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January 2010
Jan L. Richardson ~ January 31, 2010
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Author/Artist at Sacred Journey and 11 AM Forum (Page 5)
DON’T FORGET!
PLEDGING for 2010
As this January newsletter goes to press, Hennepin members and friends continue to turn in their pledge card for the Operating Budget and Capital Fund. The operating budget is $340,000 short of needed pledges, and the capital fund is $10,000 short. We need everyone in our church community to respond so that our ministries for 2010 can continue as planned. Use the yellow pledge card mailed to you, in the pew pockets, on literature tables at church, OR print your own pledge card from the church website, www.hennepinchurch.org, under the giving menu. If you have not yet returned your pledge card, make it your first resolution of the New Year! May your gratitude guide your giving for 2010.
COMMUNITY MEALS SAYS “THANKS FOR 2009, LOOKING AHEAD TO 2010”
Hennepin’s Community Meals wraps up 2009 in loving service to approximately 4400 guests — the young, the old, the infirm, the unemployed, the underemployed, immigrants and families. Thanks to joyful volunteers of all ages and bighearted donors of gifts large and small. God calls Chris Jackson, Minister of Administration us to serve our 21st year in 2010. Joy to you for Marla Tipping, Stewardship Chair your enduring, generous support! Rod Bacon, Finance Committee Chair
GIVING in Gratitude
GREEN STEWARDSHIP TEAM
You can help plan effective ways in which our congregation can honor our spiritual connection to creation by reducing our impact on the Earth. This effort will start in January, with minimal meetings, mostly by email. If you are interested, contact Chuck Dayton: chuckdayton@gmail.com 651-645-6174 or you may email Bill Mate: wtmate@earthnet.net.
JOY TO THE WORLD!
JOY
TO YOU!
JANUARY 30 - ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - 10:00 AM
The annual church meeting to elect church officers for the year, set the church budget, and conduct other required business will be held on Saturday, January 30. Join us for a potluck continental breakfast at 9:30 AM (you bring the treats, we provide the juice and coffee) and then the meeting starts at 10:00 AM. District Superintendent Rev. Liz Lopez will be present and share in leadership along with Administrative Council members. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
HENNEPIN MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT
volunteers from the faith communities and local businesses guided guests to find the help they needed. Ten Hennepin members helped guests connect with various needed services, while others staffed the Dignity Center table. Project Homeless Connect is a practical example of faith in action. If you want to put your faith in action by helping homeless people regain stability, Save the date: March 29 to participate in the next Project Homeless Connect.
Over 150 organizations showed up at the Minneapolis Convention Center on December 8 to provide services to help homeless and impoverished people regain stability. 1700 people showed up to receive help with services such as legal, dental, education and training, hair cuts and ongoing support. In addition,
“I AM THE FOUNDATION” ON JANUARY 31
I am? — Yes, in many ways you experience all the good provided by the Hennepin Church Foundation! You may be a donor to the Foundation (and we thank you!), but almost everyone in our congregation has benefited from the program grants provided by the Foundation every year since 1975. On Sunday, Jan. 31, there will be many ways you can learn about our church Foundation. See you then!
REBUILDING: A GROUP FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED OR DIVORCED
LITTLE KIDS, BIG FUN
The 2nd Wednesday of the month means a fun night for families with special time designed just for kids and interesting discussion topics just for grown ups. The cost is $20 per family, which includes dinner! You can easily register online: HennepinChurch.org or call 612-871-5303. Everyone is welcome! Bring your friends and your neighbors! January 13, 5:30 PM — KIDS: Cooking Night! GROWN-UPS: Real Food. Throw out everything you thought you knew about nutrition for this mind-blowing discussion with an expert on the emerging Real Foods movement.
Starting January 14th, a rebuilding group for people who are separated or divorced is being led by Rev. Mary Keen (a United Methodist pastor and therapist at Westminster Presbyterian Counseling Center). It will be held on Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm, starting with a brown bag dinner. Cost is $40 and includes a book with registration. Aid is available for those not able to cover the $40. The group will run for seven weeks. Register by calling the church at 612871-5303 or signing up at the reception desk. 40 BELOW JANUARY EVENT Please contact Pastor Leah with any questions at Leah@haumc.org. Snow Tubing at Buck Hill! Please join us for a day of snow tubing at Buck Hill in Burnsville. Here are the basics: It is $15 per person for 2 NEW MEMBER CLASS hours of unlimited tubing. Buck Hill provides the JANUARY 17 AND 24 tubes we will need! Kids are welcome, but they Want to find out more about Hennepin and must be over age 5 and over 42" tall. Please possibly become a member? The upcoming New arrive at Hennepin Church at 11:15 for car poolMember Class is being held on January 17th and ing so that we can be ready to depart by 11:30. 24th from 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM. The first class, On the way out to Burnsville we could grab a on the 17th, will be held downstairs in the quick lunch prior to our afternoon of fun. Arrival Dossal Alcove, right off the Social Hall and time at Buck Hill should be 1:15-ish. Everyone is includes a free brunch. On that day we will welcome! If you know someone that would discuss what United Methodism is, what the enjoy an afternoon of tubing, please invite them history of Hennepin Church is, and how to get along. For more information, contact Becca around the building without getting lost! Part 2 Johnson rjohnson729@gmail.com or join the of the class will be held at the parsonage on Facebook Group: HAUMC40Below. January 24th where we'll discuss spiritual gifts, how to get involved at Hennepin, and what it COOKING CLASS FOR PEOPLE means to be a member. (It will also include a IN THEIR 20'S AND 30'S free lunch). All are welcome! Please sign up at the front desk or contact Pastor Leah: Leah@ Coming in January/February: Learn to cook some haumc.org and let her know if you need child- delicious Indian dishes from our very own Sharon and Rowan Johnas! Details TBA soon! care or special dietary restrictions. The deadline for the February edition of the !nSpire monthly newsletter will be 10:00 AM Thursday, January 21. You may submit items through the website: HennepinChurch.org, just click on “Share Your Story” or leave at Church attn: Daniel.
