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COMMUNITY GUIDE 2023
Quarry Church , Monticello
Faith ties Monticello community together
A GLORIOUS CHURCH 763-295-2499 ; 300 Riverview Drive . Dan and Linda Gassler , pastors www . agloriouschurch . org ALIVE ! LUTHERAN CHURCH- LCMS 763-295-1749 ; 4041 Chelsea Rd ., Monticello , Rev . Peter Gueldner , interim pastor www . aliveinmonticello . org BRIDGEVIEW ASSEMBLY OF GOD 763-263-6274 ; 20500 County Rd . 11 , Big Lake Steve Royalty , pastor www . bridgeviewchurch . org COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST 763-295-2652 ; 9225 Jason Ave . N . E . Ralph Holbrook , pastor www . commumc . org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 763-295-3552 ; 419 Fourth Street East
Kenneth Smith , pastor http :// www . fbcmonticello . com HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 763-295-8886 ; 513 W . Fourth St ., Monticello Jorge Osorio , pastor www . monticellohope . com LAESTADIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH ( 763 ) 267-1646 , 1860 County Road 39 Jim Jurmu , pastor QUARRY COMMUNITY CHURCH 763-295-2039 ; 8585 Highway 25 N . E ., Monticello Michael Grose , lead pastor www . quarrychurch . com RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH 763-295-5511 ; 9300 Jason Ave . NE Jedidiah Scharmer , lead pastor www . resurrection-mn . com
RIVERSIDE CHURCH 763-263-2410 ; 20314 County Road 14 , Big Lake Tom Lundeen , senior pastor www . myriversidechurch . com ST . HENRY ’ S CATHOLIC CHURCH 763-295-2402 ; 1001 E . Seventh St . Father Patrick Barnes , pastor www . sthenrycatholic . info ST . PETER ’ S EVANG . LUTHERAN ( WELS ) 763-295-5315 ; 413 E 3rd St . Aaron Jensen , pastor www . stpetersmonticello . com TRINITY LUTHERAN ( ELCA ) 763-295-2092 ; 449 W . Broadway Amy Chalupnik , pastor www . tlcmonticello . org
Riverfest : Showcasing Monticello
Riverfest / From page 21 Mississippi River in Ellison Park . More than 60 vendors showcase and sell their handcrafted items at Art in the Park , while area restaurants showcase their menus selling food and beverages . Kids can also get train rides on the Harold Express . The annual bean bag ( cornhole ) tournament is also held in Ellison Park on Saturday during Riverfest . The popular duck race is also moving to Riverfest Saturday in 2023 .
Saturday night is the Monticello Street Dance . Concert-goers gather in the Monticello Community Center parking lot to enjoy food , beverages , and live music from “ Shirts and Skins ,” billed as one of the most dynamic touring bands in
the upper Midwest . Gates open at 5 p . m .
On the morning of Sunday , July 16 is the Riverfest 5K Run / Walk and Kids ’ Fun Run along River St . Runners , joggers and walkers show up by the hundreds to complete the course near the Mississippi River .
On Sunday morning the community worship service will be held in Ellison Park . Afterwards , people gather along the streets of downtown to watch the Riverfest Parade .
The final event of Riverfest is the Ellison Park Celebration , happening Sunday afternoon . The celebration features live music , kids games , food and drinks , as well as the crowning of the Monticello royalty .
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