Groveland Ave. Closed Near Church for Several Weeks

Groveland Avenue, between Lyndale and Clifton, will be closed for about three weeks.

View a map of the closure.

Get up to date project information at hennepinlyndaleproject.com.

Pedestrians will still be able to cross Hennepin/Lyndale at Groveland Avenue.

Joyce Preschool Mission Opportunity

Thursday, August 11

HAUMC's Lydia Circle is a longtime supporter of the Joyce Preschool at 3400 Park Avenue.  The school  provides children from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds with developmentally and culturally appropriate preparation for success in school and lifelong learning.  On Thursday, August 11, several of us will be helping them get ready for the new school year by organizing  supplies, painting, washing walls and windows, assembling extra copies of required forms, and working in the garden. If you would like to join us, please contact Janet Jacobs (janetsjacobs@hotmail.com) for more information. This is a great service opportunity for teens as well as adults.

The Courage to Create:  An Art & Spirit Retreat

August 14-16, 2016

These are times that call for great creativity. During this retreat, we will join singer-songwriter Barbara McAfee as we take our 'one small voice' and join with others to sing hope into the world carrying our music to the fields, onto the beach and into the chapel. Glenda Huston, SoulCollage facilitator will lead us in taking the small pieces to create a way of nurturing and supporting our soul in these days. And Bill Mathis will instruct us in the art of creative bell ringing...holding onto and sounding our one note to make something more beautiful together. All this in the beauty of Koinonia Retreat Center, on the shores of Lake Sylvia. 

Contact Sally@haumc.org.

Hot Dog Picnic

This Sunday at 11 AM

The Church of Youth Ministry is hosting a Hot Dog Picnic this Sunday. Come enjoy a savory hot dog and great fellowship!

Breakfast at Hennepin Volunteer Appreciation BBQ

Sunday, August 21 at Noon in the Ministry House Backyard

Have you volunteered for Breakfast at Hennepin over the past few years? Are you thinking about it? Then come join the Food Service Committee and our maestro in the kitchen, Patrick Higgins, for hot dogs and burgers at the Ministry House backyard as we celebrate the volunteers who make our brunch work. Meet other volunteers and share stories about brunch as we show our appreciation for your service and prepare for the upcoming brunch season. Feel free to bring your family along but please RSVP back to Patrick by Monday 8/15 with the number of people coming at Patrick@haumc.org or call the church at 612-871-5303.

Reminder: Breakfast at Hennepin resumes September 11.

Entry Point
Sunday, August 21 at 11:30 AM in the Staff Conference Room

Guests and visitors are invited to explore membership and meet Rev. Judy Zabel. Child care is available. RSVP by contacting Larry Duncan at 612-435-1309 or larry@haumc.org

Hennepin Reads:  The Pause Principle Step Back to Lean Forward

Tuesday, August 23 at 7 PM in the Art Gallery

Free and open to everyone

Hennepin Reads invites authors to share their work and their spirituality. Kevin Cashman's book speaks to the challenge of living and leading in an increasingly volatile, complex and ambiguous world. His contention is that leaders of all types must not merely act more quickly but pause more deeply. Cashman is senior partner, CEO and Executive of Development at KORN/Ferry International. He is also the author of Leadership From the Inside Out. 

Kevin Cashman will be joined by singer-songwriter Barbara McAfee whose work has framed and inspired leadership through her work with her book and workshops, Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence.

United Methodist Day at the Twins

Tuesday, August 23 at 7:10 PM at Target Field

Join other United Methodists for an evening of big-league action and fun as the Twins play the Detroit Tigers. Bishop Bruce Ough will throw out the first pitch. Place orders by Aug. 9 by calling 800-33-TWINS (hit "0").

Life Adventures: Fall Day Trip for Hennepin Seniors and Friends

Friday, September 23 at 8 AM (departure)

New Spam Museum in Austin, MN

ArtReach Art Fair

Saturday, September 17 from 10 AM until 7 PM in the Church Parking Lot

Ten Things You Can Do for ArtReach

 

• Invite 5 persons to attend
• Post the ArtReach flyer on your Facebook page or Twitter feed. (Download available: www.hennepinchurch.org/artreach)
• Go to the ArtReach Facebook page and indicate that you are attending
• Make a comment on the ArtReach Facebook page and post photos
• Sign up to be a vender
• Sign up to volunteer - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4caea92eab9-artreach
• Lend us a Canopy Tent by September 14, to shelter our local artists
• Take a bunch of ArtReach flyers and distribute them in your neighborhood coffee shops, & work/apartment bulletin boards.
• Attend ArtReach
• Bring the kids/grandkids to ArtReach

ArtReach Volunteers Needed

Saturday, September 17

Come join in the festivities and help Hennepin Outreach programs!

Sign Up Today

Carrie Newcomer Concert
Saturday, September 17

Purchase your tickets for the Carrie Newcomer concert at  hennepinchurch.org/newcomer

Check her out on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/7bY585-fzSs

https://youtu.be/sBUzqNVU7XA

The Good Book

Sacred Journey Worship on Sundays at 8:30 AM in the Art Gallery

Using the book, The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages as a guide, the Sacred Journey worship service will experience the favorite scripture and witness to those words that have shaped some of those in the Hennepin community. This book is a series of essays by authors about their favorite scripture. Join us for this summer series of great words, great music and great community. 

August 14	Kathleen Chesney
August 21	Nate Melcher
August 28	Elliot Dorow Hovland	Elliot will share his experience of visiting the Taize community in France and the music in the service will contain the contemplative refrains of this place loved by young adults and others from around the world.

Wanted: People Who Can Sew

Calling all sewers! Hennepin's UMCOR Sager Brown Partnership has purchased school supplies for 400 school kits and members are taking advantage of back-to- school sales to donate even more items daily. Now bags are needed in order to complete the UMCOR school kits that will provide tools for learning for 400+ children around the world who have survived disaster.

Do you have a sewing machine or serger? Willing to sew a bundle of precut bags over the next several months? The need for sewers is especially great this year in the absence of the chief sewer of previous years.

Contact Janelle Vaubel at 952-922- 3449 or e-mail cjvaubel@yahoo.com for precut bags and a finished sample.