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, AMAZING THINGS CAN HAPPEN
One evening two weeks ago, Kathy Ten Broeke, and Matthew Ayers from Hennepin County’s “Heading Home Hennepin” Project, and Commissioner Gail Dorfman went down to the Currie Avenue Homeless Shelters to check out the numbers of people without shelter. They found the Salvation Army Shelter and Catholic Charities shelter stuffed to capacity and many people left out in the cold. They also found that many of the people using the shelters were disabled. So Ms. Ten Broeke and Ms. Dorfman talked with Rev. Jim Gertmenian, and Rev. Tim Hart-Anderson, members of the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (DCEH) to ask if the faith communities, together with the downtown business community could raise $350,000 to hire 10 case managers to help shelter guests find permanent housing and receive ongoing support. The faith communities who are part of the DCEH agreed wholeheartedly to support this project with a goal of raising $70,000. The Downtown Business Community set a goal of raising $280,000 In two weeks time, the faith communities have begun to raise monies to reach the $70,000 goal. Over half of the money has been pledged! The Downtown Businesses are well on their way to reaching their goal of $280,000. The PR firm Padilla Spear Beardsley has agreed to provide pro bono services for a media blitz, starting the week of Christmas. The plan is to have all the funds committed so that the program can begin by the first of February. The Family Housing Fund will serve as the financial agent for the program. All donations will be 100% tax deductible. If you want to make a direct donation to help homeless people find permanent housing, send a check to the Family Housing Fund Partners Fund, 801 Nicollet Mall # 1660 Minneapolis, Mn 55402-5711.
JAN RICHARDSON AT HENNEPIN
JANUARY 31 — SACRED JOURNEY & 11 AM FORUM Hennepin Church will host author and artist Jan Richardson Sunday, January 31. Jan serves as director of Wellspring Studio, LLC, a ministry that incorporates her vocation as an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. A Florida native, Jan travels widely as a retreat and workshop leader. She is a faculty member of the Grünewald Guild in Washington State and an oblate of St. Brigid of Kildare Monastery. Jan’s books include Sacred Journeys, Night Visions, and In Wisdom’s Path. She offers artful hospitality online at janrichardson.com and at her blog, The Painted Prayerbook paintedprayerbook.com. Jan’s work has inspired many clergy in their preaching and devotional life and her work is used in retreats and workshops all over the country. She will bring the message at the Sacred Journey worship service at 9:00 AM where she will share her images to illuminate her message. At 11:00 AM she will offer an adult forum in the Art Gallery on The Painted Prayer Book. Monday, Feb. 1st, Jan will speak at Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality at the Carondolet Center on the campus of the College of St. Catherine. She will be present to celebrate the Feast of St. Brigid. Tuesday morning she will offer a workshop at United Theological Seminary.
“The Best Supper” © Jan Richardson, from her recent book, “In Wisdom’s Path.”
BREAK THE SILENCE – BELIEVE OUT LOUD!
WORKSHOP SATURDAY, JAN. 16 BY C. KRISTIAN CLAUSER HAUMC MEMBER
As many of you know, I was privileged to be part of the Hennepin Church staff for several years. Six years into my tenure, I publicly announced my gender transition from female to male. I wasn’t quite sure what the congregation’s response would be, but I was overjoyed to receive an outpouring of support. A reaction that I didn’t expect was that many folks I had known for ages suddenly “came out” to me for the first time! Elderly parents tearfully shared their love for their lesbian daughter. A young woman laughed as she recounted her gay brother’s penchant for practical jokes. A cousin, co-worker, grandson, friend, sister, nephew, neighbor, mother — I heard story after story of a loved one – or even the story teller themselves who was gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. I was delighted to now know these people more fully, and be able to count them as allies. They had been there the whole time — I just didn’t know it! Perhaps telling my story gave others the permission — or the courage to finally share their own experiences.
Similar situations play out in congregations across the country, and it’s not just those in the pews who are keeping silent about their support for GLBT people. A recent study by Christian Community, entitled Silent and Undecided Friends, found that 68% of United Methodist clergy personally felt homosexual persons should be fully welcomed and accepted without qualification, yet only 7% publicly expressed their welcome and affirmation! As a Reconciling United Methodist, I’m working to increase those percentages. I know firsthand how lonely and isolating it is to think that there’s no place for GLBT people in the family of God. It changed my life when I encountered others who were willing to speak openly about Christ’s inclusive love. That’s why I know in my heart that merely believing GLBT persons should be welcome in our churches is NOT enough. We all need to BELIEVE OUT LOUD! That’s precisely why the Reconciling Ministries Network (rmnetwork.org) has developed the Believe Out Loud campaign. Based on the understanding that people don’t change — until they hear other people’s stories and get to know one another — BOL is designed to equip and empower people to build intentional relationships both among Reconciling allies, and across ideological and theological divides. Participants in BOL workshops nationwide are learning how to be BOLD — living as Believe Out Loud Disciples. Minnesota’s workshop, led by RMN trainer Katie Krumbach, will take place at Hennepin Church from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 16. The training and class materials are offered at no charge, and lunch will be provided. Free childcare is available with advance registration. A freewill offering will be collected. I invite you to be BOLD and join me in becoming a Believe Out Loud Disciple. To learn more or to register for the workshop, please visit bold4mn.eventbrite.com.
