This Lent you are invited to join oth­ers in the Hen­nepin com­mu­nity as we share a potluck meal together, a brief time of wor­ship, see a movie and have con­ver­sa­tion. The films will be at dif­fer­ent times dur­ing the week so peo­ple can fit them into their busy sched­ules. Choose one or all and join us for this time of prac­tic­ing beloved community.

Lit­tle Kids, BIG Fun This Sun­day!
Grownups expe­ri­ence Cook­ing with Nick at the Par­son­age
Kids make Valen­tine crafts and games with Ash­ley and Adrienne

Come enjoy some break­fast from 10:45–11:15am in the Social Hall/Dorcas Alcove as we eat together. (Cost $5/person; $12/family)
At 11:15am grownups will head over to the par­son­age for some yummy treats and kids will make their own sweet things with Ash­ley and Adri­enne. All will come back together by 12:30pm.

To make sure we have enough child­care, please email Leah that you are com­ing: leah@haumc.org or sign up online: Hennepinchurch.org.
Look­ing for­ward to see­ing you!

Young Adult Din­ner Groups are meet­ing on a monthly basis. Every four months or so we all get together to get to know other peo­ple, cre­ate new groups, and give peo­ple a chance to swap groups depend­ing on sched­ules, friends, etc. The Din­ner Party is on Tues, Jan. 31st, from 6:30–8:30pm. There you can come meet the hosts of the groups, get to know other peo­ple, and then decide if you want to be in a din­ner group.

Dur­ing at two-hour bus tour on Sat­ur­day, April 21, see some of the key loca­tions in St. Paul’s noto­ri­ous mob­ster past, where police agreed not to bother out-of-town mob­sters liv­ing there as long as they didn’t com­mit crimes in St. Paul. Van ser­vice to and from the tour ori­gin point. No Lunch. $22 tour fee due with reg­is­tra­tion by April 15.

New Life Adven­tures presents Hope in Action on March 30. Clint Hewitt, Hen­nepin mem­ber, will tell how Hope Com­mu­nity, Inc. is trans­form­ing a trou­bled inner-city inter­sec­tion with an inte­grated pro­gram of hous­ing, day care, coun­sel­ing and other prac­ti­cal aids. Sign up at the Recep­tion Desk (612–871-5303) by March 28.

On March 16, take part in a noon brief­ing on Fri­day Prayers, then wit­ness the prayer ser­vice that fol­lows at 1:00 PM at Masjid-al-Iman in NE Min­neapo­lis. There is no fee because lunch is not included. There will be van trans­porta­tion from the church park­ing lot, leav­ing at 11:30.

Life Adven­tures wel­comes Cyn­thia Ash­ley, our Parish Nurse, and Jack Fistler, Direc­tor of Legacy Giv­ing on Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 24. Jack and Cyn­thia will present “Senior Health” focus­ing on both phys­i­cal and fis­cal health. Sign up by Feb. 22 at the Recep­tion Desk (612) 871‑5303. Cost for lunch is $8.

After a light lunch on Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 17, we will take an hour to help with a project for Hennepin’s Dig­nity Cen­ter. No fancy skills required, just a will­ing­ness to use your help­ing hands. Sign up by Feb. 15 at the Recep­tion Desk (612–871-5303). Cost for the box lunch is $6.

On Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 10, New Life Adven­tures wel­comes the Jumpin’ Jehosafats Dix­ieland jazz combo. This group includes sev­eral United Methodist min­is­ters and will pro­vide sweet melodies and toe-tapping good times at our annual Valen­tine Lun­cheon. Reser­va­tions are due by Feb­ru­ary 5.

As we begin this elec­tion year, John Rash, Hen­nepin Mem­ber and media observer will dis­cuss the inter­ac­tion between the media and the politi­cians. Reg­is­tra­tion dead­line is Wednes­day, Jan. 18. Cost is $8. Call or stop by the Recep­tion desk 612–871-5303.