VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
2024-06-24 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | St. Andrew’s Sanctuary Building, 120 East Avenue - Door #1, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115, United States
Dates: June 24-28; 9 – 12 noon, Sanctuary BuildingAges 4 (By 1/1/2024) through Completed Grade 5Cost per Participant: $45Cost per God Squad Member: $15

Vacation Bible School starts with a large group session with music and skits and an introduction of the day. Then grade/age groups will rotate to a variety of stations including: craft/science, games, Bible story time, music, and snack. Then at the end of the morning, we gather back for a large group session to wrap up the day. We needs lots of volunteers to make this happening including our Middle School helper program called God Squad in addition to many high school and adult volunteers.

BAPTISM WORKSHOPS - 2024
2024-06-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-20 13:00 - 14:00 | MN
Monday at 1 p.m.

The one-hour interactive workshop via Zoom covers what baptism is, what it means for you and/or your child, tips for raising a family of faith, and what the day of baptism will look like.

The class will cover: What baptism means in the Lutheran tradition, how to prepare for your child’s baptism, what to expect on the day of their baptism, godparents and how to select them, nurturing faith at home beyond your child’s baptism day, and more! You’ll have the opportunity to connect with other St. Andrew’s families, and have any of your remaining questions about baptism answered.

Please gather these items and have them nearby at the Zoom meeting: A “faith object” (for show-and-tell)—something in your home that reminds you of your faith or helps you practice your faith, a small bowl of water (for a blessing), a Bible (you can Google for our readings if you don’t have a Bible available).

Your children are more than welcome to join us during the meeting, but they are not required to be present. We understand that some of you will need to move on-and-off-screen to tend to the needs of your little ones during our time together. We are so grateful for this opportunity to gather in whatever way is best for your family!

A Zoom link will be emailed to you 2-3 days before the workshop.

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE 2024
2024-06-14 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-13 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-12 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-11 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-10 09:00 - 11:30 | St. Andrew’s Sanctuary Building, 120 East Avenue - Door #1, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115, United States
Preschoolers love to explore the world through music, whether it’s singing, clapping, or dancing to the beat. Kids will be engaged in fun and interactive games and stories as they learn about music. The week culminates with a short musical program chock full of songs, movement, and musical instruments. Registration opens 3/1/24.

Taught by Miriam Sikora, St. Andrew’s K-2 Choir Director

CONFIRMATION CAMP
2024-06-10 08:00 - 2024-06-14 12:00 | Camp Wapo, 738 Hickory Point Ln, Amery, WI, 54001, United States
Monday, June 10 – Friday, June 14Middle School Campers: Completed Grades 6-8High School Leaders: Completed Grades 9-12Cost per Camper: $360Cost per Leader: $185 (or $210 if staying for Leader Weekend)

Complete the Confirmation year with the biggest celebration we can imagine: camp together at Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp in Amery, WI. Spend time with your favorite people and our amazing High School and adult counselors to create memories that will stick with you all year. Every day there is a new theme, a new adventure, a new big idea from the bible, and new games and activities to play. Worship at the campfire overlooking the lake, swim during free time, learn all the camp songs, and join us for a summer of FUN!

CONFIRMATION CAMP LEADERS 2024
2024-06-09 11:45 - 13:30, 2024-05-26 11:45 - 13:30, 2024-04-28 11:45 - 13:30 | Youth & Sports Center, 110 East Ave, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115, United States
Monthly Training Sessions

Camp Leader Training Dates: Sunday, Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 17, April 28, May 26, June 911:45 am-1:30 pm in the Youth and Sports Center

Ages/Grades: For youth completed Grades 9-12 and adults.

Cost: $175 per person. The optional add on Leader Weekend is $25. Financial assistance is available for additional support. For a no questions asked scholarship, enter “WAIVE” in the code box on the registration form.

Registration for these events has closed.

BAPTISM WORKSHOPS - 2024
2024-06-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | MN
Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

The one-hour interactive workshop via Zoom covers what baptism is, what it means for you and/or your child, tips for raising a family of faith, and what the day of baptism will look like.

The class will cover: What baptism means in the Lutheran tradition, how to prepare for your child’s baptism, what to expect on the day of their baptism, godparents and how to select them, nurturing faith at home beyond your child’s baptism day, and more! You’ll have the opportunity to connect with other St. Andrew’s families, and have any of your remaining questions about baptism answered.

Please gather these items and have them nearby at the Zoom meeting: A “faith object” (for show-and-tell)— something in your home that reminds you of your faith or helps you practice your faith, a small bowl of water (for a blessing), and a Bible (you can Google for our readings if you don’t have a Bible available).

Your children are more than welcome to join us during the meeting, but they are not required to be present. We understand that some of you will need to move on-and-off-screen to tend to the needs of your little ones during our time together. We are so grateful for this opportunity to gather in whatever way is best for your family!

Please note, a Zoom link will be emailed to you 2-3 days before the workshop.

SUMMER MONDAY PLAYTIME
2024-06-03 09:30 - 10:30 | Youth & Sports Center, 110 East Ave, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115, United States
Meet other families with little ones on the first Monday of the month this summer, and allow kids to socialize and burn off energy during parent/guardian supervised open gym time.St. Andrew’s Gym, Youth & Sports Center.Enter through Door 3 off the East Ave. parking lot.If you’re dropping off a preschooler at 9am, please feel free to come anytime after 9am, however staff may not be present until 9:30am.

SENIOR BLESSING 2024
2024-06-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-02 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-06-02 09:00 - 10:00 | St. Andrew’s Great Hall, 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115, United States
Each of our seniors is invited to attend a special celebration of their achievement in graduation from High School. This experience is designed for you as a family to honor the achievement, to talk about hopes for the future as you move into a new stage of life, and to bring God into the forming of that new stage of life for everyone involved.

This celebration will be offered at all four worship services St. Andrew’s offers, so select the service you’ll attend when you register.

Celebration during any of four worship times below:

5pm Saturday (Contemporary—Great Hall)

9am Sunday (Traditional—Sanctuary)

9:30am Sunday (Contemporary—Great Hall)

10:30am Sunday (Traditional—Sanctuary)

PEER MINISTRY LEADERSHIP TRAINING
2024-04-07 10:30 - 13:00 | MN
All High Schoolers are welcome to join our Peer Ministry program. It’s a great way to meet the other high schoolers in our community. It gives all participants useful skills beneficial for socializing with, ministering to, and relating to their peers! I would recommend this program to literally ANYONE (no matter which church they go to, which school they go to, or how many people they know in our program). Groups that have found this very useful in the past:

College applicants looking to add to their resume

Captains of sports teams who want to be better leaders

Small group leaders for Confirmation or other programs

People who have a job where they interact with people

People interested in ministry

People who want to learn to be better friends or listeners

Leaders of local faith groups in school or in other churches

Grades: For youth enrolled in grades 9-12

Schedule: January 7th, February 4th, March 3rd, April 7th, and May 5th

(optional but encouraged) 10:30 Worship – We will all sit together in the Sanctuary!

11:30 worship is over, we get a cookie and coffee and mingle!

11:45 Peer Ministry Session starts in Pier 7.

11:45 – 12:00 we eat the catered food!

12:00- 1:00 We get trained in Peer Ministry!

Cost: $25 (this is just for the cost of meals)

Registration: Click “Register for this Event” to begin the registration process. If you have a St. Andrew’s Connect account, be sure to sign in first.

Questions: Reach out to Per with Questions at pnestingen@saintandrews.org.