IN BETHLEHEM INN: A LIVELY HOLIDAY SHOW
BY OLIVIA DOROW HOVLAND For the past month, the Church of Youth has been a bustling place. Beginning in November, youth in grades 7 through 12 rehearsed lines, built sets, planned advertising and publicity, and organized costumes They worked hard to put together a holiday event complete with a show, musical entertainment, and hot food. The play, titled In Bethlehem Inn, was performed on Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th to an audience full of children and adults alike. In Bethlehem Inn was a witty retelling of a classic Christmas story, focused on three business partners who owned the inn where Mary and Joseph sought refuge on the night when Jesus was born. The innkeepers and their servants kept up a constant stream of verbal banter while the “guests”, or the audience, were served their dinner. Troublesome interruptions, including a little barnyard rumble with some local shepherds, led up to a beautiful baby boy being born in the inn’s stable. The play was originally written by John Carter but was adapted and directed by Eric Powell Holm, a member of Hennepin Church. Besides
the actors, there were also many youth who did work behind the scenes to keep the night running smoothly. Numerous adult volunteers also pitched in and helped the youth to construct brick walls out of paper, create glittery star ornaments, and design programs, tickets, and fliers. Money made from the performances will be put towards the youth mission trips happening this summer. The junior high youth will be traveling to Madison, WI and the senior high youth will be going to Los Angeles, CA. With the event being as big a success as it was, it might just be made an annual tradition to help ring in the Christmas season with a little theatrical cheer.
NEW AD COUNCIL SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE PROGRAM COMMITTEES, CONGREGATION
BY BOBBIE KELLER To enhance communication among program committees and give congregational members opportunity to keep in touch with each other and church issues, the Administrative Council adopted a new meeting schedule for 2010 on Dec. 3. Instead of the current system, in which the full Ad Council meets every month, in 2010 each monthly meeting will have a different focus. Program area and committee chairs and staff will convene every three months to consider program for the next quarter and promote interaction between committees. Each quarter will also include a potluck event, when congregational members can gather to enjoy hospitality and discuss a designated topic or important church news. The full Ad Council will meet to discuss administrative committee issues the third month of each quarter. The first congregational potluck will take the place of the annual church conference at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Social Hall. Other potlucks will follow in April, July and October.
“Program council” meetings will begin in February and continue in May, August and November. Ad Council members will kick off the new year with their annual retreat at Koinonia Jan. 15-16. In other business, Arvida Steen, area chair for Ministries of Church Community, outlined the many ways “the real heroines and heroes in this area” are reaching out to other congregational members, especially those experiencing tough times. Ad Council members also heard that: • for the first time in a decade, Food Service is self-supporting. The operating budget has subsidized the service in recent years. • Hennepin Church will be a sponsor of the “Speaking of Faith” program on Minnesota Public Radio beginning in December. • with 70 percent of the 2010 budget goal pledged, there was a net increase in pledges and 32 new pledgers. The capital campaign had received about 88 percent of its goal. • the trustees are working on the Border Chapel modification. Plans call for new video equipment to be installed in the Sanctuary in early 2010. Friday Luncheons are in the Social Hall. Call the Church office at 612-871-5303 to reserve your space. Jan. 8: Tour the Bakken Museum, a unique place devoted entirely to things electric. Space limited to 24 people. $5 fee. Sign up now! Jan. 24: (Noon Luncheon) Lori Sturdevant, Hennepin member, previews the 2010 Legislative session and the upcoming gubernatorial race. Feb. 12: Our Annual Valentine’s Party. Four Seasons Barbershop Quartet will entertain. Reservations due by Feb. 7.
LIFE ADVENTURES FOR SENIOR ADULTS
Attention Hennepin Seniors! The Senior Adult Council invites you and your friends to join in the activities planned for Life Adventures. These semi-monthly events provide opportunities for learning, fellowship, and spiritual growth through a unique variety of programs including luncheons with interesting speakers, theater outings, tours to regional attractions, and a retreat at Koinonia. The 2009-2010 Life Adventure brochures are available in a literature rack in Carlson Hall. Join your friends for these outings and events!
SELECTED EVENTS…
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 Church Closed—Holiday Koinonia Retreat—All Day SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Koinonia Retreat: ends in the AM SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Community Meals 4:45 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Youth Council 6:00 PM India Partnership 6:30 PM Reconciling Committee 6:30 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Kjerringsleppets 5:30 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Bible Study 11:00 AM Labyrinth Open 3:00 PM Lydia Circle 7:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Life Adventures (Bakken) 1:30 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 40 Below — Tubing 1:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Blood Pressure Screening 10:30 AM FAQs LGBTA Fellowship 10:45 AM Qi Gong 11:00 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Celebrating Teens 11:00 AM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 11 Multi Cultural Committee 7:00 PM DCEH 7:30 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Children’s Council 6:00 PM Food Service Committee 6:30 PM Russia Partnership 6:30 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Little Kids, Big Fun Faith in Action Team 6:30 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Joy Circle 9:00 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Labyrinth Open 3:00 PM Foundation Board 6:00 PM Rebuilding Group 6:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Ad Council Retreat (Koinonia) SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Ad Council Retreat (Koinonia) Believe Out Loud 9:00 AM SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Qi Gong 11:00 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Celebrating Teens 11:00 AM Peace & Justice Forum 11:00 AM New Members Class 11:00 AM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Building Closed — MLK Holiday Estate Planning 7:00 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 Inter/National Outreach 6:30 PM Finance Committee 7:00 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 Koinonia Board Meeting 7:00 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Senior Member Council 9:30 AM Feb. !nSpire Deadline 10:00 AM Rebuilding Group 6:00 PM Staff Parish Relations 6:00 PM Peace & Justice Forum 7:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 Life Adventures Lunch 12:00 Noon SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Celebrating Teens 11:00 AM New Members Class 11:00 AM
Financial Class 4:00 PM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Fine Arts Committee 7:00 PM Hospitality Committee 7:00 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 Trustees Inv. Committee 5:00 PM Communications Cmte 6:00 PM Adult Nurture 6:30 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 DCEH 2:30 Steeple People Board 6:30 PM Trustees 7:00 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 Bible Study 11:00 AM Labyrinth 3:00 PM Rebuilding Group 6:00 PM Science & Faith Roundtable 7:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Congregational Meeting 9:00 AM SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Jan Richarson Forum 11:00 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Community Meals 4:45 PM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM
Send calendar corrections to: Schedule@haumc.org
IT’S A NEW YEAR!
