Except for 1 new piece of news, this is essentially the same newsletter that went out this morning, but new information has come up about Bold Hope in the North and you need to know about this asap!
Pastor Judy has asked if our youth group will please contribute to Bold Hope of the North by being the
Pic-N-Post Posse. We show up early and ask people if they want their photo taken at BHOTN. If yes, we give them a sign, snap a pic with our phones, post it on the
OFFICIAL SUPER BOWL HOST COMMITTEE Facebook Page, and invite them to share it on their wall to help get the word out about the event and how to donate to the cause of emergency rental assistance.
Do you know what this
means, kids?!
Pastor Judy doesn't just want you to come and
enjoy Bold Hope in the North.
PASTOR JUDY WANTS YOU TO COME AND SERVE BOLD HOPE OF THE NORTH BY HELPING OLD PEOPLE TAKE SELFIES AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRE-SUPER BOWL EVENTS IN THE STATE!
Please see our
revised calendar for January 28
AND RSVPs are appreciated!
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This is a full one, friends! There's a poll for you to take about Sunday Meals (shall we rally on signing up, pay for food service, or let it go). There's details on registering for the Ski Trip (already 1/3 full!). There's details on major events like Bold Hope in the North (don't miss it!). And, of course, "MORE."
Funny thing is, all of this is only through March. There's more coming in April (a creative writing lock-in?) and May (Graduation Sunday) and June (LYFE Camp) and July (Mission Trip), and so on. But for now, let's look at everything in January (homelessness help), February (skiing and Super Bowl and Ash Wednesday), and March (Confirmation Retreat and Holy Week).
Friends, it's going to be an amazing spring for youth ministry. I pray you make it a priority in your weekly lives and make room for our special events, too. I am proud to be your pastor and I hope to see you soon.
In Christ,
Rev. Nate Melcher
Associate Pastor
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How shall we handle Sunday Meals?
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Friends, we need to decide what we'd like to do for Sunday Night Meals. Traditionally we've had families sign up to bring meals to serve the teens and parents present and this year we've had many less signups than usual, unfortunately. Pizza is great, but we can't just keep ordering pizza! We have three potential solutions:
- Families rally to really be sure we fill the SignUp.com meals for this spring! We're talking about 10 meals here, and we can likely do this if we rally.
- We ALL agree to pay $60 for 10 meals via our Hennepin Food Service . Chef Warren has developed a menu that he can prepare for an average cost of $6 per meal. Knowing not everyone can make it to every meal, we'd have people pay in $50 "for the semester" via an online registration system. This would be a very different approach but a potentially viable one. Thoughts?
- We no longer seek to provide a meal and encourage people to bring a sack lunch and/or eat before/after youth ministry. It is not optimal, yet if we can't rally and/or find Food Service too expensive, this is a reality we have to consider together.
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SO MANY AMAZING COMMUNITY MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES, IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:
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Bold Hope in the North + Video Night + Fasting
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Sunday, January 28 at a SPECIAL TIME!
Be part of something bigger than yourself! HAUMC, along with the other Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness, are partnering with the Super Bowl Host Committee to raise $250,000 toward emergency rental assistance (freewill donation). There will be amazing bands and guest speakers like the newly-elected Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey. Afterward, there's amazing food and service projects to pack new dignity bags to give to people on the streets. It's going to be a fun field trip to Westminster Presbyterian as a group.
Learn more here.
Parents, you're invited, too!
NEW:
Pastor Judy has asked us to serve as the
Pic-N-Post Posse
, being there to help people take selfies that we'll upload to the Super Bowl Host Committee's Facebook Page and spread the word about the event and donating to the cause.
This is an AMAZING opportunity (there's that word again, "amazing") for us to serve God doing what teens do best: taking selfies and posting to social media!
When we return to Hennepin Avenue, we'll take a homework break, then watch and discuss an amazing documentary,
The Line: Poverty in America. Friends, I've shown this film to teens before and they've told me how powerful it is to think about others through this film.
See the trailer here.
Finally, we will NOT have a Sunday Meal that evening as an act of solidarity with persons who are experiencing poverty and do not where their next meal is coming from. We'll have water and something with electrolytes on-hand and if you have a medical condition that requires you to eat something you're encouraged to bring it. Otherwise, please be prepared to join in this spiritual practice of fasting and we will pray for those who are hungry.
Yes, this is a long Sunday AND I hope you'll do your homework during our designated homework break so you can please participate!
12:00pm Meet in Social Hall for lunch and planning
12:30pm Take the shuttle to Westminster Presbyterian
1:00pm Pic-N-Post Posse to help post people's selfies!
2:00pm Bold Hope in the North concerts and speakers
3:00pm Bold Hope in the North food and service projects
4:00pm Take the shuttle back to HAUMC Campus
4:30pm Homework Break
5:30pm
The Line: Poverty in America film and discussion
6:30pm
There is
NO SUNDAY NIGHT MEAL! We will perform the spiritual practice of fasting as an act of empathy and solidarity with people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
7:00pm Journey rehearsal
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Community Meals Super Bowl Par-Tay!
