Tonight!
"I've Come Up From Down"
The Dignity Center
Concert Fundraiser
September 21, 7pm
Westminster Hall
Get your tickets now for a grand musical celebration of triumph over adversity with JD Steele and Friends.
Your ticket purchase will help the Dignity Center continue its life-changing work supporting hundreds of our neighbors experiencing poverty and homelessness.
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Spire Recognition Brunch
October 6, 9:30am-12pm in the Social Hall
Featuring Sandra Spieler, Artistic Director
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater
Be our guests on Saturday morning, October 6, for a program and brunch to celebrate Legacy Giving donors to Hennepin. Featured speaker will be Sandra Spieler, award-winning and amazing-creative Artistic Director and Co-Founder of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater (HOBT) in Minneapolis. For over forty years, HOBT has used artistic creativity and unlimited imagination to tell stories that explore the celebrations and struggles of our lives in community. Through main stage and touring shows, and its annual May Day parade and festival, HOBT creates visual theater for all ages and backgrounds. RSVP today – on line, at the reception desk, call the church at 612-871-5303 or email
jack@haumc.org
. Join the celebration and program, and enjoy brunch. Maybe a puppet will greet you!
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Ready to Launch: Adulting 101
October 7, 1pm in Room 106
and every first Sunday of the month
Adulting 101 is here!
Adulting (v): to carry out one or more of the responsibilities expected of fully developed individuals, used by those who "adult" less than 50% of the time.
Adulting can be hard, but Hennepin is here to help! We're launching a new monthly worksop series to give you life hacks for managing your money, tracking your mood, planning great meals, sewing a button, and plenty more. Anyone who attends is welcome to step up and offer their own life hack!
RSVPs are helpful but not necessary. Email Pastor Nate at nate@haumc.org.
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Progressive Christianity
September 23, 11:15am in the Harrison Room
All are welcome to join the discussion of the implications of traditional and non-traditional Christian faith, meeting the 2nd and 4th Sundays, in the Harrison Room.
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Hennepin United Methodist Women (UMW) to Host
Twin Cities District Fall Gathering
Saturday, September 29, 8:30am-1:30pm in the Art Gallery
The focus of this meeting is a UMW mission study...Our Money Matters. Sara Nelson-Pallmayer from Exodus Lending, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Minnesotans attain financial stability, will speak on "A Pathway to Financial Stability: How to avoid payday debt trap."
Registration forms are available on the kiosk in Carlson Hall under UMW. Cost is $12 (includes lunch). Checks written to UMW are due by Friday, Sept 21 to Laura Dirks. Contact Laura at
lauraedirks@gmail.com
or 612-378-3026.
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World Communion Sunday
Adult Forum
with Rev. Judith Banya
October 7, 11:15am-12:15pm in the Art Gallery
Rev. Judith Banya, pastor of Baiwalla United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone West Africa, will be here at Hennepin on World Communion Day to share her compelling and inspiring story. Rev. Banya is heeding God's call to help transform the lives of people experiencing extreme poverty through community-based development efforts focused on clean water, hunger, and education. HAUMC has already committed to sponsoring 105 students to attend elementary school in Baiwalla, and Rev. Banya will share what this means for her community. She will also share how the Hennepin outreach team helped to build a secondary school in Baiwalla last December. Our next outreach trip to Baiwalla will be in March of 2019.
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Blessing of the Animals
October 7, 6:00PM in the Outdoor Labyrinth Space
You and your pet are invited to a special blessing!
All creatures great and small are welcome for an outdoor, intergenerational worship experience like none other! Partnering with our next-door neighbor, St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, we'll worship in the outdoor labyrinth space on the east side of the building near the parking lot.
Celebrate all of creation with beautiful music and hear guest speakers from our community partners, the Animal Humane Society and VeTouch.
Please use a carrier or leash for your pet to help the community of creatures gather together safely!
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Disciple Bible Study
Starting October 16
Tuesdays at 6:30-8pm in the Room 104.
Enter the Bible and grow in your faith with co-teachers Bill Tipping and Rev. Nate Melcher. This 24-week class meets you where you're at and is a perennial favorite at Hennepin! Gain new understanding of scripture, build new relationships, and live out your faith through weekly readings, in-class films, group discussion, and prayer. Disciple Bible Study is a commitment that gives back to you many times over. Register at haumc.org/register.
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NEW DATE FOR PUB THEOLOGY - NOW MEETING ON THE 3RD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
Pub Theology: Spirited Conversations, Spiritual Matters
October 17, 6-7:30pm at Sisyphus Brewing
712 Ontario Avenue W #100 Minneapolis, MN 55403
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This drop-in group of Hennepin members and friends age 21+ gathers monthly to discuss faith, life, stress, family, and so on with a tasty beverage. Invite a friend to join you, and learn more at haumc.org/pubtheology.
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Trunk-or-Treat
Sunday, October 28, 4:00pm
Neighbors, friends, and families are invited to our free annual Trunk-or-Treat! Help spread the word: RSVP, like, invite, and share! Church members will be ready with treats at their decorated car trunks. Get a free treat bag or bring your own. Costumes are encouraged (no scary costumes, please). Come inside the “Cocoa Cabana” for games, snacks, face painting, crafts, photo fun, movies. Tour the popular “Spooky Labs” for kids run by the youth group. This is a fun and safe bonus trick-or-treating experience for your kids and grandkids!