Please contact Jodi to make sure your group’s meetings and events are correctly on our calendar. Call 612-435-1325 or email Schedule@haumc.org. THE CHURCH BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 for New Year's Day, and again on Monday, Jan. 18, for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday.
may or may not be connected to the United Methodist Churches in the area. We try to The Network is having an event on January 9th embody service, community, dialogue, and faith from 4:30-6:30pm at the Chanhassen Feed My in all that we do. Join The Network on Facebook Starving Children location (18738 Lake Drive today! East Chanhassen, MN 55317). If you want to carpool, meet at the church at 3:45pm. Please let Leah know if you are planning to attend, as there are limited spaces available. Call 612-4351301 or email Leah@haumc.org. The Network is a community of adults in their 20’s and 30’s that
THE NETWORK JANUARY EVENT
AN INVITATION TO BECOME A VOICE FOR INJUSTICE NOW!
BY ANN CARLSON, DIGNITY CENTER As Christians, we know that Jesus spoke out about injustice in his society. He ate with people on the margins of society, who were considered “unclean.” He challenged those in power to show compassion for those without power. We are called to do the same today! Dignity Center advocates work with people on the margins of society: people who have lost their housing because they no longer have a job that pays the rent; people who will lose their medical care because of the Governor's un-allotments for General Assistance Medical Care; or people who cannot find affordable housing because it is in such limited supply. Hennepin Church is part of a coalition of 13 downtown congregations who have committed themselves to work together to end homelessness by developing strategies to identify issues related to poverty and homelessness. Each church has been asked to develop a group of people who commit themselves to advocate for changes needed in our society to end homelessness and poverty. I am asking you to join with members of our “sister” congregations to commit to doing advocacy with our state and national legislators on issues related to poverty and homelessness. The Downtown Congregations to End Home-
lessness (DCEH) Advocacy Committee reviews issues and sends out action alerts twice a month by email to people from all the congregations who have committed to do advocacy on behalf of our impoverished brothers and sisters. In each congregation, the Interfaith Action Team members set up a “Take 5” table twice a month after the worship service in the gathering space. Members of the congregation participating in advocacy sign postcards or make phone calls to their state or national legislators on important poverty issues. If you are willing to do advocacy on specific issues related to poverty and homelessness along with others from our sister congregations, please email carlsonaj99@msn.com permitting me to forward your email address to the DCEH Advocacy Committee to receive action alerts. Together we will work to change the conditions that lead to injustice today.
SCIENCE & RELIGION ROUNDTABLE
If you are interested in how science and religion can be partners in the quest for truth, this book club may be for you. Gatherings are on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Harrison Room, and are marked with great questions, lively discussions, occasional debates, and frequent laughter. All of the meetings are free and newcomers are always welcome to join! To get email reminders about meetings and topics, join our Yahoo Group: science-religionroundtable Upcoming Topics:
QI GONG
SUNDAYS JAN 10, 17 AT 11:00 AM
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Qi Gong (pronounced: Chee Gung) is a form of exercise that works with the energy in the body to support all systems of health and wellness. James Schattauer will share his journey with Qi Gong and some of the exercises that have been personally effective in building strength, mental acuity and better health. Each session will begin with an easy warm up, followed by a series of simple exercises that will be taught in a certain order so that the participant will be able to take Jan. 28: Why God Won't Go Away: Brain what they learn and establish their own routine Science and the Biology of Belief by Andrew at home. Wear comfortable clothing. January 10 Newberg, Eugene D'Aquili & Vince Rause. & 17 at 11:00 AM (This will be a joint meeting with the Big Bang Book Club, a Twin Cities science book WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY club for non-scientists). Feb. 25: Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion 6:30 PM, JANUARY 18 AT THE PARSONAGE in the Fullness of Life by Stephen Jay Gould. Join Hennepin Legacy Giving Director Brittany Mar. 25: Intelligent Design: William A. Kallman and Hennepin member and estate Dembski & Michael Ruse in Dialogue by planning attorney Bob Onan at the Parsonage on Robert B. Stewart. Monday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 PM for a step-byApr. 22: The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the step approach to estate planning. Whether you Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies. have a will and want more in-depth information, (Previously published in hardcover under the or haven’t even begun to consider estate title: The Cosmic Jackpot.) planning we promise this seminar will be both May 27: Medicine, Religion, and Health: informative and fun! To RSVP, or to get more Where Science and Spirituality Meet by information, please contact Brittany at 612-435Harold G. Koenig. 1321 or Brittany@haumc.org. June 24: The Big Questions in Science and Religion by Keith Ward.
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JANUARY 10
YOUTH NORTHERN MICHIGAN SKI AND SNOWBOARD TRIP!
Indianhead and Whitecap Mountains! For youth in 7-12 grades, bring your friends! We’ll ski for three days at two hills with other fun options like swimming! Cost: $275 including lodging, meals at the lodge and lift tickets. Extra costs: Fast food (two stops) spending money and rentals: Ski Package $62 for three days, Snowboard package $38 for three days. Register online!
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Jan L. Richardson ~ January 31, 2010
HennepinChurch.org
Author/Artist at Sacred Journey and 11 AM Forum (Page 5)
DON’T FORGET!
