Upcoming At Advent
Share While You Shop
This month’s focus for our Share While You Shop food drive for the Open Door is Pasta and Sauce.
Goal: 2,000 lbs, Donated: 1,436 lbs
Evening Youth Kickoff!
The cooler air out there is a good reminder that our new Youth Ministry year is fast approaching! I know at least a few of you have missed my emails so here is one to start the season off!!
Connect 4
Registration Deadline is Sept. 15
We know that community is an important part of our lives. If you have been looking for more community or deeper connections, sign up for Connect4!
Guys Night Out
Join the guys of Advent for food, and fellowship! We meet at different restaurants each month!
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
Young Adults
Join other 20-somethings and Pastor Grant at Malcolm Yards Market! A chance to gather, grab some food or a beverage, and connect!
Learn About Composting and Recycling
Sacred Earth will be sponsoring a presentation by Dakota County on Composting and Recycling
Explore Advent
Are you looking for a church home, a place to connect with others or just intrigued by what you experience at Advent and would like to learn more?
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
YEW (Youth Engaged in Worship)
This is an excellent opportunity for youth in grades 6th-12th to be active participants in our worship service.
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
Insight Women's Book Club Fall Selection
Insights Women’s Book Club meets quarterly and is open to all Advent women!
Advent @ Ze’s Diner
Save the date for this fun outing to our local Ze’s Diner. Sign up and more info coming soon!
Practicing the Way
Practicing the Way Returns!
This 8-week discipleship program, helps people integrate the practices and rhythms of Jesus and his earliest followers!
YEW (Youth Engaged in Worship)
This is an excellent opportunity for youth in grades 6th-12th to be active participants in our worship service.
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
Pub Talk
Join us at Eagan Arms for an evening cultivating meaningful conversations with Advent leaders!
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
YEW (Youth Engaged in Worship)
This is an excellent opportunity for youth in grades 6th-12th to be active participants in our worship service.
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
Advent Cares
Projects are still being finalized. Please sign up so we can make sure we have enough projects and supplies
Blood Drive
Advent will be hosting two Red Cross Blood Drives at church this summer on Friday, August 15. Sign up today for a time between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The World Around Us
Pastor Eric will speak to those interested in joining a conversation with other faith community leaders about the impact of recent federal cuts to critical social safety net programs
Pub Talk
Join us at Eagan Arms for an evening cultivating meaningful conversations with Advent leaders!
Insights Summer Book Selection
The Insights Book Group will be reading "The Bohemian Flats" by Mary Relindes Ellis for their July 17 meeting. All women are welcome!
Barnabas Award Sunday
The Barnabas Award honors a person who serves with dedication and little need for recognition, and a collection is taken in their honor for church ministries.
Blood Drive
Advent will be hosting two Red Cross Blood Drives at church this summer on Friday, June 13, and Friday, August 15. Sign up today for a time between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Eagan Women of Note
EWON’s 2025 Spring Concert, “Here’s to Song”, celebrates its milestone of 25 years of choral singing!
Hello Summer Picnic
Join us for a picnic after worship to celebrate the beginning of summer!
Woman's Retreat
Join other women for a day away of worship, learning, connections and fun!
TreeHouse Plant Sale
We are again hosting a Plant Sale in support of Treehouse this spring!
Contemplative Service
Join us for our monthly contemplative worship service. We'll gather in Wesley Hall for a quiet prayer service.
Women of Advent
All women who are searching for fellowship and an opportunity to enrich their spiritual lives are invited to join the Women of Advent!
Office/Parking Lot Closed
Construction at the Eagan Art House is wrapping up with street/parking lot paving on May 14
Poetry Reading with Emily Bright Krusack
Join us for a special evening of poetry. Emily Bright Krusack is a long-time member of Advent and is publishing her first book!
Spring Clean Up Day
The Trustees are inviting you to help spruce up our outdoor spaces on Spring Clean Up Day at the church!
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection
River Heights Chorale Concert
The River Heights Chorale is having a 3:00 pm concert on Sunday, April 27 at Advent UMC!
Final Lockin
Advent Youth are invited for this overnight and fellowship at church from 5:00 pm Saturday through worship on Sunday!
Opening Doors Gala and Silent Auction for Emma Norton
Emma Norton Services, which Advent has generously supported over many years, is holding its annual Opening Doors Gala fundraiser on April 24.
Easter Worship
Celebrate the good news of Easter with us at one of our two Easter Sunday worship services. These services will include our new youth band and our Adult Choir!
Moving Help
We will move chairs and other furnishings from Wesley Hall back into the Sanctuary. Many hands will make this light work!
Easter Egg Hunt
This indoor event is recommended for kids birth through 5th grade, but families are welcome!
Maunday Thursday
Join us as we worship together in a similar way, by eating a meal together and reminding ourselves of the same things.
Insights Women's Book Group - Spring Discussion
The Spring selection is Oh My Stars, by Lorna Landvik. Insights Women’s Book Group meets quarterly and is open to all Advent women!
Clean Up and Moving Help
Your help is needed: please join us to help CLEAN on Tuesday, April 15 at 9:00 am. Saturday, April 19 at 10:15 am
YC² - Youth Connect/Confirmation
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Middle School (grades 6-8) Confirmation
6:30pm - 8:00pm: High School (grades 9-12) Connection