Author: Lindsay

This past Sunday was Cowboy Sunday at Red Oak Grove.  Horses and cowboys and cowgirls alike were welcomed to this outdoor worship service under the trees.  The weather held out and we had a beautiful morning of worship with a meal following. What made this a Cowboy Sunday worship service?  We invited musicians to lead [...]

Yesterday was an exciting day at Red Oak Grove - it was day camp time! Seventeen children and youth came to church with bagged lunches and loads of energy to run off.  We played games, ran water relay races, tie-dyed, ate fun snacks, and dipped our feet in paint to create a banner for our [...]

After a morning of Sunday worship and a long bus ride home, we've made it home.  We were sleepy, a little crabby, and oh so happy to set foot on Minnesota soil.  But, boy, were we grateful for this wonderful experience. Below is a link to a speaker we heard on our first night at [...]

Today was a super fun day in this pastor's opinion. It was our practice peacemaking day which means we started the day in the convention center. We joined in worship and then had time in the exhibition halls. It was crazy how much they put in one building! There were zip lines and basketball games. [...]

Today's theme was discipleship. We practiced discipleship this morning by joining with all of our South Eastern MN Synod friends for worship. We gathered in a hotel ball room, sang, heard messages from Bishop Usgaard, and shared in Holy Communion together. Following worship, we gathered into small groups with new friends and talked about the [...]

Thursday was our Practice Justice day at the gathering. What does this mean? It meant that after breakfast at the hotel, we walked to the superdome to gather with 10,000 people, all wearing the same orange tshirt as we. We sat in assigned places, participated in a service of worship, and learned that injustice is [...]

It was a full and fun day in New Orleans for this ROG crew. It was a hot day and one of new experiences and new food. Here is a bit about our day ... We started with breakfast in the French Quarter at the ever popular Cafe du Monde for beignets. French doughnuts with [...]

At our nightly check-in meeting this evening, we shared our highs and lows for the day. Nearly a majority shared that trying to sleep on the bus was a low point of the day but the highs shared greatly outweighed the travel it took to arrive. (But sleeping in the bus was indeed hard!) We [...]

Five youth and Pastor Lindsay boarded a bus along with First Lutheran in Blooming Prairie bound for New Orleans and the ELCA National Youth Gathering! We are headed for a week of practicing discipleship, justice, and peacemaking. We will keep you posted through the week here at this web address. Keep us and our travels [...]

The Red Oak Grove Strawberry festival was featured on a blog dedicated to churches and the meals they cook - Church Cuisine of Minnesota.  Check out what the author had to say about ROG's annual festival!  [It's all good!]