Walker Community UMC

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

 

Silent Auction & Community Get-Together:  Saturday, September 19

Auction 6:00-7:15 PM,

Dinner Served at 6:30 PM Rice Pilaf, Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Salad, Beverage, and Dessert.

Adults $12, Children 8-18 $4, under 8 free.

Bring your friends and family.  We will have lots of fun items to bid on.

Bagel Boil Square Dance:  Sat, Sep 19, 7:30  to 10:30 pm in the sanctuary.  Square dancing for all ages (a rental event open to the public.)  Come for the Silent Auction, stay for the square dance.

Sunday Meditation Group:  Sun, Sep 20, now meets 8:45 to 10 am FFI Nancy Larsen

 

Sunday Celebration

September 20, 2015

Greetings by Don Browne, Beth Richards & Mary Burns

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.

Opening Smudge by David West

Lao Tzu followed by 5 minutes of silence

Existence, by nothing bred, breeds everything.

Parent of the universe, it smooths rough edges, unties hard knots, tempers the sharp sun, lays blowing dust, Its image in the wellspring never fails. But how was it conceived?–this image of no other sire.

Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart

Poetry read by Greg Garman

Welcome, Announcements & Offering

Scripture Reading Mark 9:30-37 by Nancy Larson

They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.

Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?”  But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.

He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”

Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”

 

Special Performance by Allyson Hayward

Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Mary Burns

Hospitality Time

Thanks for

Hospitality set-up by Barbara Hager

Hospitality treats by Linda Berglin

Clean-up by _______________

 

All Church Discussion about the Minneapolis 15 Now campaign and Walker’s role in it:  Sunday, September 20, following Celebration in the conference room.

Just as the fight for the 8 hour day transformed the workers movement and society as a whole, so too can the movement for $15/hour transform our city and our country. The Minneapolis Works Coalition is a powerful coalition of unions, community organizations, social justice groups and faith organizations that has formed to fight for $15, fair scheduling, paid sick and safe days and an end to wage theft in Minneapolis,.

Taken together passage of these measures by the Minneapolis City Council can change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Minnesota workers. The scourge of low wage jobs and jobs with little security most affects women workers and workers of color. Minneapolis can take real action to address racial and gender inequality with action around the Minneapolis Works Coalition program. Embedded in the problem of low wage jobs are community instability, poor performance at school by the children of low wage workers, health problems and crime.

The Walker Community Church has a long tradition of action and involvement around all of these issues. We want to join with those who see a prosperous and vibrant future for Minneapolis by raising the minimum wage to $15/hour and passing City ordinances for paid sick days, fair scheduling and an end to wage theft. Let’s discuss this and decide if we want to join a powerful movement that could pass $15 in 2016 and the other demands before the end of 2015.

 

Community Meal:  Tues, Sep 22, 5:30 to 6:45 pm.

The Death Café:  Thurs, Sep 24, 7 to 9 pm in the sanctuary. We begin our series with a movie: “Departures: The Gift of Last Memories”. This 2008 Japanese film directed by Yojiro Takita, follows a young man, Daigo, who has failed in his career as a cellist. Returning to his hometown, he stumbles across work as a “nakanshi”- a traditional ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice because of strong social taboos against people who deal with death. The film went unreleased in Japan until it won a grand prize at the Montreal World Film Festival. After this honor, it was released in Japan and became the highest grossing domestic film.

The Death Café will meet every Thursday through October 29.   FFI Mary Parker or Dianne O’Donnell FFI

Women’s Potluck Brunch:  Sat, Sep 26, 9:30 am at Deb Ramage’s home in the party room.  FFI Lulu Philips

Bluegrass Jam:  Mon, Sep 28, 7 pm to 10 pm in the dining hall. The jams are held the last Monday of each month. Coming late and leaving early is okay.  The jam is for folks of all abilities.   Everyone, who wants to, gets to choose and lead several songs. Listeners are also welcome.   FFI Roy Vanderwerf

 

Rummage Sale Set up begins:  Mon, Sep 28.

Thanks to everyone who has signed up to help at the Walker Rummage Sale.

It’s our biggest fundraiser, and we made over $7,000 last year to support our mission.

Please do not bring any rummage before Sunday, September 27.  Preferably bring it between 9 AM and 8 PM on Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29.  Volunteers will be at the church then to receive your clean, usable items.  After Tuesday, 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. Any questions can be emailed to Lulu

 

Community Meal:  Tues, Sep 29, 5:30 to 6:45 pm.