PLEDGING for 2010
As this January newsletter goes to press, Hennepin members and friends continue to turn in their pledge card for the Operating Budget and Capital Fund. The operating budget is $340,000 short of needed pledges, and the capital fund is $10,000 short. We need everyone in our church community to respond so that our ministries for 2010 can continue as planned. Use the yellow pledge card mailed to you, in the pew pockets, on literature tables at church, OR print your own pledge card from the church website, www.hennepinchurch.org, under the giving menu. If you have not yet returned your pledge card, make it your first resolution of the New Year! May your gratitude guide your giving for 2010.
COMMUNITY MEALS SAYS “THANKS FOR 2009, LOOKING AHEAD TO 2010”
Hennepin’s Community Meals wraps up 2009 in loving service to approximately 4400 guests — the young, the old, the infirm, the unemployed, the underemployed, immigrants and families. Thanks to joyful volunteers of all ages and bighearted donors of gifts large and small. God calls Chris Jackson, Minister of Administration us to serve our 21st year in 2010. Joy to you for Marla Tipping, Stewardship Chair your enduring, generous support! Rod Bacon, Finance Committee Chair
GIVING in Gratitude
GREEN STEWARDSHIP TEAM
You can help plan effective ways in which our congregation can honor our spiritual connection to creation by reducing our impact on the Earth. This effort will start in January, with minimal meetings, mostly by email. If you are interested, contact Chuck Dayton: chuckdayton@gmail.com 651-645-6174 or you may email Bill Mate: wtmate@earthnet.net.
JOY TO THE WORLD!
JOY
TO YOU!
JANUARY 30 - ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - 10:00 AM
The annual church meeting to elect church officers for the year, set the church budget, and conduct other required business will be held on Saturday, January 30. Join us for a potluck continental breakfast at 9:30 AM (you bring the treats, we provide the juice and coffee) and then the meeting starts at 10:00 AM. District Superintendent Rev. Liz Lopez will be present and share in leadership along with Administrative Council members. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
HENNEPIN MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT
volunteers from the faith communities and local businesses guided guests to find the help they needed. Ten Hennepin members helped guests connect with various needed services, while others staffed the Dignity Center table. Project Homeless Connect is a practical example of faith in action. If you want to put your faith in action by helping homeless people regain stability, Save the date: March 29 to participate in the next Project Homeless Connect.
Over 150 organizations showed up at the Minneapolis Convention Center on December 8 to provide services to help homeless and impoverished people regain stability. 1700 people showed up to receive help with services such as legal, dental, education and training, hair cuts and ongoing support. In addition,
“I AM THE FOUNDATION” ON JANUARY 31
I am? — Yes, in many ways you experience all the good provided by the Hennepin Church Foundation! You may be a donor to the Foundation (and we thank you!), but almost everyone in our congregation has benefited from the program grants provided by the Foundation every year since 1975. On Sunday, Jan. 31, there will be many ways you can learn about our church Foundation. See you then!
REBUILDING: A GROUP FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED OR DIVORCED
LITTLE KIDS, BIG FUN
The 2nd Wednesday of the month means a fun night for families with special time designed just for kids and interesting discussion topics just for grown ups. The cost is $20 per family, which includes dinner! You can easily register online: HennepinChurch.org or call 612-871-5303. Everyone is welcome! Bring your friends and your neighbors! January 13, 5:30 PM — KIDS: Cooking Night! GROWN-UPS: Real Food. Throw out everything you thought you knew about nutrition for this mind-blowing discussion with an expert on the emerging Real Foods movement.
Starting January 14th, a rebuilding group for people who are separated or divorced is being led by Rev. Mary Keen (a United Methodist pastor and therapist at Westminster Presbyterian Counseling Center). It will be held on Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm, starting with a brown bag dinner. Cost is $40 and includes a book with registration. Aid is available for those not able to cover the $40. The group will run for seven weeks. Register by calling the church at 612871-5303 or signing up at the reception desk. 40 BELOW JANUARY EVENT Please contact Pastor Leah with any questions at Leah@haumc.org. Snow Tubing at Buck Hill! Please join us for a day of snow tubing at Buck Hill in Burnsville. Here are the basics: It is $15 per person for 2 NEW MEMBER CLASS hours of unlimited tubing. Buck Hill provides the JANUARY 17 AND 24 tubes we will need! Kids are welcome, but they Want to find out more about Hennepin and must be over age 5 and over 42" tall. Please possibly become a member? The upcoming New arrive at Hennepin Church at 11:15 for car poolMember Class is being held on January 17th and ing so that we can be ready to depart by 11:30. 24th from 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM. The first class, On the way out to Burnsville we could grab a on the 17th, will be held downstairs in the quick lunch prior to our afternoon of fun. Arrival Dossal Alcove, right off the Social Hall and time at Buck Hill should be 1:15-ish. Everyone is includes a free brunch. On that day we will welcome! If you know someone that would discuss what United Methodism is, what the enjoy an afternoon of tubing, please invite them history of Hennepin Church is, and how to get along. For more information, contact Becca around the building without getting lost! Part 2 Johnson rjohnson729@gmail.com or join the of the class will be held at the parsonage on Facebook Group: HAUMC40Below. January 24th where we'll discuss spiritual gifts, how to get involved at Hennepin, and what it COOKING CLASS FOR PEOPLE means to be a member. (It will also include a IN THEIR 20'S AND 30'S free lunch). All are welcome! Please sign up at the front desk or contact Pastor Leah: Leah@ Coming in January/February: Learn to cook some haumc.org and let her know if you need child- delicious Indian dishes from our very own Sharon and Rowan Johnas! Details TBA soon! care or special dietary restrictions. The deadline for the February edition of the !nSpire monthly newsletter will be 10:00 AM Thursday, January 21. You may submit items through the website: HennepinChurch.org, just click on “Share Your Story” or leave at Church attn: Daniel.
