Valley Community Presbyterian Church

Our partnership with Mission Partner Community Emergency Assistance Programs (CEAP) is an important one to both our congregation and the community. Would you like to get involved? We are always looking to recruit more drivers. The next delivery date is NEXT THURSDAY. June 20!

Valley members deliver meals on the 3rd and 4th Thursdays of the month! Call the Valley Office to get more details.

It's Monday and on Mondays we like to shine a light on partner organizations that are making the world a better place day in and day out. FATHER Project Minnesota does just that!

The FATHER (Fostering Actions To Help Earnings and Responsibility) Project's mission is to assist fathers in overcoming the barriers that prevent them from supporting their children economically and emotionally.

Founded in 1999 by the City of Minneapolis, the FATHER Project became a program of Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota in 2004. Since then, the FATHER Project has served thousands of fathers through an extensive network of community partners.

Valley is proud to partner with the FATHER Project MN and help them continue the amazing work that they do. If you would like to learn more about FATHER Project MN, you can do so by checking out their socials or visiting their website (link in bio).

This Sunday is Graduation Sunday, a beloved Valley tradition! Please join us celebrate our three high school graduates as well as the many other folks celebrating graduations this spring.

Following worship, we will gather for the last of our three in-person Listening Sessions. Please plan to stay for this important information gathering session. We need to hear from you as we move forward in the process of finding our next called pastor.

See you in church!

Please fill out the Virtual Friendship Pad & Prayer Request Form whether you are worshipping with us in-person or online. It can be found here: https://forms.gle/mMdS1shDRsZNnH7i7

Join us in person, via livestream on our YouTube page, or on the phone ministry. All he links and info you'll need can be found on our website (www.valleychurch.net).

It has been a busy busy week at Valley! The Sanctuary renovation project is well underway. All of the pews were removed on Monday and placed in their new summer homes: the Cornerstone Room and Nursery.

A team from Coit was in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday morning giving all of the folding chairs and pew pads a long overdue rinse and clean!

And the asbestos abatement crew arrived Thursday to seal off the Sanctuary and begin the removal of all of the old, cracked asbestos tile! We will all be able to breathe a little easier knowing we're worshipping in a cleaner space come August of September.

The last photo is a sneak peak of our worship space for the summer, full of so many of our cherished Sanctuary pieces. See you Sunday!

Don't forget that in the summers Fridays in the Valley becomes SUNDAYS IN THE VALLEY! See you at 7 pm on SUNDAY, JUNE 9 at Valley for a lovely performance by the Marimba Bullies.

This year's Clearwater Chrysalis Summer Women's Retreat is quickly approaching! Mark your calendar for August 15-18 (with an optional service day on August 14).

*Visit https://clearwaterforest.org/clearwater-chrysalis/
for more information and to register.*

Registration is open now and spots fill quickly, so don't wait! Scholarships are available.

The theme this year is 'There's No Place Like...' and we'll be joined by Guest Speaker Tina Haroldson. Past participants always look forward to the chance to come together in fellowship while enjoying speakers, workshops, time for craft and athletic activities, games, and, of course, conversation. We'd love to see you there!

It's almost time for Fridays in the Valley! Join us THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 9th, at 7pm right here at Valley! Or catch the concert via livestream.

We are excited to welcome the Marimba Bullies back to Fridays in the Valley for the final concert of the 2023-2024 season!

The Twin Cities-based Marimba Bullies, comprised of members David Birrow, Al Epp, James Holdman, Adam Rappel, and Carey Sirianni, play upbeat, high-energy music on diatonic marimbas. Their sound is built on the rhythmically complex music of the African mbira, as played by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The Bullies’ repertoire includes traditional African tunes, music composed specifically for the ensemble, and arrangements of popular Western music. All these influences combine to create the lively, danceable, fun style that is unmistakably the Marimba Bullies.

As always, Fridays in the Valley concerts are free and open to all. There will be a free will offering to benefit The FATHER Project Minnesota as this month's featured local non-profit. For more information about this charity, please visit:
https://www.goodwilleasterseals.org/.../family.../father

Concert program and livestreaming will be available the day of the concert.

