Sunday
COMING BACK TO EARTH
Advent December 19, 2010
Combined Christmas Concerts Today!
Due to the weather last week, the choir concert
was cancelled on Dec. 12 and is now combined
with the Copper Street Brass concert today at 11 AM.
Christmas Around the World
Take a world tour with the Sanctuary Choir,
soloists and chamber orchestra. Music in
a wide variety of styles and languages
from many countries will carry you
Artists-
to places you’ve been and
in-Residence,
places you’d like to go,
the Copper Street
in this season of joy
and hope. Brass Quintet, bring
their unique sound to familiar
holiday carols, new favorites, and
jazzy tunes in this Christmas
concert, part of the Music
at Hennepin concert series.
There is more info about
their portion of the concert
on the back page.
Christmas Eve Services
12:00 Noon — Border Chapel
A contemplative service of carols and communion.
2:00 PM — Art Gallery
Music, poetry, silence and candlelight on the labyrinth.
4:00 PM — Sanctuary
A family friendly service with pageant, choirs and
candlelight. Childcare available for infants.
5:30 PM — Border Chapel
A Service of Healing and Hope
(Rescheduled from Dec. 12)
7:00 PM — Sanctuary
Carols, communion and candlelight. Childcare
available for infants, ASL interpreted.
11:00 PM — Sanctuary
Carols, communion and candlelight.
Prelude concert begins at 10:30 PM
**Sunday, December 26**
Hennepin
One Service at 10:00 AM
in the Sanctuary
Sundays @ Hennepin
January 9, 16, 23, 11:00 AM
Free, Heated
Parking!
It’s Cold! It’s Snowy! So why
not park in the Walker Art
The mainline churches in the Western World are
Center Ramp Sundays until
declining, concludes author Lloyd Geering, because
12:30 PM? (Or on Christmas
they are “all out of step” with the modern secular
Eve!) Free parking (with a
world. This is not so much a result of the renegade coupon from the ushers,
behavior of the secular world as the failure of the
thanks to the Trustees) and
church to take the next steps in its path of faith. your car will be warm and
Please join Bob Janssen, leader, in this challenging dry after services. What's
and enlightening conversation. more, there is no looking
for a parking space — 700
Sabbatical Report open spaces for you! When
January 30, 11:00 AM
Bruce Robbins will report on the places, people
you choose to park at the
Walker, you make Hennepin
and insights he experienced on his four month a more inviting place by
Our
sabbatical. providing easy parking for a
Christmas Eve Pageant newcomer or a person with
mobility limitations. Thanks!
Dec. 24 @ 4pm
All children ages 3 and up are invited to enter Stewardship
into the story of the birth of Jesus by participating
Update
in the annual Christmas Eve Pageant. Rehearsal is
In the midst of Christmas
TODAY at 4 PM. Parents/adults are needed for
cards, gift buying, and social
costuming and help during the pageant.
events, have you remembered
Children in 3rd grade and older are invited to be
your financial stewardship
readers. Children ages 3 through 2nd grade may
card? As of Dec. 16th 423
sign up to sing in one of the special choirs.
households have returned
Barefoot Zone: theirs. We need to hear from
T he
Walking the at least 650 of our house-
Boo ks holds. How about you? We
Spiritual Path A re
want to hear from everyone.
Sally Howell Johnson In !
Pledge cards are available at
A new book collecting Sally’s daily blog writings HennepinChurch.org (under
is being published! The price is $14.00. You can the “Giving” menu choose
order at kirkhouse.com/Books/Barefoot-Zone or at “Pledging”) or at church.
1-888-696-1828. Order forms are also available at Your church is worth it!
the reception desk. All proceeds from the book go
to the Hennepin Foundation Scholarship fund.
Young Adults
(20’s/30’s)
Surviving and Celebrating Cross Country
the Holidays Holistically
Ski Gathering
Rescheduled to Dec. 24 at 5:30 PM 1:30 pm on Jan. 16, gather
Welcome to a gathering in the Border Chapel that at church and carpool to
allows a safe, holy place to share in community. Theodore Wirth Park for
Join others for personal reflection and sharing of
cross country skiing.(Rent
how to cope and enjoy the holidays simultaneously. skis/poles/boots for $11 and
Learn how to balance yourself between the hectic a ski pass is $8.) Afterward
and the holy activities of the season. This event is go out for coffee/cocoa/cider.
led by Cynthia Ashley, our new Parish Nurse. Please sign up so we know
you are coming! Register at
Upcoming Holiday Closings the front desk of the church
The church building and offices will be closed on
or email Leah@haumc.org.
