For those who have experienced loss or the complicated grief of our world, the joy of the holiday season can often feel elusive and out of reach. We are creating a worship gathering to create space for prayer, reflection, and remembrance amidst the twinkle lights and holiday hustle and bustle. Pastor Kara and Will Lee will lead a "liturgy for endings and beginnings" on Wednesday, December 18 at 6:30pm in the Chapel. Bring your grief. Bring your weariness. Bring your fatigue, and allow yourself a quiet space to reflect and draw near to God this Advent season.

Save the date for our Annual Genesis Party on Friday, December 13 at 6pm in the Parlor for a fun evening of food, conversation, music and more! Dinner will be potluck-style, so if you're able, please bring something to share with everyone based on the first letter of your last name: A-L (entree) M-Z, (side dish). Genesis will provide beverages + desserts. This year we're going to lean into "A Family Christmas" so you'll find a craft table, a puzzle table and tables for cards or board games - lots of fun ways for all ages to hang out together. We'll provide a puzzle and some games but if you have a favorite, feel free to bring it along!

Join folks from Genesis to volunteer to pack food bags for kids through Every Meal on Wednesday, December 11 from 6-8pm. Sign up to volunteer here. Kids (ages 8+) are welcome to volunteer with a parent or guardian. Meet up at the packing location (2723 Patton Road, Roseville 55113) by 5:45pm for a brief orientation + instructions. Questions? Contact Kara at 651-587-0969 or karav@genesiscov.org

This Fall we're trying TWO Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, December 9 at 6pm (Creative Mode) or 7pm (Survival Mode). Look for the zoom link and server instructions in the family email and on our community FB page.

Join us to celebrate the first Sunday of Advent on December 1 with a unique all-ages worship gathering as we begin in the Chapel for songs, lighting the advent wreath and Scripture before moving to the Parlor for conversation, Advent calendar and wreath making, a Kids Makers Market, cookies and beverages, and more. We will livestream the portion of worship held in the Chapel beginning at 9:30am. Hope to see you there as we embark on Advent together!

Join us for our monthly Parent Meet-up on Monday, November 25th at 6:30pm in the 5th Floor Office at Church. We'll gather for conversation, connection and snacks, plus encouragement and support. Each monthly gathering we'll have a different parenting topic to discuss and this month we'll discuss social media/technology and parenting our awesome kiddos through it all . Hope to see you there!

This Fall we're trying TWO Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, November 18 at 6pm (Creative Mode) or 7pm (Survival Mode). Look for the zoom link and server instructions in the family email and on our community FB page.

Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Thursday, Nov 14 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org

Join us for an informal gathering for Conversation and a Coffee on Saturday, November 9 at 9:30am at Bella's Shoppe Bakery + Coffee (3549 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422).

Are you new-ish to the Genesis Community? Join us on Sunday, Nov 3 following worship (11am-12:30pm) Come learn more about Genesis' beginnings and how our mission/vision/values inform our present and future. Pastor Kara will guide the conversation and you'll have a chance to hear from some staff and elders as well! Bring all your curious questions and an appetite. We'll provide lunch and childcare - please register here.

On Sunday, November 3 we are commemorating All Saints Sunday during worship. This is a time in the liturgical year where we celebrate that all of us are part of a community of Jesus followers or a "communion of saints". In doing so we will have have the opportunity to name those who have passed on from this life, light a candle to commemorate them, and proclaim that death does not break the bonds of the community of faith.

Join us for our monthly Parent Meet-up on Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30pm in the 5th Floor Office at Church. We'll gather for conversation, connection and snacks, plus encouragement and support. Each monthly gathering we'll have a different parenting topic to discuss and this month we'll discuss social media/technology and parenting our awesome kiddos through it all . Hope to see you there!

Break out your cat ears or your pokemon costume as we gather for worship with a little extra halloween fun on Sunday, Oct 27. Feel free to wear your costume and we'll have some themed treats following worship.

