Four Hamline Church members participated in EarthKeepers training April 25-28, 2019. Congratulations to Nancy Victorin-Vangerud, Trudy Dunham, Miriam Friesen, Diane Krueger and Shirley Wright!
See also: Minnesota Earthkeepers Double in Number; Discern Next Steps”
Four Hamline Church members participated in Minnesota Annual Conference’s EarthKeepers training April 25-28, 2019. Congratulations to Nancy Victorin-Vangerud, Trudy Dunham, Miriam Friesen, Diane Krueger and Shirley Wright!
See also: Minnesota Earthkeepers Double in Number; Discern Next Steps
There’s something about music that can accomplish in four minutes what a preacher can’t in 40. Music gets lodged in your mind. It bounces around your head when you aren’t even thinking about it. In short, it sticks. In this series we’ll discover how different expressions of music captures the highs and lows of our human experience with God. Our summer playlist of songs reveals raw human emotions, great celebrations and also deep insights into the character of God. Worship will be based on handpicked scriptures and music that move us. We think they’ll have something to say to you too.
Past Topics
A recording of these sermons is available on our digital discipleship page.
Sunday, June 2: The Wesley Brothers
Sunday, June 9: Pentecost | World Music Sunday
Sunday, June 16: Camp Songs
Sunday, June 23: Love & Justice
Sunday, June 30: Women & Music
Upcoming Topics
Sunday, July 7: Americana
Coffee Hour Playlist
During coffee hour after worship, we will play music from a collaborative Spotify playlist through the church sound system. If there is a song or piece of music that you would like to share with everyone for background music, you are invited to add that song to the playlist! There are a couple ways to do so:
Spotify Playlist
There will be a clipboard signup in the commons where you can write down songs to add the playlist. Email David at dkozisek@hamlinechurch.org and he can add your song to the playlist for the next Sunday.
Written Playlist
We will also be compiling a separate written collection of music selections based on the prompt below. Personal reflections on these questions will be added to a document that will be shared with the congregation at the end of the worship series. Feel free to write answers in the space below and submit the form in the offering plate. You can also submit responses via email to Walker at wbrault@hamlinechurch.org. We’d love to include you!
After the star of Christmas and Epiphany, now what? We are exploring what it means to be enlightened, by looking at some intersections between science and faith. Are science and religion mutually contradictory ideas? Or do they complement one another? Do the latest scientific discoveries threaten religious faith? Or confirm it? In our country’s current atmosphere that sometimes seems anti-science, we celebrate the human drive to discover and understand — both the mysteries of the Cosmos and the mysteries of the Spirit. Each week includes actual science experiments led by our own Hamline Church scientists and after worship discussion groups to dig deeper into the topic. Bring your sense of adventure!
Upcoming Topics
January 27: Introduction: Galileo
February 3: Creation, Cosmology & Evolution
February 10: Neuroscience & Religious Experience
February 17: Human Genomics & the Image of God
February 24: Spirit and Self in the Age of AI and the Internet – Guest Speaker Dr. Noreen Herzfeld
March 3: Is Science the Religion of the Future?
Photos, updates and Puerto Rico Devotions!
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, had a thing or two to say about money. Somewhere in England, in the late 18th-century, John Wesley climbed a church pulpit and preached a sermon called “The Use of Money.” In it, he said that the important thing isn’t money itself but how we use it. Wesley’s surprising advice still rings true today: earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can. Throughout the month of October and into early November we’ll have the opportunity to consider what it means to be care-takers, or stewards, of what God has given.
So many people claim to have “the truth” for which we are all searching; and yet, even those who claim to worship the same God often disagree on the details of who God is, how God acts in the world, and what that means for our lives. In this sermon series, we explore the essential beliefs of Christian faith and why these beliefs matter. We peel away the unnecessary, dismiss the extraneous and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life.
Join us as we explore this topic over six weeks beginning Sunday, September 16!
Few things in life are more memorable than a road trip and summer is the perfect time to hit the road! Whether we’re traveling far or enjoying the hometown sites, there is something to be discovered in the journey. This August, we’ll travel through the scriptures and learn from people who found God on the road. Where will this journey with God take you?
August 5: On the Road to Jerusalem
August 12: On the Road to Antioch – The First Christians
Rev. Kevin Schill, preaching
August 19: On the Road to Ephesus – Paul Baptizes the Gentiles
August 26: Sightseeing in Jericho on the Way to Jerusalem
Rev. Paul Krueger, preaching
September 2: On the Road to Canaan – The Promised Future
Heather Grantham, preaching
Join us in an interactive journey this summer by completing our Road Trip Scavenger Hunt!
Take a picture of these 12 things while on vacation (or stay-cation!) this summer and post them on social media using #HamlineChurchRoadTrip. You just might see your own Road Trip experience shared in worship or on our Facebook page or Instagram!
Hamline Church is honored to co-host this national UMC event with Hamline University. This event is for United Methodists concerned about environmental justice, sustainable food, transportation options, energy systems, climate change, and environmental degradation.
Please plan to attend for all or part of the event! Registration and more info available at www.umcreationcaresummit.org, or contact Diane Krueger (dkkrueger@comcast.net), Trudy Dunham (trudy.dunham@gmail.com), or Rev. Nancy Victorin-Vangerud (nvictorinvangerud01@hamline.edu).
The 2018 Creation Care Summit will reflect on the unique gifts and calling of The United Methodist Church at this critical time in the history of our planet, and explore ways to facilitate greater ministry effectiveness through collaboration between local congregations, annual conferences, general boards, agencies, and interest groups.
The Hamline Church bread oven team will hold a pizza bake in conjunction with the Summit on Thursday, July 26, from 5:30 – 7:00. Please join us in showing Minnesota hospitality to the summit participants and our neighbors. Come for dinner or contact Kent Krueger (wkentkrueger1@gmail.com) or Diane Krueger (dkkrueger@comcast.net) to volunteer.
The Summit will conclude Sunday morning, July 29 with worship and a tour of sustainability initiatives at Hamline Church United Methodist. The Reverend Jenny Phillips will be preaching. The bread oven team will bake donuts to be served to attendees of the summit and our own congregation, following worship.
Rev. Jenny Phillips is Creation Care Program Manager in the United Methodist Committee on Relief unit of Global Ministries. She leads EarthKeepers, a training program that equips United Methodists to engage in creation care projects, and she is developing a grant program to provide renewable energy in parts of the world where electricity is unreliable or unavailable. Jenny has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Washington. She lives in Decatur, GA.
Read more about the Hamline Church Green team
This summer we welcome our Eli Intern, Joshua Simms. He will be working in the office on a variety of projects including VBS and the summer mission trip to Chicago. Joshua is from Prince George’s County Maryland and his family is from Jamaica and Brooklyn, New York. Joshua attend Bethel University and study Biblical & Theological Studies. His hobbies include reading, kickboxing, and cooking. Joshua has been to six countries: Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, and Bermuda. Joshua am an Eagle Scout and has a love/hate relationship with camping due to multiple encounters with wolf spiders. He is a fan of all New York sports teams and love playing all sports EXCEPT golf. In his free time you can find him in the gym, exploringing (or getting lost) the twin cites, or at the Mall of America. Please help us in welcoming Joshua to Hamline Church!