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SUMMARY:Midweek Summer Worship
DESCRIPTION:Dinner $15. Bus Transportation $10. \nDr. Michael Chan (Luther Seminary) Preaching\nDinner Menu: Slow roasted chicken\, smashed yukon gold potatoes\, sautéed vegetables\, salad and rolls\, vanilla panna cotta with raspberry sauce\nNature Talk by Rev. Dr. Theresa Latini: Retreat Centers as Geographies of Grace \nOften called the “prayer book of the Bible\,” the Psalms teach us to express ourselves fully to a God who listens with compassion. Humble gratitude\, soaring praise\, anguished lament\, bitter outrage\, awe-filled wonder\, and restored hope: all this\, and more\, is brought before God in the Psalms. Join the Mount Olivet pastors each Wednesday evening at the Conference & Retreat Center from June 30 through August 4 as they explore some of the Psalms they find most inspiring and resonant with their faith. \nBegin each evening with fellowship and delicious food. Learn about the natural world around you and take home tips for enhancing the beauty of your own yard during a nature talk. Then gather together for midweek worship. \nLimited bus transportation will be available from Mpls Campus and 7500 York. Due to ongoing safety concerns and COVID-19 protocol\, registration\, bus reservations\, and payment for each week should be made online at least 48 hours in advance. \nSchedule:\n4:30pm Bus Leaves 7500 York\n5pm Bus Leaves Mpls Campus\n5:30-6:30pm Dinner Served\n6:30-7pm Nature Talk\n7:15pm Worship\n8pm Bus Departs \nYou will receive a confirmation email after you register. If you do not receive the confirmation email\, or if you are unable to register online\, please contact the Conference & Retreat Center at 952.469.2175.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/midweek-summer-worship-4/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Midweek Summer Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210723T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
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SUMMARY:Renewing Connections: A Retreat for Women
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Theresa Latini\, Executive Director of Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, and Rev. Kara Root\, pastor of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church\, for a weekend of renewing your connections to God\, friends\, and nature. Explore new prayer practices and spiritual journaling\, meditate while walking the labyrinth\, enjoy a guided nature hike\, get creative with arts & crafts\, converse at the patio fireplace\, relax in the pool\, and enjoy much needed rest. \nRegistration opens Monday\, June 7 \nA variety of overnight accommodations are available including single\, double\, and dorm rooms (limit 6 people to a dorm). For double and dorm rooms\, you will be able to add the name(s) of your roommates at registration. Get a group of women together and enjoy the connections made during a dorm room stay! \n$280 (Single)\, $205 (Double)\, $170 (Dorm) | Cost includes two overnight stays\, five meals\, programming and activities\, use of amenities\, and tax. \nNo refunds after 7/2. \nYou will receive a confirmation email after you register. If you do not receive the confirmation email\, or if you are unable to register online\, please contact Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center at 952.469.2175.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/renewing-connections-a-retreat-for-women/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210721T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210721T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
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SUMMARY:Midweek Summer Worship
DESCRIPTION:Dinner $15. Bus Transportation $10. \nPastor Freeman Preaching\nDinner Menu: Meatloaf\, smoked cheddar whipped yukon gold mashed potatoes\, roasted asparagus\, salad and rolls\, and banana custard trifle\nNature Talk by Dan Kahl: Hydrangeas \nOften called the “prayer book of the Bible\,” the Psalms teach us to express ourselves fully to a God who listens with compassion. Humble gratitude\, soaring praise\, anguished lament\, bitter outrage\, awe-filled wonder\, and restored hope: all this\, and more\, is brought before God in the Psalms. Join the Mount Olivet pastors each Wednesday evening at the Conference & Retreat Center from June 30 through August 4 as they explore some of the Psalms they find most inspiring and resonant with their faith. \nBegin each evening with fellowship and delicious food. Learn about the natural world around you and take home tips for enhancing the beauty of your own yard during a nature talk. Then gather together for midweek worship. \nLimited bus transportation will be available from Mpls Campus and 7500 York. Due to ongoing safety concerns and COVID-19 protocol\, registration\, bus reservations\, and payment for each week should be made online at least 48 hours in advance. \nSchedule:\n4:30pm Bus Leaves 7500 York\n5pm Bus Leaves Mpls Campus\n5:30-6:30pm Dinner Served\n6:30-7pm Nature Talk\n7:15pm Worship\n8pm Bus Departs \nYou will receive a confirmation email after you register. If you do not receive the confirmation email\, or if you are unable to register online\, please contact the Conference & Retreat Center at 952.469.2175.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/14880/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Midweek Summer Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210714T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210714T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
