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The Courier April 22, 2021 April 22, 2021 March 26, 2020 p- The Courier First ChristianThe Church Courier (Disciples of Christ), Minneapolis First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Minneapolis Pastor Dan Adolphson begins sabbatical What’s INSIDE: A Letter from Rev. Joshua Patty, page 2 Prayer Vigils and Westminster Forums, page 3 For the worship service on April 18, the launch day for his three-month sabbatical, Pastor Dan Adolphson preached about Resurrection being real and God being with Earth Week Celebrations, us even in the midst of the pain and heartache of our current tragic events. At the page 3 end of the worship service, Pastor Laurie Feille and Martha Harris, chair of Dan’s PRC committee, read a litany of blessing for his sabbatical. Members of the May 2021 calendar, church bid Dan farewell during a Zoom meeting following the worship service. page 4 Dan left on Sunday afternoon for a week’s retreat at the Disciple Conference Center in Des Moines, Iowa. After that, he will take off for an extensive road trip Downtown Interfaith Senior to Western and Southwestern U.S, national parks, and the Pacific Ocean, with Clergy Statement, visits to family and friends along the way. page 5 Turn to page 2 of this paper for a letter to Dan from our Regional Minister, Rev. Joshua Patty. Pastor Dan will be gone until mid-July. Bon Voyage! UPCOMING Events ACTION meeting, SH Peeps Show ... in case you missed it! Monday, April 26, 7 pm FCC ACTION Discussion, The children of SpringHouse Tuesday, April 27, 7 pm annually create Palm Sunday dioramas made with Peeps Coffee Hours continue candies. The diorama to the left is at 9 am on Mondays, based on The Good Samaritan. Wednesdays, and The other clever creations from Saturdays; Happy Hours on this year’s Palm Sunday Peeps Tu and Thurs, 5 pm except Show can be seen in a slideshow at on nights with FCC https://www.dropbox.com/s/mi59e meetings 04js63nojw/Peeps%20Showcase. mp4?dl=0 Page 2 April 22, 2021 A letter from Rev. Joshual Patty To the Congregation: In Our Prayers On behalf of the congregations and leaders of the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest I greet you in the name of Jesus. Prayers of Concern We give thanks to God for your faithful ministry. For Jess Armstrong’s father Terry, returning home after Later this month your associate minister, Rev. Dan Adolphson, rehab for surgery will begin a time of sabbatical. It is my prayer that this period For Jay Hillestad’s mother will be a time of renewal for him and for your entire Arletta who has begun chemotherapy congregation. For Elizabeth Larson’s friend These days, ministers are on call around the clock every day of For Wendy Manual’s friend the year. That has been especially true during the past year as we Mary have adapted our ministries to continue sharing the God’s love in this age of pandemic. May the coming weeks be a time of rest Prayers for the World for Dan and an opportunity to experience a different form of For our city, our state and the nation as we await the discipleship and ministry for a season. verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial and grieve This time is also an opportunity for you as a congregation to the death of Daunte Wright celebrate the gifts among you for service and leadership. You For our city, our state and are blessed with the wonderful leadership of Rev. Dr. Laurie our nation as news Pound-Feille. May this sabbatical time also invite each of you to headlines continue to report on mass killings and listen well for God’s still voice offering you love and nurturing on daily unnecessary in you new and deepening forms of discipleship and ministry. deaths from violence in our cities and towns I trust that you will all honor this time apart, even as you hold one other in prayer. May God’s Holy Spirit embrace you in the love you share. And may all of those who are a part of the ministry of First Christian Church grow in faith during this sabbatical season. Blessings! Rev. Joshua Patty, Regional Minister and President, Christian Church of the Upper Midwest The Courier Page 3 Post-verdict prayer vigils planned Earth Week On the day of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, there will be two EventsEarth Day, opportunities to participate in a Vigil. Because the date for the verdict announcement is unknown, the plan is simply that the Vigils will be at the The SpringHouse Green times listed below on the day of the announcement. Team invites everyone to join them in celebrating Earth 1. Join the Downtown Interfaith Senior Clergy for a 30-minute live-streamed Week. prayer gathering for peace and healing, at 4:30 on the day the verdict is announced. Live stream link: