Announcements- October 31, 2018
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.
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
Halloween Hot Dogs + Music: Wednesday, October 31st at Walker Church. Free and open to all!
Samhain Fundraiser: Wednesday, October 31th at 7pm in the meditation room.
Prisoner Letter Writing Night: Thursday, November 1st 6-8pm in the conference room. Prisoner letter writing nights will now be on the first Thursday of the month along with the continued 3rd Thursday of the month. This week’s focus will be on writing to Lucasville uprising prisoners. Open to all. FFI Bailey Riley rileyb16@gmail.com
Alice Browne Get Out the Vote Benefit Concert: Friday, November 2nd in the sanctuary.
Joe Hesla, Mary Parker and Cheryl Kramer are happy to invite you to a cozy little concert in the sanctuary at Walker Church. There will be duets and solos…folk, gospel and jazz! No admission charge. Sunday, November 4th from 4-5pm
Day of the Dead Celebration
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Greeters: Jan DeNoble and Greg Garman
Communal Singing led by Dianne O’Donnell and Conrad deFiebre
Communal reading of mission statement: Our mission is to nurture spirituality, build caring community, and work courageously for peace with justice and mercy.
Welcoming 4 Directions and Ancestors/Statement of Intention by Mary Parker
“On Death” by Kahlil Gibran Sally Kuehn
Five minutes of silence
Poem by Emily Dickinson – Tony Wentersdorf
Welcome, Announcements and Offering Walter Lockhart
Special Music: Howard Kranz “Personal Afterlife”
Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 37: 1 – 14 by Mary Parker
1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.
3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign
Lord, you alone know.”
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.
6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’”
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’
12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.
13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.
14 I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’
Mr. Bones’ Dance: Choreography Janet Skidmore, Pianist Cheryl Kramer
“Gather ‘Round Us”, Ereshkigal, and “We Remember”
Bonita Blumenauer, Tony Wentersdorf, Dianne O’Donnell, Mary Parker
Closing Circle: Walter Lockhart.
Closing song, “The Parting Glass”, led by Janet Skidmore
The Parting Glass
O all the money e’er I spent,
I spent it in good company.
And all the harm that e’er I’ve done,
Alas! it was to none but me.
And all I’ve done for want of wit
To mem’ry now I can’t recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all.
Oh, all the comrades that e’er I had,
They’re sorry for my going away,
And all the sweethearts that e’er I had,
They’d wish me one more day to stay,
But since it falls unto my lot,
That I should rise and you should not,
I’ll gently rise and I’ll softly call,
Good night and joy be with you all.
Hospitality
Monday Morning Coffee now meets 10AM until noon at Selam Coffee House, 3860 Minnehaha Ave
Election Day: Tuesday, November 6th 9am-8pm in the sanctuary.
Community Meal & Food Giveaway: Tuesday, November 6th, 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, November 6th at 7pm in the sanctuary.
Sarah Dagg Massage: Thursday, November 8th and Friday, November 9th 9am-5pm. By appointment only, please contact Sarah 218-831-9570 sdagg@crosslake.net
Finance Committee Meeting: Friday, November 9th 1-2pm in the conference room.
Nancy Laren Retirement Party: Monday, November 12th 5-9pm
Community Meal & Food Giveaway: Tuesday, November 13th, 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, November 13th at 7pm in the sanctuary.
Building & Grounds Meeting: Wednesday, November 14th 6-8pm in the conference room.
Walker Community Announcements
Get Out the Vote! Concert + Benefit: part of the ongoing Resistfest series Friday, November 2nd at 7pm in the Sanctuary. More details to come.
Men’s Brunch: Jesse Ralph Watkins will host our next potluck brunch (thanks, Jesse!) on Saturday, November 10th, usual 9:30 time. Jesse’s address is 1509 10th Av S, Apt 319, Mpls 55404.
Artists! We still have tables available for you to vend your wares at the Walker Church Holiday Art Fair, November 17 &18 10am-4pm. FFI email kcbretzke@gmail.com. If you have already signed up, flyers for you to use in your publicity are available at the Walker Church Office, or email KC to send them to you.
Events Elsewhere
St Joan of Arc Church is leading a vigil re the Pittsburgh synagogue murders at Shir Tikvah synagogue on Friday evening just before Friday Shabbat services (which start at 6:30pm) on November 2nd. Shir Tikvah is located at West Minnehaha Pkwy & West 50th St.
Mahle Lectures as part of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Re-Imagining Conference. Authors of Goddess and God in the World: Conversations in Embodied Theology–Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow–free lecture series from Thurs Nov 1 through Sat Nov 3.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mahle-lecture-carol-p-christ-and-judith-plaskow-tickets-48385097128
FEMME IN PUBLIC: A Solo Performance by Alok Vaid-Menon What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? At what point does femininity become synonymous with apology? Who hurt the people who hurt you? Alok is trying to figure it out. Join for an evening of comedy, poetry, and performance.Opener: Xochi de la Luna 9:30PM DOORS SATURDAY NOV 3 at Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre 1500 East Last Street
Mlpshttps://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3741042?fbclid=IwAR2jxTd4EhaE8kiPFkgw6QninDhwD0LNpnEFX0pXYSGcHPmEn3XRMxQ3pw
Buoyancy is more than a film about cancer, courage and chemotherapy. It’s an intimate portrait of a woman who becomes stricken with a rare diagnosis. Juggling with life and death she finds a path to authenticity and surgery, chemo and radiation strip away the unessential. Meet filmmaker Will Hommeyer and author Jeannie Piekos at the film premiere and book release on Sunday, November 4th 6-8:30pm at Parkway theatre.4814 Chicago Ave, Mlps. Tickets $10 Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/504357246699555/
Early Response Basic Training and Recertification Course: Nov. 10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Fairmount UMC. Want to volunteer for disaster relief? This training is for new Early Response Team (ERT) volunteers and for those renewing existing certifications. Register by Nov. 8
Home for the Holidays Help Us Make Home-Centered Holiday Visits to Isolated Elders Across the Twin Cities! Home for the Holidays is just around the corner! Please join with other volunteers all across the metro who will visit elders in their home, apartment or nursing home for an hour or more on or near Thanksgiving and Christmas. Individuals, families and friends will provide warm conversation and holiday cheer along with a red rose, a small gift, and a whole pumpkin pie to share with others at Thanksgiving, and festive holiday cookies at Christmas. There are many behind the scenes opportunities as well. Contact Anne at afosco@littlebrothersmn.org.
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 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: 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
