Blessing of the Backpacks
September 9, 8:30 and 10am worship
Children and adults, you're invited to bring your backpack, briefcase, carryall, diaper bag, or whatever you bring with you on a daily basis for a special blessing during Rally Sunday worship as we start a fresh fall season.
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Pub Theology: Spirited Conversation, Spiritual Matters
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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.
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SEPTEMBER 12
Sisyphus Brewing
712 Ontario Avenue W #100
Minneapolis, MN 55403
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Exhibit of Artwork by Jean Heidenreich
Exhibition Open Now!
featuring the work of artist Jean Heidenreich
Jean Heidenreich is a calligrapher, watercolorist, and creator of paintings using acrylic paints (opaque and transparent), liquid acrylic inks, etc. Her objective is to create a variety of interesting textures, shapes and colors and arrange them on paper in unusual ways, then assign an ambiguous name. Her work as an artist has included teaching calligraphy classes for 29 years, demonstrating lettering at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival for over 25 years, creating her own greeting card line sold locally and a card line for a national card company.
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Entry Point Class
September 16, 11:30am in the Church of Youth Room
If you are interested in becoming a member of HAUMC, please join us at Entry Point to meet Rev. Judy Zabel and have your questions about membership answered. Child care is available. RSVP to Larry Duncan at 612-435-1309 or larry@haumc.org.
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UMW 2018 Mission Grants Available
The Jane E. Balch Memorial Fund makes grants of up to $2,000 to organizations or ministries inside or outside of Hennepin that benefit the needs of women, children and youth. To request an application contact Laura Dirks:
lauraedirks@gmail.com
or (612) 378-3026. Completed applications must be received by August 31.
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Conversations on a Way Forward
Starting Monday, September 24 at 6:30-9 PM
Last fall, Bishop Ough hosted 15 different Conversations on A Way Forward across the Dakotas-Minnesota Area. They were attended by over 1,000 lay and clergy members.
Again this fall, Bishop Ough will host a series of 15 gatherings across the Area to continue the Conversations on a Way Forward as the denomination prepares for the special session of General Conference on February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis.
In addition to information about the proposals that will be before the delegates to the 2019 General Conference, the gatherings will provide a setting in which to share resources and tools for how to facilitate dialogue and build resiliency in local churches.
In preparation for the gatherings, Bishop Ough encourages persons and congregations to read Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute and God Unbound by Elaine A. Heath. Bishop Ough also encourages all United Methodists to participate in the denomination-wide prayer vigil, Praying Our Way Forward.
Schedule for Minnesota Gatherings:
Alexandria UMC (2210 Sixth Avenue East)
Monday, Sept. 24, 6:30 – 9 PM
Duluth: First UMC (230 East Skyline Parkway)
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 6:30 – 9 PM
Rochester: Christ (400 Fifth Avenue SW)
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6:30 – 9 PM
Bloomington: Normandale Hylands UMC (9920 Normandale Blvd)
Thursday, Sept. 27, 6:30 – 9 PM
Maple Grove: Cross Winds UMC (15051 Weaver Lake Road)
Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 - 11:30 AM
Mankato: Centenary UMC (501 South Second Street)
Sunday, Sept. 30, 2:30 – 5 PM
Woodbury: The Grove UMC (7465 Steepleview Road)
Monday, Oct. 1, 6:30 – 9 PM
Go to the Minnesota Annual Conference website for more information and to register.
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Retreat: To Find a Home Away from Home
Come to Koinonia!
Vacation time is meant to be used - are you scratching your head about what to do with those last few vacation days of summer? How about a personal or family retreat at Koinonia? Call 888-801-7746 to book a room! Or, if you decide to clean your garage – Koinonia is in need of large life jackets. Call Mark at 612-435-1305 if you find some. Please pray for this weeks guests: Basilica of St. Mary’s Choir Retreat; Institute of Himalayan Tradition Retreat; Westminster Presbyterian Staff Retreat.
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Progressive Christianity
August 26 at 11:15am in the Harrison Room
This discussion group meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, exploring the implications of traditional and non-traditional Christian faith.
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Life Adventures
Rev. Frenchye Magee: Getting To Know You
September 14 at 12 Noon in the Social Hall
Come learn more about our new associate pastor as she shares her background, experiences, interests and role in our church community, and help her get to know you.
Prepaid reservations are due Monday, Sept. 10.
Cost is $18.
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8th-9th Grader Confirmation Fall Retreat
September 14-16 at Koinonia Retreat Center
All 8th-9th Graders are invited to the Confirmation Fall Retreat at Koinonia! We'll try spiritual practices, play games, explore nature, and make new friendships. Scholarships available. Register at haumc.org/events
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Singing in the Light
September 16 at 4pm in the Art Gallery
Singing in the oral tradition—just for the joy of it! All ages and all abilities are welcome. No music to read.No performance. Songs, rounds, and chants from around the world. Singing in the Light is an ongoing fundraiser for the community work of Mar de Jade Wholistic Lifestyle Center, Chacala, Mexico. Suggested donation at the door: $10-$20.
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Watching the Worship Services from Afar? There's an app for that!
Live Streaming Hennepin's Sunday worship services just got even easier--there's an app for that! With just a few taps, you can watch the live stream from wherever you've got wi-fi. The app will even send you notifications when the broadcast has started.
