eSpire
February 16, 2018
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Hope for Creation:
Workshop and Worship with
Rev. Dr. Timothy Eberhart
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Saturday, February 17 at 9am-4pm
Sunday, February 18 at 8:30am and 10am worship
Register Today!
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary are pleased to bring Rev. Dr. Timothy Eberhart to Hennepin Avenue UMC for the weekend of February 17-18.
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On Saturday, February 17, from 9 am until 4 pm, Dr. Eberhart will lead a series of workshop sessions that explore humanity’s impact on the environment. Participants will examine the relevance of Christian beliefs to Creation Care, and explore practical ways people of faith are engaged in mission and justice for the good of the earth. Music performed by singer-songwriter Leslie Ball will ground and uplift our reflections throughout the day. Free childcare is available for children age 10 and younger.
The registration fee for the workshop is $15 per person and lunch is included for those who RSVP by February 14, 2018. To learn more and to register, go to: garrett.edu/hopeforcreation.
On Sunday, February 18, Dr. Eberhart will preach on these themes at Hennepin’s 8:30 am and 10 am worship services. Singer-songwriter Sara Thomsen will share her soulful and poetic music during both services.
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Re-Imagined: Music for Peace
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Sunday, February 11 at 2pm at the Aquinas Chapel at St. Thomas University
The sacred jazz work “Music For Peace” by legendary composer and pianist Mary Lou Williams has been set to new arrangements by Laura Caviani and Kari Musil, and will be performed by a chorus of jazz vocalists and the Swing Sisterhood Big Band. Commonly known as “Mary Lou’s Mass,” Williams composed “Music for Peace” as a testimonial to the healing power of music at the close of the Civil Rights Era.
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A grant from the Luann Dummer Center for Women supported this collaborative project led by Sarah Schmalenberger. The performance celebrates the ecumenical vision of the Re-Imagining Community to “search for God, justice, and a challenging, empowering and inclusive church.” For more information, please visit
www.stthomas.edu/ldcw
or
www.re-imaginingcommunity.org
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Moxie Matters: Live with Courage and Compassion
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Second show added—10am Matinee
Tuesday, February 20
at 7pm
(SOLD OUT)
Come for an evening of hilarity, honesty, and insight about how we show moxie in the midst of messy lives with best-selling author Jen Hatmaker and songwriter Nichole Nordeman. Tickets at jenhatmaker.com. Hennepin members get discount tickets with code MMHOST18. Volunteers needed, contact Pastor Nate at
nate@haumc.org.
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Copper Street Brass:
Big Ears and the Blue Ox
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Sunday, February 25 at 1pm in the Sanctuary
Let’s plan the PERFECT party for Paul Bunyan! “Big Ears and the Blue Ox” is our original interactive concert presentation with brass instruments, drums, and narrator designed for children ages 2 - 10.
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The concert takes kids on a trip through the Minnesota woods while they help Big Ears the Rabbit build the perfect song for Paul Bunyan’s birthday party. Along the way, children learn how to carefully listen for musical concepts like melody, rhythm and harmony while singing and moving their bodies to the music. Come join the party!
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Sunday, April 15 and 22 at 11:15am
We live in times that seek to divide us and to sometimes harden our heart to the ‘other’.Loving-Kindness practice teaches us how to have a loving heart, with gentle kindness toward ourselves and others. It also teaches compassion, joy, and equanimity practices, which are daughters of loving kindness. This class develops self-acceptance and is also great for working with problem relationships and for developing a caring and compassionate heart. This class has two meetings.
Mary Jo Meadow has meditated over 60 years in the Christian, yoga, and Buddhist traditions. She has taught mindfulness in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia. She is psychology and religious studies professor emerita at Minnesota State University at Mankato, offers spiritual guidance, and writes and lectures on spirituality. She has seven published books and numerous published professional articles.
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Sweet Celebrations-sign up today!
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Celebrating a birthday, anniversary,
or other big news? Sponsor donuts!
Now there’s two wonderful ways to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, honor loved ones and celebrate special occasions. Sign up to provide a beautiful bouquet of Sanctuary Flowers during Traditional Worship and your special occasion will be listed in the bulletin. Sign up to sponsor donuts with Sweet Celebrations and your special occasion will appear in the bulletin and on a poster at the donut table.
Bonus: your $100 Sweet Celebrations sign-up raises funds for youth scholarships for camps, retreats, and mission trips. Don’t delay, sign-up spots are going fast so secure your preferred dates today! Sign-up posters are on the kiosk in Carlson Hall.
