Announcements September 21, 2016

Events & Meetings at Walker Church

  • Walker Church Events & Meetings are open to all and are at the church unless noted otherwise.
  • Events & Meetings of other groups are open to all unless noted as private.
  • Private events and meetings of other groups are listed to show what is happening at Walker each day.
  • 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

 

Yoga Flow Class: Wed, Sep 21, 6 to 7pm

Ecstatic Movement:  Wed, Sep 21, 7:30 to 9:15 pm.  FFI below

Private Ace in the City event:  Fri, Sep 23, 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Private Fahlstrom Kid’s Dance:  Fri, Sep 23, 5 to 9 pm.

Walker Women’s Potluck Brunch: Sat, Sep 24, 9:30 am to noon at Jennifer Gahnstrom’s home, 3  The brunch is held 4th Saturday of each month at someone’s home. FFI Lulu Philips

Twin Cities Zine Fest:  Sat, Sep 24, 11 am to 5 pm.  The 12th annual celebration of zines & self-publishing in the Twin Cities.  An exhibition of 50 self-publishers, come to view and/or buy.  Food sale by Food Not Bombs.  Self-publishing workshops:  building community with zines noon to 1 pm, makings zines visually interesting 1:30 to 2:30; “zinification” of role playing games 3 to 4. Free & open to the public.  www.Tczinefest.org

Walker Sunday Meditation Group:  Sun, Sep 25, 9 am to 10 am.  FFI below

 

Sunday Celebration

September 25, 2016

Greetings by Carole Megarry & Anne Tiller

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.

Smudge

Lao Tzu #47 followed by 5 minutes of silence

There is no need to run outside
For better seeing,
Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide
At the center of your being;
For the more you leave it, the less you learn.
Search your heart and see
If one is wise who takes each turn:
The way to do is to be.

Poetry read by Greg Garman

Welcome, Announcements & Offering

Special Performance by Kent Eklund

Scripture Luke 16:19-31 read by Nancy Larsen

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.  And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.  The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.  He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.’  But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.  Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’
He said, ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house–for I have five brothers–that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.’  Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’
He said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’  He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'”

Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart

Special Performance by the Walker Singers “September Dream” by Jim McCreary

The Circle with Joys & Concerns and the Sharing of Bread & Juice brought by Kay Seelhoff

Closing Song

Hospitality Time:  Thanks to the Hospitality Committee for set-up

 

New City Church:  Sun, Sep 25, 10 am to 1 pm upstairs at Walker Church with childcare in the meditation room.  FFI Pastor Tyler Sit

Kent Eklund’s Retirement Party:  Sun, Sep 25, 5 pm to 8 pm in the dining hall.  There will be a taco bar and music, bring a dessert to share if you want.  FFI Kent

Private Family Partnership Board Retreat:  Mon, Sep 26, 12:30 to 7:30 pm

Walker Morning Coffee:  Mon, Sep 26, 10 am to noon.  FFI below

Bluegrass Jam:  Mon, Sep 26,  7 pm  to 10 pm.   Held the last Monday of each month they are free, open to everyone and for musicians of all abilities.  You can come to jam or to listen. Sponsored by MBOTMA (Minnesota Old Time & Bluegrass Music Association) FFI Roy Vanderwerf   revanster@gmail.com

Community Meal:  Tues, Sep 27 6 to 7 pm.  Cook: Wesley Students

Walker Singers rehearsal:  Tues, Sep 27, 6:45 to 8 pm led by Jim McCreary

Rosen Movement:  Wed, Sep 28, 9 to 10 am.  FFI below

Yoga Flow Class: Wed, Sep 28, 6 to 7pm

Ecstatic Movement:  Wed, Sep 28, 7:30 to 9:15 pm.  FFI below

Private LGBT Therapists workshop:  Fri, Sep 30, 8 am to 6 pm

Private Queer Birth Project:  Sat, Oct 1, 10 am to 11:30 am.  This LGBTQ new parent group meets the 2nd Saturday of each month.  FFI Walker office.

Private Transforming Families Group:  Sat, Oct 1, 12:30 to 3:30 pm.  This private support group for families with transgender children meets the 2nd Saturday of each month.  FFI Walker office.

Walker Sunday Meditation Group:  Sun, Oct 2, 9 am to 10 am.  FFI below

 

Walker Sunday Celebration and Children’s Sunday School:  Sunday, Oct 2, 10:30 am to noon.

On Sunday, October 2, in honor of the feast day of Francis of Assisi, everyone is invited to bring their pets to Sunday celebration. Photos of pets, present or past and stuffed animals are also welcome.

Rummage Sale Set up begins:  Monday, October 3.

Rummage Sale Set up begins:  Mon, October 3.

Please save your good condition used items for the Walker Rummage Sale.
We can use clothing, furniture, household items, jewelry, luggage, toys, books, linens, small appliances, and other items.  Please no computers, TVs, or mattresses.