Church Council meeting:  Tues, Sep 29, 7:45 or 8 pm (after Walker Singers rehearsal)

The Death Café:  Thurs, Oct 1, 7 to 10 pm in the dining hall.  The Standard Death Cafe program with cake and tea. The Death Café will meet every Thursday through October 29.   FFI Mary Parker or Dianne O’Donnell FFI

Fall Rummage Sale:

Thursday, Oct 1, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm (neighborhood preview night)

Friday, Oct 2, noon to 8 pm

Saturday, Oct 3, 9 am to 4 pm

Sunday, Oct 4, noon to 3 pm (Sunday bag sale, $4 per bag)

Indigenous Peoples’ Sunday Celebration:  October 11.  Guest Speaker Susanna De Leon, an attorney who is the leader of the Aztec Dancers who have performed at Walker in the past. Susanna is an excellent public speaker with high ideals and a beautiful vision.

Remember the Mother Emanuel 9 Prayer Service:  Wednesday, October 28, 7 pm.  Nine black people were shot dead at a Bible study and prayer service at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015. This was a racially motivated attack. Those who died were: Rev. Clementa A. Pinckney, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel L. Simmons, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Myra Thompson.  The Minnesota Council of Churches is setting up a year-long series of weekly prayer vigils. Every Wednesday evening, some congregation in Minnesota will be hosting a prayer service about the Mother Emanuel AME shootings. We will be holding the Mother Emanuel AME congregation and families of victims in prayer, repenting of systemic racism, and asking God to heal our country. In addition to the wonder of prayer, one of the values is to keep this experience in front of one another as an opportunity for witness and change.

Samhain:  Sat, Oct 31, 7 pm to 9 pm in the sanctuary.  FFI Dianne O’Donnell

 

Artists! Mark your calendar for the 2015 Walker Church Holiday Art Fair, Saturday, November 21, 10 am to 4 pm & Sunday, November 22, noon to 4 pm.  No booth fee, donate 15% of proceeds to Walker Church.

To apply, simply send contact information, a description of your work and a photo if you would like us to use your photo in publicity by November 1, email kcbretzke@gmail.com

 

OK support group will begin soon, and time to be decided by the group.  FFI Greg Garman

 

Walker Death Cafe

Six Thursdays, 7 – 9 pm

September 24: We begin our series with a movie: “Departures: The Gift of Last Memories”. This 2008 Japanese film directed by Yojiro Takita, follows a young man, Daigo, who has failed in his career as a cellist. Returning to his hometown, he stumbles across work as a “nakanshi”- a traditional ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice because of strong social taboos against people who deal with death. The film went unreleased in Japan until it won a grand prize at the Montreal World Film Festival. After this honor, it was released in Japan and became the highest grossing domestic film.

October 1: Standard Death Cafe program with cake and tea

October 8: Guest Speaker Anne Archbold, Green Burial Consultant.

Anne will talk to us and answer our questions about an ancient burial tradition which is being retrieved, due to our concerns about polluting our environment. Green burial is available now as an alternative to embalming, concrete vaults, cremation. Standard Death Cafe program will follow in the second hour.

October 15: Standard Death Cafe program with cake and tea

October 22: A guest speaker, Dr. Tom von Sternberg, a family doctor with Health Partners, specializing in geriatric care, end-of-life care, retiree health, nursing home care will talk to us about Living Wills (health care directives) and lead us through the process of making these decisions and getting the task done! The Standard Death Cafe program will follow in the second hour.

October 29: Standard Death Cafe program.  Also included will be a brief introduction to “Samhain”, the annual ritual in which we visit the Roadhouse of the Dead. You are invited to attend, here, on Sat., Oct 31 at 7 PM.

 

Native Voices for Planet Earth:  Saturday, September 26, 10:30am -4pm at  Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, 178 Robie Street, St. Paul.  Tom Goldtooth, of the Indigenous Environmental Network will engage us in a community dialogue about the Paris United Nations Climate Change Conference in December.  Meet indigenous delegates traveling with Tom, raise your environmental concerns and send off our delegates at this fund raising event to assist with their travel expenses on the road to Paris.
Music, Keynotes, Workshops, Silent Auction, Catered Lunch
Register at www.sustainablenorthland.org
A Northland Bioneers event. FFI Contact Anne Tiller

 

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Walker Events held every week

Sunday Celebration & Children’s Sunday School:  10:30 am

Sunday Meditation Group  8:45 to 10 am  FFI Nancy Larsen

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

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

Community Meals Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm