Sunday, March 2, 2025 @ 9:30am | 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.

Every year, we invite Valley members to sponsor Easter flowers in honor or in memory of loved ones. This makes it possible to have a bright, joyful Sanctuary on Easter morning! To order, fill out an Order Form in the Fellowship Hall or call the Valley Office. PRICING: Easter Lily (white) $12 each, Asiatic Lily (pink) $12 each, Azalea (bicolor) $25 each, Tulip $12 each (purple, pink, yellow), Mum (yellow) $12 each

Faith in Action led by Rev. Jim Cochrane - Join Valley’s Transitional Pastor, Rev. Jim Cochrane, for the kick-off of the Spring Adult Ed session. Through proposed changes to the Book of Order, we will discuss the role our faith plays in how we interact with the world. Hosted in The Cornerstone Room - meeting starts promptly at 11am! Coffee and treats welcome.

West Metro Water Alliance & Hennepin County led by Rachel Dunlap [MN Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) GreenCorps member] - A partnership that is engaged in local efforts to protect water bringing information to communities. Reducing your use of deicing salts will help you keep your community members safe, save money, protect your landscaping, sidewalks and buildings, care for creation, and be a good steward of water.

Join us for the March Fridays in the Valley concert benefitting the GMCC (Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches) Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign. Fridays in the Valley presents "An Evening with Boom Island String Quartet"! Join Boom Island String Quartet (BISQ) for an evening of music ranging from old treasures to new favorites. BISQ will guide listeners on a musical journey including selections from Danish String Quartet “Woodworks”, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s “Fantasiestücke”, as well as the premiere of a new piece by BISQ’s very own violist and composer Alexandria Mueller.

Valley has been a long-time supporter of this crucial service coordinated by our community partners at Community Emergency Assistance Programs (CEAP). We are currently looking to add drivers to the roster. Please reach out to GAIL SMITH if you can help on the 3RD THURSDAY or MARGE THURSTON if you can help on the 4TH THURSDAY. Contact info in Breeze, the Directory, or call the Valley office.

Service will be available in-person and live-streamed. A worship service with communion and marking of the ashes.

It seems far away, but March will be here before we know it! The 2025 Youth Education Scholarship (Y.E.S.) Tea will be held on March 22, 2025. Mark your calendars and, table hosts, start planning your themes! Please talk to or email Sheila Sheldon if you are interested in hosting a table this year! (Sheila.Sheldon@valleychurch.net)