Events

Emergency Food Drive:  With SNAP expiring on 11/1, FOG is hosting a food drive to help our neighbors. We will be bringing the first round of donations on 11/20,   with another donation in December. Please bring your donations to church.

Suggested items include:

For Baking

  • Oil
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla
  • Baking Soda
  • Marshmallows
  • Spices
  • Pie Crust Mix
  • Cookie Mix
  • Baking Decorations


  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Yeast
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Jell-O
  • Pie Filling
  • Pudding Mix
  • Cake Mix
  • Frosting

Holiday Essentials

  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Gravy
  • Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • Chicken/Vegetable broth
  • Cornbread and Biscuit Mix
  • Mac & Cheese


  • Juice
  • Canned Carrots
  • Canned green beans
  • Canned Corn 
  • Canned Sweet Potatoes
  • Canned Cranberries
  • Velveeta Cheese
  • Mixed Fruit
  • Onion Mix
  • Fried Onions

Parent/Caregiver Time Off:  If you have kids, the Children; Youth, and Family Committee wants to give you some time off! Drop off your young ones in the youth room after worship on Sunday, 12/7 and come back at 1PM. You can go Christmas shopping, get lunch, take a nap, or whatever you want. We will feed the kids lunch and watch a movie. There’s no fee but we welcome free will offerings. Ask Pr. Erin if you have questions!

Children's Christmas Program:  The children will present their Christmas Program on December 14, the 3rd Sunday of Advent.  The title this year is “Footprints to the Manger,” adapted by Alicia Campos. The kids’ program will take place in lieu of the sermon on the third Sunday of Advent (12/14) during worship. We’ll be in communication with families about rehearsal and other details!

Holiday Photos by Tuatoe Photography LLC: Need holiday photos? Family of God member Tuatoe Daynuah will be holding Mini Christmas Shoot sessions at Family of God Lutheran Church on November 30th, December 3rd, and December 7th. Sessions will take place in the youth room.  For more information, please contact Tuatoe at  612-208-8624.  To book a session or view more details about a Mini Christmas Shoot with Tuatoe Photography LLC, click here.

FOG Women’s Christmas Brunch Ladies: Mark your calendars with this date and time: Saturday, December 6, 10:30 a.m. This year we are planning something special. Guest speaker Kevin Doely will focus on “The Voice of Christmas” and will also lead us in a holiday sing-along. Pastor Doely is not only a speaker and musician, he is also a ventriloquist! Once again, we will have food, prizes, music, and fun. We will be calling upon our fantastic cooks to help with culinary treats for the brunch. Watch for sign-up sheets in the narthex. If you have questions, please phone Jeanne Ferguson (763-213-9546), Nancy Knoell (763-560-6770), or Myra Madsen (763-425-7494). Please plan on attending this exciting annual event!

National Lutheran Christmas Festival:     The National Lutheran Choir Christmas Festival celebrates the incarnation with music that invites hearts to open to the mystery of love dwelling in our midst. With the voices of the National Lutheran Choir, the NLC Children’s Ensemble, instrumental chamber ensemble, and narrator Brian Newhouse, this beloved tradition includes the audience in a shared celebration of Christmas. Concerts will be held at the beautiful Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, on Friday, December 12, 4:30 pm and Saturday, December 13, 1:30 pm and 8:00 pm.  The Saturday 1:30 pm concert will be live-streamed at nlca.com. Tickets available at nlca.com. For a discount use code SAVE5NLC

Brooklyn Big Band Holiday Concert:  The Brooklyn Big Band will be giving a concert of holiday music at FOG on Saturday afternoon December 13th at 3:00 pm. I guarantee you will be tapping your toes during the performance.

2026 FoG Drama Production Announced:

“The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields

Auditions: January 11 & 12

Performances: April 23-26


FoG Drama Ministry is excited to announce our 2026 production: “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong”, directed by Lynn Mullin. From Mischief--the creators of the West End smash Peter Pan Goes Wrong and the Tony Award®-winning Broadway hit “The Play That Goes Wrong”--this is the original one-act play which started everything going wrong. This comedy about an amateur theater company trying to perform a murder mystery will both keep you on the edge of your seat and give you a stitch in your side!


We are looking for actors from age 10 to adult for a variety of roles--no experience necessary. Everyone who auditions will get to participate. Please pencil in January 11 & 12 and stay tuned for more details in December. If you have questions, please reach out to Lynn Mullin at benlynn.mullin@gmail.com.

General News

This Christmas, our sanctuary will be decorated with wreaths and poinsettia plants. If you would like to donate toward the cost of a wreath, or purchase a plant, please complete the forms found in the Narthex and submit this form to the church office by Sunday, December 14. Please make your check payable to Family of God and write in the memo line “Wreath” or “Poinsettia.” Thank you. You will be able to pick up the plant following the 10:30 pm Christmas Eve Service (or the following week) or the plant can remain at church .

