Weekly Announcements

In chronological order:  Walker events & meetings (all at the church unless noted otherwise) & Public Events organized by others that will be held at Walker.

Sunday Celebration

March 6, 2016

Greetings by Jan DeNoble & Greg Garman

Communal Singing

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

Opening Smudge

Lao Tzu # 56 followed by 5 minutes of silence

Those who know do not tell, those who tell do not know.  Not to set the tongue loose but to curb it, not to have edges that catch but to remain untangled, unblinded, unconfused, Is to find balance,

And one who holds baiance beyond sway of love or hate, beyond reach of profit or loss, beyond care of praise or blame, has attained the highest post in the world.

Welcome, Announcements & Offering

Scripture: Luke 15:11b-32 read by Jan Werness

“There was a man who had two sons.  The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them.

A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living.  When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need.

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs.  He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything.  But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger!  I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”‘

So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.  Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’  But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe–the best one–and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.  And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

“Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.  He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on.  He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’  Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him.  But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends.  But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’

Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.  But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.'”

Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart

Special Performance by Cheryl Kramer

Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Kay Seelhoff

Hospitality Time

Thanks for set-up by the Hospitality Committee

 

Community Meal free, all welcomeTues, Mar 8, 5:30 to 6:45 coordinated by Walter

Study Group White Privilege & Power: Wed, Mar 9, noon to 1:30 pm.  Bring a bag lunch. The group meets Wednesdays through March 16. (And also at 6 pm at Simpson Church 2740 1st Ave–suggest parking on 28th St & entering the Red Door off 28th Ave.)  Everyone is welcome at either group.  FFI Walter

Trustees meeting:  Wed, Mar 9, 6 pm to 8 pm

Anne Tiller’s Pieceful Quilts Show and Birthday Celebration Dance: Saturday, March 12, 6:00 – 11:30  pm
You are Invited to join in the fun celebrating the 1960’s once again…in music and dress.  Bring a  Pot luck dish to share, dancing shoes, friends, children welcome.  Costume is optional-  Favorite 1960’s dress (as long as Anne is in her 60’s this tradition will continue….)  Dance to live band music provided by the Wayniacs in main floor sanctuary. See the Quilt Show of Anne’s latest productions and favorites in 2nd floor community dining room. Suggested donation $10 to benefit Walker Church (no one turned away) Spread the Word, Everyone Welcome.  FFI Anne

Ostara/Spring Equinox Sunday Celebration:  March 13.  (Daylight savings time begins)

Community Meal free, all welcomeTues, Mar 15, 5:30 to 6:45 coordinated by Kitchen Cabinet

Study Group White Privilege & Power: Wed, Mar 16, noon to 1:30 pm. The last session. FFI Walter

Palm Sunday Celebration:  March 20

Community Meal free, all welcomeTues, Mar 22, 5:30 to 6:45 coordinated by Walter.

Maundy Thursday Service:  Thurs, Mar 24, 7 pm with the other south Minneapolis Methodist Church and performances by the Walker Singers.

Easter Sunday Celebration:  March 27

Community Meal free, all welcomeTues, Mar 29, 5:30 to 6:45 coordinated by Walter.

Bluegrass Jam:  Mon, Feb 29, 7 to 10 pm.  FFI Roy Vanderwerf

Holy Fool Celebration:  Friday, April 1, 7 pm

 

Announcements

Maggie Rozycki is in this art show. It will be a great show and party.
GRLA pARTy:  Friday, March 4, 7 to 10 pm at the Grain Belt Bottling House Gallery, 79 13th Av North East, Mpls. View the exhibition, meet the artists, listen to Spoken Word, dance to The Hard Core Crayons, enjoy refreshments provided by Dangerous Man Brewery, Sociable Cider Werks and Angie’s Boom Chicka Pop.

To view full details click the link below: ​

 HOT FLASH.docx

 

POWDERHORN365 PHOTO BOOK FOR 2015 NOW AVAILABLE

Every day last year, a special photo was taken to capture the life, character, activities, and scenes of the Powderhorn Park neighborhood. The seven weekly volunteer photographers, plus a few guests, snapped these 365 interesting and artful photos, and all are now preserved in a photo book published by the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association. You can order the book by visiting the project’s website, www.powdernorn365.com and clicking on the link near the top: Powderhorn365, The Books.

This is the seventh year that PPNA has produced an annual photo book preserving the diligent work of observant neighborhood photographers. The photos can also be viewed online wwwpowderhorn365.com. (Choose 2015). The project continues daily in 2016, and those new photos can be appreciated on the same website. 2015’s participant shutterbugs include J. Arthur Anderson, Jason Brown, Elana Dahlberg, Jillian Helleloid, Kristina Kvarnlov-Leverty, Warren Park, and Nickey Robare.

 

On-going Walker Events

Sunday Celebration & Children’s Sunday 10:30 am every Sunday.

Sunday Meditation Group 8:45 to 10 am every Sunday FFI Tony Wentersdorf

Monday Morning Coffee Gatherings10 am at Lake Street Coffee, 3223 East Lake St. All welcome.

Community Meals free, all welcome are held every Tuesday 5:30 to 6:45

Walker Singers rehearse Tuesdays 7 to 8 pm. FFI Jim McCreary

Women’s Potluck Brunch the 4th Saturday of each month 9:30 to noon at someone’s home.  FFI Lulu Philips

Men’s Group Potluck Brunch the 2nd Saturday of each month 9:30 to noon at Walker Church.  FFI Jim Feldman

Initiates the 3rd Sunday of each month 8:15 to 10:15 am in the conference room.  FFI Lou Tofte or Howard Kranz

 

On-going Wellness, Movement & Music held at Walker

Bluegrass Music Jams are held the last Monday of each month 7 to 10 pm.  FFI Roy Vanderwerf revanster@gmail.com

Hoop Twin Cities meets Wednesdays 7 to 8 pm through March 9 and then moves to Thursdays beginning March 17.  Hoola hooping for all ages, free.  FFI hoopjeans@gmail.com

Rosen Movement meets Wednesdays 9 am to 10 am in the sanctuary.  FFI Phyllis Wiener wienerphyllis@gmail.com

Sarah Dagg Massage is usually scheduled for 2 to 4 days each month. sdagg@crosslake.net