Weekly Announcements

In chronological order: Walker Events & Meetings (all at the church unless noted otherwise) & Public Events organized by others that will be held at Walker

PPeering into the Mind of God by Rick Levine:  Friday, June 19, 7 pm to 9 pm. Presented by mnstars.org

Albert Einstein once said, “I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details.” How do cosmology, science and spirituality weave a magic carpet tapestry that supports astrology? What is life? Is our fate written in stone in our horoscopes? Does free will exist? What is the relationship between the cosmos and the individual? What survives death? How can we better understand our place in the Universe? What does astrology say about these unstable times? These are big questions… and not the answers you’d expect.

Rick Levine is a former Twin -Cities author and astrologer who now lives in the northwest, a computer wizard, net-junkie, big-hearted, and rumored to have an advanced Intel quad core microprocessor imbedded in his brain.  15$ ( $10 for mnstars members)

 

Sunday Celebration 10 am in Powderhorn Park

(near the corner of 14th Av So & 33rd Street, in case of rain at the church)

June 21, 2015

Greetings by Mary Burns

Communal Singing led by Conrad deFiebre & Dianne O’Donnell

Communal Reading:  Our mission is to nurture spirituality, build caring community & work courageously for peace with justice and mercy.

Opening Smudge 

Lao-Tzu # 80 followed by 5 minutes of silence

If a country is governed wisely, its inhabitants will be content.

They enjoy the labor of their hands and don’t waste time inventing labor-saving machines.

Since they dearly love their homes, they aren’t interested in travel.

There may be a few wagons and boats, but these don’t go anywhere.

There may be an arsenal of weapons, but nobody ever uses them.

People enjoy their food, take pleasure in being with their families, spend weekends working in their gardens, delight in the doings of the neighborhood.

And even though the next country is so close that people can hear its roosters crowing and its dogs barking, they are content to die of old age without ever having gone to see it.

Poetry read by Jesse Watkins

Welcome, Announcements & Offering

Scripture Reading: Mark 4:35-41 by Greg Garman

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped .But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm .He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart

Special Performance by Tony Wentersdorf

Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Mary Burns

Thanks for:  Hospitality set-up by Barbara Hager, Treats by Carole Megarry

 

Community Meal:  Tues, June 23, 5:30 to 6:45 pm.

Walker’s Death Café:  Thurs, June 25, 7 pmThe Death Café returns on Thursday evenings at 7 pm for six weeks from June 25 through July 30. Mark your calendars for stimulating conversations about death and dying. We will be playing the new card game The Gift of Grace, the question and answer game that will help clarify our individual thoughts and attitudes toward this rarely discussed subject. Bring paper or journal and pen. FFI call Dianne O’Donnell

Walker Church Silent Auction & Community Get-Together:  Friday, June 26, Auction 6:00-7:15 PM

Dinner Served at 6:30 PM.  Vegan or Beef Rice Pilaf, Sausage or Veggie Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Salad, Beverage, Dessert.  Adults $12, Children 8-18 $4, under 8 free.  It’s a lot of fun, so come on over!

Donated items already include: Art works from the Watkins collection, English trifles by Lou, a weekend at the Feldman house, homemade dinners for four…and more to come.

 

Converging Visions Showcase:  Friday, June 26, 7:30 pm. Performance by singer songwriter Emily Antin. This group has partnered with Walker to present arts programming here.  Admission sliding scale $ 5 or more.  Kids free.  FFI Emily antin.mba@gmail.com www.Covergingvisions.org

Women’s Potluck Brunch:  Sat, June 27, 9:30 am at Barbara Hager’s home. Barbara will make coffee, tea and a vegetarian protein dish.

 

Sunday Celebrations June 28 there will be 2 celebrations:

10 am at the Pride Parade line-up led by Walter

10 am at church led by Mary Parker and Doug Rosenquist

 

Bluegrass and Old Time Music Jam:  Mon, June 29 7 pm to 10 pm.  Coming late and leaving early is okay.  The jam is for folks of all abilities.   It is not necessarily church music.  Everyone, who wants to, gets to choose and lead several songs. Listeners are also welcome.

Community Meal:  Tues, June 30, 5:30 to 6:45 pm.

Save the Date: Tony Wentersdorf’s 70th Birthday & CD Release Concert:  Friday, August 7, 7 pm.  It will be an evening of songs,  music & stories,  also featuring the talents of Mary Parker,  Doug Rosenquist,  Sally Kuehn,  Kent Eklund  &  Lynn Dosch.  This will be a partial fund-raiser for Walker Church,  the remaining proceeds going to help pay the cost of making the CD.   The CD, entitled Classical Autoharp in Ragtime will contain classical music pieces arranged for autoharp.   A free-will donation of $10.00  is requested.   Refreshments will be served during a brief intermission.  FFI Tony

 

Converging Visions Ukulele Classes Tuesdays 10 am to 1 pm at Walker Church.  8 weeks starting June 16.

Come join us! Ukulele’s provided as cost of class. Payment and scholarship options available! Come and learn how to play the ukulele. A fun little string instrument. Learn a song by week two! Need more information? Contact Emily at antin.mba@gmail.com or by phone at 651-242-4412.  This group led by Emily Antin and Linda Melcher recently partnered with Walker Church to present arts programming here. www.Covergingvisions.org

 

 

Reception in Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Ministry of Twin Cities DS Judy Zabel:  Wed, June 24, 6 to 8 pm at Faith United Methodist Church, 2708 33rd Ave NE (between Stinson Blvd & Silver Lake Rd)

St Anthony, MN 55418. hors d’oeuvres, desserts and beverages

 

 

Events held every week

Sunday Celebration Summer Schedule:  Celebration is at 10 am and will be held in Powderhorn Park near the corner of 33rd Street & 14th Avenue on the following Sundays:  June 21, July 5 & 19, August 2, 16 & 30.  In case of rain it is held at the church.

Sunday Meditation Group 8:15-9:30 am.  FFI Nancy Larsen,

Monday Morning Coffee Gatherings10 am at Lake Street Coffee, 3223 East Lake St.

Walker Singers rehearse during the school year.  FFI Jim McCreary.

Community Meals Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm

Rosen Movement Class Wednesdays 9 am to 10 am.  FFI Phyllis Weiner