Sat. Dec 25, Sat. Jan. 1, and on MONDAY, JAN 3.
Invite your friends and
— Chris Jackson, Minister of Administration
neighbors!
a
School Kit
Assembly
Christmas will be over but
giving will continue. The
United Methodist Committee
on Relief (UMCOR) Sager
Brown Partnership, using your
gifts from Project 52, has
purchased items for 250
school kits, and you are
invited, following the 10:00
AM service on Sunday,
Dec. 26, to join in the
assembly line in Carlson
Hall to help bag them. The
Hennepin mission team will
transport completed kits to
the Disaster Relief depot at
Sager Brown the week of
Jan. 2 where they will be
distributed as needed.
New Bible Study
Coming Soon!
Starting January 27th, an
eight-week Bible study will
be offered Thursdays from
6-7:30 PM. Snacks provided,
bring your dinner if you like.
(We can also have Jimmy
John’s deliver sandwiches if
enough people want them).
We’ll be exploring the book
of Acts together and talking
about what it means for our
lives today. This will be led
by Leah Rosso. Email her at
Leah@haumc.org or call the
front desk (612-871-5303) if
you want to sign up. All are
welcome!
Little Kids
Big Fun
The next gathering is on Jan.
12. Kids will experience
Yoga with Sarah Longacre
and the adults: meditation
with Sally Johnson.
RELEVANT
Sundays @ 5: Ball provides music and
a spiritual members of the Hennepin
clergy will rotate as fellow
gathering
celebrants. Doors open at
of recovery 4:30 PM serving coffee and
Starts Jan. 9, 2011 tea. Gathering begins at
5:00 PM. All are welcome!
Sundays @ 5 is an inclusive,
informal, holistic gathering
welcoming all seekers wher-
ever they are on their jour-
ney. We support spiritual
formation using principles @5
of the twelve-step recovery
tradition, sharing our stories
of hope and healing. Leslie
INCLUSIVE
Community Grief Support
Meals Group
Winter has arrived with a The Downtown Coalition for
vengeance, and our house- Grief Support will meet on
hold had a well-stocked Saturday from 9:30 - 11:30
pantry. Can you imagine
AM, January 1 - April 30,
being poor and trapped at
2011 at Saint Olaf Catholic
home with hungry kids and Church, 215 South 8th St.,
pets? Thank goodness Minneapolis. The group will
Community Meals provides
meet New Year’s Day. More
a plentiful, hot meal, socks
info on topics is listed each
and undies, shelf-stable
week on the bottom right
groceries, and toiletries for
the thin times. Through your side of the calendar page of
kind generosity, neighbors the Sunday Spire.
endure.
BEAUTIFUL
Fire and Ice: Register before Dec 20: Adults
$95, Children $55, family max
Koinonia
Unwind from the hustle
$190.
One Day Package cost is:
and bustle of Christmas at our
Adults $60, children under
Koinonia Retreat Center Dec.
12, $40, Family max $120. If
31—Jan 2. This year we are
you register before Dec. 20:
planning for sleigh rides,
broom ball, sledding and a
Adults $50, Children, $30.00,
family max of $95.
concert courtesy of The Mul-
Register at church reception
t i g e n e r a t i o n a l c om m i t -
desk. More information is in
tee. You can plan to come
and spend one or two nights
the December !nSpire.
at Koinonia.
Two Day Package cost is:
Adults $120, children under
12, $80, Family max $240.
 Weekly Classes/Activities
Thursday Bible Study We will take a
two-week break, Dec. 23 and 30.
The group will resume on Thursday,
January 6, 2011.
Men’s Bible Fellowship. At 7:00 on
Friday mornings a group of men
gather for bible study, conversation
and fellowship. All men are invited
to attend this lively discussion.
