Communion Sunday, November 3, 2024 | First and Greatest | Rev. Jim Cochrane

Click the "Prayer Request" button to: 1) fill out our Virtual Friendship Pad (this lets us know who is joining us online) and 2) let us know if you have a joy or concern to share with the congregation and/or Pastor Jim.

Please join us for a conversation and presentation with Doe Hoyer, Repair Network Organizer of the National Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and a local community organizer with the Twin Cities Repair Community for Makoce Ikikcupi (Dakota land recovery). Doe will share about the lasting impacts of the Christian Doctrine of Discovery, as well as the Coalition's model for change, campaigns with Indigenous partners, and Repair Network.

Youth in grades 4th -12th are invited to participate in our Youth Programs on Sunday afternoons. Contact Sheila or Mariah in the Valley Office to learn more.

We are in the middle of our 2025 Stewardship Season. Please visit valleychurch.net/stewardship to pledge online, or complete and sign a pledge card and mail to the church office. We encourage you to bring your completed pledge card to church on Dedication Sunday, November 10! If you have questions about your pledge, contact Chelsie Larsen at 507-272-1914.

Author Cathy Coats and radio host Robert Pilot (Ho-Chunk) will present a book reading and discussion about the often-excluded history of the Ho-Chunk Nation in Minnesota. Please join us at The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis, 55422) on Thursday, November 14 at 6:00pm. / Snacks from NATIFS will be served at 5:45pm. The presentation will start at 6:00pm with Q&A to follow. / Admission is free, with an optional pay-as-you-can donation. Register here: https://hennepinhistory.org/event/to-banish-forever-a-secret-society-and-ho-chunk-removal-in-minnesota/

Every year, a group of Valley volunteers get together to assemble about a dozen dressers for our partner organization Bridging. The dressers then go to folk who are transitioning out of homelessness. All skill levels are welcome! Sign up in the Fellowship Hall and reach out to Andrew Pitan with questions.

Spend the day crafting without distractions! Come catch up on a project, start something new or check out what others are working on for inspiration! There will be make and take crafts available. If crafting isn’t your thing, come for the fellowship or bring a book to catch up on your reading. / Bring a dish to share for lunch at 12 PM. / Sign up in the Fellowship Hall.

Our next brew will be Saturday, November 16th from 1-6pm at The Goslinga’s house (consult your directory for the address or call the Valley Office). Come hang out with Valley friends and try some Blue Ribbon-winning craft beverages! / Have an appetizer or side dish recipe you need to test out? We make great guinea pigs! Bring along something to throw on the grill and/or a side/appetizer to share. / Beverages of all kinds available / Kids Always Welcome / Hope to see you then!

Valley is hosting a Respectful Conversation in collaboration with the Minnesota Council of Churches. The Respectful Conversations Project is a program of the Minnesota Council of Churches designed to strengthen civic life in Minnesota. Congregations throughout Minnesota, like Valley Community Presbyterian Church, have hosted conversations that explore issues through the lens of deeply held convictions while maintaining, even enhancing, relationships among those who disagree. We invite you to share this with your community and join us on November 20th. / Dinner will be provided. / Please reserve your spot by registering online at http://bit.ly/signupRC