Hennepin Happenings
News & Events @ Hennepin Avenue UMC
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Worship with Us by Live Stream!
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"God is with you, and so are we!"
A message from Pastor Judy
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As we all adjust to the sudden and significant disruptions to our lives brought about by COVID-19,
we are determined to stay connected with you, our Hennepin community.
In accordance with current recommendations from Governor Walz, Bishop Ough, the Minnesota Department of Health and the CDC,
Hennepin Avenue UMC has temporarily suspended in-person worship services
. Many other ministry programs and events have also been suspended or cancelled. You can get up-to-date details on
our new COVID-19 web page
, or by calling the church.
How can you stay connected to your Hennepin community?
- Reach out (virtually!) and check in with your friends and neighbors.
- Check our Facebook page for regular updates and messages.
- Keep donating food for our March Food Drive--our community needs this support now more than ever! You can drop off donations inside the East Entry during our open hours, approximately 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday, and 8am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday.
- Worship with us online Sundays at 8:30am (Sacred Journey) and 10am (Traditional Worship)!
There are three easy ways to access the live stream. We strongly encourage you to
practice using one or more of these
before
Sunday morning.
If you need help, we invite you to find a friend, family member, or neighbor who can help you get it set up, or to call us here at the church.
- On your desktop computer, open an internet browser (i.e., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and go to the live stream page of the Hennepin website—or just click here: www.haumc.org/live. If the worship service has started, you will see an active video on the page. If the service has not started yet, you will see a black box and a note about how soon the live stream will be “on.” When it is time for the service to begin, “refresh” the web page and the video will be shown live.
- Download the HAUMC Live Stream app to your mobile device (smartphone or tablet). Go to the App Store and search for HAUMC Live Stream. When you see our church logo cross, you will know you’ve found the right app. Click “Get,” and when the download is complete, click “Open.” When it is time for the worship service to begin, open the app, and the live video will show up automatically.
- Watch the live stream on our Facebook page, Facebook@HennepinAvenueUMC. If you already follow us on Facebook, simply visit our Facebook page at the time of the worship service and scroll down to watch the live video. Otherwise, type “HennepinAvenueUMC” into the search bar on your Facebook page, and then click on the link to our page.
BUILDING HOURS & RECEPTION
The Hennepin Avenue UMC church building will open from 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday, and 8am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday. These hours are subject to change. If you need more information, you may call our Reception Desk at 612.871.5303 or email scheduling@HAUMC.org.
PASTORAL CARE
We understand that persons in care facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals are among the most vulnerable to infection. Until further advised,
all personal visits by our care team are suspended.
Pastoral visits to facilities are also suspended as advised by public health guidelines.
Pastoral care is available through phone (612-871-5303) and email (pastoral
care@haumc.org
).
If you experience an emergency or a bereavement, please let us know--we are here!.
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March Food Drive
Now through Easter Sunday
Now more than ever, we are called to help feed our neighbors in need!
This year's goal for MN FoodShare month is to
double our donation
:--last year we donated 5000 pounds of food to Groveland Food Shelf. This year, we're donating double-time!
Please fill a grocery bag with food donations and bring it back to church between now and Easter Sunday.
Better yet, fill
two bags
and help us double our donation to 10,000 pounds of food!
You can bring in your donations any time the church building is open.
Items in short supply include:
cooking oil, condiments like pickles and olives, canned meats, peanut butter, boxed meals, anything that is vegetarian-friendly such as vegetarian baked beans or mock duck, shampoo, soap, household cleaning supplies, toothpaste and deodorant.
During these difficult days, here's something concrete and compassionate you can do to ease the suffering of our Hennepin neighbors and friends!
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FINAL WEEK
Make Your Easter Dedications: Lilies and Music
Now through March 23
Honor someone significant to you with
the gift of flowers and music at Hennepin this Easter!
For $25 you can dedicate a beautiful lily to decorate the sanctuary or sponsor the wonderful music heard during Easter Sunday worship.
Make your check out to HAUMC. Be sure to indicate “Easter Lilies” or “Easter Music” in the memo line.
All dedications received by March 23 will be printed in the Easter bulletin.
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General Conference to Be Postponed
The Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference has been notified by the Minneapolis Convention Center that they are restricting events at the venue through May 10, 2020, following recommendations by the
Minnesota Department of Health
, the Governor of Minnesota, and the Mayor of Minneapolis to postpone or cancel events involving 50+ people in order to slow the spread of coronavirus.
As a result of this decision, the Executive Committee is announcing that the General Conference will be postponed and will not occur May 5-15, 2020 as planned.