Join folks from Genesis to volunteer to pack food bags for kids through Every Meal on Wednesday, October 23 from 6-8pm. Sign up to volunteer here. Kids (ages 8+) are welcome to volunteer with a parent or guardian. Meet up at the packing location (2723 Patton Road, Roseville 55113) by 5:45pm for a brief orientation + instructions. Questions? Contact Kara at 651-587-0969 or karav@genesiscov.org

Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Monday, Oct 21 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org

This Fall we're trying TWO Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, Ocotber 14 at 6pm (Creative Mode) or 7pm (Survival Mode). Look for the zoom link and server instructions in the family email and on our community FB page.

Join us for an informal gathering for Conversation and a Coffee on Saturday, October 12 at 9:30am at Bella's Shoppe Bakery + Coffee (3549 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422).

Join us on Sunday, Sept 29 at 5pm for a special Blessing of the Pets in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis and Creationtide. We'll meet on the lawn outside church for a short service of blessing + celebration. Followed by treats for humans and animals alike. Don't have a pet or one that doesn't travel well? No problem, just bring a photo/stuffed animal in its place or simply join us for a sweet liturgy honoring animals in God's creation. (We'll still gather for our regular Sunday morning worship in person and on livestream at 9:30am.)

Join us for the first Parent Meet-up on Thursday, Sept 26 at 6:30pm in the 5th Floor Office at Church. We'll gather for conversation, connection and snacks, plus encouragement and support.

Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Monday, Sept 23 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org

Join us for our annual Genesis Apple Orchard outing on Saturday, Sept 21, 11am-1pm at Pleasant Valley Orchard near Taylor's Falls (which also happens to be the orchard owned by Amelia Birkholz's family!). Stay as long as you'd like, bring a lunch or buy treats in the orchard shop. We'll take an orchard walk/pick apples together beginning at 11:15 for any who would like to join in. Pleasant Valley is a lovely orchard with goats, chickens and bunnies, hayrides ($6), live music beginning at 1pm, apples to pick, and an orchard cat to pet. Hope you'll join us for a fun, low-key gathering as we enjoy nature and one another's company!

This Fall we're trying TWO Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, September 16 at 6pm (Creative Mode) or 7pm (Survival Mode). Look for the zoom link and server instructions in the family email and on our community FB page.

Join us following worship on Sunday, September 15 for a park clean up at Sanborn Park. We'll meet over at the park shelter at 11:15am, grab supplies and help beautify our neighborhood park! Bring a bag lunch if you'd like to stay around afterwards for more conversation and fun! Bring work gloves along if you have them. This is a great activity for all ages!

Join us for an informal gathering for Conversation and a Coffee on Friday, September 13 at 9:30am at Bella's Shoppe Bakery + Coffee.

Join us Monday, September 9 at 6:30pm as Steph Spencer from 40 Orchards lead us in a Scripture Circle! Hosted in the Haack backyard, this evening will be a lovely time for conversation, curiosity and prayer. Suggested donation to 40 Orchards is $20/person, but all are welcome and invited to attend regardless of donation. Register here. This is how 40 Orchards describes a scripture circle: "Welcome to a study where you are listened to before you are taught. Where theology mixes with vulnerability. Where all voices are valued. Where the Story of God is a multi-faceted gem that each of us can hold, turn, and discover. Welcome to a space where you can have more questions than answers—a space that offers healing and wholeness and sacred transformation."

Join us for the beginning of the season of Creationtide on Sunday, September 1 at 9:30am for worship. Instead of gathering in the Chapel, we'll spend time in nature and community, meeting at 9:30am at the Westwood Hills Nature Center St. Louis Park. We'll spend time in prayer and song, contemplative time in nature and concluding with an outdoor Eucharist. Feel free to bring a lunch to hang around afterwards and enjoy the playground, the water garden and observation deck or wherever your hiking shoes take you.

Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Monday, August 26 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org

Do you love building with LEGO bricks? Join us for our second annual Genesis LEGO Masters Monday, August 19, 6–8pm in the parlor. This event is for EVERYONE! Seriously. Everyone. It's BYOL (bring your own LEGO), but we'll have community LEGO bricks for anyone who needs it. You can build for fun or build for a prize! To make things fair, we're providing boxes for all participants to transport their LEGO bricks. If you're interested, register here: https://genesiscov.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2431644