Faith

Starting in August, St. Paul’s Monastery is offering a year-long series of exhibits featuring regional artists who tackle spiritual themes that may help viewers experience God in new ways. Exhibits are free and open to the public from 9 a.m.

The Benedictine Center is offering a day of reflection and an opportunity to relax into the peace of Taize prayer. It will be held Friday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Benedictine Center in Maplewood is offering a retreat focused on Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina. It will be held from Friday, Aug. 11, through Wednesday, Aug. 16. The $375 cost includes lodging and meals. It’s $150 through Sunday Aug.

Healing services are held the first Friday of each month at Victory Celebration Family Church at 7 p.m. Come celebrate God’s loving desire and power to heal your body and soul.

The Guardian Angels Catholic Church is hosting a summer concert: A Stroll in the Garden, Chamber Music for a Summer Evening on Friday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Guardian Angels, 8260 4th St. N., Oakdale.

The Benedictine Center is offering a unique retreat called  he Monastic Kitchen: Making Food for the Body and Soul. It will be held Friday, Aug. 4, thru Sunday, Aug. 6. The $150 includes lodging and meals.

The Benedictine Center, 2675 Benet Road, in Maplewood is offering an evening of Taize prayer on the third Friday of every month.  The next opportunity is scheduled for July 21, starting at 7 p.m.  A free will offering will be accepted.

The Bruentrup Heritage Farm is hosting “The Looney Lutherans” a theatrical performance by three wacky gals promoting their new fictional cookbook to inspire healthy living “the Lutheran way” through songs, comedy and audience interaction.

The Benedictine Center is offering a Condensed School of Lectio Divina to anyone wanting to deepen their encounter with God through scripture. It will be held from Friday, July 14, thru Sunday, July 14.

Falcon Heights Church, United Church of Christ, will hold a Service of Prayer and Recommitment to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights.