Mental health challenges arise in our community on a daily basis, and with them, the risk of suicide. In this session participants will acquire concrete skills and practice proven techniques for talking to others about suicide, identifying potential suicidal impulses, and developing a personal response plan to help reduce the risk.

This program is open to the whole Mount Olivet community and will be led by MO member Lisa Hansen, trained Soul Shop™ for Youth speaker, who lost her 14-year-old son to suicide in 2012.

All are welcome to help with a service project that rolls bandages for hospitals in Africa, Indonesia, India, and South America for Global Health Ministries.  

No previous experience required!  

We meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1pm in the Conference.

Come and try it out!

Join Brian Anderson in the Conference Room for an Earth Day conversation focused on these questions: why should we care about being eco-friendly, and what can we do to be more eco-friendly at home?

On Sunday, April 14 at 10am, join the pastors, staff and others new to Mount Olivet in the Conference Room for a light brunch and an opportunity to learn more about MO's vision and connect with others who are new to MO. Kids welcome! To RSVP and help us plan for food, sign up HERE.

Find out more about membership at Mount Olivet HERE.

Mount Olivet's Youth Choir and Orchestra will be a special part of worship on Sunday, April 21.

Grades 5-12 singers and instrumentalists are invited to participate in this fun opportunity. Contact Angela Gritton to sign up.  

Rehearsals will be Sunday, April 7 and 14 at 1pm for orchestra, and Wednesday nights, April 10 and 17 at 7:45pm for choir. Youth Choir will also rehearse Sunday, April 14 at 12pm.

Join the Older, Wiser Lutheran Seniors in the Conference Room on April 10 at 1pm for bingo!

Mount Olivet's Youth Choir and Orchestra will be a special part of worship on Sunday, April 21.

Grades 5-12 singers and instrumentalists are invited to participate in this fun opportunity. Contact Angela Gritton to sign up.  

Rehearsals will be Sunday, April 7 and 14 at 1pm for orchestra, and Wednesday nights, April 10 and 17 at 7:45pm for choir. Youth Choir will also rehearse Sunday, April 14 at 12pm.

All are welcome to help with a service project that rolls bandages for hospitals in Africa, Indonesia, India, and South America for Global Health Ministries.  

No previous experience required!  

We meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1pm in the Conference.

Come and try it out!

Help support youth going to the ELCA Youth Gathering by attending the Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 24 from 9:30am-11am in the Community Room (by Door 2). Each breakfast includes 3 pancakes, 2 sausage links, strawberries and bananas, along with milk, juice and coffee.

Breakfast is $10 per person, and kids 2 and under eat free.

Early tickets help the team plan ahead for food to ensure there's enough for everyone. Plan ahead and pre-order tickets HERE.

You’re also welcome to pay by cash/check at the door.

Help support students going to the ELCA Youth Gathering by eating dinner at Cafe Zupas in Maple Grove (11669 Fountain Drive) on Wednesday, March 6 from 4-9pm. Whether you’re dining-in or picking up food curbside, let the cashier know you are ordering to support Mount Olivet. If you’re ordering online or through Cafe Zupas mobile app, select the Mount Olivet fundraiser when you check out.

The Handbell choir gathers for our spring season beginning Sunday, March 3 at 12pm in the Fireside Room.

Handbells are unique instruments that embody community: we truly need one another to make beautiful music! If you're interested in participating in a music ensemble and want a short-term commitment -- bells are for YOU!

Rehearsals are Sundays from 12-1:30pm on March 3, 10, 17 and 24.

Contact Angela for more information.

Senior High: Volunteering + Game Show Studio!
Saturday, March 2nd -- 12:30 - 5:30pm*
Grades 9-12 | $30/person

 Senior High will be volunteering at Arc Value Village in Richfield and then heading out to Gameshow Studio in Roseville for an hour of professionally hosted game show fun (family feud, price is right, wheel of fortune)!

Sign up here by Wed 2/21

*Schedule:

12:30pm:                     (Optional) Carpooling - Meet at Church, leaving at 12:30pm

1:00 - 3:00pm:            Volunteering: Arc Value Village Richfield

3:45 - 4:45pm:            Gameshow: Gameshow Studio Roseville

5:30pm:                       (Optional) Carpooling - Back at Church

More Info:

COST: $30 covers the Gameshow Studio per person fee. We'll have our own private gameshow and host at the studio!

FOOD: Eat lunch beforehand, and plan for dinner after!

DRIVING: Students can drive or plan their own rides together to and from Arc Value Village and Gameshow Studio.

OPTIONAL CARPOOLING: Joe Kaatz and Michelle Saatzer will be available for carpool pickup and drop-off at church. Signup in the form. We'll send out confirmation emails, but plan to be at church at 12:30pm and return around 5:30pm.

About Arc Value Village Richfield:

We'll be helping at Arc Value Village sorting & organizing donations, hanging clothing, door greeters, rack organizing on the sales floor, etc. We can sign volunteer hour sheets. Wear close toed shoes!

Learn more about Arc's impact

About Gameshow Studio Roseville:

We head to Game Show Studio for an hour of laughter competition, and fun with a professional host, and a private studio experience for our group! We'll play versions of "Wheel of Fortune," "Family Feud," and "Price is Right"

Check out the Game Show Studio experience

Join your Plymouth neighbors on Thursday, February 29 from 6:30-8pm for a conversation co-hosted by Mount Olivet, ISAIAH, We Go High, Sierra Club, and Neighbors for More Neighbors.