Members! Sign up to host a trunk, offer hospitality, and help make this event that reaches hundreds of our neighbors happen! Register at haumc.org/register.
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Fall Work Day at Koinonia
November 9, 12 Noon
Join your friends to get our Retreat Center ready for Winter. Jobs for helpers of all abilities. Gentlemen attending the Nov 10-11 InterGen Men’s Retreat are invited to stay overnight for FREE! Work day begins with lunch at noon on Friday. Register at haumc.org/register.
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InterGen Men's Retreat
November 10-11, at Koinonia Retreat Center
In her poem,
The Summer’s Day
, Mary Oliver says: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church invites the men of our community to a retreat to answer this provocative question. How do we, as men, create lives that are fulfilling and engage our spirits?
We will share the wisdom of the elders and be ignited by the passion of those in the earlier stages of their lives and careers. The need for purpose, the need for vision, and the need for loving relationships applies no matter our age. So get ready to be enriched and inspired by meaningful conversations that explore these questions:
How can I learn to treasure each and every day?
Where will I focus my energy?
What do I want to contribute?
What do I want to create?
To what and whom will I look for inspiration?
Register at haumc.org/register. Cost is $89.
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Fall Choir Schedule
Altar Choir
(Children's Choir, grades 4-7) will meet with Darin Riedel starting September 16, 6:30pm in Chapel. Register with Darin this Sunday in Carlson Hall. This ensemble will include lively singing, handbell ringing, music learning and worship leading! Accompanied by Krista Riedel, this is a fantastic opportunity to grow in faith and song. Contact Darin with questions:
riedel.darin@gmail.com
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Journey Choir
(Youth Choir, grades 8-12) met with Stephanie Escher Sunday, September 9, and will continue to meet Sunday nights at 6:30 in the Choir room. This dynamic group of singers sings a wonderful breadth of repertoire, is a highly committed group of talent young people! Each month Journey Choir will bless worship services, including special services during Lent and other opportunities throughout the year. You can reach Stephanie at
stephanie@haumc.org
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Cherub Choir
(Pre-K & K choir) and
Carol Choir
(Grades 1-3, led by Darin Riedel) will start in November. These Sunday morning ensembles provide wonderful singing and serving opportunities for our youngest music-makers over a short period of weeks. Lots of parental assistance is appreciated with these energetic groups, and piano players are needed for both groups. If you can help out, please contact Director of Music & Fine Arts Mark Squire (mark.squire@haumc.org).
Stay tuned for a fantastic short-term handbell opportunity for high school ringers next spring!
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Serve During Worship
Share your gifts during Traditional Worship!
Greeters, Ushers, Acolytes, Sound Booth and Candle helpers serve on Sunday morning before and during worship.
Share your gifts during Sacred Journey Worship!
Greeters and Hospitality helpers serve during worship. Contact Denny Smith at
monarchdj@comcast.net
for details and to sign up.
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Sager Brown Mission Trip Information and Registration
Sundays in September, in Carlson Hall
Visit the UMCOR Sager Brown informational displays and consider being part of the next mission trip that delivers supplies to the UMCOR Disaster Relief Depot next January.
Registration for the mission trip is Due September 30.
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Hennepin Marketplace
October 7, 8am in the Carlson Hall
This World Communion Sunday, come to Hennepin Marketplace and see the world of good that the Outreach Ministries of Hennepin have been promoting. Support the wonderful work by purchasing craft and goodies from across the world--some exotic, some familiar--all beautiful. Make sure to wander through Carlson Hall before and after worship to peruse the offerings and to find a way to get involved in supporting our neighbors in Minneapolis, and around the world.
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Save the Date!
Spring 2019 Baiwalla Mission Trip
March 8-19, 2019
Save the dates for the next Baiwalla Mission Trip. We will be sending another team to Baiwalla, Sierra Leone next Spring, March 8-19, 2019. The approximate cost (depending on airfare) is $2700. We will stay at the United Methodist guest house in Baiwalla. There is solar power so there will be electricity, running water and a good bed. We will know the exact project details closer to the date. While we are there, we will continue to build our partnership with the Baiwalla United Methodist Church and with Rev. Judith Banya. To learn more, please contact Pastor Judy at
judy@haumc.org
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Securing Your Place of Worship
3rd Annual Worship
October 13, 8am-3:30pm
Hennepin Avenue UMC, in partnership with Kingswood Security Consulting, presents the 3rd Annual Securing Your Place of Worship workshop.
As "soft targets" like schools and churches experience increasing incidents of violence, we can all take steps to secure our places of worship and the people in them.
This workshop, designed for clergy, administrators, volunteers, lay leaders, and staff of all religious denominations, presents practical wisdom from top safety and security experts from about the country.
Keynote speakers include:
Carl Chinn - "Surviving an Active Shooter: New Life Church, What Happened Next?"James Densley - "Crime Opportunity Theory: How to Strengthen Soft Targets" and Jarret Brachman - "Deadly Force at Soft Targets"
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Do Justice Conference
November 8, 1-8pm at Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina
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