eSpire July 27, 2018

Children's Sabbath: JOYFUL UPROAR presents Paul & Co. On Sunday, July 29th , we will be celebrating Children's Sabbath as a church community.   Children's Sabbath is an interfaith tradition that was started by the Children's Defense Fund.  Our observance of Children's Sabbath encourages the following: raise awareness of problems facing children and families (such as poverty, gun violence, and lack of health care); explore the texts and teachings in our Christian tradition that call us to nurture and protect children with love and justice; engage our community of faith in immediate and long-term action to nurture, protect, and seek justice for children. Our celebration will include our Joyful Uproar Campers leading worship with their musical, "Paul & Co." Plus, some amazing young cellists will perform, and after worship the United Methodist Women are hosting an Ice Cream Social to raise funds for the Jericho Eye Clinic (details below).   There will be no Hennepin Kids Sunday School on Children's Sabbath.  This is a worship experience especially designed for the entire family!

Write to the Motown Mission Team You are invited to write to our youth and adult leaders while they're away at Motown Mission in Detroit, July 28-August 4. Encourage their faith journey, tell them your mission trip stories, share why you're part of Hennepin, or just say hi! Follow the journey all week at Pastor Nate's blog, http://natemelcher.com Send mail to: Camper Name c/o Motown Mission  8000 Woodward Ave.  Detroit, MI 48202

Adult Team Members are: Maren Jensen Mary Martin Rev. Nate Melcher Kemi Ojelade

Youth Team Members are: Sean Carroll Anna Jensen Jamie Johnson Jenna Holden Ava Krueger Ellie Krueger Evelyn Lillemoe Julia Scott

Calling All Art Lovers! Are you headed to the Loring Art Festival this weekend? Park in Hennepin's parking lot--for a $10 donation, you'll be just steps away from the festival, and you will support Hennepin's youth group trip to the Motown Mission in Detroit.  Find a spot, come inside our east entry, and offer your donation to our receptionist. We'll provide a voucher to put on the dash of your car. We look forward to seeing you here at Hennepin.

MINISTRY NEWS

Need a Vacay to the Lake? Come to Koinonia! Do you remember the line, "Ease his pain" from Field of Dreams? Koinonia Kitchen Manager Michele Capes took that idea to heart last week when she learned a guest recently lost her husband. Michele couldn't undo the death, but she could ease our guest's pain by making a work of art for each day the woman was here - made of fruit! A bug, a flower, a porpoise, a fish, a swan. It brought a smile to our guest's face who said, "I hate to eat them, but I will!" Koinonia - where hospitality and compassionate care come first. See Koinoina's Facebook page for photos of Michele's other works of art. Please pray for this week’s visitors: Anderson Family Reunion and the Seward Community Resources Retreat.

Habitat for Humanity + HAUMC Young Adults = Transforming the World  Hennepin's Young Adult ministries team is excited to roll up our sleeves and don our safety glasses for our biggest service project yet! Join us, no matter your age or ability, as we help to build a house with Habitat for Humanity on August 15. Registration is required: Sign up at haumc.org/habitat . Afterwards, we will gather to socialize and relax over Italian food and cold beverages.

SERVE: 8am - 4pm Habitat Build Location 3695 St. Regis Dr, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

SOCIALIZE: 4:30-6:30pm Donatelli's 2692 Co Rd E East, St Paul, MN 55110

Pub Theology: Spirited Conversation, Spiritual Matters This drop-in group of Hennepin members and friends age 21+ gath ers 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.

AUGUST 8 & SEPTEMBER 12  Sisyphus Brewing 712 Ontario Avenue W #100 Minneapolis, MN 55403

Progressive Christianity This discussion group meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, exploring the implications of traditional and non-traditional Christian faith. The next meeting will be August 12 at 11 am in the Harrison Room.

ART & MUSIC AT HENNEPIN

Summer Art Show Rev. Jim McChesney is our featured artist for the Summer Art Show. In midlife, he took a watercolor class which led to painting weekly with friends in the Northstar Watercolor Society. He has taught painting, led tours, done art fairs, sold his work in coffee shops and galleries and given pictures to family and friends. Jim likes to paint all sorts of scenes: barns, churches, nature, people, and still life. "I believe God put art in each of us, so we must paint or draw or write or sing." Rev. McChesney has served Hennepin Church in the past as Minister of Evangelism and New Members. He now serves as a Visitation Pastor in the parish. The show will run in Carlson Fellowship Hall through late August.

