Announcements January 4, 2017

Upcoming Events and Meetings

  • Walker Church Events & Meetings all at Walker unless noted otherwise.
  • Events & Meetings of other groups that will be held at Walker and are open to the public.
  • The calendar on our website walkerchurch.org lists events & meetings further into the future.
  • For more information on any of the events contact the Walker office office@walkerchurch.org

 

SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) Medic Training:  Sat, Jan 7, 9am to 5 pm.  FFI SURJ

 

Sunday Celebration

January 8, 2017

Greetings by Margo McCreary & Janet Court

Communal Singing led by Howard Kranz

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

Opening

Lao Tzu followed by 5 minutes of silence

#21 Witter Bynner

The surest test if a man be sane Is if he accepts life whole, as it is, without needing by measure or touch to understand the measureless untouchable source of its images, the measureless untouchable source of its substances, the source which, while it appears dark emptiness, brims with a quick force farthest away and yet nearest at hand from oldest time unto this day, charging its images with origin: What more need I know of the origin than this?

Poetry read by Debra Ramage

Welcome, Announcements

Special Performance by Janet Skidmore

Scripture Reading by Jan Werness

Matthew 3:13-17 (NLT)

Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?” But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.  After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

“A Meditation for the New Year” by Mary Buckley

  • Sharing our thanks
  • Burning our regrets
  • Growing in our spirits

Offering

Special Performance by Howard Kranz

New Year Ritual – before gathering into the closing circle, everyone is invited to come forward to

  • Burn their regrets by lighting them with the candle and placing them in the stainless steel bowl.
  • Take a blessing affirmation to meditate on during the year (or write your own)
  • Offer your thanksgiving out loud during the circle time.

Circle with Joys & Concerns

& sharing of bread & juice brought by Deb Donley

Hospitality Time:

 

Nautilis Theater Rough Cuts: Tues, Jan 10, 7:30 pm.  Tickets: $5 or pay-as-able.

Fidgety Fairy Tales re-think classic fables, turning them into “mental health musicals”. Join us for new stories of Humpty Dumpty, the Three Little Pigs, and the Ugly Duckling,

Healing and Hope Through Song work-in-progress excerpts from a new song cycle designed to give voice to queer and trans youth through poetry and music,

Women’s March Sign Making:  Sat, Jan 14, 3:30 to 6:30 pm & Wed, Jan 18, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

FFI Margo McCreary

Star Lake Dinner and Dave Hudson Concert:  Sat, Feb 4, 5 pm to 9 pm at Walker Church

5 pm silent auction, 6 pm dinner, 7 pm concert.  FFI Walter

 

Ongoing Walker & Walkerite Groups

Circle Gathering: Sundays 9 to 10 am.  We welcome all who feel a need for a spiritual discussion group and are currently discussing meditations by Shakti Gawain. 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 6 to 7 pm.  Free, everyone welcome!

Walker Singers Rehearsals: Tuesdays 6:45 to 8 pm led by Jim McCreary

Initiates: One Sunday each month 8:15 to 10:15 am. FFI Lou Tofte or Howard Kranz

Men’s Potluck Brunch: 2nd Saturday of each month.  FFI Jim Feldman

Women’s Potluck Brunch: 4th Saturday of each month at someone’s home. FFI Lulu Philips

Mama’s Group:  Every other Thursday, 2-4 pm for new mothers.  FFI Willow Cordes-Eklund

Open Flow Forum:  1st Thursday of each month 7 to 9 pm.  A free informal group for artists with disabilities.  FFI Tara Innmon or Kip Shane.

 

Health & Wellness Services by Walkerites

Alice Browne’s Simple Song Music Therapy & Sound Healing: Thursdays and Fridays by appointment for lessons in beginning piano, guitar and fiddle and all levels for voice and sound healing, a massage of sound vibrations for intentional healing of mind, body, and spirit. 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

Rosen Movement:  Wednesdays 9 am to 10 am for simple and effective movement with music.  Open to all, come any week, cost:  $5 to $10.  FFI Phyllis Wiener wienerphyllis@gmail.com

Yoga Flow Class:  Wednesdays 6 to 7 pm taught by Julia Starr.  Free, make a donation if you wish. Beginners welcome, bring a yoga mat. FFI https://www.facebook.com/starrhealthco/

NOTE:  the class will not meet on January 4 or 11.

Ecstatic Movement:  Wednesdays 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm.  Free style movement inspired by music and conscious breathe.  Cost: $10-15.  FFI Facebook  Ecstatic Movement

Hoop Twin Cities:  Thursdays 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the sanctuary. Free hoola hooping for all ages  FFI hoopjeans@gmail.com

The Story Worship Celebration:  The 1st, 3rd (and sometimes 5th) Sunday of each month at 4 pm. FFI thestory.mn.

Private Queer Birth Project:  2nd Saturday of each month 10 to 11:30 am.  An LGBTQ new parent group  FFI Walker office

Private Transforming Families Group: 2nd Saturday of each month 1 to 3 pm. Support gruop for families with transgender children.  FFI Walker office

Autoharp Jams:  2nd Sunday of each month 3 to 5 pm.  FFI Tony Wentersdorf

Bluegrass Jam Sessions Last Monday of each month 7 to 10 pm.  Free, come to jam or listen. Sponsored by MBOTMA (Minnesota Old Time & Bluegrass Music Association) FFI Roy Vanderwerf revanster@gmail.com

Political Prisoner Letter Writing:  1st Thursday of each month 7 to 9 pm.  A small group meets to write letters to political prisoners.

Neurodiversity Group:  2nd Thursday of each month 7 to 9 pm led by Paul Johnson. Free emotional support group for adults on the autism spectrum. Pljohnson46@yahoo.com

 

Other Announcements

 

Amoke Kubat will soon start an intensive internship at Walker Community Church. She is completing her Masters in Religious Leadership at United Theological Seminary.  Amoke is a” Northsider for life” Minneapolis resident that has been involved in empowering families since 1987. She is a teacher, artist and writer who partners with community artists, activists and organizations to bridge African/African American culture and cultural legacies for healing and building sustainable families and communities.