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June 16-24, Registration by April 1
This summer, make it your family’s mission to live life through service to others: join us on a mission trip to the Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky. Henderson Settlement offers comfortable accommodations and meaningful service work for volunteers of all ages. Total cost is $400 per person.
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Music Mission Trip with Pastor Judy to Brownstown, Jamaica
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Monday, April 2-Sunday, April 8
The cost is $1200 and that includes airfare, lodging and food.
A few spaces remain--call or email Pastor Judy for details and to sign up!
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FAITH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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New LYFE Groups Forming for Lent
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We have three new LYFE Groups forming for Lent. This is the perfect time to try out this wonderful small group opportunity. Groups are being hosted by Laura Russ in south Minneapolis on Thursdays at 7:00 and Trish O’Brien & Scott Beaumont in southeast Minneapolis on Mondays at 7:00. Sally Johnson will host a 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning group at the church.
All groups will use
Speaking Christian by Marcus Borg as their conversation starting point. Interested, call 612-871-5303 or email
Sally@haumc.org.
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Parenting for LYFE
The focus of this group is parents supporting parents as we help our children take their first steps of faith!
We will gather with children in the Social Hall to enjoy brunch together. Then children will head off to their own programming in room 103, while parents have time together. Future topics include:
Sunday, March 11
- Interfaith Dialogue with Our Kids
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The Commission on a Way Forward:
A Conversation with Pastor Judy Zabel and Bishop Bruce Ough
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Sunday, April 15 at 5:30 pm -- Conversation led by Pastor Judy
Sunday, April 22 -- Bishop Ough will preach at 10 a.m. worship, and will lead the conversational forum starting at 11:15 a.m.
Sunday, April 29 at 5:30 pm -- Conversation led by Pastor Judy
The Commission on the Way Forward was proposed by the Council of Bishops and approved by the 2016 General Conference to do a complete examination and possible revision of every paragraph of the Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and explore options that help to maintain and strengthen the unity of the church. Pastor Judy and Bishop Ough will lead this conversation about where we’ve been, where we are and what the future might hold.
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Have you visited Koinonia's webpage lately? It's a great place to see what Koinonia has to offer to church, community and family groups, or for personal retreats. Go to
www.koinoniaretreatcenter.org
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Please pray for this week's guests: Twin Cities Vipassana Collective Retreat, Valley of Peace Lutheran Church Women's Retreat; Gustavus Adolphus Freshman and Senior Student Retreat.
Join us for our upcoming events:
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From the Trees Come the Paper...
From the Paper Comes the Art
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An Art & Spirit Retreat
March 9-11 at Koinonia Retreat Center
With Sandy Spieler from In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theater and Lisa Gidlow Moriarty from Paths of Peace
Paper is a gift to us from trees. As we give thanks to the trees, we will be led in the gift of art-making from the simplicity of paper by Sandy Spieler, creator of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater. Sandy will share how the art she has created is an expression of Spirit in her life. Also sharing in the retreat, Lisa Gidlow Moriarty, labyrinth creator and facilitator, will lead in individual labyrinths with paper. The weekend will include music, worship, poetry, great food and a chance to gather friends old and new. Cost: $135. includes housing, food and materials. Register at
www.haumc.org/events.
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Wholehearted Living:
A Retreat for Women
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April 6-8 at Koinonia Retreat Center
Author Brene Brown filled Hennepin’s sanctuary with over 1000 people last year. This retreat will use the gifts of some of her key wisdom to explore ways of cultivating a resilient spirit, gratitude and joy, calm and stillness, laughter, play and rest. We will welcome spring at Koinonia, share in great food, worship, relaxation and fun. Led by Sally Johnson and Stephanie Escher. Cost: $125. includes housing and food. Register at
www.haumc.org/events.
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Kjerringsleppets, a women’s book group
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1st Wednesdays at 6pm in the Longfellow Room
April 4 -
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman
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Progressive Christianity Date Change!
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Sunday, February 25 at 11:15am
The Spong/Progressive Christianity Class will not meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday this month. Please put these new dates on your calendar.
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Submissions and Deadline
The deadline for announcements is 12 Noon
on Monday.
Please go to fill out an announcement form at
www.haumc.org/communications
or drop off at church. All submissions are subject to editing for space and content.
Thanks for sharing your stories!
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