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, AMAZING THINGS CAN HAPPEN
One evening two weeks ago, Kathy Ten Broeke, and Matthew Ayers from Hennepin County’s “Heading Home Hennepin” Project, and Commissioner Gail Dorfman went down to the Currie Avenue Homeless Shelters to check out the numbers of people without shelter. They found the Salvation Army Shelter and Catholic Charities shelter stuffed to capacity and many people left out in the cold. They also found that many of the people using the shelters were disabled. So Ms. Ten Broeke and Ms. Dorfman talked with Rev. Jim Gertmenian, and Rev. Tim Hart-Anderson, members of the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (DCEH) to ask if the faith communities, together with the downtown business community could raise $350,000 to hire 10 case managers to help shelter guests find permanent housing and receive ongoing support. The faith communities who are part of the DCEH agreed wholeheartedly to support this project with a goal of raising $70,000. The Downtown Business Community set a goal of raising $280,000 In two weeks time, the faith communities have begun to raise monies to reach the $70,000 goal. Over half of the money has been pledged! The Downtown Businesses are well on their way to reaching their goal of $280,000. The PR firm Padilla Spear Beardsley has agreed to provide pro bono services for a media blitz, starting the week of Christmas. The plan is to have all the funds committed so that the program can begin by the first of February. The Family Housing Fund will serve as the financial agent for the program. All donations will be 100% tax deductible. If you want to make a direct donation to help homeless people find permanent housing, send a check to the Family Housing Fund Partners Fund, 801 Nicollet Mall # 1660 Minneapolis, Mn 55402-5711.
JAN RICHARDSON AT HENNEPIN
JANUARY 31 — SACRED JOURNEY & 11 AM FORUM Hennepin Church will host author and artist Jan Richardson Sunday, January 31. Jan serves as director of Wellspring Studio, LLC, a ministry that incorporates her vocation as an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. A Florida native, Jan travels widely as a retreat and workshop leader. She is a faculty member of the Grünewald Guild in Washington State and an oblate of St. Brigid of Kildare Monastery. Jan’s books include Sacred Journeys, Night Visions, and In Wisdom’s Path. She offers artful hospitality online at janrichardson.com and at her blog, The Painted Prayerbook paintedprayerbook.com. Jan’s work has inspired many clergy in their preaching and devotional life and her work is used in retreats and workshops all over the country. She will bring the message at the Sacred Journey worship service at 9:00 AM where she will share her images to illuminate her message. At 11:00 AM she will offer an adult forum in the Art Gallery on The Painted Prayer Book. Monday, Feb. 1st, Jan will speak at Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality at the Carondolet Center on the campus of the College of St. Catherine. She will be present to celebrate the Feast of St. Brigid. Tuesday morning she will offer a workshop at United Theological Seminary.
“The Best Supper” © Jan Richardson, from her recent book, “In Wisdom’s Path.”
BREAK THE SILENCE – BELIEVE OUT LOUD!
WORKSHOP SATURDAY, JAN. 16 BY C. KRISTIAN CLAUSER HAUMC MEMBER
As many of you know, I was privileged to be part of the Hennepin Church staff for several years. Six years into my tenure, I publicly announced my gender transition from female to male. I wasn’t quite sure what the congregation’s response would be, but I was overjoyed to receive an outpouring of support. A reaction that I didn’t expect was that many folks I had known for ages suddenly “came out” to me for the first time! Elderly parents tearfully shared their love for their lesbian daughter. A young woman laughed as she recounted her gay brother’s penchant for practical jokes. A cousin, co-worker, grandson, friend, sister, nephew, neighbor, mother — I heard story after story of a loved one – or even the story teller themselves who was gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. I was delighted to now know these people more fully, and be able to count them as allies. They had been there the whole time — I just didn’t know it! Perhaps telling my story gave others the permission — or the courage to finally share their own experiences.
Similar situations play out in congregations across the country, and it’s not just those in the pews who are keeping silent about their support for GLBT people. A recent study by Christian Community, entitled Silent and Undecided Friends, found that 68% of United Methodist clergy personally felt homosexual persons should be fully welcomed and accepted without qualification, yet only 7% publicly expressed their welcome and affirmation! As a Reconciling United Methodist, I’m working to increase those percentages. I know firsthand how lonely and isolating it is to think that there’s no place for GLBT people in the family of God. It changed my life when I encountered others who were willing to speak openly about Christ’s inclusive love. That’s why I know in my heart that merely believing GLBT persons should be welcome in our churches is NOT enough. We all need to BELIEVE OUT LOUD! That’s precisely why the Reconciling Ministries Network (rmnetwork.org) has developed the Believe Out Loud campaign. Based on the understanding that people don’t change — until they hear other people’s stories and get to know one another — BOL is designed to equip and empower people to build intentional relationships both among Reconciling allies, and across ideological and theological divides. Participants in BOL workshops nationwide are learning how to be BOLD — living as Believe Out Loud Disciples. Minnesota’s workshop, led by RMN trainer Katie Krumbach, will take place at Hennepin Church from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 16. The training and class materials are offered at no charge, and lunch will be provided. Free childcare is available with advance registration. A freewill offering will be collected. I invite you to be BOLD and join me in becoming a Believe Out Loud Disciple. To learn more or to register for the workshop, please visit bold4mn.eventbrite.com.