Job Support Group: Dec. 20, Jan. 3 &
17, 7-8:30 PM. This Group is for
those worried about their current
job or transitioning to a new career.
Facilitator Leslie Philmon has 16 years
experience as a career coach. If you
had a successful job change this
year, consider bringing Christmas
cookies Dec. 20 and sharing your
story. Eggnog provided! Thank you.
Kjerringsleppets: Women’s Book
Group. On Wednesday, January 5:
Still Alice by Lisa Genova. February
2: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou (meet with Senior
High Girls’ book club). Contact Sally
for info: Sally@haumc.org.
The Science & Faith Roundtable: If
you’re interested in how science
and religion can be partners in the
quest for truth, this group may be
for you! January 27, 2011: Reviving
Christian Humanism: The New
Conversation on Spirituality, Theology
and Psychology by Don Browning.
Great Joy!
HennepinChurch.org
Now Accepting PayPal Copper Street Brass
If you wish to make a gift or donation Concert Dec.19
to Hennepin Church, please note we
have another way to facilitate that.
You may make your gift online, safely
through PayPal. Just go to our new
church website: HennepinChurch.org
and then choose “Giving”
from the top menu.
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
511 Groveland Avenue | Minneapolis, MN 55403 | 612.871.5303 | HennepinChurch.org
Koinonia Retreat Center | 7768 Pilger Ave. NE | South Haven, MN 55382 | 888-801-7746
Donate! Volunteer!
Heartwarmers: For many Hennepin
Church families, the Hennepin
Heartwarmers have become an
annual Christmas tradition. Pick up
your Heartwarmer today in the East
Entry and share the warmth with
family and friends. (Last day today!)
Dignity Center needs volunteers on
December 20 from 9:00-2:00 to set
up, serve and clean up for the DC
Client Christmas party. Contact Ann
Carlson dignity@haumc.org or 612-
435-1336 to help. Thanks!
Souper Bowl: Are you a football fan
or a Community Meals fan? Either
way you know Souper Bowl Sunday
is February 6. Buying a can of soup
for each win your team has will be
a super gift to the hungry. Thanks!
Annual Youth Bake Sale on Sunday
Dec. 19, please bring your favorite
holiday treats for donation to be
sold at this event. Please package
treats so they are ready to be sold,
and bring them to the Bake Sale
tables in Carlson Hall by 9:30 AM.
The Dignity Center Christmas Party
is tomorrow, Dec. 20. Donations to
purchase Target Gift cards and pay
for the party are needed! This may
be the only gift or celebration for
our clients this Christmas season.
Make a check to “Dignity Center”
and give to Church Receptionist or
place in the offering plate. Many
Thanks!
This concert features a bright mix that
will engage people of all ages, and will
warm your heart this holiday season.
Highlights of the show include: a brand-
new adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s
“Nutcracker Suite” Sarah McLachlan’s
“Wintersong”, “Walking in the Air” from
Rekindling the Fire: Calendar of Events MONDAY, DECEMBER 20
9:00 AM Dignity Center—Open
Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:30 PM Multicultural Committee
Examining the Stories 8:30 - 9:00 Holy Communion Border Chapel
7:00 PM Job Support Group
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21
8:30 - 12:30 Coffee Fellowship Carlson Hall
That Have Shaped Us 8:45 - 12:30 Nursery / Child Care Rooms 101 & 103
8:30 AM Library Committee
11:30 AM Dignity Center Planning
No doubt you had a particular 9:00 - 10:00 Sacred Journey Art Gallery 6:30 PM Global Outreach
scripture story you claimed as a child- 9:30 - 10:30 Festival Worship Sanctuary WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22
9:00 AM Dignity Center—Open
hood favorite. David and Goliath? Noah 9:30 - 10:30 Sunday School for Grades 7-12 Church of Youth
9:30 AM Knotty Quilters
and the Ark? Jonah and the Whale? 9:30 - 11:00 Confirmation (Sixth Grade) Parsonage Basement
1:00 PM Recyclers
These stories hold great power and 9:45 - 10:45 Sunday School Education Wing
1:30 PM Compass 180
visual drama, but what do they mean to
Preschool Age 3 Room 105 5:00 PM Youth Gift Wrapping (MoA)
