Bonfire Events
Collaborative news, events and gatherings between partnering ELCA congregations
Choral and Instrumental Christmas Concerts
The combined choirs of First Lutheran Church of Crystal and St. Olaf Lutheran Church will present their annual Christmas concerts on the following two dates:
Sunday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church.
Refreshments following concert.
Sunday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church
(2901 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis). Bake sale following concert.
The concerts, arranged by Music Director, Jerry Bursch, will feature the First Lutheran and St. Olaf choirs, the bell choirs of First Lutheran and House of Hope, and instrumentalists from First Lutheran and St. Olaf.
For questions, call Jerry Bursch at 612-296-2857 or First Lutheran at 763-537-4576. We would love to see you at one or both of these concerts.
Christmas Day Worship
Saturday, December 25 at 9:30 a.m. at House of Hope Lutheran Church (4800 Boone Ave. N.). We invite you to attend this “Bonfire” sponsored service of lessons and carols. Our friends at House of Hope welcome you to celebrate the birth of Christ in the spirit of cooperation and hope.
Bonfire News
The Bonfire has created a Wildfire
The Bonfire ministry does more than just find ways to cooperate in ministry; it spawns new ones, too. Using the foundational work of First Lutheran, House of Hope, and St. James congregations, three other area churches, Elim in Robbinsdale, Faith Lilac-way, and Holy Nativity in Golden Valley are also collaborating on developing and improving ministry.
The following are areas of this collaboration:
The shared Confirmation ministry between FLC and House of Hope has nurtured an innovative parish-wide program called Wildfire that now sponsors monthly gatherings for Confirmation age youth. The ‘First Wednesday’ program begins on September 8 at Holy Nativity.
The Men’s ministries from the six congregations now sponsor quarterly educational and social Wildfire gatherings for area men. The next event is Sunday, September 19 at House of Hope in New Hope.
Youth ministry events planned at these churches now are advertised and encouraged by all of the Wildfire churches. While still maintaining their ties to the local congregation we are building a stronger and more far reaching ministry to area youth. This includes cooperation on planning future mission trips, camping weeks, Vacation Bible Schools, and educational experiences.
Pastors of the NW Hennepin conference of the Minneapolis Area Synod now meet in weekly text study. This not only provides time to study the biblical witness but promotes communication and innovation in ministering to our people and our times.
Links
Bonfire Ministries introduce the Parish Nurse Ministry
Bonfire Ministry:
A collaboration of partnering ELCA churches
Worship
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School
Held during the 9:30 a.m. worship service.
Kid’s Church
The first Sunday of each month
(no Sunday school).
Children stay with their parents
through the children’s message.
First Lutheran Church of Crystal
7708 - 62nd Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
(763) 537-4576 (phone)
(763) 537-0372 (fax)
