July 17, 2011

Hennepin is a reconciling congregation, welcoming the full participation of all persons, including the GLBT Community.

Welcome to Hennepin Church Pentecost

Open Eye Theater
July 17 at Hennepin Join Hennepin friends and neighbors for a production by Open Eye Theater on Sunday, July 17th at 6:00 PM on the labyrinth outside the East Entry. The play is The Adventures of Juan Bobo and is suitable for all ages and will be told in English and Spanish. Join Juan Bobo, or Foolish John as his world is turned upside down by three devils who come to town. It is up to Juan to set things right again. Free! Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Refreshments will be served!

Tending the Garden of Your Soul Community Art Project

11:00 AM July 24 & 31 Led by Amanda Hunter What does tending the garden of your soul LOOK like? What are symbols, images, words that you would use to tell people about it? Join in this fun project to paint a community worship table cloth that illuminates our summer theme. At the end of the project the cloth will be divided between our Sanctuary, Sacred Journey and Many Voices services. Stop by tables in the East Entrance, add your art to the mix!

Tending the Garden of Your Soul

Nothing in your life is so insignicant, so small, that God cannot be found at its centre.
Mother Frances Dominica

BIBLE STUDY: THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

SUNDAYS THROUGH AUGUST 21 11:00 AM LED BY BRUCE ROBBINS For some, Johns gospel is a weighty theological tome; for others it is the essence of Christianity, full of signs and glories. Each weeks study will be independent of others. People are welcome to come and go as they please. Bring a Bible!

Find one small thing in your life a ower that you see blooming in your yard; a freckle on your arm; even a gurative thorn in your side and spend ve minutes each day examining it and thanking God for the miracle of that small thing.

Health Events Reminder

Come walk or bike with us for an hour on Saturday July 30 beginning at 9:45 AM. Also, plan to journey through the Energy Healing Practices Health Fair on Sunday, July 31 in the Art Gallery from 10:30 AM 12:00 noon.

en Ingls y Espaol

Invite your friends!

Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church

511 Groveland Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-871-5303 HennepinChurch.org

Sanctuary

9:30 AM

Welcome to Hennepin Church! We are glad that you chose to worship here today. We hope your time here is meaningful and helps nurture you in the way of Christ. At each entrance there are purple Welcome Bags for guests to receive if you want more information about the church. Blessings to you on your journey of faith! Nursery for infants - age 3 is available today until 12:30 PM. An usher will be happy to help you nd the nursery in Room 103 of the Education Wing. Coffee is available Sunday mornings in Carlson Hall. Our special thanks to Jim Cone of Coffee & Tea , Ltd. for supplying Sunday coffee!

Where + is indicated, standing or sitting, we praise God. You are invited to read aloud the bold text.

9:30 AM Worship

PRELUDE CHORAL INTROIT

Penteco!
Meditation on HYFRYDOL

aAndrew Hackett

ENTRY INTO CELEBRATION O God who called all life into being, the earth, sea, and sky are yours. Your presence is all around us; every atom is full of your energy. Your Spirit enlivens all who walk the earth; with her we yearn for justice to be done, for creation to be freed from bondage, for the hungry to be fed, for captives to be released, for your kin-dom of peace to come on earth.

David Johnson

+ HYMN NO. 57 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Stanzas 1, 2, 5, 6

NAZMON

+ MORNING PRAYER (by Janet Morley)

God whose holy name dees our denition but whose will is known in the freeing of the oppressed: Make us to be one with all who cry for justice; that we who speak your praise may struggle for your truth. Through Jesus Christ we pray, Amen. ANTHEM WELCOME TIME WITH THE CHILDREN
Today we welcome in Holy Baptism, Steven Ryan, the son of Eric and Shay Lunseth.

Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring

J. S. Bach Christopher Jackson

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM CELEBRATION OF NEW MEMBERS

CONGREGATIONAL WELCOME We give thanks for all that God has already given you and welcome you in Christian love. As members together with you in the body of Christ and at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, we renew our covenant to participate in the ministries of the church by our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness, that in everything God may be gloried. Today we commit with you to live our lives after the example of Christ and to surround you with the love of God. May you be established in your faith and strengthened to live in the way that leads to life eternal.

