Upcoming Events and Meetings
- All meetings and events listed are at Walker Church unless noted otherwise
- See our website Calendar walkerchurch.org for happenings further into the future.
- For more information please contact the Walker office office@walkerchurch.org
Women’s Potluck Brunch: Sat, Aug 26, 9:30 to noon at Jennifer Gahnstrom’s home, FFI Jennifer
Sunday Celebration
August 27, 2017
Greetings by Carole Megarry & Jan Werness
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 by Al Hildenbrand
Lao Tzu # 18 followed by 5 minutes of silence
When people lost sight of the way to live
Came codes of love and honesty,
Learning came, charity came,
Hypocrisy took charge;
When differences weakened family ties
Came benevolent fathers and dutiful sons;
And when lands were disrupted and misgoverned
Came ministers commended as loyal.
Poetry by Allyson Hayward
Welcome, Announcements & Offering
Scripture Reading Exodus 1:8-2:10 by Greg Garman
Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war, join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities, Pithom and Rameses, for Pharaoh. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. The Egyptians became ruthless in imposing tasks on the Israelites, and made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and brick and in every kind of field labor. They were ruthless in all the tasks that they imposed on them.
Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart
Special Performance by Alice Browne
Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Bonita Blumenauer
Hospitality Time
Thanks for set-up by the Hospitality Committee
Improvisation Group: Sun, Aug 27, from 12:15 to 1:15 pm in the sanctuary to explore group reading and group dance, led by Janet Skidmore. All are welcome with no previous experience necessary. FFI Janet
Bluegrass Jam: Mon, Aug 28, 7 pm-10 pm Free, come to jam or listen.
Community Meal: Tues, Aug 29, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Doors open at 5 pm
Cook, Pastor Walter Lockhart. Please sign up if you can help
Sunday Celebration Sep 3: Rev. Roger Lynn giving the sermon “Sky Diving into Eternal Life”
Community Meal: Tues, Sep 5, 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Doors open at 5 pm.
Cook, Pastor Walter Lockhart. Please sign up if you can help
Homecoming Sunday Celebration & Potluck Sep 10 with Pastor Walter Lockhart giving the sermon
Other Events & Announcements
There will be a Memorial for Roberta Hodges at Walker Church on Saturday, September 30, 3 pm.
We welcome a new on-going rental group to Walker: Beginning September 18 Norwegian Folk Dance will rehearse here the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) is currently hiring for three staff positions: Associate Director, Office Manager, MayDay Parade and Ceremony Production Manager
Job descriptions are posted at
and FFI Deb Ramage
Ongoing Walker & Walkerite Groups
Circle Gathering: Sundays 9 to 10 am with discussion on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hahn FFI Mary Parker & Tony Wentersdorf
Coffee Gathering: Mondays 10 to noon at Lake Street Coffee, 3223 E Lake St. FFI Pastor Walter Lockhart
Community Meal: Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm. Doors open at 5 pm Free, everyone welcome!
Walker Singers are on break and will resume on September 5 led by Jim McCreary
Initiates: 3rd Sunday of each month 8:15 to 10:15 am in the conference room. FFI Lou Tofte or Howard Kranz
Men’s Potluck Brunch: 2nd Saturday of each month at someone’s home.
Women’s Potluck Brunch: 4th Saturday of each month at someone’s home. FFI Lulu Philips
Open Flow Forum: 1st Thursday of each month 7 to 9 pm. A group of artists with disabilities FFI Tara Innmon or Kip Shane
Health & Wellness Services by Walkerites
Alice Browne Music Lessons, Therapy & Sound Healing: Thursdays & Fridays by appointment. Lessons in beginning piano, guitar, fiddle, all levels of voice and Sound Healing-a massage of sound vibrations. Contact Alice 612-860-6644 abmermaid@gmail.com
Sarah Dagg Massage Therapist: Two days each month between 9 am to 5 pm by appointment. Contact Sarah 218-831-9570 sdagg@crosslake.net
Other on-going groups meeting at Walker that are open to all.
East Lake LOL AA: A mixed, open AA group that meets every Wednesday 6:30 to 7:30 pm
Rosen Movement: Wednesdays 9 am to 10 am for simple movement with music. Open to all, come any week, cost: $5 to $10. FFI Phyllis Wiener wienerphyllis@gmail.com
Aware Dance: Wednesdays 7:15 to 9:15 pm Free style movement with music. Cost $10-15 FFI Facebook Aware Dance & Movement
Hoop Twin Cities: They will resume on Thursdays in October. Free hoola hooping for all ages FFI hoopjeans@gmail.com
Queer Birth Project: 2nd Saturday of each month 10 to noon. LGBTQ new parent support group www.queerbirthproject.com
Autoharp Jams: 2nd Sunday of each month 3 to 5 pm. FFI Tony Wentersdorf
Bluegrass Jam: Last Monday of each month 7 to 10 pm. Free, come to jam or listen. FFI Roy Vanderwerf revanster@gmail.com
Neurodiversity Group: 2nd Thursday of each month 7 to 9 pm led by Paul Johnson. Free emotional support for adults on the autism spectrum and their family & friends. Pljohnson46@yahoo.com
