October 2025 Newsletter

October 2025 Newsletter

Ode to Joy by Rev. Alexandra Jacob, Sing For Joy Host “As the days shorten and the nights cool, may we turn to gratitude for the gifts of the changing seasons.” Rev. Alexandra Jacob When I was a high school senior, I took part in a young artists’...
October 2025 Newsletter

September Newsletter: Rooted in God’s Grace

by Rev. Alexandra Jacob, Sing For Joy Host “As the seasons of life and nature change, we are invited to remain deeply rooted in God’s grace, like a tree rooted in the earth.” Rev. Alexandra Jacob September is back-to-school month here in Minnesota...
October 2025 Newsletter

August Newsletter: Generations of Faith

by Rev. Alexandra Jacob, Sing For Joy Host “Just as the land around us has been stewarded by diverse communities for generations, so has the story of our faith. We are surrounded by the witness of those who went before us, and we do well to remember that...
October 2025 Newsletter

July Newsletter: Serving Neighbors and Seeking Justice

by Rev. Alexandra Jacob, Sing For Joy Host “The work of serving neighbors and seeking justice is work that bears witness to the reality that God’s kingdom is already among us, though we see it only in part. In the face of every neighbor, the kingdom of God...
October 2025 Newsletter

April Newsletter: He Loved Them to the End

by Rev. Alexandra Jacob, Sing For Joy Host “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” John 13:1 One of the treasured Holy Week traditions in the congregation I serve is a Maundy Thursday gathering that is both a communal meal...