In chronological order: Walker Events & Meetings (all at the church unless noted otherwise) & Public Events organized by others that will be held at Walker
Death Café: Thurs, July 16, 7 pm (and every Thursday evening through July 30.) Join us for stimulating conversations about death and dying.
Sunday Celebration July 19 10 am in Powderhorn Park near the corner of 14th Avenue & 33rd Street
(at church in case of rain)
Greetings by Don Browne, Mary Burns, and Nancy Gehrenbeck-Miller
Communal Singing (songs written by women from the songbook) led by Dianne O’Donnell & Conrad deFiebre
Welcome to service by Nancy Gehrenbeck-Miller
Communal Reading: Our mission is to nurture spirituality, build caring community & work courageously for peace with justice and mercy.
Invocation and casting the circle by Dianne O’Donnell
Earth Psalm #48 by Angela Magara read by Janet Court
Welcome, Announcements & Offering
Scripture reading from the Song of Solomon by Nancy Larsen and Doug Rosenquist
Musical Performance: The Ballad of Mary Magdalene by Janet Skidmore
Words and performance by Nancy Gehrenbeck-Miller
Poetry read by Rick Carlson
While Love is Unfashionable by Alice Walker
Reading from Love’s Prism by Alla Renee Bozarth
Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Mary Burns
With words from Bonita Blumenauer
The Spiral Dance led by Dianne O’Donnell
Thanks for Hospitality set-up by Barbara Hager, Hospitality treats by Dorothy Robinson & Nancy Gehrenbeck-Miller. Help is needed with Clean-up
Community Meal: Tues, July 21, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Head cooks: The Kitchen Cabinet
Celebration Cabaret! hosted by Carla Vogel & Margo McCreary: Wed, July 22, 7 pm to 9 pm. Live Music and Dancing with Judith Eisner Klezmer Music, Storytellers: Nicholas Pawlowski and Barry Nienstadt, Guest Poets, Singers and more! Please come celebrate! This is a Send Carla Vogel to College Fundraiser. Carla will be attending Iliff Seminary in Denver (Methodist Based Seminary) –FFI Margo mcc@earpop.com
Death Café: Thurs, July 23, 7 pm.
Women’s Potluck Brunch: Sat, July 25, 9:30 am. Place to be announced.
Sunday Celebration: July 26 in church. Dallas Rising of the Twin Cities Animal Rights Coalition will speak. Treats will be vegan provided by the Animal Rights Coalition. Please don’t bring others
Bluegrass and Old Time Music Jam: Mon, July 27, 7 pm to 10 pm. For folks of all abilities. Everyone, who wants to, gets to choose and lead several songs. Listeners are also welcome.
Community Meal: Tues, July 28, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Head cook: Walter Lockhart
Council meeting: Tues, July 28, 7 pm after the community meal
Death Café: Thurs, July 30, 7 pm. The last Death Café in this series.
Sunday Celebration: August 2 in the park led by Mary Buckley
Community Meal: Tues, Aug 4, 5:30 to 6:45. Head cook David West
National Night Out: Tues, August 4
Political Prisoner Letter Writing: Thus, Aug 6, 7 pm to 9pm in the dining hall. FFI Luce
Tony Wentersdorf’s 70th Birthday & CD Release Concert: Friday, August 7, 7 pm. 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 requested. Refreshments will be served during a brief intermission. FFI Tony
Sunday Celebration: August 9 in church led by Mary Parker & Janet Skidmore
Autoharp Jam: Sun, Aug 9, 3 pm to 5 pm in the meditation room. FFI Tony Wentersdorf
Community Meal: Tues, Aug 11, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Head cook Walter Lockhart
Sunday Celebration: August 16 in the park with a Pagan Pride speaker
Community Meal: Tues, Aug 18, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Head cook Walter Lockhart
Sunday Celebration: August 23 in church led by Mary Buckley
Community Meal: Tues, Aug 25, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Head cook Walter Lockhart
Sunday Celebration: August 30 in the park with a guest speaker from 15 Now
Community Meal: Sep 1, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Head cook Walter Lockhart
Sunday Celebration: September 9 in church with a sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart
Homecoming Sunday Celebration & Potluck September 13 with a sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart
Landscape Planning Meetings: Tuesdays, 6 pm at the community meal. Please come if you are interested in helping with landscape planning. A green thumb is not necessary. We will meet every Tuesday eve until we get it going. Questions? Call Becky
Other Announcements
Patrick’s Cabaret 5th Annual Roots Rock and Deep Blues Festival: Sat, July 18, noon to 10 pm. Five musical stages, international food & more. FFI www.Patrickscabaret.org
Peter Doughty and Margo McCreary’s annual St. Croix beach party: Sunday, July 19 at the usual place: the public beach in the village of Lake St. Croix Beach, MN — a few miles south of the I-94 bridge. (The street going east from St. Croix Trailf to the beach and (pay) parking lot is 20th St. Car-pooling is recommended — there’s no on-street parking.) We arrive close to 2 p.m. and usually stay until about sundown. We’ve had good luck over the years, weather-wise, so we’ve never had to outright cancel; once or twice, there’s been a brief shower, in which case we’ve hung out in the public shelter before going back to the beach. Bring something to eat or drink to share, bring a beach chair or blanket, and bring toys: there’s no lifeguard to bark at you. See ya there / then! FFI Peter or Margo.
The Fireroast Mountain Boys with Special Guest Howard Kranz: Friday, July 24, 7-9pm at Zeke’s Unchained Animal 3508 East Lake Street Minneapolis. Let’s Settle Down and Sing Each Other’s Songs. No cover. Tips appreciated. See Facebook Event for More Info or contact David West
Volunteers needed for the Empty Bowls throwing booth at the Powderhorn Art Fair: August 8 and Sunday, August 9. At the Empty Bowls booth we throw bowls, people gather round because they’re so fascinated, and then we can tell them about the Empty Bowls event in November and ask them to come.
We need volunteers to help out — talking to folks about what Empty Bowls does and the event. We are hoping some folks could come from Walker — which means you can talk up your community meal and how we support you, really, how the whole neighborhood supports you. I think people would love to hear from the organizations that are benefitting and what that means.
The shifts are pretty short, and it’s best when we have more folks rather than fewer to talk to people and help out. Here’s the link for signing up for a shift: SignUpGenius
Soul4Soles foot reflexology by Steve Cobian offered by donation or free in July. Half the donation (if any) goes to Walker Church. Call Steve
Walker 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: July 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
