Hennepin Happenings
News & Events @ Hennepin Avenue UMC
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Safe Halloween Fun TONIGHT!
Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Celebration
Friday, Oct. 30 | 6-8pm
Hennepin Avenue UMC parking lot at 511 Groveland Ave. Minneapolis 55403
Hennepin Avenue UMC is hosting a fun and safe Trunk-or-Treat event for kids and families in the community. Tonight from 6-8pm, all are welcome to come, in costume or not, to our outdoor Halloween party. Tour a scary-good variety of themed trunks and vote for your favorites!
All children will be given a pre-stuffed bag of allergen-free candy after casting their vote. No RSVP is required, but all must wear masks and maintain social distancing. It will be --boo!-- a surprisingly great time to be together!
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Give to Build Beloved Community:
State of the Church Celebration
Sunday, Nov 1 at 11:30am on Zoom
Let's celebrate! Join us for the State of the Church Celebration, hosted by Hennepin's Generosity Team, to hear about the exciting ways God has blessed HAUMC and the world through our ministries. We will share ministry highlights, update you on our current financial position and give you a preview of the budget for 2021.
Meeting ID: 979 4733 5566
Passcode: 755523
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Winter Coat Drive
Monday, October 19 through Monday, November 9 | 8am to 2pm
Winter came early!
Our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness, or have limited income to purchase adequate winter wear, are looking warm clothing. Despite the frigid weather, they will have to walk an average 13 miles seeking to obtain services, and they will have to wait at bus stops. Many will attempt to brave the elements rather than seek shelter.
We can make winter a bit more tolerable by donating coats and winterwear to the Dignity Center’s annual coat drive. From Oct 19 to Nov 9, purchase new items, or sort through the coats in the closet. That one that you haven’t worn in years, that one that doesn’t fit as nicely anymore, that one that belonged to a loved one who has passed on – give them all to the Dignity Center. We will make sure that the poor and the marginalized receive your warm blessing – without charge!
Donations can be dropped off at the Dignity Center, or at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. Please email Dignity@haumc,org to arrange a drop off day and time. All donations are welcome, but because of our population, lots of big male sizes are especially needed.
Thank you for your support!!
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Planning Forward:
Charitable Giving and Tax Saving Strategies Workshop
Sunday, November 8, 12:00 Noon via Zoom
Planning for charitable giving can be a fulfilling part of our overall financial plans. And your plans often help to reduce taxes for you and your heirs while benefiting Hennepin Avenue UMC.
Join Cindy Aegerter and Jack Fistler for a virtual seminar to review options for making meaningful planned and outright gifts for Hennepin. Discover how the provisions in the recent CARES Act and SECURE Act may impact your giving plans. Explore how a Legacy Gift may be advantageous for you and Hennepin.
A Hennepin member, Cindy, is Senior Gift Planner with InFaith Community Foundation, and Jack is our director of Legacy Giving.
Mark your calendars, and on Sunday, November 8, join the Zoom meeting by video or by phone:
Meeting ID: 873 3942 3815
Passcode: 721409
One-tap mobile:
+13126266799,,87339423815#
Dial manually:
312-626-6799
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Hennepin's Phased Reopening Plans
We're In the "Orange Phase"
*with updated restrictions*
Earlier this week, the MN Conference of the UMC moved from the "yellow phase" to the "orange phase" of the Phased Re-Gathering Plan for Churches. Hennepin continue to be in the Orange Phase, with updated restrictions, effective Tuesday, October 27. We have reopened our church building for certain limited purposes.
Here is what to expect during the Orange Phase:
- worship services continue to be held online only;
- most groups and committees continue to meet virtually;
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in-person on-site weddings and funerals are permitted for groups of no more than 10 people;
- a receptionist will be on site Monday through Friday, 8am to 2pm, and the building will be fully closed on weekends;
- throughout the church building hand-sanitizing stations are in place;
- appropriate signage has been posted to indicate spaces within the building that remain closed;
- most staff continue to work remotely;
- staff in the office wear masks, measure their temperature before working in the office, and are directed to disinfect their personal workspace before leaving;
- members, vendors and other guests adhere to the same requirements as staff.