A special Mission Monday for PRIDE Month! We are so excited to support and host a booth at Golden Valley Pride Festival this year!

At Valley, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation, we believe God created and loves everyone. However, there are many voices claiming to know better, who are saying otherwise. So, we enthusiastically support this incredible celebration and will be there do our best to amplify the message of God’s love for all.

Saturday, June 8th
12:00 - 6:00 PM
Brookview Park

We hope to see you there!

Please join us this Sunday for our last Sunday worship in the Sanctuary before the renovation project begins and we worship in the Fellowship Hall through the summer. We look forward to celebrating all of the amazing moments Valley has experienced in the Sanctuary up to now and then praying for a bright future in a well-cared for space.

Following worship, the Fellowship Team hopes you will stick around for the All-Church Picnic! They will be serving traditional picnic fare: hot dogs, brats, beans, and coleslaw. We are hoping for warm sunny weather so that those who want can eat outside. Please join us rain or shine to welcome the 1st Sunday of summer!

See you in church!

Please fill out the Virtual Friendship Pad & Prayer Request Form whether you are worshipping with us in-person or online. It can be found here: https://forms.gle/mMdS1shDRsZNnH7i7

Join us in person, via livestream on our YouTube page, or on the phone ministry. All he links and info you'll need can be found on our website (www.valleychurch.net).

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride month! Thanks be to God for a world full of people who are perfectly and awesomely made. This month may we honor, celebrate, and recognize the impact that LGBTQIA+ individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally - often times at a great cost.

To kick it off, we’re sharing an excerpt from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 223rd General Assembly (2018) item, “On Celebrating the Gifts of People of Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities in the Life of the Church."

It's almost time for Fridays in the Valley! Join us NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 9th, at 7pm right here at Valley! Or catch the concert via livestream.

We are excited to welcome the Marimba Bullies back to Fridays in the Valley for the final concert of the 2023-2024 season! The Twin Cities-based Marimba Bullies, comprised of members David Birrow, Al Epp, James Holdman, Adam Rappel, and Carey Sirianni, play upbeat, high-energy music on diatonic marimbas. Their sound is built on the rhythmically complex music of the African mbira, as played by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The Bullies’ repertoire includes traditional African tunes, music composed specifically for the ensemble, and arrangements of popular Western music. All these influences combine to create the lively, danceable, fun style that is unmistakably the Marimba Bullies.

As always, Fridays in the Valley concerts are free and open to all. There will be a free will offering to benefit The FATHER Project Minnesota as this month's featured local non-profit. For more information about this charity, please visit: https://www.goodwilleasterseals.org/services/family-stability/father

Concert program and livestreaming will be available the day of the concert.

The Annual All-Church Picnic is coming up THIS SUNDAY, June 2nd and the Fellowship Team hopes to see everyone there! We'll have our last worship service in the Sanctuary before the renovations begin and we worship in the Fellowship Hall for the summer. After worship, we'll all come together for a delicious meal, rain or shine.

They will be serving traditional picnic fare: hot dogs, brats, beans, chips and coleslaw. Please join us rain or shine to welcome the 1st Sunday of summer!

Gentle yoga is wrapping up for the summer. We hope to see you this Thursday evening at 7pm!

Thank you to our amazing yoga instructor for leading yoga classes this winter and spring.

PRISM Golden Valley, MN Taste of the Burbs was an incredible event again this year! It was especially lovely to celebrate Valley's own Pat Daily as she was presented with one of this year's Light of PRISM Awards.

Thank you to PRISM for an unforgettable evening and for all of the important work they do in the community every day.

Let’s give another round of celebration for this year’s Light of PRISM winners! These individuals and organizations have gone above and beyond expectations to help make their community a better place:

🌟Light of PRISM Recipient for Businesses: Boger Dental. Boger Dental, a long-time PRISM supporter, consistently provides in-kind donations of oral hygiene items, sponsors Taste of the 'Burbs, and donates Smiles for Life dollars annually.

🌟Light of PRISM Recipient for Civic or School Group: Golden Valley Rotary Club. For over a decade, the Golden Valley Rotary Club has partnered with PRISM, hosting monthly volunteer opportunities, securing grants for service projects, and contributing many regular donors, significantly supporting PRISM's basic needs programming.