Visit the App Store on your Android or Apple device (phone, tablet, or laptop computer), and search for "HAUMC Live Stream." Install the free app and be with us from afar every Sunday!
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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.
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Handbells 101
August 28, 7 - 8:15pm in the Handbell Room
Have you wondered what it's like to ring English handbells, or play in a handbell choir? Have you appreciated the sounds of handbells in worship and in concert at HAUMC? Director of Music & Fine Arts Mark Squire is hosting an introductory session on Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 pm in the handbell room to welcome interested adults to the joy of handbell ringing! This is a single, "no obligation" hands-on session to explore the ringing experience. No previous handbell experience necessary, music-reading skill is a very helpful preliminary tool. You'll be surprised how much fun it is to join in the ringing experience. RSVP to Mark at mark.squire@haumc.org please, so information packets and refreshments can be prepared for you!
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Westminster Eco-Justice Film Series
August 30 and September 7th at 6pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church
In connection with Interfaith Power and Light, Westminster is hosting a three part film series as a religious response to climate change. This series will feature three critically acclaimed movies: Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, Before the Flood, and Racing Extinction. These award-winning films showcase climate change issues, obstacles in the way of a clean energy future, and an examination of humankind's role in mass extinction. As these issues span religious traditions, we are hoping this series will be an opportunity for Interfaith and Eco-Justice dialogue. Come to one or all of the films, each of which will be followed by lively discussion and snacks - all are welcome! There is no charge for the film viewings.
Free parking is available and can be accessed from Alice Rainville Pl.
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Serve During Worship
Serve during Traditional Worship!
Greeters, Ushers, Acolytes, Sound Booth and Candle helpers serve on Sunday morning before and during worship.
Serve during Sacred Journey Worship!
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School Kit Assembly Line
September 16, 9:30-10am and 11:15am-12pm in Carlson Hall
With the school supplies you donated in July, along with some additional purchases, we now have enough items to complete 400 UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) school kits. Come one! Come all! Join the Carlson Hall merriment, grab a bag, and be part of the assembly line that assures that children who have experienced disaster will have the tools they need for learning. You are invited to walk the assembly line again and again and again.....but do take time out to look over the UMCOR Sager Brown informational displays and consider being part of the next UMCOR Sager Brown Mission Team that delivers the kits to the UMCOR Disaster Relief Depot next January.
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Hennepin Marketplace
September 7 at 8am in 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 - things different - 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. All sales impact the lives of many near and afar.
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Spruce the Gardens!
THANK YOU to all the members who dropped off hostas & daylilies the past 3 Sundays. We need to replenish the planters around the church grounds, beginning with the planter at the East Entry. Hostas & daylilies donations were received August 5, 12 & 19. We have a very good start, thanks to your generosity. Next year we will continue the program.
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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
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Sponsoring a Child To Go To School in Baiwalla, Sierra Leone
Heartfelt thanks to all Baiwalla Child Sponsors!
Hennepin Church, you have exceeded all expectations for sponsoring children in Sierra Leone to go to school. Currently, we have money in hand for sponsoring 86 kids to go to school. Way to Go! Heartfelt thanks! (We expect more checks to dribble in over the next couple of weeks. So that Pastor Judith receives the money before school starts,
we need to receive all sponsorship gifts by Sunday, August 19. Please give your check to the church receptionist and indicate it if for Baiwalla Student Sponsorship.
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I've Come Up From Down
Dignity Center Concert Fundraiser
September 21 at 7pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1200 S Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55413
The Dignity Center's annual fundraiser takes the form of an exciting concert titled, "I’ve Come Up from Down. " It is an Intimate musical celebration of triumph over adversity featuring Soul-Gospel Singer, JD Steele and Friends. It will be held in the brand new Westminster Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Tickets are $50 and are available online at bit.ly/dignitycenterfundraiser.
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Planning Ahead:
UMCOR Sager Brown
Want to experience Cajun country, escape MN in January, appreciate someone else's cooking, or enjoy the fellowship of other volunteers as you act as the hands and feet of Christ? Have one or more yes answers? Then mark your calendar and consider joining Pastor Judy and and Rev. Lyndy Zabel and other Hennepin members and friends for one week or two, January 6-18, 2019 for a trip to UMCOR Sager Brown. There you will serve in the UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) disaster relief depot and/or the local community of Baldwin, LA. and can, in your free time, explore the history and culture of Southern LA. Questions? Contact
cjvaubel@yahoo.com or 651.698.1344. Sign ups accepted through September.
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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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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.
Questions? Contact: MaryAnne Korsch, Deacon at First UMC, Duluth, at maryanne.korsch@gmail.com or (218) 343-8813.
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Securing Your Place of Worship - 3rd Annual Workshop
Saturday, October 13 at 8 AM - 3:30 PM
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, 1-8 PM at Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina
The Do Justice Conference is for pastors and faith leaders to explore how racial justice is an essential part of the gospel. As we confront the ethical issues of mass incarceration and racial tension in society, we will explore our Biblical mandate to uphold principles of compassion, justice, and forgiveness.
Register for the conference
and/or for an evening with keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson.
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Send us your announcements!
Do you have news you would like to announce in the eSpire digital newsletter?
The deadline for announcements is
12 Noon on Monday
for announcements to be included in the following Friday's eSpire.
Please go to fill out an announcement form at
www.haumc.org/events
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