Thank you for your prayers and patience as we navigate the best way in which to reopen safely. If you have any questions regarding HAUMC’s reopening plan, please contact Joe Polach, Director of Facilities, by phone at 612.435.1335 or by email at joep@haumc.org.
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Worship this Week: Sunday, November 1 - All Saints Sunday
Create Your Legacy
Sacred Journey at 8:30am and
Traditional Worship at 10am
In this worship series we explore the ways God calls us to practice extravagant generosity for the transformation of the world.
How can our gifts of time, talent, treasure and witness help Hennepin to build
compassionate connections, reach new people, and heal the brokenness of our
world? How, as we grapple with racial injustice and global pandemic, do we commit more deeply than ever to living in unity as God's beloved community?
Discover how God is transforming lives through your investment in the ministries of Hennepin, and find hope and inspiration that will help you plan your 2021 Annual Giving and prepare for Commitment Sunday, November 22.
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Gather bread and juice as you tune in to Traditional Worship at 10am.
We will celebrate Holy Communion together during the worship service.
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Honor All Saints in Sacred Journey and Traditional Worship |
On Sunday, November 1, we honor all those who have died this past year, including especially loved ones and family members. During worship, you will be invited to share the names of your saints by posting them to the live chat and Facebook comments.
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Listen to Worship Over the Phone!
Would someone you know enjoy listening to our worship services via a phone call? Or would YOU? Whether you're away from wi-fi or just prefer a landline, we've got a new way for you to connect with Hennepin on Sunday mornings.
Hennepin's worship services are now available to listen to over the phone starting at 8:30am (Sacred Journey) and 10am (Traditional Worship) on Sundays. Call the toll-free phone number 877-790-4366 (or 877-790-HENN) and listen to the songs, prayers, and preaching you love. You can call anytime throughout the week--we'd love to have you 'listen in'!
Please feel free to share this number with everyone who might be blessed by this new way to connect.
For any questions, contact Peter Nielson (Office Manager) at the church.
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Risk-Taking Mission and Service |
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VeTouch WELLNESS CLINIC Veterinary Treatment for Urban Community Health
Sunday, November 1 | 2-7pm
Hennepin Avenue UMC Parking Lot
511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
VeTouch is a free community health program providing veterinary care to your beloved pets. Walk up or drive through in the Hennepin Avenue UMC parking lot, weather permitting.
Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing for this outdoor clinic visit.
We hope to see you all soon and please reach out with any questions.
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Common Hope Salute to Hope Video Premiere
Sunday, November 1 | 6:30pm online
Be inspired by our partner, Common Hope, as they premiere their Salute to Hope video on November 1 at 6:30pm Central Time.
In an effort to promote positivity, HOPE, and bring Guatemala to partners like us, Common Hope is premiering this special Salute to Hope video.
Tune in to the video premiere from wherever you are to see the impact we are having by sponsoring Bryana and Ana in Guatemala and supporting the work to fight poverty with diplomas.
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Let's Chalk the Vote!
Now through November 3
Early voting for the November election has begun in Minnesota!
Let’s get the word out about voting in our communities, in a fun, socially-distanced way – through chalk! (Yes, you read that right.)
On or after September 18, we encourage you to host a chalk party in your neighborhood (i.e. sidewalks, bus stops, or parks). This is a great opportunity for families, small groups, or congregational teams to do something fun and meaningful together. Read this chalk party guide for ideas about hosting a chalk party, how to keep it Covid-19 safe, and sample voting messages to write.
Once you plan an event, register it here so we can see our impact across the state. You can even request that an MNIPL volunteer delivers chalk to you ahead of time! Then, share photos of the event with sam@mnipl.org and on social media so we can amplify our impact. We encourage you to use the hashtags #MNVotes, #FaithInAction, or #Vote2020.