IN BETHLEHEM INN: A LIVELY HOLIDAY SHOW
BY OLIVIA DOROW HOVLAND For the past month, the Church of Youth has been a bustling place. Beginning in November, youth in grades 7 through 12 rehearsed lines, built sets, planned advertising and publicity, and organized costumes They worked hard to put together a holiday event complete with a show, musical entertainment, and hot food. The play, titled In Bethlehem Inn, was performed on Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th to an audience full of children and adults alike. In Bethlehem Inn was a witty retelling of a classic Christmas story, focused on three business partners who owned the inn where Mary and Joseph sought refuge on the night when Jesus was born. The innkeepers and their servants kept up a constant stream of verbal banter while the “guests”, or the audience, were served their dinner. Troublesome interruptions, including a little barnyard rumble with some local shepherds, led up to a beautiful baby boy being born in the inn’s stable. The play was originally written by John Carter but was adapted and directed by Eric Powell Holm, a member of Hennepin Church. Besides
the actors, there were also many youth who did work behind the scenes to keep the night running smoothly. Numerous adult volunteers also pitched in and helped the youth to construct brick walls out of paper, create glittery star ornaments, and design programs, tickets, and fliers. Money made from the performances will be put towards the youth mission trips happening this summer. The junior high youth will be traveling to Madison, WI and the senior high youth will be going to Los Angeles, CA. With the event being as big a success as it was, it might just be made an annual tradition to help ring in the Christmas season with a little theatrical cheer.
NEW AD COUNCIL SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE PROGRAM COMMITTEES, CONGREGATION
BY BOBBIE KELLER To enhance communication among program committees and give congregational members opportunity to keep in touch with each other and church issues, the Administrative Council adopted a new meeting schedule for 2010 on Dec. 3. Instead of the current system, in which the full Ad Council meets every month, in 2010 each monthly meeting will have a different focus. Program area and committee chairs and staff will convene every three months to consider program for the next quarter and promote interaction between committees. Each quarter will also include a potluck event, when congregational members can gather to enjoy hospitality and discuss a designated topic or important church news. The full Ad Council will meet to discuss administrative committee issues the third month of each quarter. The first congregational potluck will take the place of the annual church conference at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Social Hall. Other potlucks will follow in April, July and October.
“Program council” meetings will begin in February and continue in May, August and November. Ad Council members will kick off the new year with their annual retreat at Koinonia Jan. 15-16. In other business, Arvida Steen, area chair for Ministries of Church Community, outlined the many ways “the real heroines and heroes in this area” are reaching out to other congregational members, especially those experiencing tough times. Ad Council members also heard that: • for the first time in a decade, Food Service is self-supporting. The operating budget has subsidized the service in recent years. • Hennepin Church will be a sponsor of the “Speaking of Faith” program on Minnesota Public Radio beginning in December. • with 70 percent of the 2010 budget goal pledged, there was a net increase in pledges and 32 new pledgers. The capital campaign had received about 88 percent of its goal. • the trustees are working on the Border Chapel modification. Plans call for new video equipment to be installed in the Sanctuary in early 2010. Friday Luncheons are in the Social Hall. Call the Church office at 612-871-5303 to reserve your space. Jan. 8: Tour the Bakken Museum, a unique place devoted entirely to things electric. Space limited to 24 people. $5 fee. Sign up now! Jan. 24: (Noon Luncheon) Lori Sturdevant, Hennepin member, previews the 2010 Legislative session and the upcoming gubernatorial race. Feb. 12: Our Annual Valentine’s Party. Four Seasons Barbershop Quartet will entertain. Reservations due by Feb. 7.
LIFE ADVENTURES FOR SENIOR ADULTS
Attention Hennepin Seniors! The Senior Adult Council invites you and your friends to join in the activities planned for Life Adventures. These semi-monthly events provide opportunities for learning, fellowship, and spiritual growth through a unique variety of programs including luncheons with interesting speakers, theater outings, tours to regional attractions, and a retreat at Koinonia. The 2009-2010 Life Adventure brochures are available in a literature rack in Carlson Hall. Join your friends for these outings and events!
SELECTED EVENTS…
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 Church Closed—Holiday Koinonia Retreat—All Day SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Koinonia Retreat: ends in the AM SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Community Meals 4:45 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Youth Council 6:00 PM India Partnership 6:30 PM Reconciling Committee 6:30 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Kjerringsleppets 5:30 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Bible Study 11:00 AM Labyrinth Open 3:00 PM Lydia Circle 7:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Life Adventures (Bakken) 1:30 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 40 Below — Tubing 1:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Blood Pressure Screening 10:30 AM FAQs LGBTA Fellowship 10:45 AM Qi Gong 11:00 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Celebrating Teens 11:00 AM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 11 Multi Cultural Committee 7:00 PM DCEH 7:30 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Children’s Council 6:00 PM Food Service Committee 6:30 PM Russia Partnership 6:30 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Little Kids, Big Fun Faith in Action Team 6:30 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Joy Circle 9:00 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Labyrinth Open 3:00 PM Foundation Board 6:00 PM Rebuilding Group 6:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Ad Council Retreat (Koinonia) SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Ad Council Retreat (Koinonia) Believe Out Loud 9:00 AM SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Qi Gong 11:00 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Celebrating Teens 11:00 AM Peace & Justice Forum 11:00 AM New Members Class 11:00 AM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Building Closed — MLK Holiday Estate Planning 7:00 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 Inter/National Outreach 6:30 PM Finance Committee 7:00 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 Koinonia Board Meeting 7:00 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Senior Member Council 9:30 AM Feb. !nSpire Deadline 10:00 AM Rebuilding Group 6:00 PM Staff Parish Relations 6:00 PM Peace & Justice Forum 7:00 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 Life Adventures Lunch 12:00 Noon SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Celebrating Teens 11:00 AM New Members Class 11:00 AM
Financial Class 4:00 PM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Fine Arts Committee 7:00 PM Hospitality Committee 7:00 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 Trustees Inv. Committee 5:00 PM Communications Cmte 6:00 PM Adult Nurture 6:30 PM Faith and Life Group 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 DCEH 2:30 Steeple People Board 6:30 PM Trustees 7:00 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club 7:00 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 Bible Study 11:00 AM Labyrinth 3:00 PM Rebuilding Group 6:00 PM Science & Faith Roundtable 7:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Congregational Meeting 9:00 AM SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 Regular Sunday worship at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Breakfast 10:30 AM Jan Richarson Forum 11:00 AM Emails from Bishop Spong 11:00 AM Community Meals 4:45 PM Seasons of the Spirit 5:00 PM
Send calendar corrections to: Schedule@haumc.org
IT’S A NEW YEAR!