We'll explore the history of discriminatory housing policies, the impact they still have today, and proposed housing/zoning bills at the Minnesota Legislature this year.

Questions? Reach out to Pastor Kristin.

Register for the event HERE.

All are welcome to help with a service project that rolls bandages for hospitals in Africa, Indonesia, India, and South America for Global Health Ministries.  

No previous experience required!  

We meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1pm in the Conference.

Come and try it out on February 28!

As a community, we will learn to pray with Pray as You Go, a daily recorded prayer that includes music, a short scripture reading and questions to guide your thoughts and prayers. You can access this daily prayer via Pray as You Go app or website (https://pray-as-you-go.org/).

Join Pastors Beth and Kristin as they teach this prayer process at an introductory meeting, connect with the group at a Zoom meeting part way through Lent, and then join in for a dinner together on Maundy Thursday at 5:30pm. You can engage with this prayer wherever you go and will receive a journal to write your daily reflections.  

Dates:

• Choose your start date: Sunday, February 18 at 10am OR Wednesday, February 21 at 7pm

• In Person Meeting on Sunday, February 25 at 10am

• Zoom Check In on Sunday, March 10 at 7pm

• Dinner on Maundy Thursday, March 28 at 5:30pm.

Sign up HERE.

As a community, we will learn to pray with Pray as You Go, a daily recorded prayer that includes music, a short scripture reading and questions to guide your thoughts and prayers. You can access this daily prayer via Pray as You Go app or website (https://pray-as-you-go.org/).

Join Pastors Beth and Kristin as they teach this prayer process at an introductory meeting, connect with the group at a Zoom meeting part way through Lent, and then join in for a dinner together on Maundy Thursday at 5:30pm. You can engage with this prayer wherever you go and will receive a journal to write your daily reflections.  

Dates:

• Choose your start date: Sunday, February 18 at 10am OR Wednesday, February 21 at 7pm

• In Person Meeting on Sunday, February 25 at 10am

• Zoom Check In on Sunday, March 10 at 7pm

• Dinner on Maundy Thursday, March 28 at 5:30pm.

Sign up HERE.

Ash Wednesday (2/14) marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days before Easter. Whether attending for drive thru ashes or for worship, the ashes made in the sign of the cross on foreheads (or hands as people choose) remind us not only of our mortality, but also God's promise to bring life from the dust. 

This service is for everyone whether you attend 9am, 10:45am or Wednesday nights! We all come together on Ash Wednesday to hear and receive God's promise in life and in death.  

Drive through ashes by Door 2 are available from 5:30-6pm, and Ash Wednesday worship is at 7pm. Please note there that there is only Ash Wednesday Worship on February 14; there is NO age-specific faith formation programming.

Ash Wednesday (2/14) marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days before Easter. Whether attending for drive thru ashes or for worship, the ashes made in the sign of the cross on foreheads (or hands as people choose) remind us not only of our mortality, but also God's promise to bring life from the dust. 

This service is for everyone whether you attend 9am, 10:45am or Wednesday nights! We all come together on Ash Wednesday to hear and receive God's promise in life and in death.  

Drive through ashes by Door 2 are available from 5:30-6pm, and Ash Wednesday worship is at 7pm.

This time is devoted to teaching 5/6th graders the parts of worship and how they can help lead in it.  We also play lots of games, have lots of snacks, and get a chance to connect in community!  We encourage all 5 and 6th graders to sign up HERE by January 31st.

When: February 9th from 5-8:30pm

Where: Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth

Cost: $20

Join Sarah Smith, our new Loaves & Fishes Coordinator for an update about the Community Meal in the Fireside Room.

All are welcome to help with a service project that rolls bandages for hospitals in Africa, Indonesia, India, and South America for Global Health Ministries.  

No previous experience required!  

We meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1pm in the Conference.

Come and try it out on January 24!

January nights are cold with evening coming early, making it difficult to jump start into a new year.  Come and find community as we read Learning To Walk in the Dark,  by Barbara Brown Taylor.  We may just find a new insight to guide the way through January.  We will divide the book into 3 sections--about 3 chapters (app 50 pages) per week.  Please come to the first session having read the first three chapters.  Please extend this invitation to others who are eager to read, listen and learn in community.

This series will be led by Pastor Beth Horsch.

Sign up HERE to receive the Zoom link for the series.

Join Randy and LuAnn Svendsen for an update about our partners Every Meal and Northport.

January nights are cold with evening coming early, making it difficult to jump start into a new year.  Come and find community as we read Learning To Walk in the Dark,  by Barbara Brown Taylor.  We may just find a new insight to guide the way through January.  We will divide the book into 3 sections--about 3 chapters (app 50 pages) per week.  Please come to the first session having read the first three chapters.  Please extend this invitation to others who are eager to read, listen and learn in community.

This series will be led by Pastor Beth Horsch.

Sign up HERE to receive the Zoom link for the series.

Scott Grinde, Mount Olivet's Business Administrator, is retiring this month.

Come and celebrate Scott and his leadership among us at a reception between services on Sunday, January 14 at 10am in the Fireside Room. You're welcome to bring a card or note of thanks and well wishes!