April 28, 2020
Worship With Us Online
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Pastor Laura
Preaching This Sunday
"Listening for the Voice of God"
Fourth Sunday in Easter
Send Your "Peace" Selfies
Please send in a picture of you and your family sharing a sign of peace to  crownofglorychaska@gmail.com  so that we can send "peace" in this Thursday's e-blast! If you have any questions, contact  Pastor Laura . Thank you for sharing Christ’s peace with one another remotely!
Wednesday Evening Prayer Service
Join us each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for a livestream evening worship. Join via our website at  www.crownofglory.org  and click on the YouTube icon. Be sure to download the worship outline found  here .
Thankful Thursdays!
Join us on our YouTube channel at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday for a brief devotional by Pastor Reggie! We will be offering this devotional every Thursday during this time of social distancing. If you have any questions, contact Pastor Reggie or Pastor Laura !
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and Turn on Notifications
If you would like to be notified of when we are “live” or when we post a new video on our YouTube page, make sure you click on the “Subscribe” button on the Crown of Glory Chaska MN YouTube homepage, as well as clicking on the “bell” icon and select “All” to receive notifications whenever we publish a new video! If you have any questions, contact Pastor Laura !
Offering and Electronic Giving
Please consider continuing your weekly offering during these times when we are not gathering, as our congregation will still have our regular financial obligations. Thank you for considering one of the following ways:
  • Mailing your offering to our address at 1141 Cardinal Street Chaska, MN 55318.
  • Getting signed up for Simply Giving, an automated giving option, by filling out this form and sending it to our Director of Finance, Ashley Pederson.
  • Trying “Text to Give” by sending a text to our secure account at 833-497-3991.

Please scan our QR code to be taken to our giving page or click here to learn more. Thank you.
Celebration of Ministries Coming in May
We’re announcing a special “Celebration of Ministries” event during our Wednesday Evening Prayer service starting at 6:30 p.m. on May 13. We invite you to share the highlights of your ministry at Crown of Glory this year. What were your milestones? Please email your reflections to Pastor Laura by May 10. We are seeking your feedback to share your thoughts with the congregation. Were you a part of the Creation Care Team, Faithful Knotters, Faith Knitters, Chancel Choir, Chancel Chimers, SPARK Sunday school teacher, Connect Guide, Confirmation Small Group Guide, or High School Ministry leader? Did you serve on the Fare For All Team or the Loaves and Fishes Team? Whatever outreach, ministry or education team you served on or participated in, send us your appreciation highlights to be shared during this special worship on Wednesday, May 13 starting at 6:30 p.m. We want to share our thanks and appreciation with all Crown of Glory ministries! 
Girl Scout Cookie Donations
Girl Scout Troop #18471 recently donated 318 boxes of cookies to Bountiful Basket Food Shelf and His House Foundation ! Thank you for your generosity scouts!
SPARK News
SPARK lesson for this week is about Early Believers in the resurrection! Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-37. They were great at sharing food, clothing, money, their homes, and their faith! Generosity was contagious and the church family grew! 
Connect
Connect News
Gather at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday for this week’s lesson: New Creation! By faith, we know the end of the story. There will be an end of suffering and sorrow. God is constantly renewing all things, breathing life into new situations. Ponder what you have enjoyed about sheltering in place? What do you want to hold onto from your experience during the pandemic?  
VBS 2020 Postponed
VBS is a wonderful tradition at Crown of Glory that we have been looking forward to sharing with all of you. Our leadership has been in prayerful conversation and have decided that out of concern for our children and all who will participate in VBS, we will postpone VBS until a later date. We may need to find or create new ways to share VBS with you this year. We will update you to unfolding plans, and hope that you will contact Gretchen with concerns and prayer needs so that we might stay in contact with you. We will get through this. We look forward to the time when we can gather together to celebrate VBS! God keep you in good health and good spirits!  
What's for Dinner?
Try this recipe for a Cheeseburger Pasta!
Confirmation Continues: Distance Learning Class Sessions!
Confirmation Students and Parents
Even though we are not able to gather together for the remainder of our calendar year, we invite you to logon to our website at www.crownofglory.org and click on the YouTube icon for our final 3 class sessions. Each session will be pre-recorded and can be watched anytime you choose. The class sessions will be led by Pastor Reggie and Pastor Laura and will include a downloadable PDF outline. Once you finished the session, each student is asked to complete an online “worship note”, with the TITLE of the class in the heading. Confirmation class sessions will be available starting Wednesday, April 22 nd  at 3:00 p.m. and each Wednesday following at 3:00 p.m . Our last class session will be Wednesday May 6 th . Please log on with your family and enjoy your final 3 Confirmation class sessions of the year!
Beacon Housing Interfaith Collaborative
Here are a couple ways you can support families experiencing homelessness in Scott and Carver county through Beacon’s Families Moving Forward program:
  • Health and hygiene supplies for families: We’re running low on things like diapers and personal care items. We’ve created a registry so that those who are able to can purchase items that will be delivered to our program center. Please share this link with others who might be interested.
  • Masks: For sewers able to make cloth masks, our shelter guests, staff and residents need them. The CDC has information about masks and a couple tutorials for making them. Masks can be shipped to or dropped off at our program centers on Mondays and Wednesdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Crown of Glory Updates
Building Use: 
  • In response to the Governor’s most recent extension of the “Shelter in Place” order, Crown of Glory is extending the closure of our church building, and all in-person worship and ministries until May 4 or until further notice. Thank you for your support during these times. 

Carver County Resources:
  1. COVID-19 Website: www.co.carver.mn.us/covid-19
  2. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@CarverCounty) for daily updates 
  3. County’s Community Resource Response - Link to resources such as employment, business support, child care, transportation, food access, domestic violence, housing, mental health and more:

Pastors:
  • Pastors will be available by phone in case of an emergency or for any other pastoral care needs. To reach one of our pastors directly please call the church office at 952-448-3230 and select the appropriate extension. The office phone system will forward the call directly to the pastor’s personal cell phone every time you call.
Looking Ahead
The Fare for All program has arrived at the difficult decision to cancel regular operations through May 1. The FFA team would like to thank all of the volunteers for their time and dedication. They wish everyone health and safety during this time and deeply appreciate your patience, flexibility and understanding.
Live Streamed Worship
In Our Prayers
April 26, 2020
9:30 a.m.: 94 Live Views
Next Day Totals: 162 Views
Prayer Requests
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