Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church is hosting "Sing Joyfully," a Children's Choir Festival on Saturday, April 27. Over the course of the day, choristers will rehearse music, break for snacks, play games, and offer a concert.

Saturday, April 27

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Concert: 2:00 p.m.

Hennepin Avenue UMC

The choir will rehearse with Phillip Shoultz, associate artistic director of VocalEssence and cantor at Westwood Lutheran Church, and Kristine Denton, collaborative pianist; meet Choristers Guild sacred music editor Katie Houts, Mount Olive Lutheran children's choir director Mari Espeland, organist Phillip Radtke (assistant to the director of the Minnesota Boychoir and cantor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church), and Elizabeth Macaulay (lead pastor at Hennepin Avenue UMC).

Registration is open until March 20. The registration fee ($10/kid, $20/adult) includes music and other materials, a t-shirt, lunch, and snacks. But cost should not be a barrier to participating in this event.

Imagine the lives your congregation could impact if your members grew their giving by 15-20% next year! This is exactly the goal of Stewardship for All Seasons (SAS), a two-year comprehensive process. SAS congregations learn how to practice year-round, on-going stewardship – resulting in more money for ministry, more energized stewards, and a culture of generosity.

The Minneapolis Area Synod invites you to an in-person informational session to meet Rev. Pete Reuss, the SAS facilitator, and learn more about the process. To RSVP for the session, please contact Lynda Nordholm.

Tuesday March 5, 1:00 p.m.

Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church 1669 Arcade Street North, Saint Paul

This Minneapolis Area Synod flyer includes more detail. The cost for one full year is $2,900.

A presentation entitled "How Loneliness Influences Health and What Nurses Can Do to Help" will include information about loneliness as a unique health stressor. Participants will delve into the relationship between belonging and loneliness, with information on how unmet need to belong and experience of loneliness can lead to poor psychological, behavioral, physical, and social health outcomes. A description of LISTEN as an intervention for loneliness along with other potential interventions will be discussed.

Thursday, March 14

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 

Zoom 

While the primary audience for this event is nurses, everyone would benefit from the presentation. We all know lonely people in our lives and in our worship communities.

Under the theme "Faith and Polarization: Surviving and Thriving in a House Divided," author and speaker Allen Hilton will be the next presenter in St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran's Faith & Life Series. Hilton is a pastor and Yale professor who works to help people find unity in deeply divided times. His 2018 book, “House United: How the Church Can Save the World,” expanded his reach to churches and denominations, universities and seminaries, corporate teams, and other groups nationwide who seek help navigating Red-Blue and race relations. 

Thursday, March 7; 7:00 p.m.

St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church

1720 County Road 6, Plymouth

Online

Faith & Life events are free and open to the public, whether in person or online. No ticket or registration is necessary.

To submit questions for Allen Hilton in advance, email your questions to social@spdlc.org.

On Wednesday, April 10, local high school youth are invited to join in Lutheran Campus Ministry's first "LCM Youth Night @ the U." Student leaders will welcome youth to a worship service, as well as connecting with high school students over dinner before worship, and treats and fellowship afterward.

Wednesday, April 10; 6:30 p.m. U of M Campus Ministry

(Grace University Lutheran, Minneapolis)

The goal for this event is to offer high school students a glimpse of college life, an idea about what living out your faith in college could look like, and ways to find Christian community beyond graduation (even if they don't head to U of M!). This idea was 100% initiated by student leaders who are excited to connect with local youth.

Whether you wish to attend as a youth group, as a family, or as a group of friends, know you are welcome. Just RSVP to the Program and Outreach Coordinator by April 1.