Let’s get the word out about voting every chance we can – on social media, face to face, virtually, and even on the streets!
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Free COVID-19 Testing and Flu Shots at Hennepin
Saturday, November 7 | 12-4pm in the Hennepin Avenue UMC parking lot
In partnership with Hennepin Health and the Minneapolis Health Department, Hennepin is hosting a free walk-up and drive-up COVID-19 testing and flu shots.
The City of Minneapolis is offering free COVID-19 tests and flu shots. All are welcome. You do not need insurance for the test. The flu shots are covered by insurance. If you have insurance, bring your insurance card for the flu shot. If you don’t have insurance, the flu shot is free.
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NEW!
Is the Spirit Calling You to Action?
Are you ready to organize and mobilize for social justice in our neighborhoods? Be part of HennepinHOPE, a new campaign of our Risk Taking Mission and Service ministries.
We're making it easier for you to get and share timely, action-focused news about local opportunities to take social justice action through protests, marches, donation drives, advocacy, petitions, and more.
*Follow @HennepinHOPE on Twitter
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Intentional Faith Development |
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Entry Point
New Members Class
Sunday, November 8 at 11:30am on Zoom
Entry Point is for anyone who would like to meet the pastors and explore membership at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. If you simply want to ask questions and get more involved, you're welcome to come as well.
Meeting ID: 995 4950 2025
Passcode: 234066
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New Discussion Group for Parents: Raising White Kids
Sundays through November 22 | 8-9pm on Zoom
As we do the work of becoming anti-racist, parents and their children are having tough conversations. If you are a parent of white kids, you may wonder how to talk with them about racism and privilege in age-appropriate ways that emphasize allyship and compassion instead of guilt or shame about their whiteness.
What roles do we want to equip them to play in addressing racism when they encounter it? What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation and affirm the beauty of God’s good gift of diversity?
There is no fee to participate, so invite your friends and neighbors to join in! Contact Becky Boland, Hennepin's Certified Lay Minister, with questions: beckyboland@gmail.com.
Click here to join the Zoom Meeting by video.
Meeting ID: 880 8033 7787
Passcode: 460565
Join the meeting by phone by dialing 312-626-6799 and entering the Meeting ID: 880 8033 7787.
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Hennepin Book Club:
Thursday, November 19 | 7pm via Zoom
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
Join your Hennepin friends for our monthly book club, hosted by Jane Mylrea.
Join the Zoom Meeting here. Meeting ID: 445 460 5643.
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New!
HAUMC Library books now available via Curbside Pickup
Over 3,000 books in the HAUMC library are now available for curbside pickup! Curbside pickup service is offered from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays – Fridays by appointment only.
Browse the library catalog, at www.LibraryThing.com/catalog/HAUMC. You’ll find books on anti-racism and climate change as well as biographies, current fiction, devotionals, and so much more.
You can also request a library team member to do a search and create a reading list for you--like a personal shopper for books!
And we haven’t forgotten the children – dozens of new books have been added in 2020!
Contact us at library@haumc.org for more information and to schedule a personal curbside pickup time!
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LIBRARY BOOK RETURN
Tuesdays through Fridays, 8am to 2pm
If you've had a book checked out of the library since March, now is the time to return it. On Tuesdays - Fridays between 8am and 2pm, there will be a basket in the church entryway for this purpose.
If this time doesn't work for you, contact us at library@haumc.org to arrange for a pickup.
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DAILY PRAYER CONNECTION
Join your pastors in a virtual get-together every Monday-Friday!
Twice daily, we invite you to start your day with "Coffee with Judy" at 8am for 30 minutes of coffee, connection and conversation; and end your day with "Closings with Frenchye" at 8pm for 30 minutes of reflection, connection and prayer.
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8:00 – 8:30am Central Time
Weekdays M-F
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Join by phone using the dial-in information below:
Dial: 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 842 8341 6140
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8:00 – 8:30pm Central Time
Weekdays M-F
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Join by phone using the dial-in information below:
Dial: 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 892 5043 5902
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Coffee Hour:
Virtual Sunday Fellowship
Weekly on Sundays
Now starting at approximately 11am (immediately following Traditional Worship) via Zoom
It's good to see one another's faces and hear one another's voices!