🌟Light of PRISM Recipient for Faith Partner: Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth. Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth, an active PRISM Faith Partner, annually hosts the Brews, Eats, and Beats fundraiser, and its congregation members volunteer, donate, and serve on PRISM's board. Their engagement with PRISM's housing work has increased over the past three years, showcasing their true community partnership. Thank you, Mount Olivet, for your dedicated support!

🌟Light of PRISM Recipient for Individual: Pat Daily. For 15 years, Pat Daily has provided invaluable administrative support to PRISM, handling data tracking, donations, inventory organization, and assisting with children's program registration. Her creativity and willingness to try new ideas have made operations more efficient.

Thank you to these community partners for helping PRISM deliver dignity-centered resources to those in need!

Mark your calendars! The Annual All-Church Picnic is coming up on Sunday, June 2nd and the Fellowship Team hopes to see everyone there! We'll have our last worship service in the Sanctuary before the renovations begin and we worship in the Fellowship Hall for the summer. After worship, we'll all come together for a delicious meal!

They will be serving traditional picnic fare: hot dogs, brats, beans, and coleslaw. We are hoping for warm sunny weather so that those who want can eat outside. Please join us rain or shine to welcome the 1st Sunday of summer!

Looking ahead, in observance of Memorial Day, we will be closed on Monday, May 27th. We honor and remember those who have served and sacrificed for our country. Valley staff will be back in the office on Tuesday, May 28th.

Senior Sunday is coming up! Let us know if you have a graduate that you would like to honor by emailing [email protected] by today, May 22nd.

It's a big Sunday coming up in the Valley! This Sunday, May 19, is Pentecost Sunday. On the Day of Pentecost, we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit descending in a mighty rush of wind and flame to inspire the church’s proclamation of Christ’s rising and to empower its mission and ministry to the world. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. At Valley, we wear red to celebrate Pentecost!

Following worship, we will take a break for cupcakes (it is the Church's birthday and the day before Valley's birthday, after all!) and then head back into the Sanctuary for the second of three Listening Sessions. Please plan to stay for this important information gathering session. We need to hear from you as we move forward in the process of finding our next called pastor.

See you in church!

Please fill out the Virtual Friendship Pad & Prayer Request Form whether you are worshipping with us in-person or online. It can be found here: https://forms.gle/mMdS1shDRsZNnH7i7

Join us in person, via livestream on our YouTube page, or on the phone ministry. All he links and info you'll need can be found on our website (www.valleychurch.net).

Senior Sunday is coming up! Let us know if you have a graduate that you would like to honor by emailing [email protected] by May 22nd.

Next and continued steps to advocate for the American Indian-focused Birth Center planning grant and African American-focused Homeplace Model planning grant.

It's a big Sunday coming up in the Valley! This Sunday, May 19, is Pentecost Sunday. On the Day of Pentecost, we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit descending in a mighty rush of wind and flame to inspire the church’s proclamation of Christ’s rising and to empower its mission and ministry to the world. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. At Valley, we wear red to celebrate Pentecost!

Following worship, we will take a break for cupcakes (it is the Church's birthday and Valley's birthday, after all!) and then head back into the Sanctuary for the second of three Listening Sessions. Please plan to stay for this important information gathering session. We need to hear from you as we move forward in the process of finding our new pastor.

Tonight is yoga night! Hope you can make it - and bring a friend!

Have you heard about Clare Housing? We are proud to partner with Clare Housing and support their mission and invaluable work in the community.

Clare Housing provides a continuum of affordable and supportive housing options that create healing communities and optimize the health of people living with HIV. Their vision is an AIDS-free world based on equitable access to housing and healthcare. Valley volunteers support this mission in many ways such as providing supplies for new residents to furnish and outfit their homes. We also organize events once or twice a year for the Clare Housing community. This Saturday a group of volunteers will be there for a BBQ with residents! It is a blessing to support this vital work in any way we can.

If you would like to learn more about Clare Housing, you can do so by checking out their socials or visiting their website: https://www.clarehousing.org/

📷: Clare Housing