+ THE SHARING OF THE PEACE

The peace of God be with you. And also with you. PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Bless the Lord
We are now in the Season after Pentecost, what we often refer to as Ordinary Time and so we enter into our theme: Tending the Garden of Your Soul, recognizing that most of our tending needs to be during those ordinary times. We live most of our lives in ordinary time, dont we? And yet the miracle of our lives is anything but ordinary. It is in our every day living that we practice loving our neighbors, ourselves, and our God. How do you tend to your soul? How is your garden growing?

SCRIPTURE READING PSALM 139:1-12, 23-24 WITNESS

Linda Wilkins, lector Hymnal, page 854 Dave Amos

+ LUKE 11:1-13
Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had nished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. He said to them, When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial.

And he said to them, Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him. And he answers from within, Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything. I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will nd; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches nds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a sh, will give a snake instead of a sh? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Holy One give the Holy Spirit to those who ask for it!

SERMON

Learning to Pray

Leah Rosso

INVITATION TO GIVE OUR OFFERINGS AND OURSELVES Holy One, we often pray for our deepest dreams, not fully recognizing that together we can, with your blessing, put them into action. Help us to see that this time in our worship can be fruitful if we all give what we can to make your dreams come true. Amen. MUSICAL OFFERING What Gifts Can We Bring? Jane Marshall

Please join to sing Hymn No. 87, stanza 4

+ PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS + PRAYER OF DEDICATION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORDS PRAYER Our God, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kindom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kindom, the power, and the glory forever. Choral Amen

CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY

+ HYMN

Thy Kindom Come

NCANONBURY text by Jane Parker Huber

Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church

511 Groveland Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55403 612.871.5303 Hennepin Church .org

Our Mission
To invite all peoples on a spiritual journey guided by scripture, tradition, experience and reason that leads to a Christian faith exemplied by loving relationships with God, all others, and ourselves.

+ BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Fugue on VICAR aAndrew Hackett

Ministers Clergy

Every member of Hennepin Church Bruce Robbins - Pastor; Leah Rosso Young Adults & Hospitality; Sally Johnson - Worship & Spiritual Formation; Christopher Jackson - Church Administration; Paula Colton - Youth Ministries; Bob Brinkley - Pastoral Visitation; Wayne Clymer - Bishop in Residence; Richard Waggoner - Music Emeritus.

Todays Acolytes are Grace Mills and Linda Wilkins SANCTUARY FLOWERS: We give thanks for all those who have provided owers to beautify the worship space for the 9:30 service.

Following this worship service, at about 10:35 AM, meet at the communion rail in front of the Sanctuary for a Church Tour. We welcome you to Hennepin Church today!

Are Y" Cu#"s Ab"t Hennepin Church?

Program Staff

WELCOME, GUESTS! We are glad you are here! Our hope is that a meaningful worship experience this morning that helps connect you to God and others and live in the way of Christ. In order to get to know you better, we invite you to sign the Fellowship Pad at the end of your pew and include any information that will help us respond to you. There are Welcome Bags at the main entrances with more information about Hennepin Church, but we'd always prefer to answer your questions face to face so feel free to ask anything. We welcome new insights, new questions, and new people!