Gather with other members of the Hennepin community for fellowship and connection.
Meeting ID: 897 1628 3933
Passcode: 701690
Join by phone: Dial 312-626-6799 and enter the following when prompted:
Meeting ID: 897 1628 3933
If you need technical assistance using Zoom, email us at support@haumc.org.
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Online Support Group
Sundays at 6:30pm on Zoom
All of us are recovering or are struggling with something. In this time of pandemic, perhaps it’s isolation, loneliness, grief, or loss.
No matter your struggle, this group is a safe place for you to connect, learn, share, and listen as we support each other. No registration required. We look forward to seeing you.
Email dkfocht@gmail.com for more details, or just dial in!
Meeting weekly on Zoom. Join by video here.
Meeting ID: 944 6225 8131
Password: 427306
Join by phone by calling: 312-626-6799.
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Online Forms for CONGREGATIONAL CARE
From your phone, tablet or laptop, you can share a prayer request or celebration, let us know about hospitalizations for you and your loved ones, or make confidential pastoral prayer requests.
To use the online request system, go to haumc.org/care from any of your devices. You can also call the office (612-871-5303), or email pastoralcare@haumc.org. The pastor on call will contact you as soon as possible.
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Ideas for Giving at Year-End 2020
The CARES Act includes several 2020 charitable tax provisions to encourage giving to Hennepin, whether to complete your 2019 pledge, consider an additional gift, pre-pay on a 2021 pledge or fund a Legacy Gift. The special incentives for 2020 (for cash gifts only) include:
· A charitable gift deduction of up to $300 for those who do not itemize on their federal tax return
· An increase in the deduction limit, for those who do itemize, up to 100% of adjusted gross income (previously capped at 60%), enabling you to give more this year.
Of course, such other typical giving options as stocks and securities, Donor Advised Funds, and IRA rollover may be advantageous for you. For more information, contact Jack Fistler at 612-435-1321 or jack@haumc.org and contact your personal financial advisor.
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United Methodist Church Dakotas-Minnesota Area
"Just Love" Special Appeal
When we’re fearful and fuming, depleted and damaged, may we respond by just loving God and neighbor. When we witness discrimination and division, callousness and cruelty, may we respond by loving justly. Just love allocates human and financial resources to assess and address crisis response, relief, recovery rebuilding, renewal, repentance and restitution, trauma therapy, and anti-racism. Just love addresses the food, Black home and business ownership, and health care deserts within our communities.
Your gifts will enable partnerships with our congregations on the frontlines to support ministries of mercy (crisis counseling, housing stability, food/medicine) and ministries of racial justice (education, advocacy, intervention). A Rapid Response Grant Team with representatives from urban core churches and Black congregational leaders will oversee special appeal allocations, and your donations will be directed to where there is the greatest need in rebuilding our neighborhoods.
If you prefer, checks can be mailed to the Minnesota Conference at 122 W. Franklin Ave., Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55404-2472. Please note “JUST LOVE” on the memo line.
Thank you for your generosity and stewardship of God’s mercy and justice.
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New!
Make Your Offering by
Text Message
We're making it easier than ever to make your offering to Hennepin--starting now, you can give by text message from your mobile device.
Send a text to 73256 with the message: Hennepin $, followed by the dollar amount. For example: Hennepin $100 or Hennepin $25.
You will receive a text reply. Just tap the link in that message to go to a new page, where you can enter the details of your offering and provide payment information.
Once you click "submit," you will receive a digital receipt for your gift.
Try it this week as you join us for online worship!
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SEND US YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS
Do you have news to share in Hennepin Happenings?
The deadline for announcements is 12 Noon on Monday for announcements to be included in the following Friday's newsletter.
Submissions are subject to editing for space and content.
Thanks for sharing your news!
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