Sing in the Summertime! Summer Sanctuary Choir welcomes additional singers in the summer months for the 10am Sanctuary worship services. Come and rehearse with us on Sundays at 9:15am in the choir room.

Anika Kildegaard Recital July 29, 5pm in the Art Gallery Anika Kildegaard, soprano soloist and section leader at HAUMC and artistic director of the young women's choir called Songbird , together with pianist Ann DuHamel, will perform a recital featuring a new song-cycle, I Give Voice to My Mother, poems from Athena Kildegaard's new book of poetry, Course , set to music by composer Linda Kachelmeier.

CELLOici Recital Series July 31, 7:30pm in the Art Gallery CELLOici is a three-concert series of recitals being presented in HAUMC's Art Gallery by the International Cello Institute. This year's distinguished cellists are Mark Kasower, Principal Cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra, on July 17; Astrid Schween, Cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet, on July 21; and Brannon Cho, recent top prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth International Competition, on July 31. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance by going to ICI's website: www.internationalcelloinstitute.com . Click on Events tab.

OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

Support Jericho Vision Clinic July 29 - 10:30am in the East Entry Hennepin's United Methodist Women is hosting an Ice Cream Social to benefit the Jericho Vision Clinic, a Methodist mission that supplies free prescription eyeglasses to people in need. The Jericho Eye clinic works in partnership with Lions International and Wesley Methodist Church in Browns Town, Jamaica to distribute 5,000 pairs of glasses each year for those in need. Each February, a team of volunteers from MN (including an optometrist) works alongside volunteers from Wesley distributing glasses and providing the gift of vision to children and adults.  You'll SEE what a difference your gift can make!

Your Chance to Change a Child's Life: Sponsor a Student July 29 and August 5 in Carlson Hall Thanks to all who paid $150 to sponsor a Baiwalla, Sierra Leone child to go to school! On the first Sunday, July 22, 21 kids received sponsors, plus 8 additional kids were sponsored by the Outreach and Baiwalla Ministry Teams. Way to Go! More students still need sponsors, so bring your checkbooks the next two Sundays: July 29 and August 5. We need you to complete a form with your contact information so we have a record of who's sponsoring which child. For additional information or questions, contact Ann Carlson at carlsonaj99@gmail.com .

Calling All Gardeners! We are looking for donations of daylilies and hostas to plant in the HAUMC planters and all about the church. If you have extras, please bring them to church on the following Sundays: 5-Aug, 12-Aug and 19-Aug. You are invited to stay and help plant or just admire your donation on a following Sunday. If you don’t have any daylilies or hostas, you may want to pick some up at your local garden center as most are on sale in August. Thank you for helping to beautify the grounds.

Donate to Hennepin's School Supply Drive Nelson Mandela once said that "Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world."  At a time in our country and world where change is so needed, but other weapons are too often deployed . . . the Outreach Ministries of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church are doing our part to foster the true and inclusive power of education. We are working to arm every child and young adult with the power of knowledge and the love of learning that comes with having the tools necessary to succeed in school. You can join us. During the month of July, we will be collecting school supplies to be distributed to students in need distributed through UMCOR, and here in our own city at MNIC, the Dignity Center, and Joyce Preschool. There are clear Ziploc bags located at the Reception Desk and at worship with lists of items needed. Take a bag, or a few; fill them; and bring them back to Hennepin during the month of July. We will do the rest.

Baiwalla 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 .

We Need Sunday Brunch Volunteers  What's better than Sunday brunch? Volunteering at Sunday Brunch! Michelle DeVaughn, Lona Dallessandro and Ali Shaaban are leading volunteers teams throughout the summer. If you'd like to extend radical hospitality to our members and guests at Sunday Brunch, please sign up at  www.haumc.org/breakfast .

Knit or Crochet a Welcome Scarf The United Methodist General Conference will be coming to Minneapolis in 2020. The Dakotas-Minnesota Area has a wonderful opportunity to come together to provide hospitality for this conference. We intend to greet every delegate, dignitary, bishop, and spouse with a handmade scarf, to serve not only as a memento of General Conference but also as a practical solution to drafty, air-conditioned rooms. That's where you come in! We are inviting United Methodists in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota to help us knit or crochet 10,000 purple scarves. We are calling this initiative the Lydia Project, after Lydia in Acts 16.  To find detailed instructions, plus knitting and crochet patterns, visit https://www.minnesotaumc.org/lydiaproject. Questions? Contact: MaryAnne Korsch, Deacon at First UMC, Duluth, at maryanne.korsch@gmail.com or (218) 343-8813.

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