Walker Community United Methodist Church
Our mission is to nurture spirituality, build caring community & work courageously for peace with justice and mercy.
Hello Walkerites, Friends & Visitors
Here are the announcements.
No one has signed up for bread and juice.
Walker Events & Other Public Events at Walker
All meetings and events listed are at Walker Church unless noted otherwise See our website calendar www.walkerchurch.org for happenings further into the future. For more information office@walkerchurch.org
**There is no Initiates meeting for the month of December. The next Initiates meeting will be Sunday, January 20th at 8:15am.**
“No Bayou Bridge Pipeline” Fundraiser: Postponed to a later date.
There is no Bluegrass Jam this month. The next jam will be January 28th.
Sunday Celebration
December 30, 2018
Greeter: Jan Werness
Communal Singing led by Janet Skidmore
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 followed by 5 minutes of silence
52
Mitchell
In the beginning was the Tao.
All things issue from it;
all things return to it. To find the origin,
trace back the manifestations.
When you recognize the children
and find the mother,
you will be free of sorrow. If you close your mind in judgements
and traffic with desires,
your heart will be troubled.
If you keep your mind from judging
and aren’t led by the senses,
your heart will find peace. Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.
Poetry by Jesse Watkins
Welcome, Announcements & Offering
Reading: Luke 2:41-52 by Brent Bender
41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival.
43 When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
44 Assuming that he was in the group of travelers, they went a day’s journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends.
45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.
46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety.”
49 He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
50 But they did not understand what he said to them.
51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.
Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart
Special Performance by Tony Westerdorf & Janet Skidmore
Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice by ?
Hospitality Time Thanks for set-up by the Hospitality Committee, Treats by Steve G-M
Monday Morning Coffee now meets 10AM until noon at Selam Coffee House, 3860 Minnehaha Ave
Community Meal & Food Giveaway: Tuesday, January 1st, Doors open & food giveaway at 5 pm. Meal served 5:30 to 6:45pm. Free, everyone welcome. Volunteers are needed, please sign up!
Walker Singers Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 1st at 7pm in the sanctuary.
Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night: Thursday, January 3rd 6-8pm in the conference room. Write letters to build and sustain relationships with prisoners in Minnesota and beyond. Open to all. FFI Bailey Riley rileyb16@gmail.com
Sarah Dagg Massage: Monday, January 7th and Tuesday January 8th. By appointment only, please contact Sarah 218-831-9570
Community Meal & Food Giveaway: Tuesday, January 8th, Doors open & food giveaway at 5 pm. Meal served 5:30 to 6:45pm. Free, everyone welcome. Volunteers are needed, please sign up!
Walker Singers Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 8th at 7pm in the sanctuary.
Walker Community Announcements
Celebration Band Playing Songs out of the Walker Songbook! Friday, February 1st 6-8pm in the sanctuary. More details to come.
Ongoing Walker & Walkerite Groups
Sunday Celebration & Children’s Sunday school: Sundays 10:30 am
Chalice Circle: Sundays 9 to 10 am in the Meditation Room. We listen to music, meditate, read a passage on spiritual growth, and discuss our thoughts and feelings using the circle method. All are welcome! Come once or many times!
Coffee Gathering: Mondays 10 to noon at a local coffee shop. FFI Pastor Walter Lockhart.
Community Meal & Food Giveaway: Tuesdays, Doors open & food giveaway at 5 pm. Meal served 5:30 to 6:45pm. Free, everyone welcome.
Walker Singers: Tuesdays 7 to 8 pm led by Jim McCreary
Initiates: 3rd Sunday of each month 8:30 to 10:15 am in the conference room. FFI Lou Tofte or Howard Kranz
Men’s Potluck Brunch: one Saturday of each month at someone’s home.
Women’s Potluck Brunch: 4th Saturday of each month at someone’s home. FFI Nancy Larsen
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 at Walker by Walkerites
Alice Browne’s Music Therapy & Sound Healing: By appointment. 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
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: Thursdays 6:30 to 8:30 pm 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
Bluegrass Jam: Last Monday of each month 7 to 10 pm. Free, come to jam or listen. FFI Roy Vanderwerf revanster@gmail.com
Dance for Women: 2nd Saturday of each month 7 to 10 pm in the sanctuary.
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
Northern Mississippi Prisoner Support Group: 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month 6 to 8 pm. Write letters to build and sustain relationships with prisoners in Minnesota and beyond. Open to all. FFI Bailey Riley rileyb16@gmail.com
Norwegian Folk Dance: 1st & 3rd Monday of each month 7 to 9 pm in the Sanctuary. Rehearsals open to all, free.
Stop Line 3 Climate Justice Group: Some Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm in the conference room. FFI Al Sherwood stopline3mpls@gmail.com