Cynthia Ashley - Parish Nurse; Ann Carlson - Dignity Center; Kevin Dahlen Koinonia Manager; Andrew Hackett Organist; Kristyn Ebert - Shared Ministry/ Outreach; Jack Fistler - Legacy Giving; William Mathis - Music & Fine Arts; Mary Martin - Dignity Center Volunteers; Dana Neuhauser - Childrens Ministries; Daniel Pederson - Communications

Twin Cities Superintendant

Elizabeth Lopez Sally Dyck

Minnesota Area Bishop

Mens 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. The Science & Faith Roundtable: If youre interested in how science and religion can be partners in the quest for truth, this group may be for you! July 28: Fingerprints of God: What Science Is Learning About the Brain and Spiritual Experience by Barbara Bradley Hagerty Aug 25: The Beginning of All Things: Science and Religion by Hans Kng Kjerringsleppets, a womens book group, meets the rst Wednesday of every month from 5:30 - 7:00 PM in the Longfellow Room. The group is open to women of all ages and welcomes new people for one time or a long time. If you have any questions, please contact Sally Johnson at Sally@haumc.org August 3: Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors. Sept. 7: One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banergee Divakaruni.

Weekday Events Get Involved...Volunteer...Donate

Help out Groveland Food Shelf in July! Hunger Solutions offers a special July gift matching program for organizations like Groveland Food Shelf! Increase your gift by taking advantage of the match! Two years ago, Groveland averaged 800 monthly visits; now its 2200! Our economy, government shutdowns, and tornadoes have hurt our poorest, neighbors. Please give generously! Make a note in memo line of your check: Groveland July Match. Banners: Were looking toward some new banners and Sanctuary decor. If such a project is something youd like to work on, please give a call to Bill Mathis 612-435-1319. Is your old laptop looking for a new home? Hennepin United Methodist Women are in need of a gentlyused laptop we can use for our treasurers and their accounting needs. If you have a laptop you are willing to part with, we would love to adopt it. Please contact Jennifer Hipple at 612-874-6952 or Tara Emerson at the church. Thanks! Work with children: The Hennepin Russia Partnership is looking for a physical or occupational therapist to work with children in Russia who have cerebral palsy and severe learning disabilities. Travel required. See your June !nSpire for more information or contact Don Forster dforster@qpb.com or 952-920-5389.

Summer Food Fun

Dont miss the summer food hospitality events planned by your Food Service Committee! On Sunday, July 31, we will have an ice cream social as a part of our coffee fellowship at 10:30 AM. The nal cookout will be Sunday, August 21.

August !nSpire Newsletter Deadline is Thursday, July 21 at 10:00 AM

Dignity Center needs toiletries. If you are going on a trip, please save the hotel soap, shampoo and lotion and bring them to the Dignity Center. Well use them to make up toiletry kits...or assemble some yourself! (Soap, lotion, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, disposable razor, small shaving cream all put into a quart-sized baggie). Garage sale enthusiasts: Do you like to go on a hunt for bargains? Think of the Dignity Center when youre hunting. We can use backpacks, ofce supplies, wallets, and hand towels. Thanks! Community Meals Ministry: We pled for helpers on July 3 and so MANY responded! Sixty additional volunteers came at the last minute and we turned away 35. Thank you for serving our hungry, grateful, happy neighbors!serve again on July 1st and August 7th. Might you help if youre available, then? Summer Choir: During the summer months our music leadership for the 9:30 service comes from an ad hoc group called Summer Choir. Everyone from 7th grade through adults is welcome. This doesnt o b l i g e yo u t o a ny o n g o i n g commitment; just come any Sunday mornings youd like to participate. We meet at 8:45 in the Choir Room and prepare music for that morning. For more information, call Bill Mathis at-435-1319.

Sunday Spire
Printed on 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled ofce paper. Please recycle the bulletin! Please email all information to Spire@haumc.org by 10:00 AM on Monday for the coming Sunday Spire, or drop off at church, attn: Daniel. Keeping your note to 50 words helps out a lot! Thanks!

HENNEPINCHURCH.ORG
Benet Concert for Emma Norton Services July 20 Ice Cream and All That Jazz
Emma Norton Services (ENS) invites you to attend a benet concert by the Jumpin Jehosafats on Wednesday, July 20. ENS, a non-prot mission supported by the Hennepin United Methodist Women, provides transitional and permanent housing with support services to homeless women and their children in the Twin Cities. The concert takes place at 7:30 PM at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church, 5730 Grove St., Edina.There will be music, free will offering, and Culvers ice cream reception afterward.