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Sunday, February 4 at 4:00pm, Social Hall
Youth! Parents!
ALL HANDS ON DECK! Community Meals returns to the Hennepin campus and the new kitchen debuts - all in time for the Super Bowl! We are working with the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness and the Super Bowl Host Committee to present a special Community Meals, including
broadcasting the game on the big screen! We need volunteers like YOU that night to make this a great par-tay for all! Sign up coming soon!
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Confirmation Class leading Ash Wednesday
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7:00pm, February 14 (Confirmation Class arrives to set up at 6:30pm)
The Confirmation Class invites you to Ash Wednesday worship. Experience amazing music from the choir and a family-friendly station rotation of spiritual practices you can use in your everyday life throughout Lent. See you there!
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Our annual tradition returns as we head to Lutsen for a weekend of skiing, games, good food, and one heckuva road trip. $210 covers hostel-style lodging, lift ticket, transportation, and most meals. We'll carry on our tradition, too, of going to Dave and Kathryn Johnson's cabin for a great meal on Saturday evening. Does not cover equipment rental, including helmets (everyone must wear a helmet). Never gone skiing before? No equipment? No problem! Just sign up for a beginner's lesson and/or rent your equipment on-site. Come and be a part of this grand tradition.
BONUS UPDATE: Bill and Marla Tipping will be chaperones, too, along with Maren Jensen, Jim Barnes, and Gail Hansen! THANK YOU to these amazing adults!
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Confirmation Retreat is March 2-3
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Friday, March 2 - Saturday, March 3, $50
Scholarships available, Registration opens SOON!
We're joining United Methodist youth from around the state for an great overnight at Koronis Ministries in Paynesville. There will be great food, new connections, small and large group gatherings, lots of games (including in the gym), worship, and lots of service projects. Plus,
the Bishop will be there!
See? There he is from last year's retreat!
There's only 100 spots, and they will fill fast, so you need to register by February 14 (Ash Wednesday). Earlier is better and remember we're hoping every Confirmation student does this at least once during Confirmation. 9th Graders who didn't attend last year, this is your year!
If you've never been to Koronis, you're in for a treat. They have great rooms and the ground are beautiful. You'll dig it.
We need at least one female chaperone parent to join us, thanks!
Friday Schedule:
3:15pm Meet at HAUMC Campus and Depart for Koronis Ministries
5:30pm Arrive at Koronis Ministries
Saturday Schedule:
1:00pm Depart for HAUMC
3:00pm Arrive at HAUMC for pick-up
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Bring your Bible to class!
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Last Week: The Images of God
This Week: Ash Wednesday planning
Special: Ash Wednesday is Feb. 14, and we're in charge! Please arrive at 6:30pm that night and worship will end by 8:00pm, thanks!
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Church of Youth Sunday Nights
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5:30pm-6:30pm, Sundays, with a meal at 6:30pm and Journey at 7:00pm
Last Week: Canceled due to the snow, but games the week before!
This Week: Decorating for the Sabbath to End Homelessness
Next Week at a Special Time! Bold Hope of the North (meet on campus at 12:00pm, take shuttle to Westminster Presbyterian, return by 4:30pm) and special movie night of
The Line: Poverty in America (film starts at 5:30pm), with homework time in-between so you don't get stressed out. See above!
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Parents! Video Theology is here for you!
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Sunday Evenings, 7:00pm-8:00pm, in the Church of Youth Room
Parents! Invite a friend and be a part of this brand-new drop-in group! We watch a documentary episode, short film, or a film in parts and explore its themes and ideas for our faith, our lives, and our God in a casual group discussion. Gatherings are facilitated by Pastor Nate Melcher. Yes, we will have popcorn! Open to all adults, so invite a friend!
#livetoinvite
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A co-production of Frontline and American Experience for PBS,
God in America
examines the history of religions in what is now the United States from around 1600 to 2010. We'll see priests and Pueblos, early Methodism, the Civil War, religion and schools, the trial of evolution, the simultaneous rise of Billy Graham and Martin Luther King, and today's religious pluralistic society.
THIS WEEK: The Rise of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1960s)
NEXT WEEK: Evangelicals and National Politics (1970s/1980s)
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Get ready for major events, like...
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01.28 Bold Hope in the North
02.04 Community Meals Super Bowl Par-Tay
02.14 Ash Wednesday Worship
02.16-02.18 Lutsen Ski Trip
02.18 No Confirmation, No Youth Group
03.02-03.03 Confirmation Overnight Retreat
03.30 Good Friday Worship
05.04 Service+Cinema Lock-In: Avengers
05.20 Graduation Sunday
06.24-06.30 LYFE Camp 2018
07.28-08.05 Senior High Mission Trip
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Church of Youth Ministries of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
Rev. Nate Melcher, Associate Pastor
511 Groveland Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403-3223
This email is sent in the highest spirit of Christian love. If you think something is "lost in translation" between us, please contact me so we can explore it together. Thank you. -nm
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