https://westminstermpls.online.church/ On Earth Day, April 22, join a Zoom celebration of Earth 2. FCC is co-hosting a multi-faith prayer vigil at George Floyd Square on the Day from noon to 1 pm that day that the verdict is announced. Plan to begin at 5:45 pm and end at 6:30 will feature Joy Persall as the pm. Plan to come, bring an LED candle, bring your prayers, wear a mask and keynote speaker. Joy is a bring flowers or other offerings if you like. woman of Ojibwe Metis’ descent committed to working More information will be shared once a verdict has been reached. for equity and justice and caring for Mother Earth. Click here to register. Westminster Forum offers special May program The Westminster Town Hall Forum, a long-standing lecture series of Celebrate Earth Week by Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, is announcing a special May exploring the prairie, woods series of talks by racial justice leaders. The Forum is calling the series “The and marshes at Crosby Arc Toward Justice: Taking Stock One Year After George Floyd’s Death.” Farm Park on Saturday, April 24, 10 am to 2 pm. A With support from the Minneapolis Foundation, the Forum will host four talks treasure hunt has been created in a single month, all by nationally recognized voices in the pursuit of racial to add to the fun of your hike. justice. There will be a new program each Tuesday in May culminating on Maps can be picked up at the May 25, the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death: pavilion near the parking lot, or you can photograph the map on your cellphone. Bring • May 4: Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker a picnic lunch if you choose. • May 11: Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago We will provide s’mores. There are picnic tables and a • May 18: Deborah Archer, the newly elected and first BIPOC few fireplaces, as well as a president of the American Civil Liberties Union port-a-potty nearby. • May 25: Angela Harrelson and Paris Stevens, George Floyd’s aunt and cousin, alongside Ben Crump, the lawyer for the family. The trail is a 1.3 mile, level path which winds through a Each talk will go online on the Forum website (www.WestminsterForum.org) prairie, a floodplain forest and at noon CST on the Tuesday date listed. They will also be broadcast on around a lake. Crosby Farm Minnesota Public Radio at noon CST and again at 9 p.m. CST on those dates. Regional Park is located just The talks will remain available on the Westminster Forum website for anyone east of the Mendota Bridge on to watch or listen to after their initial broadcast. Please also visit the Forum the north side of the website for information about these speakers. Mississippi River. It is run by the St. Paul Park System. The address is 2595 Crosby Farm Road, St. Paul 55116. Page 4 April 22, 2021 FCC Calendar for May, 2021 1 9 am Coffee with Pastors – Zoom 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9:20 Children’s 9 am Coffee with 8:15 Lectionary 9 am Coffee with 5 pm Zoom 9 am Coffee with Sunday School Pastors – Zoom via Zoom Pastors – Zoom Happy Hour - Pastors – Zoom via Zoom 7 pm Women’s 5 pm Zoom Happy 7 pm Elders Zoom 10:30 am Worship Fellowship via Hour - Zoom Meeting (livestream) Zoom 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9:20 Children’s 9 am Coffee with 8:15 Lectionary 9 am Coffee with 5 pm Zoom Happy 9 am Coffee with Sunday School Pastors – Zoom Hour via Zoom Pastors – Zoom Hour – Zoom Pastors – Zoom via Zoom 5 pm SHMC 5 pm Zoom Happy 6:00 pm FCC 6:30 pm PRC for 10:30 am Worship Building Hour - Zoom Finance meeting Pastor Laurie (livestream) Committee via Zoom 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9:20 Children’s 9 am Coffee with 8:15 Lectionary 9 am Coffee with 5 pm Zoom Happy 9 am Coffee with Sunday School Pastors – Zoom via Zoom Pastors – Zoom Hour – Zoom Pastors – Zoom via Zoom 6 pm Worship 2 pm Mission & 10:30 am Worship Team via Zoom Outreach Zoom (livestream) 7 pm FCC General meeting Board on Zoom 23 24 25 26 27 30 29 9:20 Children’s 9 am Coffee with 8:15 Lectionary 9 am Coffee with 5 pm Zoom Happy 9 am Coffee with Sunday School Pastors - Zoom via Zoom Pastors – Zoom Hour – Zoom Pastors – Zoom via Zoom 7 pm ACTION 7 pm FCC Action 10:30 am Worship meeting Discussion (livestream) 30 31 9:20 Children’s Memorial Day Sunday School via Zoom 10:30 am Worship (livestream) 2 pm SpringHouse Board meeting via Zoom Note: The full calendar for FCC and SpringHouse is available online at https://calendar.churchart.com/calendar/73956030 The Courier Page 5 Downtown Interfaith Senior Clergy Statement on the Death of Daunte Wright April 14, 2021 The world is watching to see if justice will be done in Minneapolis.
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