Today, July 17, 2011

8:30 - 9:00 8:30 - 12:30 8:45 - 12:30 9:00 - 1:00 9:00 - 10:00 9:30 - 10:30 9:45 - 10:45 9:45 - 10:45 9:45 - 10:45 10:30 - 12:00 11:00 - 12:00 11:00 - 12:00 11:00 - 1:00 5:00 - 6:00 6:00 - 7:00

Monday, July 18 BORDER CHAPEL

Carlson Hall Rooms 101 & 103 East Entry
9:00 AM Dignity Center - Open 6:00 PM UM Women Leadership

HOLY COMMUNION
Coffee Fellowship Nursery/Child Care Steeple People Book

Tuesday, July 19
6:00 PM Foundation Board 6:30 PM Dignity Center Steering 6:30 PM Global Outreach

SACRED JOURNEY FESTIVAL WORSHIP

Sunday School Preschool/Kindergarten Sunday School Grades 1-3 Sunday School Grades 4-5 Seeds of Celebration

ART GALLERY SANCTUARY

Room 1/3 Room 5/7 Room 8 Harrison Room

Wednesday, July 20
9:00 AM 9:30 AM 1:00 PM 4:30 PM Dignity Center - Open Knotty Quilters Recyclers Abundant Life Group

MANY VOICES
Bible Study: Gospel of John New Member Class

BORDER CHAPEL
Room 201 Parsonage

Thursday, July 21
10:00 AM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM August !nSpire Deadline Labyrinth Staff Parish Relations UM Night at the Twins

SUNDAY AT FIVE

BORDER CHAPEL

Open Eye Theatre: Adventures of Juan Bobo Outdoor Labyrinth

Is your groups activity missing? Have YOU contacted Jodi with

your schedule going forward? In summer, some groups may shift their meeting times. Please be sure to conrm with Jodi your intentions for summer room needs and meeting plans. You may send all calendar corrections and room requests to Jodi Gustafson: Jodi@haumc.org, or 612-435-1325.

Summer Calendar

Friday, July 22
7:00 AM Mens Bible Fellowship 9:00 AM Dignity Center - Open 10:00 AM Alanon

Hennepin Church .Org

Hennepin Church
We are a Caring Community
PASTORAL CARE: Please notify the church office if you, a family member or any other church member are experiencing illness, hospitalization, or another need for pastoral care. CONGREGATIONAL JOYS AND CONCERNS are posted each week in the Pastoral Care section on the kiosk in Carlson Hall. Greeting cards for members in need of cheer are available to sign at the reception desk near the East Entry. PACEM SINGERS are available to sing to Hennepin members and friends bringing comfort of favorite hymns and songs to your surroundings. D OWNTOWN G RIEF S UPORT G ROUP : www.mplsgriefsupport.com 9:30 AM Saturdays May 7 - Aug 27 at Plymouth Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave. July 23: Am I Normal or Nuts or Normally Nuts?

New Member Class

July 10 & 17 Interested in learning more about Hennepin Church and exploring what it means to become a member? Come to the two-part New Member class. On July 10th we discussed what the United Methodist Church is about and on July 17th well explore gifts each of us bring to the church and what the membership vow is all about. Both Sundays include lunch.

Gratitude for your Giving and Continued Support

At the end of June, the Operating Budget Income Received in each of the past three years has amounted to:

2011 - 49% of Budget 2010 - 50% of Budget 2009 - 47% of Budget

Thank you for your support! Vacation Bible School August 15-19 Egypt: Josephs Journey from Prison to Prince
For ages 3completed 5th Grade. Sign-up Today! Your friends, neighbors, grandchildren are invited.

Got Mens Clothes?

Men of all ages, the Steeple People Surplus Store needs your gently used clothes! Bag or box your gently used jeans, shirts, sweaters, sweat shirts, socks, boxers, undershirts, pajamas, sport coats, slacks, belts, etc. Deliver them Sunday to the van in the church parking lot or drop-off at SPSS, 2004 Lyndale Ave S. during store hours 10:30-5:30 Mon.-Sat.

