VIDEO - WE ARE MARCHING I met these amazing students from Kitibaga Secondary School in Iringa Tanzania and was compelled to teach them the Chicken Dance. Yes, the wedding dance. Yes, the polka. Why? I asked why as well, but yet here I am to tell you the story of how the Chicken Dance made...
This past week has been one of unexpected warning, determined decisions and thoughtful questions about how we, the people of God, can gather in community when community, as we know it, has been transformed and reshaped by the current landscape. As your pastor I don’t have all of...
Dear Roseville Lutheran Church Community We are launching a daily devotional/message to help foster community and connection. Our first message comes from Pastor Sara. Social Distance? No Thank You! What is this new world we live in? “Social distancing” is a term that did...
I have been a member of RLC for 44 years and I’ve seen a lot of change in the world in those four decades. But the one constant in my life has been my RLC community. The friendships made through participating in a wide variety of committees and activities have certainly been a huge part of...
The work of the church is often done behind the scenes, outside of worship and educational events. We are people called to care for one another, love one another, and sit with others in their grief. Thank you for the many ways you financially support the important and vital ministries of this...
As a member of Roseville Lutheran, I’m continually amazed with the many ways we all can be called and challenged to make a difference here at church and in our community. The opportunities are there, like helping during the worship service with ushering and with holy communion. In a wider...
During the first two weeks of February I traveled with 6 other pastors from the St. Paul Area Synod to Iringa, Tanzania. We had an opportunity to spend a full weekend in the Ng’ang’ge village where Roseville Lutheran has a companion relationship with the Lutheran Church there. On...
The work of the church is often done behind the scenes, outside of worship and educational events. We are people called to care for one another, love one another, and sit with others in their grief. Thank you for the many ways you financially support the important and vital ministries of this...
A Community That I Can Trust Since I’ve joined the RLC community I’ve been lucky to make so many wonderful connections. There’s been one young woman who’s been incredibly open, trusting, and welcoming. Within weeks of meeting me through youth events here at Roseville...
RLC is more than church for me, it’s home... In 1973 my parents chose Roseville Lutheran as the church to nurture the gift of faith in my five-year old heart. As I have grown up and raised my own family here, RLC has remained a centering community for me. While I work to keep the...