wait in the garden. We accompany each other as we wait and watch for the first shoots of new life to break through the spring soil. The evening begins around a fire, we will light candles, and ultimately begin an evening of storytelling. This is the night of transformation 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 in the new Easter garden!

ONLINE

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday reflections will be streamed live on our YouTube Channel at 7:00pm.

Easter Sunday will be streamed live at 9:30am.

Come to the Looking Within Center as we continue the story, gathered around the cross. On this day the cross is barren but somehow also holding the promise of life to come. We'll recognize the pain and struggle of our lives, and yet meet Christ there, knowing the story continues Saturday night.

Three Days In the Garden

A Garden is a place where toil and sweat meet beauty and vitality.

A Garden is a place where food is grown to feed a hungry household.

A Garden is a place where death and new life happen reliably… consistently…simultaneously.

This is nothing less than the story of Christ, and we will share this story once again through the Three Days worship experience.

Join us in the garden for the Three Days: One Worship Service in Three Parts:

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 6 - IN PERSON AT 7:00PM

On Maundy Thursday we will encounter tables filled with fruits from the Garden– wheat, grapes, and flowers. We will drink from large cups, share loaves of bread, and linger at candle lit tables in an evening of love and abundance. We’ll hear a call to love one another before the story moves to the Garden of Gethsemane. At this point the worship experience will pause until Friday night.

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 7 - IN PERSON AT 7:00PM

On Good Friday we will move from the Garden of Gethsemane to the cross on a barren hill. On this night we are reminded that a garden is a place where the cycle of life is on full display, and we are reminded that death is a part of the ongoing reality of life. This night we encounter a place of endings and vulnerability. Even here Christ meets us in our pain and struggle, this is the beginning of transformation. The service will once again pause, this time near a garden tomb, until the third and final installment of the Three Days begins on Saturday night.

EASTER VIGIL, APRIL 8 - IN PERSON AT 7:30PM 

At the Easter Vigil we will rest and wait in the garden. We accompany each other as we wait and watch for the first shoots of new life to break through the spring soil. The evening begins around a fire, we will light candles, and ultimately begin an evening of storytelling. This is the night of transformation 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 in the new Easter garden!

ONLINE

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday reflections will be streamed live on our YouTube Channel at 7:00pm.

Easter Sunday will be streamed live at 9:30am.

Come to the Looking Within Center to enter into Jesus' last days with his followers. In this contemplative service we'll consider Jesus' last meal, share communion, hear again Jesus' call to love, and watch the story turn toward the cross.

MARCH 29

LUNCH TO FOLLOW: A variety of soups, breads, veggie trays, and bars for dessert

Lent is always a good time to experiment with prayer, and this year the Looking Within Center will host Wednesday Midday Prayer Around the Cross at 11:30am. Each week we'll gather around the cross to pray, hear Scripture, consider a reflection, light candles, and savor reflective music (including Taize). Then, we'll eat lunch together!

Each service will introduce a different mode of prayer to try together, as well as a ritual of being marked by the cross. As we experiment with prayer for healing, centering, calling, and connecting, we'll highlight the cross as a place where Jesus meets us with empathy, compassion, wisdom, grace, and hope. We'll start on Ash Wednesday, and continue through the season. Let's grow in prayer together!

Hosted by Julie Stevens, these prayer services will be led by Pastor Hayden Kvamme and Worship and Arts Director Chris Roberts, with some music from Harold Vetter.

MARCH 22, 29

LUNCH TO FOLLOW: Lasagna & Salad, Cookies/Bars

Lent is always a good time to experiment with prayer, and this year the Looking Within Center will host Wednesday Midday Prayer Around the Cross at 11:30am. Each week we'll gather around the cross to pray, hear Scripture, consider a reflection, light candles, and savor reflective music (including Taize). Then, we'll eat lunch together!

Each service will introduce a different mode of prayer to try together, as well as a ritual of being marked by the cross. As we experiment with prayer for healing, centering, calling, and connecting, we'll highlight the cross as a place where Jesus meets us with empathy, compassion, wisdom, grace, and hope. We'll start on Ash Wednesday, and continue through the season. Let's grow in prayer together!

Hosted by Julie Stevens, these prayer services will be led by Pastor Hayden Kvamme and Worship and Arts Director Chris Roberts, with some music from Harold Vetter.

MARCH 15, 22, 29

LUNCH TO FOLLOW: TBD

Lent is always a good time to experiment with prayer, and this year the Looking Within Center will host Wednesday Midday Prayer Around the Cross at 11:30am. Each week we'll gather around the cross to pray, hear Scripture, consider a reflection, light candles, and savor reflective music (including Taize). Then, we'll eat lunch together!

Each service will introduce a different mode of prayer to try together, as well as a ritual of being marked by the cross. As we experiment with prayer for healing, centering, calling, and connecting, we'll highlight the cross as a place where Jesus meets us with empathy, compassion, wisdom, grace, and hope. We'll start on Ash Wednesday, and continue through the season. Let's grow in prayer together!

Hosted by Julie Stevens, these prayer services will be led by Pastor Hayden Kvamme and Worship and Arts Director Chris Roberts, with some music from Harold Vetter.

MARCH 8, 15, 22, 29

LUNCH TO FOLLOW: Hot Dish & Salad

Lent is always a good time to experiment with prayer, and this year the Looking Within Center will host Wednesday Midday Prayer Around the Cross at 11:30am. Each week we'll gather around the cross to pray, hear Scripture, consider a reflection, light candles, and savor reflective music (including Taize). Then, we'll eat lunch together!

Each service will introduce a different mode of prayer to try together, as well as a ritual of being marked by the cross. As we experiment with prayer for healing, centering, calling, and connecting, we'll highlight the cross as a place where Jesus meets us with empathy, compassion, wisdom, grace, and hope. We'll start on Ash Wednesday, and continue through the season. Let's grow in prayer together!

Hosted by Julie Stevens, these prayer services will be led by Pastor Hayden Kvamme and Worship and Arts Director Chris Roberts, with some music from Harold Vetter.

MARCH 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

LUNCH TO FOLLOW: Lunch is Pulled Pork sandwiches and Sloppy Joes, Veggie Tray, Chips & Dessert Assortment

Lent is always a good time to experiment with prayer, and this year the Looking Within Center will host Wednesday Midday Prayer Around the Cross at 11:30am. Each week we'll gather around the cross to pray, hear Scripture, consider a reflection, light candles, and savor reflective music (including Taize). Then, we'll eat lunch together!

Each service will introduce a different mode of prayer to try together, as well as a ritual of being marked by the cross. As we experiment with prayer for healing, centering, calling, and connecting, we'll highlight the cross as a place where Jesus meets us with empathy, compassion, wisdom, grace, and hope. We'll start on Ash Wednesday, and continue through the season. Let's grow in prayer together!

Hosted by Julie Stevens, these prayer services will be led by Pastor Hayden Kvamme and Worship and Arts Director Chris Roberts, with some music from Harold Vetter.

Join us for Gloria Dei’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt and the “Celebration of the Empty Tomb” on the lawn.

You can Help us Prepare! 

We need volunteers to pick up eggs at the welcome center, fill them, and return them by or before Wednesday, April 5. 

Be creative and have fun! For those of you who have been asking for suggestions, below is a list of some of the things that filled eggs in the past.