Out of concerns for the health and safety of all those affected amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Executive Committee has been monitoring the situation for some time and had scheduled a teleconference
meeting
of the full Commission of the General Conference for March 21 to discuss plans for rescheduling the event.
Only the full commission is able to set a new date or decide on an alternate plan. That meeting will go forward as scheduled, although it is not known at this time how quickly they will be able to announce new dates.
Please take a moment to be in prayer for the Executive Committee, the delegates and our entire United Methodist Church as we adjust to this change of plans and its implications for our church community.
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Lenten Sermon Series
Rooted Faith:
Exploring Our Spiritual Foundations
As we wait for new growth to break through the winter snow, we'll explore how our spiritual lives grow from deep roots of tradition, experience, learning, and grace.
In this sermon series on "Rooted Faith," we'll consider the roots of Jesus' faith, and ask how his example helps us root our own faith and the faith of our children.
Come see--the seeds of faith are sprouting all around us!
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Worship This Week: Rooted in Reason
8:30am Sacred Journey in the Art Gallery
10am Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
Watch the live stream
here
!
Scripture:
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April 5 - Palm Sunday | ONLINE WORSHIP ONLY
8:30am Sacred Journey in the Art Gallery
10am Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
April 9 - Maundy Thursday |
ONLINE WORSHIP ONLY
6pm Supper has been cancelled.
7pm Service will be live streamed.
April 10 - Good Friday |
ONLINE WORSHIP ONLY
7pm Tenebrae Service in the Sanctuary
April 12 - Easter Sunday
8-10:30am Easter Breakfast is cancelled.
Celebration of Resurrection worship services
are being re-imagined for the possibility that we won't be able to gather in person.
Stay tuned for further information!
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Intentional Faith Development
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Annual Gathering of Minnesota Reconciling Congregations & Communities
Saturday, March 28 at 1-3pm via Live Stream
You are invited to gather virtually with other Reconciling United Methodists beginning at 1pm. Further details of how to join this virtual online gathering will follow.
This event replaces the in-person potluck gathering that was to take place at Spirit of Hope UMC.
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Risk-Taking Mission and Service
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THE DIGNITY CENTER REMAINS OPEN
We are open and operating with limited interaction. We have entered phase three of our COVID-19 programming support plan. This includes connecting with participants remotely; community check-ins by phone and email; assistance requests through appointments; and serving a home-cooked meal to go.
The population we serve is anxious and has nowhere to go to access information or support. There is much work yet to be done as we walk with people on their path to stability.
Here are some ways we are adapting our services:
“LIMITED INTERACTION” SERVICES FOR EXISTING PARTICIPANTS
Existing Participants working on goals can make requests for assistance through email or by phone.
Existing Participants will receive limited services at one of the 3 doors at the Dignity Center. We plan to provide services with limited interaction, including our home-cooked meals Dignity to Go!
GARAGE DOOR: DIGNITY FRESH-TO-GO MEALS
Our home-cooked meal will be served from the garage in to-go containers and can be enjoyed in The Dignity Center’s basement area with cereal, Starbucks and hot coffee.
DRIVEWAY DOOR: TOILETRIES
Hygiene kits, toiletries, and other items will be available at the door off the driveway.
FRONT DOOR: IN-PERSON CONSULTING
Appointments for referrals, consultation and/or assistance will be made from the front door (through appointment only, please call ahead).
SERVICES TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED
“NEW INTAKE” HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
We will not be welcoming any new Participants until further notice.
ERA INTAKES
We will not be doing ERA intakes at this time.
GROUP MEETINGS
Street Voices of Change, MOVES, and other groups will temporarily discontinue meetings.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WHAT WE CAN, FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN, AS BEST AS WE CAN...and we hope to return to normal services as soon as we can!
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Take GCORR's Free Implicit Bias Course
“Implicit bias: What we don’t think we think” is a new online course created by The United Methodist General Commission on Religion for anyone interested in learning and teaching others about implicit bias.
The learning engagements included in each section allow for individual work, group work, and optional sermon preparation. All of the learning engagements recognize and lift up the reality that context is known best by those on the ground.
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You Can Transform Lives!
Join the Volunteer Lawyers Network
Are you a lawyer in Minnesota looking for a way to positively impact people experiencing poverty? The legal clinic at the Dignity Center needs you.
The Dignity Center has been partnering with Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) for over 10 years to provide legal advice and services to Dignity Center participants who are working with an advocate to get their lives back on track. VLN provides malpractice insurance and all the necessary training.
As a volunteer, you can broaden your network, earn CLE credits and develop new (or dust off old) legal skills. Time commitment is one, 3-hour shift once a month. Shifts are Wednesdays or Fridays from 9-12am.