Please contact Jodi to make sure your group’s meetings and events are correctly on our calendar. Call 612-435-1325 or email Schedule@haumc.org. THE CHURCH BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 for New Year's Day, and again on Monday, Jan. 18, for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday.
may or may not be connected to the United Methodist Churches in the area. We try to The Network is having an event on January 9th embody service, community, dialogue, and faith from 4:30-6:30pm at the Chanhassen Feed My in all that we do. Join The Network on Facebook Starving Children location (18738 Lake Drive today! East Chanhassen, MN 55317). If you want to carpool, meet at the church at 3:45pm. Please let Leah know if you are planning to attend, as there are limited spaces available. Call 612-4351301 or email Leah@haumc.org. The Network is a community of adults in their 20’s and 30’s that
THE NETWORK JANUARY EVENT
AN INVITATION TO BECOME A VOICE FOR INJUSTICE NOW!
BY ANN CARLSON, DIGNITY CENTER As Christians, we know that Jesus spoke out about injustice in his society. He ate with people on the margins of society, who were considered “unclean.” He challenged those in power to show compassion for those without power. We are called to do the same today! Dignity Center advocates work with people on the margins of society: people who have lost their housing because they no longer have a job that pays the rent; people who will lose their medical care because of the Governor's un-allotments for General Assistance Medical Care; or people who cannot find affordable housing because it is in such limited supply. Hennepin Church is part of a coalition of 13 downtown congregations who have committed themselves to work together to end homelessness by developing strategies to identify issues related to poverty and homelessness. Each church has been asked to develop a group of people who commit themselves to advocate for changes needed in our society to end homelessness and poverty. I am asking you to join with members of our “sister” congregations to commit to doing advocacy with our state and national legislators on issues related to poverty and homelessness. The Downtown Congregations to End Home-
lessness (DCEH) Advocacy Committee reviews issues and sends out action alerts twice a month by email to people from all the congregations who have committed to do advocacy on behalf of our impoverished brothers and sisters. In each congregation, the Interfaith Action Team members set up a “Take 5” table twice a month after the worship service in the gathering space. Members of the congregation participating in advocacy sign postcards or make phone calls to their state or national legislators on important poverty issues. If you are willing to do advocacy on specific issues related to poverty and homelessness along with others from our sister congregations, please email carlsonaj99@msn.com permitting me to forward your email address to the DCEH Advocacy Committee to receive action alerts. Together we will work to change the conditions that lead to injustice today.
SCIENCE & RELIGION ROUNDTABLE
If you are interested in how science and religion can be partners in the quest for truth, this book club may be for you. Gatherings are on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Harrison Room, and are marked with great questions, lively discussions, occasional debates, and frequent laughter. All of the meetings are free and newcomers are always welcome to join! To get email reminders about meetings and topics, join our Yahoo Group: science-religionroundtable Upcoming Topics:
QI GONG
SUNDAYS JAN 10, 17 AT 11:00 AM
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Qi Gong (pronounced: Chee Gung) is a form of exercise that works with the energy in the body to support all systems of health and wellness. James Schattauer will share his journey with Qi Gong and some of the exercises that have been personally effective in building strength, mental acuity and better health. Each session will begin with an easy warm up, followed by a series of simple exercises that will be taught in a certain order so that the participant will be able to take Jan. 28: Why God Won't Go Away: Brain what they learn and establish their own routine Science and the Biology of Belief by Andrew at home. Wear comfortable clothing. January 10 Newberg, Eugene D'Aquili & Vince Rause. & 17 at 11:00 AM (This will be a joint meeting with the Big Bang Book Club, a Twin Cities science book WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY club for non-scientists). Feb. 25: Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion 6:30 PM, JANUARY 18 AT THE PARSONAGE in the Fullness of Life by Stephen Jay Gould. Join Hennepin Legacy Giving Director Brittany Mar. 25: Intelligent Design: William A. Kallman and Hennepin member and estate Dembski & Michael Ruse in Dialogue by planning attorney Bob Onan at the Parsonage on Robert B. Stewart. Monday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 PM for a step-byApr. 22: The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the step approach to estate planning. Whether you Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies. have a will and want more in-depth information, (Previously published in hardcover under the or haven’t even begun to consider estate title: The Cosmic Jackpot.) planning we promise this seminar will be both May 27: Medicine, Religion, and Health: informative and fun! To RSVP, or to get more Where Science and Spirituality Meet by information, please contact Brittany at 612-435Harold G. Koenig. 1321 or Brittany@haumc.org. June 24: The Big Questions in Science and Religion by Keith Ward.
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YOUTH NORTHERN MICHIGAN SKI AND SNOWBOARD TRIP!
Indianhead and Whitecap Mountains! For youth in 7-12 grades, bring your friends! We’ll ski for three days at two hills with other fun options like swimming! Cost: $275 including lodging, meals at the lodge and lift tickets. Extra costs: Fast food (two stops) spending money and rentals: Ski Package $62 for three days, Snowboard package $38 for three days. Register online!
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