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SUMMARY:Midweek Summer Worship
DESCRIPTION:Dinner $15. Bus Transportation $10. \nPastor Hammersten Preaching\nDinner Menu: Pecan crusted chicken with maple beurre blanc\, sauteed green beans\, wild rice pilaf\, salad and rolls\, and peach crisp with vanilla bean ice cream\nNature Talk by Dan Kahl: The Wonder of Woodpeckers \nOften called the “prayer book of the Bible\,” the Psalms teach us to express ourselves fully to a God who listens with compassion. Humble gratitude\, soaring praise\, anguished lament\, bitter outrage\, awe-filled wonder\, and restored hope: all this\, and more\, is brought before God in the Psalms. Join the Mount Olivet pastors each Wednesday evening at the Conference & Retreat Center from June 30 through August 4 as they explore some of the Psalms they find most inspiring and resonant with their faith. \nBegin each evening with fellowship and delicious food. Learn about the natural world around you and take home tips for enhancing the beauty of your own yard during a nature talk. Then gather together for midweek worship. \nLimited bus transportation will be available from Mpls Campus and 7500 York. Due to ongoing safety concerns and COVID-19 protocol\, registration\, bus reservations\, and payment for each week should be made online at least 48 hours in advance. \nSchedule:\n4:30pm Bus Leaves 7500 York\n5pm Bus Leaves Mpls Campus\n5:30-6:30pm Dinner Served\n6:30-7pm Nature Talk\n7:15pm Worship\n8pm Bus Departs \nYou will receive a confirmation email after you register. If you do not receive the confirmation email\, or if you are unable to register online\, please contact the Conference & Retreat Center at 952.469.2175.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/midweek-summer-worship-3/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Midweek Summer Worship
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SUMMARY:Midweek Summer Worship
DESCRIPTION:Dinner $15. Bus Transportation $10. \nPastor Kalland Preaching\nDinner Menu: Grilled brats and burgers\, blueberry watermelon salad with feta cheese\, grilled Mexican street corn\, potato salad\, and mixed berry shortcake\nNature Talk by Dan Kahl: Nature’s Goliaths \nOften called the “prayer book of the Bible\,” the Psalms teach us to express ourselves fully to a God who listens with compassion. Humble gratitude\, soaring praise\, anguished lament\, bitter outrage\, awe-filled wonder\, and restored hope: all this\, and more\, is brought before God in the Psalms. Join the Mount Olivet pastors each Wednesday evening at the Conference & Retreat Center from June 30 through August 4 as they explore some of the Psalms they find most inspiring and resonant with their faith. \nBegin each evening with fellowship and delicious food. Learn about the natural world around you and take home tips for enhancing the beauty of your own yard during a nature talk. Then gather together for midweek worship. \nLimited bus transportation will be available from Mpls Campus and 7500 York. Due to ongoing safety concerns and COVID-19 protocol\, registration\, bus reservations\, and payment for each week should be made online at least 48 hours in advance. \nSchedule:\n4:30pm Bus Leaves 7500 York\n5pm Bus Leaves Mpls Campus\n5:30-6:30pm Dinner Served\n6:30-7pm Nature Talk\n7:15pm Worship\n8pm Bus Departs \nYou will receive a confirmation email after you register. If you do not receive the confirmation email\, or if you are unable to register online\, please contact the Conference & Retreat Center at 952.469.2175.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/midweek-summer-worship-2/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Midweek Summer Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210630T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210630T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
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SUMMARY:Midweek Summer Worship
DESCRIPTION:Dinner $15. Bus Transportation $10. \nPastor Lose Preaching\nDinner Menu: Pulled pork sandwiches\, granny smith apple coleslaw\, baked macaroni and cheese\, broccoli salad\, and strawberry rhubarb custard cake\nNature Talk by Dan Kahl: Underutilized Perennials \nOften called the “prayer book of the Bible\,” the Psalms teach us to express ourselves fully to a God who listens with compassion. Humble gratitude\, soaring praise\, anguished lament\, bitter outrage\, awe-filled wonder\, and restored hope: all this\, and more\, is brought before God in the Psalms. Join the Mount Olivet pastors each Wednesday evening at the Conference & Retreat Center from June 30 through August 4 as they explore some of the Psalms they find most inspiring and resonant with their faith. \nBegin each evening with fellowship and delicious food. Learn about the natural world around you and take home tips for enhancing the beauty of your own yard during a nature talk. Then gather together for midweek worship. \nLimited bus transportation will be available from Mpls Campus and 7500 York. Due to ongoing safety concerns and COVID-19 protocol\, registration\, bus reservations\, and payment for each week should be made online at least 48 hours in advance. \nSchedule:\n4:30pm Bus Leaves 7500 York\n5pm Bus Leaves Mpls Campus\n5:30-6:30pm Dinner Served\n6:30-7pm Nature Talk\n7:15pm Worship\n8pm Bus Departs \nYou will receive a confirmation email after you register. If you do not receive the confirmation email\, or if you are unable to register online\, please contact the Conference & Retreat Center at 952.469.2175.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/midweek-summer-worship/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Midweek Summer Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210522T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210522T110000