Interested in signing up or learning more? Contact Mary Martin, Director of The Dignity Center at mary@haumc.org.
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2020 Youth Mission Trip
July 26-31, Chicago, IL
Those who register by March 31 take $50 off cost of the mission trip!
We already have nine youth signed up for the trip so we've added space on the The 2020 youth mission trip will be headed to Chicago July 26th - 31st. We will be staying at the Historic First Church of the Brethren, a church with a long history of being a community leader on issues of social justice.
The group will be doing a variety of projects throughout the week, serving with a variety of ministry partners.
It only takes a deposit of $100 to register, and youth and friends who sign up by March 31 can take $50 off the total price of the trip. ($325) Youth can sign up to participate until may 10 as long as space allows. and May 10 is $375.
If you have additional questions about scholarship opportunities or any other topic, please email or ask me, Rick, in person.
rick@haumc.org
. Register for the trip by going to
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Mission Trip to Antigua, Guatemala
November 29-December 5
Interested in a mission trip to Antigua, Guatemala, Nov. 29-Dec 5, 2020?
Hennepin Avenue UMC will partner with
Common Hope
, a social service organization based in St. Paul, to advance their work with children and families living in Guatemala who want to improve their lives through education, health care, and housing.
To express interest and learn more about the trip, please contact Hennepin members Kimm Schneider (612kimmschneider@gmail.com) or Jane Mylrea (janecmylrea@yahoo.com).
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What if church wasn't a place, but a feeling?
What if "radical hospitality" was more than just words?
Check out our new video celebrating how Radical Hospitality at Hennepin transforms lives.
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Lights, Cameras–Worship!
Volunteer to Become a Multimedia Assistant
Are you looking for a way to support and connect with your Hennepin community during the COVID-19 crisis?
By now you know how essential our live stream service is--YOU can be a part of making that holy connection with Hennepin members, neighbors, and even strangers across the globe by volunteering as a Multimedia Assistant.
You can help out in the tech booth by advancing slides, running the sound system, and/or operating our live stream cameras. Don't worry if you don't already know how to do this--we will provide training!
Please contact Royd at
royd@haumc.org
to become part of the technical team that enhances the Sunday worship experience for everyone at Hennepin Avenue UMC!
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2020 Flower Donations
The 2020 flower donation chart is now available on the announcement kiosk in Carlson Hall. If you wish to provide a chancel floral arrangement for a 10am worship service in the sanctuary, sign up on an available Sunday. Questions? Contact the Flower Coordinator Sarah Schwartz at 832.655.8666 or
sarahds319@gmail.com
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Save the date!
Sofas & Spokes
Saturday, May 16 at 9am-12 Noon
Do you have used furniture such as tables, chairs, sofas, end tables, lamps, and dressers that could use a new home? Perhaps you have adult bicycles you are no longer using? If so, you are cordially invited to the 12th annual Align Minneapolis furniture and bicycle drive – “Sofas & Spokes” -- on Saturday, May 16, from 9-noon at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church (511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis). Furniture and bicycles will then be given to guests of Align Minneapolis outreach ministries to assist in furnishing new apartments and to provide bicycles as an economical, environmentally-friendly and healthy method of transportation to work and appointments. Questions? Contact Mary@haumc.org, 612-435-1337. Adult bikes only; no beds, appliances or construction materials, please.
Would you like to learn more about the life- changing, dynamic work of the ALignMpls? Visit their website at
www.alignmpls.org
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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Old School by Steeple People Temporarily Closed
Dear Customers, Donors, and Volunteers of Old School by Steeple People:
- Your health and happiness are our first priority.
- Old School will be closed for business at this time.
- We are working behind the scenes to determine how to safely reopen while protecting the health of our staff, customers, and volunteers.
- We’ll keep you informed on Instagram (@oldschoolthrifty) and FaceBook (Old School by Steeple People)
For reliable information on COVID-19, please see:
For mental health support during these uncertain times, please see:
Sincerely,
Brenda Lewis
Old School Board President
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Support Mental Health Services:
Join the Board of NAMI-Hennepin
How would you like to be involved in the cause of mental health in Hennepin County? A good way to do this would be to be on the Board of NAMI-Hennepin.
You can do as much as you like or as little as attending one monthly meeting on the second Monday at 6:30-8:30p at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 4100 Lyndale Ave S.
This is a great opportunity to get some knowledge of what the mental health needs out there are. We are a progressive and open, welcoming, friendly group.
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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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511 Groveland Avenue, Minneapolis MN, 55403 | 612-871-5303
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