Saints Martha and Mary is an Episcopal church where families and singles, young people and old, come together in a welcoming environment. In addition to the Sunday morning service with contemporary and traditional Christian music, the church offers Christian education classes for all ages as well as baptism, confirmation and communion.
Corpus Christi is a Catholic church located on Fairview Avenue, just south of County Road B and near Highway 36. The church emphasizes the sacraments, spiritual development, and outreach and social justice ministries, including the adoption of a refugee family from Burma that the church assists with food, jobs, transportation and the like. Visit the church's website for more information.
The Recycling Zone is the Dakota County recycling center, located in Eagan. The Recycling Zone is publicly run, offering a place for residents to properly dispose of items that cannot be thrown in the trash such as lawnmowers, plastic bags, fluorescent lightbulbs and chemical cleaning supplies. Tours of the Recycling Zone can be scheduled online for groups. For further inquiries, phone the Recycling Zone or check the website.
Knights of Columbus is located off of Hamline Ave North in Roseville MN. The organization is made up of Catholic Men who have a a strong belief in healthy families, a strong community and the Catholic Church. The Roseville office of the Knights of Columbus is only one of the Minneosta locations.
The Hayes Community and Senior Center is home to activities and programs for seniors in the Apple Valley community. The facility has an auditorium, kitchen and meeting room. The facilities are also available to rent.
Kids 'n Kinship is a mentorship program that aims to provide positive role models for children ages five through sixteen. Administrators carefully match adult, couple or family mentors with children based on common interests and other criteria. The matched pairs then simply spend time together. This organization serves to promote, revive and nurture a sense of community, thus attempting to fulfill the adage, "It takes a village to raise a child."
Hope Evangelical Free Church focuses on relationships, seeking to truly be a "church family." The church offers a variety of small groups, mid-sized groups, community groups and study groups to give members a chance to get to know one another. For the youth, there are Sunday school and Wednesday night programs. About 500 families attend Hope Evangelical Free Church.
Kensington Park North and Kensington Park South anchor the southeastern corner of Mendota Heights' recreation offerings. Kensington Park South offers two adult soccer fields, a concession building with restrooms, two shelters with picnic tables and a playground area. Its sister park, across Stockbridge Road and extending up to Mendota Heights Road, offers a paved trail leading through a mix of open space and natural plantings.
Sunday morning worship service at Apple Valley Baptist begins at 10:45am. Typically, a blend of hymns and choruses accompanies a sermon, which explains and applies a passage of Scripture to daily life. Sharing and prayer are also important parts of each service. Bible classes for every member of the family meet at 9:30am on Sunday mornings, September through May. Youth and prayer meetings are held on Wednesday evenings.