our faith today? How can we look at 6:00 PM Haiti Partnership
Pre-K Room 1/3
these ancient stories in new ways? How 7:30 PM Sanctuary Choir
do we rekindle the fire that holds a Kindergarten Room 5/7
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23
message that transcends time? Or are First Grade Room 4/6 3:00 PM Labyrinth
these stories simply flights of the Second Grade Room 8
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
imagination best left to the past? Third Grade Room 201 ~ Christmas Eve - Offices Closed ~
During the long season of Epiphany Fourth Grade Room 203
this year that spans the months of
Christmas Eve Worship
Fifth Grade Room 205
January, February and the first week of 12:00 PM Carols and Communion
10:30 - 12:00 Seeds of Celebration Harrison Room 2:00 PM Labyrinth Meditation
March, we will explore this theme and 10:45 - 12:00 Compass 180 Room 205 4:00 PM Christmas Pageant
many of the scriptures and doctrines
11:00 - 12:00 Many Voices Border Chapel 5:30 PM Service of Healing and Hope
that have defined Christian life. We
11:00 - 12:00 Copper St. Brass and Choir Concert Sanctuary 7:00 PM Carols and Communion
will ask ourselves difficult questions 10:30 PM Prelude Concert
about them and allow them to challenge 11:00 - 12:00 Peace Through Justice Forum Longfellow Room 11:00 PM Carols and Communion
us in new ways. As author Madeline 11:00 - 12:30 Chamber Singers Choir Room SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
L’Engle once said: “Not all scriptures 4:00 - 5:30 Pageant Rehearsal Sanctuary ~ Church Building Closed~
are factual but they all hold truth.” 5:00 - 9:00 Youth Group Gift Wrapping Off Site (MoA) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26
In these cold, winter months leading 10:00 AM ONE Worship Service
us toward Lent, come and gather as a
Hennepin community as we do the
work of Rekindling the Fire.
Upcoming
Breakfast at Hennepin
10:30 AM—12:30 PM
Join your friends in the lower level
No UMW Meeting
Today Hennepin…A CARING COMMUNITY
PASTORAL CARE: Please notify the
Social Hall this fall for our Sunday The regular meeting for the
church office if you, a family member
Holiday Closings
breakfast. Cost is $5 per person, or $12 Hennepin United Methodist Women or an other church member are experi-
The church building and offices will per family/household. A great way to encing an illness, a hospitalization, or
will not be held today, December 19.
be closed on Sat. Dec 25, Sat. Jan. 1, see old friends and make new ones. another need for pastoral care.
and on Monday, Jan. 3
CONGREGATIONAL JOYS AND CONCERNS
There will be no Breakfast on Dec. 26 Gratitude for your Giving
(Join others for coffee in Carlson Hall are posted each week in the Pastoral
and Continued Support Care section on the kiosk in Carlson
that day). Breakfast will resume on
At the end of November, the Operating Hall. Greeting cards for members in
January 2 at 11:00 AM that day (with
The Snowman, selections from A Charlie Budget Income Received in each of need of cheer are available to sign at
a single worship service at 10:00 AM).
Brown Christmas, and a downright fun the past three years has amounted to: the reception desk near the East Entry.
“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” Sunday Dec. 26 2010—87% of Budget Thank You PACEM SINGERS are available to sing
Donations go One Worship Service 2009—84% of Budget For your
to Hennepin members and friends
to the quintet’s 2008—83% of Budget Support!
educational
in the Sanctuary at 10 AM bringing comfort of favorite hymns
Sunday Spire Deadline and songs to your surroundings.
endeavors, Sunday Jan. 2 DOWNTOWN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP:
including their One Worship Service Please email all information to
www.mplsgriefsupport.com. Saturday
inner-city music
in the Sanctuary at 10 AM Spire@haumc.org by 10:00 AM
lesson program. mornings Jan. 1—April 30, 2011 at St.
on Monday for the following Olaf Catholic Church, 215 South 8th
(8:30 AM Communion will Sunday Spire, or drop off at the Street, Minneapolis. Dec 25: No Mtg.
be available each week) church, attn: Daniel Pederson. New location starts January 1.