Walker Community UMC

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

  Sunday Celebration in Powderhorn Park

August 28, 2016

near the corner of 33^rd Street & 14^th Avenue at 10:30 am

In case of rain it will be at the church

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 followed by 5 minutes of silence

# 65 Stephen Mitchell

The ancient Masters didn’t try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know.

When they think that they know the answers, people are difficult to guide.
When they know that they don’t know, people can find their own way.

If you want to learn how to govern, avoid being clever or rich.
The simplest pattern is the clearest.
Content with an ordinary life, you can show all people the way back to their own true nature.

Poetry read by Brent Bender

Welcome, Announcements & Offering

Excerpt from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot” read by Nancy Larsen.

Guest speakers Brent & Maya Bender and Tina Cotterman

Special Performance by Kent Eklund

Passing of the Peace

Closing Song

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

 

Twin Cities Anti-Repression, Who are the anarchists?  Sun, Aug 28, 3 pm to 5 pm.  A free discussion-based event exploring the relevance of anarchism in today’s protest movements. Childcare provided. (Registration not required, but if you know you’ll want childcare ahead of time, please email so organizers can get a kid count).  tcantirepression@riseup.net

Walker Morning Coffee:  Mon, Aug 29, 10 am to noon.  FFI below

Bluegrass Jam Session:  Monday, Aug 29,  7 pm  to 10 pm.  Free, open to everyone and for musicians of all abilities.  You can come to jam or to listen.

Community Meal:  Tues, Aug 30, 6 to 7 pm.  Cook: Pastor Walter Lockhart

Walker Church Council meeting:  Tues, Aug 30, 6:45 pm

Rosen Movement:  Wed, Aug 31, 9 to 10 am.  FFI below

Yoga Flow Class: Wed, Aug 31, 6 to 7 pm. FFI below

Ecstatic Movement:  Wed, Aug 31, 7:30 to 9:15 pm.  FFI below

Open Flow Forum:  Thurs, Sep 1, 7 to 9 pm.  A free informal group for artists with disabilities that will meet at Walker the 1^st Thursday of month beginning in September. FFI Tara Innmon.

Political Prisoner Letter Writing:  Thurs, Sep 1, 7 to 9 pm.  A small group meets to write letters to political prisoners the 1^st Thursday of each month and is open to new participants.  FFI Luce

Radical Mycology:  Sep 1, 6 to 8 pm.  A free program about mushrooms part of the Radical Mycology Book tour by Peter McCoy.  https://radicalmycology.com/2016-tour/  https://www.facebook.com/events/245436449159122/

Fungi (i.e. mushrooms, yeasts, lichens, molds) are everywhere around us, forming symbioses with all plants and animals, and performing critical roles that keep complex ecological webs intact. And yet, most people are completely unaware of the incredible and ubiquitous nature of the Fungal Kingdom. In this part presentation, part mushroom roadshow, author Peter McCoy will present many means for dispelling this paradox. From the ecological importance of mushrooms and other fungi, to their rich history with human cultures around the world, to the increasingly profound potential for mushroom cultivation to address a range of pressing global issues, this special event will take you deep into the fungal realm. The result just may change the way you look at fungi, and the world at large.

Private family celebration:  Sat, Sep 3, 1 pm to midnight.

Walker Sunday Celebration and Children’s Sunday School: Sunday, Sep 4, 10:30 am to noon.

The Story Worship Celebration:  Sunday, Sep 4, 4 pm.

Walker Morning Coffee:  Mon, Sep 5, 10 am to noon.  FFI below

Community Meal:  Tues, Sep 6, 6 to 7 pm.  Cook: Pastor Walter Lockhart

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

Rosen Movement:  Wed, Sep 7, 9 to 10 am.  FFI below

Yoga Flow Class: Wed, Sep 7 the group will not meet.

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

Neurodiversity Group:  Thurs, Sep 8, 7 to 8 pm.  The group meets the 2^nd Thursday of every month and is a free emotional support group for adults on the autism spectrum as we learn our identity and how to live with autism and is also open to those who don’t have autism but want to learn more about it.

Ace in the City event:  Fri, Sep 9, 6:30 to 8:30 pm

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

Private Transforming Families Group:  Sat, Sep 10, 12:30 to 3:30 pm.  This private support group for families with transgender children meets the 2^nd Saturday of each month.  FFI Walker office.

Los Angelos de Ayudan event:  Sat, Sep 10.  Details to follow

Walker Homecoming Sunday Celebration and Potluck:  Sun, Sep 11

 

Announcements

We welcome two new groups that will begin meeting monthly at Walker in September:  Open Flow Forum, a free informal group for artists with disabilities; and Neurodiversity Group a free emotional support group for adults on the autism spectrum.  See above for more information on them.

 

Weekly Groups

Walker Sunday Meditation Group meets every Sunday 9 am to 10 am in the meditation room.  Everyone is welcome and you can come any week.  FFI 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.

Rosen Movement meets every Wednesday 9 am to 10 am.  This informal group of simple and effective movement with music meets every Wednesday in the sanctuary.  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.  This vinyasa flow yoga class is taught by Yoga Alliance certified instructor, Julia Starr.  It is donation-based – that means share what you can, and 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