Save the Dates! Lynne & Rick's Final Sunday on Staff This Sunday! July 31 Please join us at 10am as we celebrate the final Sunday on staff for both Lynne and Rick. Sunday School Pauses in August Sunday School is going to pause for the month of August. We encourage you to worship as a family. Worship bags have been updated and are available at every sanctuary entrance, and seasonal book baskets are also available. Sunday school will kick-off in full on Sunday, September 11. Fall Kick-off September 11 Looking at my Plants to Manage Change I've been doing a lot of gardening lately. I've been observing how plants don't really like to be moved, but with water, sunshine, and extra care they bounce back over time. Perhaps we can use these lessons as our ministries change over the coming months... Take a look! Lynne's Transition  Much work is being done to ensure a smooth transition of ministry so that we are ready for a successful kick-off in September. Church leadership is actively interviewing for the newly created position, Director of Children, Youth & Families. In the meantime, EVERYONE can help make this transition as smooth as possible. Teams are currently being formed to help with kick-off Sunday, large group and music leadership for fall, and teaching teams are already being formed. Please contact Lynne at lynne@haumc.org or Leslie at leslie@haumc.org and let them know how you can help our ministry to children transition successfully into the fall!

Sponsor a Student in Baiwalla Our students will head back to school soon, and so will students in Baiwalla. However, for many of the students at the Ormsby School, our sponsorships are the only way that their families can afford to send them to school.  Your gift of $310 pays for tuition, uniform and supplies for the entire year for one student. Your gift of $150 pays for daily lunch every day for the entire year for one student. HOW TO PAY: On-line: Please pay online through OC Ministries: (www.ocministriesmn.org) Check: Make check out to Minnesota Annual Conference. Put in memo line: Baiwalla Child Sponsorship. Send to Minnesota Annual Conference, 122 W. Franklin Avenue, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55404. If you have questions please direct them to Ann Carlson, Chair Project Baiwalla Ministry Team, 763-464-6850 or carlsonaj99@gmail.com

Copper Street Brass: FREE Summer Concert Series I Love Rock 'n Roll Thursday, August 18, 7pm - 8pm HAUMC Parking Lot There will be Ice Cream! Join with the neighborhood and your faith community for the Copper Street Brass Summer Concert Series in the HAUMC parking lot. Ice cream will be served as we enjoy one of our new favorite summer traditions! Explore the greatest hits from '50s legends like Elvis, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry to genre-expanding bands of the '60s like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Beach Boys to arena rock stars of the ‘70s and ‘80s who took the world by storm. Join us and sing along to the rock anthems you know and love! Invite your friends and neighbors - see you there! Please note these concerts are outdoors and are weather dependent. We will post on our Facebook page rain or shine to update the status of each performance.

Follow Us! Hennepin Kids for LYFE is on Facebook! Please "like" us @hennepinkidsforlyfe for updates on programming, pictures of our kids, and upcoming activities that will be shared weekly. To find out more about Hennepin Kids for LYFE, go to HAUMC's website at haumc.org/children.

For any questions regarding Children & Family Ministries, please contact Lynne Carroll at lynne@haumc.org