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SUMMARY:Healing Collective Trauma
DESCRIPTION:Living Well\, Leading Well \nA five-part monthly series of virtual workshops promoting wholeness\, wellbeing\, and renewal in our personal and professional lives. Each workshop will be taught by specialists in the areas of counseling\, biblical studies\, peace-making\, and pastoral ministry. See below for details about the first two topics in this series. \nHealing Collective Trauma \nAs we cope with the mounting losses\, anxieties and uncertainties of our current pandemic\, many of us feel like we are losing our footing.  Having some awareness of trauma and its impact on our personal\, intergenerational\, and collective lives can increase our self-understanding and compassion. Join us in exploring concrete psychological and spiritual tools for increasing resilience and finding hope and joy in the midst of pain. \nLed by Reverend Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger\, Ph.D.\, the Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Pastoral Theology Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. Deborah was originally trained as a pastoral counselor\, taught at Princeton Seminary for 25 years\, and now offers spiritual direction for individuals and small groups. Among her various publications is Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma\, Gospel and Pastoral Care\, which won the Academy of Parish Clergy’s Book of the Year Award in 2015. \nRegister here.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/healing-collective-trauma/
LOCATION:Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210516
DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
CREATED:20210304T161528Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Day
DESCRIPTION:Each fall and spring we host a seasonal Volunteer Day. Thanks to our volunteers of all ages who help with outdoor projects like planting flowers\, raking leaves\, building raised garden beds\, replacing foot bridges\, and so much more! Save the date for our next Spring Volunteer Day – Saturday\, May 15\, 2021.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/volunteer-day/
LOCATION:Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, 7984 257th Street West\, Farmington\, Minnesota\, 55024
CATEGORIES:Volunteering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210422T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
CREATED:20210304T161119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T161119Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating Post-Pandemic Unknowns
DESCRIPTION:Living Well\, Leading Well\nA five-part monthly series of virtual workshops promoting wholeness\, wellbeing\, and renewal in our personal and professional lives. Each workshop will be taught by specialists in the areas of counseling\, biblical studies\, peace-making\, and pastoral ministry. See below for details about the first two topics in this series. \nNavigating Post-Pandemic Unknowns: Spiritual Discernment for Realistic Re-entry \nWhen this pandemic subsides\, life will change\, but we are not going back to how things were. As we head from one unknown into another\, there will be exhilaration and there will be grief.  Join Pastors Kara Root and Lisa Larges in exploring how to live with discernment\, gentleness\, and compassion in this transition. Together we will draw from a wellspring of spiritual gifts and practices to guide and sustain us in the months us. \nRev. Kara Root and Rev. Lisa Larges serve together as pastor and parish associate of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis)\, a community known for its creative practices of hospitality and Sabbath-keeping. Kara also is the author of the forthcoming book\, The Deepest Belonging: A Story about Discovering Where God Meets Us (Fortress Press). Lisa works the MN State Services for the Blind and is the former director of That All May Freely Serve. \nRegister here.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/navigating-post-pandemic-unknowns/
LOCATION:Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T203000
DTSTAMP:20260516T054823
CREATED:20210304T160428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T160835Z
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SUMMARY:Pursuing Justice
DESCRIPTION:Living Well\, Leading Well \nA five-part monthly series of virtual workshops promoting wholeness\, wellbeing\, and renewal in our personal and professional lives. Each workshop will be taught by specialists in the areas of counseling\, biblical studies\, peace-making\, and pastoral ministry. See below for details about the first two topics in this series. \nPursuing Justice \nTwo of the 20th century’s most well know theologian-pastor-activists\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, placed an important emphasis on the relationship between living in community and doing justice. In their respective theologies\, they both understood building and sustaining authentic community as a crucial framework for doing justice work. \nJoin Reverend Chris Dorsey\, president of Higher Education Leadership Ministries and former seminary professor and university chaplain\, to learn about our call to pursue racial justice and equity as followers of Jesus Christ. \nRegister here.
URL:https://mtolivetretreat.org/event/pursuing-justice/
LOCATION:Minnesota
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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