Reflection: Sabbath to End Homelessness!

This weekend I'm taking a short break from our Borg study. We'll focus on the Sabbath to End Homelessness by looking at Isaiah 58:6-12.

Don't forget to invite someone to join you at Bold Hope for the North: An Interfaith event to end homelessness. The bus leaves HAUMC at 12:45-1:00pm and will get to Westminster Presbyterian for the 2:00pm start time. We will make Dignity Bags, hear great music and meet Mayor Frey. JD Steele and Street Song will sing too. The event will be over by 4:00pm and the bus will bring you back to Hennepin.

For the Children: In Hennepin Kids, we continue our discussions about homelessness. The sanctuary will be decorated on Sunday with cardboard houses that each class has created over the past few weeks as a reminder of what a blessing it is to have a safe, warm, and dry place to call home.

Last week in Children's Time, we discussed what a blessing it is to have access to a washer and dryer so that we can always have clean clothes to wear. We challenged the children to wear the same clothes all day long and then wear that same outfit the following day, as well. This week, we will discuss the challenges of fresh food to eat. It is difficult to eat fresh, healthy food without access to a refrigerator. Our challenge to our families is to create meals this week using only food from a box or a can. How does that change the types of meals that a family has available to them? As our month long focus comes to an end, may we remember that homelessness does not end, just because we are not talking about it every week in Chapel Time. Let's continue to respond to our friends and neighbors in need, just as Jesus taught us to do!