Relevant
Church Garden Tour
Saturday, July 30th Please join in the beauty and fun of peeking into the gardens of Hennepin members. Several members have offered their gardens for a little stop by to check out owers, plants and each unique stamp of the gardener. Sip some lemonade or iced tea and talk with your church friends. Maps and addresses are available at the reception desk and a reservation sheet will be available for those who might like to create carpools.

Join Pastor Bruce Robbins and others from Hennepins local outreach team, Monday, July 25, as they spend a Day in the Life of someone experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis. This a great opportunity to learn (as a church community) about how peoples lives are impacted by homelessness. For more information please contact Kristyn Ebert: Kristyn@haumc.org or 612-4351305, or visit the table in Carlson Hall to learn more about the day.

Inclusive
A Day in the Life

Beautiful
Club 56 Fall 2011 Update
Club 56, a program for youth in 5th and 6th grade, returns this fall. They will meet together as one class on Sunday mornings and have occasional opportunities throughout the year. This fall there will NOT be Conrmation classes for 6th graders; they will enjoy lessons and fellowship with Club 56 and enter the Conrmation program as 7th graders in the fall of 2012 to be conrmed as 8th graders in the fall of 2013. If you have questions about Club 56 or Conrmation please contact Paula@haumc.org.

New Life Adventures

Summer Outing, July 28

Whats Cooking?
The Dignity Center's Abundant Living Group, a support/life skills group of ten men and women seeking more productive, self-sufcient lives, meets Wed. evenings for six months. Each meeting begins with a shared s i m p l e - t o-prepare, economical, nutritious meal (one that a participant couldduplicate)lovingly prepared by a volunteer cook. Sign-up for one of the remaining sessions, Aug. 3 - Nov. 9, and join the group for a meal or prepare it in advance for later reheating. Contact Janelle Vaubel at cjvaubel@juno.com or 952-922-3449 for more information or sign-up.

New Life Adventures is taking their summer outing to the Centennial Show Boat on Thursday, July 28 for a staging of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Tickets are $20, payable upon registration, with a deadline of July 17. Be at the church parking lot by 1:15 for a van ride. (Note: lunch is not part of this outing.) Register at the reception desk, or call 612-871-5303.

Hennepin Bird Feeders

To purchase either a cedar or a redwood bird feeder please sign up at the receptionist desk using the reservation book. Made by our own Recyclers!

A Russia Partnership Event A garden tour on July 30 sponsored by Faces of Siberia will benet orphans in Ekaterinburg, Russia. You may get tickets ($30) and view the map of gardens at facesofsiberia.org. This event is an initiative of our own Hennepin Russia Partnership. Day of tickets are limited, and available at Tonkadale Greenhouse, Tonkawood Road, Minnetonka, MN.

Petals of Hope

Young Adults 20s-30s

Buy Locally On July 31st after worship we'll go on a Farmer's Market walk. Enjoy the day, get to know some new people, and get some delicious veggies or fresh owers to take home with you! 'll gather on the front steps (facing Groveland) at 11:00 AM Play Outside with Art August 18: Come play in the outdoor Living Classroom at the Walker Art Museum. Gather at the church at 6:00 PM. Well walk over around 6:15 PM. There is a DAmico's booth to buy food at, or bring your own dinner. Artist Marc Barmuthi Joseph will be sharing his work around exploring sustainability.

Deepen Your Spiritual Journey: Writing

August 14 and 21, 11:00 AM Led by Jolene Roehlkepartain What opens your soul? How can you express your spiritual journey through writing? Answer these questions through creative writing in these classes led by Hennepin member and author of Doing Good Together and Nurturing Faith in Families. No experience is necessary.

Be an Acolyte!
Well provide training and answer your questions. If interested or c u r i o u s , c a l l B e cky M o n s o n , 612-239-0551, or Linda Wilkins, 612-597-6200, Co-captains of the Acolyte Team.