It’s our biggest fundraiser, and we made over $7,000 last year to support our mission.
Please do not bring any rummage before Monday, October 3.  Renters will be using the sanctuary on Sunday October 2 in the afternoon.
Preferably bring it between 9 AM and 8 PM on Monday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 4.  Volunteers will be at the church then to receive your clean, usable items.  Starting Wednesday, the volunteers will be fully occupied in organizing and pricing, and will not have time to sort additional contributions.
If rummage is left in the church before then, we will have to discard it, which can cost the church money for an extra waste pickup.  There is no space in the church that is not already being used for our activities.

Rummage Sale:  Thursday, Oct 6, 5:30 to 8:30 pm (neighborhood preview night); Friday, Oct 7, 12:00 to 8:00 pm; Saturday, Oct 8, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Sunday, Oct 9, 12:00 to 3:00 pm (Sunday bag sale, $4 per bag)

 

Anti-war Protest Closing Program:  Sat, Oct 8:  1 pm gather at Lake St & Hiawatha Av; 1:45 p march to Walker Church:  2:15 Closing program in the Walker Church dining hall.  FFI Minnesota Peace Action Coalition 612-275-2720

 

Announcements

 Walker Circle Gathering:  Beginning Sunday, October 9, for a total of 12 Sundays, a new group, “Circle Gathering”, will be meeting in the Meditation Room from 9 to 10 am. We will begin and end with a recorded musical prayer. We will read a selection from the Course on Miracles and use the Wisdom Circle Method to discuss it. We will also do some of the exercises from the Course on Miracles. We welcome all who feel a need for a spiritual discussion group!  (The Meditation group will disband during this time.) FFI Mary Parker & Tony Wentersdorf

 A new monthly venture:  “I Need a Witness!” will begin on Monday, November 21, 7 to 8 pm in the sanctuary.  Using the Open Stage format, participants will sign in to do a reading when they arrive and the first 6 will read that evening. Each reader will have 10 minutes. The idea is to read stories, journal entries, diaries, memories from your own life…to share these tales with others, thus bringing witnesses to validate your experiences; to open others’ consciousnesses to alternate realities; to help you to deal with your own past! So whether you have dozens of dusty journals in the closet or whether you need to sit down and scrawl a few paragraphs to share, or whether you only want to participate as an honored Witness, PLEASE join us!  FFI Mary Parker

 

Hello Fellow Walker Gardeners! There are many, many gardening possibilities and projects around the church that we could work on individually, or collectively.  If you’d like to help, please contact Kristine,

 

 

 

Ongoing Walker Events

Walker Sunday Meditation Group will meet every Sunday 9 am to 10 am in the meditation room through October 2.  Everyone is welcome.

Walker Circle Gathering:  Beginning Sunday, October 9, for a total of 12 Sundays, a new group, “Circle Gathering”, will be meeting in the Meditation Room from 9 to 10 am. We will begin and end with a recorded musical prayer. We will read a selection from the Course on Miracles and use the Wisdom Circle Method to discuss it. We will also do some of the exercises from the Course on Miracles. We welcome all who feel a need for a spiritual discussion group!  FFI Mary Parker & Tony Wentersdorf

Walker Morning Coffee Gathering is held every Monday 10 am to noon at Lake Street Coffee.  3223 East Lake St.  Everyone is welcome and you can come any week.  FFI Pastor Walter Lockhart.

Walker Singers rehearse every Tuesday, 6:45 to 8 pm led by Jim McCreary

 

Other on-going events at Walker

Rosen Movement meets every Wednesday 9 am to 10 am for simple and effective movement with music. It costs $5 to $10 and is open to everyone and you can come any week.  The first time you come it is free.  FFI Phyllis Wiener wienerphyllis@gmail.com

Yoga Flow Class is held every Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm taught by Yoga Alliance certified instructor, Julia Starr.  No charge, make a donation if you wish, your presence is truly enough. Beginners are welcome! Please arrive 10 minutes early, bring a yoga mat and any other props you would like to incorporate into practice. FFI https://www.facebook.com/starrhealthco/

Ecstatic Movement meets every Wednesday 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm.  Free style movement inspired by music and conscious breathe.  No previous dance experience is necessary. Class starts with a centering, followed by 80 minutes of incredible music, and ends in stillness with an option to stay for a closing circle. Cost: $10-15. Arrive at 7:15 to check in and warm up. FFI Facebook main page:  Ecstatic Movement

Alice Browne Music Therapy & Sound Healing: Thursdays and Fridays by appointment.  Individual music lessons for beginners on piano, guitar and fiddle and all levels for voice.  A Sound Healing is like receiving a massage made completely of sound vibrations for intentional healing of mind, body, and spirit. Contact Alice for more information and appointments.

Sarah Dagg Massage Therapist:  Usually days each month by appointment between 9 am to 5 pm.

Contact Sarah for appointments:  218-831-9570 sdagg@crosslake.net