Please join us on Good Friday (April 18) for an interactive worship gathering of the Last Supper and the final moments in the life of Jesus. This contemplative service will take place from 6:30-7:30pm in the chapel, with readings, a eucharist feast, prayer, silence, and music as we walk with Jesus to the cross.
Join us for our monthly Parent Meet-up on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30pm in the 5th Floor Office at Church. We'll gather for conversation, connection and snacks, plus encouragement and support. Hope to see you there!
Join us Saturday, April 26 between 1 - 3pm for Open Gym at Elim! All ages are welcome - we'll have half the gym set up for pickleball and the other side will be available for basketball, foursquare, rollerskating or whatever sounds fun. We'll provide snacks/beverages, pickleball and basketball supplies. Feel free to bring your own equipment if you'd like to try something else.
Are you new-ish to the Genesis Community? Join us on Sunday, April 27 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.
Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Monday, April 28 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org
We're hosting two Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, April 7 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.
We're leaning into a new, intentional rhythm of taking the 5th Sunday as a day to explore Sabbath or Service instead of gathering for a typical worship service. Our first 5th Sunday is March 30th and we are inviting the congregation to experience Sabbath in your own homes or the outdoors. Rest well friends!
Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Monday, March 24 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org
Join us on Friday, March 21st from 6pm to 8pm for an evening of puzzling and socializing in the parlor! We'll break into teams for a puzzle competition, or feel free to sip lemonade and eat popcorn while you cheer on the teams. (This evening is geared more toward adult puzzlers, no kid care will be provided.) We hope to see you there! Questions? Email Rebecca at rebeccak@genesiscov.org
Join Pastor Kara on Thursdays from 6:30-8pm starting on March 13 for an exploration of formation practices focused on our shared Genesis values: simplicity, conversation, restoration, rhythm, delight, attentiveness and ordinariness. Join us for one or as many sessions as you'd like. Session offerings include: cultivating gratitude through guided journaling; exploring this season of your life with a compass exercise; engaging with our stories through the recipes that have shaped us; writing psalms of lament and crafting beaded prayer chains; and telling our stories through the music that moves us. All materials are provided and registration is not required, but does help us plan for space/supplies. Check out more specifics and sign up here.
TIME CHANGE! Join us for our monthly Parent Meet-up on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:30pm in the 5th Floor Office at Church. We'll gather for conversation, connection and snacks, plus encouragement and support. Hope to see you there!
Please join us on Ash Wednesday (March 5) at 7pm. We will gather in the chapel for a time of music, prayer, scripture and the imposition of ashes.
We're hosting two Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, March 3 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 Monday, February 24 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org
We're hosting TWO Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, February 10 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.
Jason & Jane are hosting a Saturday Brunch on Saturday February 8th at 10:30am. Bring a pastry or fruit to share if you're able. It'll be a lovely morning of conversation, food and general merriment! All ages are welcome. Signups are appreciated as they plan for numbers. Their address will be emailed out after you sign-up.
Genesis is getting outdoors! Join us for another ice skating and sledding party at Oak Hill Park in St Louis Park (Parking by the corner of W 34th St and Quebec Ave S) on Saturday Feb 1 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. There's a cozy warming house and we'll have hot cocoa to enjoy as well. Questions? Email Rebecca at rebeccak@genesiscov.org
Join some of the Genesis community for conversation and a pint on Monday, January 27 at 7pm at Nouvelle. Questions? Contact hellowest@genesiscov.org
Join us for our monthly Parent Meet-up on Monday, January 13 at 6:30pm in the 5th Floor Office at Church. We'll gather for conversation, connection and snacks, plus encouragement and support. Hope to see you there!
Join us for an informal gathering for Conversation and a Coffee on Saturday, January 11 at 9:30am at Bella's Shoppe Bakery + Coffee (3549 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422).
We're hosting TWO Minecraft Parties: one for those who love creative mode and one for those who want to play survival mode! Join us on Monday, January 6 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 on Sunday, January 5th, as we celebrate our annual "New Beginnings Sunday." Every year we get to hear from Genesis attenders about the new beginnings they are experiencing, and how they are responding. We hope you'll join us for this special Sunday!
Please join us for Christmas Eve candlelight worship on Dec 24 at 4:30pm in the Chapel.
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!
