LIFEU
Grow & Connect at LIFEU
LIFEU is our premiere adult education ministry that includes inspiring weekly LIFE Talks and small group connections through LIFE Groups. The goal of LIFEU is to inspire you to “Live In Faith Everyday” (LIFE) rooted in the words of Jesus from John 10:10: “I came that they may have LIFE, and have it abundantly.”
Our LIFE Talks speaker series gathers Wednesday evenings with pastors, staff, and special guests leading large group discussions. The 2024-25 program year begins October 2. View or download the LIFEU brochure HERE.
This year we seek to flourish together, wrestling with timely and relevant issues with those who know what it takes to flourish together in our relationships and communities.
October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 • Civility in Difficult Times
November 6, 13 & 20 • Nourished to Flourish
January 8, 15, 22 & 29 • Christianity in Context
February 5, 12, 19 & 26 • Relationships Matter
LIFE GROUPS
LIFE Groups, led by a trained facilitator, are small group experiences built around our weekly Wednesday LIFE Talks. They provide opportunities to dive deeper into the topic in an intentional and meaningful way. LIFE Groups connect you with one another and, ultimately, to our greater church family as you share in challenging conversations, personal sharing, laughter, and prayer.
Most LIFE Groups meet Wednesday evenings, 7:15-8pm, immediately following the LIFE Talks, though other days and daytime options are available. Joining a LIFE Group for the first time? Welcome! Be sure to register below and someone will contact you with more information. Returning to a LIFE Group? Notify your group leader—or just show up!
STAFF CONTACTS

EXECUTIVE PASTOR
Sarah Breckenridge
Pastor Sarah Breckenridge has been ordained for 30 years and spent 20 of those years at St. Andrew's. After serving three years on staff, she took a break to live out her passion for missions in Bratislava, Slovakia, teaching Religion at the Lutheran High School there. When she returned, she served at St. Michael's in Roseville, but eventually came back to St. Andrew's to be the Chaplain at the Academy. When that closed in 2008, she took leadership in a variety of other capacities, from youth ministry to our Community Resource Center until becoming our Executive Pastor in 2014. Sarah earned her B.A. in Psychology and Speech Communications at St. Olaf College, then her M.A. in Youth & Family Ministry and MDiv at Luther Seminary.
An avid outdoors enthusiast, she loves to walk her dog Mozzie, hike, bike, ski (water, snow, cross country...), and do any other recreation that gets her outside. She is known to occasionally join the choir or pull out her fiddle to play at the St. Andrew's Beer & Hymns events. To relax, Sarah enjoys quality time with her two young adult sons, reading, going to the cabin or North Shore, playing ping pong and watching shows like Ted Lasso and Shrinking.

VOLUNTEER, MEMBERSHIP & ADULT MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Sue Lennartson
Sue Lennartson has served at St Andrew’s for a couple decades in a variety of positions— CYF (Children, Youth & Families), Women’s Ministry, Small Groups, Hospitality, New Members, and Adult Ministry. After graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in Teaching (Biology & Health) she taught P.E., gymnastics and figure skating. She’s taken classes at Luther and Fuller Seminaries, and trained to be a Spiritual Director with Christos. Mission trips to Liberia, Ukraine, Haiti, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Jamaica, and Brazil have fueled her passion for sharing the Gospel around the world. Sue married her High School sweetheart, Tom, and they were married 54 years when he passed in 2022. Together they had two sons and four grandkids.
Always ready with a funny story about her life, Sue loves to laugh with others… and at herself. (Life motto: Never travel without a costume!) Her hobbies include swimming (racing and synchronized), downhill skiing, cribbage, reading, and writing. Above all else, she’s humbled to witness the power of the Holy Spirit and feel the provision of God’s grace and mercy.

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT & CAMPUS COORDINATOR
Lisa Weyrauch
We would be truly lost without Lisa Weyrauch keeping us all organized! Prior to joining staff, she served as school secretary at a small elementary school in Marine on St. Croix for 14 years. Through sheer tenacity, she combined coursework at University of St. Thomas, the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Windward Community College, and several University of Minnesota correspondence courses to earn a B.S. in Business Administration from the U of M’s Carlson School of Management. She also has a Certificate in Meeting and Event Management from Century College.
Lisa and Rick married in 1982, when he was serving in the Marine Corps in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and they said “Aloha” to Hawaii in 1984. They have two sons, two daughter-in-laws, and five grandkids. (Lisa’s paternal grandmother, born in 1917, turned 108 on Easter Sunday 2025!) Her secret skill? She learned to tap dance as a kid and then taught it for 10 years. She absolutely loves watching dancing, live theater, or any musical performance. Her love for dance led her to try Jazzercise in 2011 and she’s been an active member ever since, sans legwarmers! While she has many super powers, her kryptonite is Diet Coke—she loves it.

PASTORAL & OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Cheryl Peterson-Schurke
Cheryl Peterson-Schurke has been the warm and welcoming face at the Welcome Desk since 2023. She was a piano teacher for 15 years and accompanist for three different metro-area high schools. She also taught music for the Preschools of St. Andrew's and served as a music volunteer coordinator for MHealth Fairview. She earned her B.A. in Music Education from St. Olaf College, and she met her husband Joel when they sang in the college choir there. They share a love for all things music and for their three young adult daughters. The family dog, a British Lab, Sadie, keeps them walking, hiking, and playing—rain or shine!
She loves to garden, practice piano, read, ski, hike and kayak, and attend concerts. They are in the process of building a cabin near Ely, MN, on White Iron Lake. And of course, every builder (Joel) needs a construction assistant (Cheryl)... long story short, she has learned how to tie rebar! She’s looking forward to new adventures ahead with family and friends in the beautiful Boundary Waters!