Family of God Memorial Garden: The cross that was hidden in the pine trees in the front of the church has been repaired, repainted, shortened and moved to become the focal point in our new memory garden. Landscaping, lighting, a Tree of Life bench, and pavers have been added to complete the project. Beginning next spring, we will start taking orders to create engraved pavers in memory of lost loved ones. Engraving specifications and cost will be available at that time. Dedication will take place the third Sunday in May.

Sunday School Teachers: We are looking for Sunday school teachers this fall. If you are available or know someone who might be interested please reach out to Pr. Erin for more details. Thank you!

Worship Assistants are Desperately Needed: There are many open positions for refreshment servers, altar care, ushers, and greeters. It does not take much time on a Sunday morning when you are here for church anyways. Please consider signing up on the kiosk in the narthex.

Mission Support:   Part of our commitment to worldwide ministry is our mission support to Rev. Sack out of Japan. He teaches at a Lutheran seminary in Tokyo. Please consider contributing to this mission in 2025. The cost is $35 per week. Please sign up on the kiosk.  Thank you!!

Monthly Church Newsletter: There will be a basket of printed newsletters on the “Welcome” table at the church. The newsletter will be available at the FOG website. If you would like to have a copy of the newsletter mailed to you, please contact the church office and to  arrange for one to be mailed. Thank you!!

Pastoral Call or Visit:   Have you or a loved one been  hospitalized for an illness? Are you or a loved one feeling under the weather? Would you like a visit or a call from the pastor? We may not be your Facebook friend so please call 763-424-8625 or email admin@fogchurch.org letting us know here at the church office. Also let us know if we should add your name to the prayer chain or the prayer corner in Sunday’s bulletin. 

Eternal Life Chapel is the church group that is renting from Family of God.  They meet every Sunday at noon. 

Social Ministry

Mitten Tree: It is an annual tradition at Family of God that we have a mitten tree in November. We will be giving mittens, hats & snow pants to Evergreen Park Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, We have received a Thrivent grant to order warm, waterproof mittens. You can help by donating hats & snow pants.


We will also be donating to the PICA Head Start Early Childhood Development Center right across the street on Zane. Their needs are hats, mittens, & underwear for 3-5 year olds. Please bring in smaller hats, mittens, and snow pants. These could be a little less expensive as they are not out in the snow as much. Thanks for helping with this project.

Garage Sale Update


A huge effort was made to donate our unsold merchandise instead of putting it in the dumpster. We wanted to pass things along to be reused. All shoes were donated to Show Away Hunger which is part of Good for the Hood. Medical supplies went to Global Health Ministries. Christmas items were given to St. Alphonse’s Christmas sale. Books, videos, games and puzzles went to Able Light Thrift Store which supports 17 group homes for mentally challenged adults. Vines & Branches received half of our men’s & women’s clothing; the other half went to Teen Challenge. Anna Maria Alliance Women’s Shelter got all of our sleepwear & mugs. Children’s clothing & coats were given to Calvin Presbyterian Church which send items to an Indian reservation in ND. Leftover furniture items went to Habitat for Humanity Restore. The rest was given to Goodwill. Thanks to all who helped with this efforts, we raised over $12,000.00 at the garage sale.

Every Meals Backpack Summary


Family of God volunteers just finished up another successful year distributing back packs each week to students to bring home for the weekend. We partner with Clarity church (they meet at the school). Our total impact was distributing 2,712 food bags to the students. That’s over 10,414 meals. Always looking for new volunteers to help with this project. Think about it for this fall.

EVERY MEAL BACKPACK PROGRAM

SPONSORED BY SOCIAL MINISTRY

Every Meals at Edinbrook Elementary involves putting a bag of food in kids backpacks to take home for use on the weekends. It involves about an hour on Fridays or occasional other days depending on school schedule. We have a schedule as to when you serve and of course, trading if something comes up. If you would like to help out, please contact Kathy Behrens or let Alexa know at the church office.


Every Meal believes child hunger is solvable when they partner as a community to alleviate it. Where do we fit into this picture? Every Meal packs the food and delivers it too the school. Family of God volunteers put the food in student’s lockers on Friday afternoon. The school staff, students, & their families are very appreciative of this program.

2025-26 Every Meal Backpack Volunteer Form

CEAP's Meals on Wheels Program

 

Another volunteer opportunity to deliver meals through CEAP’s Meals on Wheels Program has come up as they are short on drivers. 


The meal’s are picked up at 10:00 and most people are finished by noon. Currently they deliver to BP, BC, Crystal, Robbinsdale, New Hope, Golden Valley & Plymouth. Usually driver’s go out in pairs-one to navigate-the other to deliver meals. 


Churches usually volunteer for certain days each month. We want to see the interest and then can organize. Could you help on a Monday, a Thursday or a Friday? Please e-mail the church office or Kathy Behrens at katbehrens47@gmail.com with your availability.

Time and Talents

How Can You Serve?


Please consider offering your time in one of the many service areas at church that rely on volunteers. Service areas that are always in need of new volunteers are listed below.  Click on the links below for a "job description" of the service area.



Complete the online form below indicating your interest.  THANK YOU!

Time & Talent Volunteer Form