For the next two weeks, our musicians will be our interim music director, Andrea Sorum, and Matthew Hope. Matthew Hope used to attend in a previous era and he and Andrea are friends; with Matthew on guitar and Andrea on Piano, they will lead music together on May 22nd. This week’s Bible story is about a crazy vision in the book of acts, related to all the things Peter wasn’t supposed to do or eat, and how God says it’s all fine. Peter is learning about how things change, including his ideas about God.
Minnesota native Michele Norris is well-known as the longtime host of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. As an opinion columnist for The Washington Post, she breaks down commonly held beliefs and attitudes on race, diversity and bias. She is also the creator of the Peabody Award-winning initiative, “The Race Card Project,” which fosters conversation among individuals about their differences.
Yamiche Alcindor is anchor and moderator of PBS’ Washington Week. She is also the Washington correspondent for NBC News covering the Biden administration, the impact of federal policies on communities and issues at the intersection of race, culture and politics. Before joining NBC, she was public broadcasting’s White House correspondent for the national news flagship The PBS NewsHour.
This unique engagement will be a chance to hear Ms. Norris and Ms. Alcindor in conversation with one another, reflecting on what they have covered as journalists and seen themselves in the past two years. The program will also include a time for conversation sparked by audience questions, moderated by Chanda Smith Baker, Chief Impact Officer and Senior Vice President of the Minneapolis Foundation.
On May 29th, Matthew will be presenting a debut of an album he created as a part of a healing process from a couple of traumatic events in his life. He received a grant from the Regional arts council to make this album, and as a part of it, he is to put on several shows; one of them will be part of our worship service. I suspect we’ve all been through some traumas, and this music may bring light and healing and hope to all of us.
Brene Brown’s new book “Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of the Human Heart” helps put words behind a bunch of different feelings we might have when things happen in our lives. There are chapters like “Places we go When you compare yourself to others” and “Places we go when things don’t go as planned.”
Pick up your preferred copy of Atlas of the Heart, or watch the HBO miniseries….there’s even a workbook you can pick up. Read/engage with the material in chapters 1-4 for our first meeting.
Future meeting dates will be June 1 and June 22 in the Family Room/gallery space (where we have coffee on Sunday mornings).
Postponed but not forgotten, on June 5, two friends of mine (Maria Anderson-Lippert and Anna Rohde Schwenn) will be together with Andrea Sorum to sing the songs of The Wailin’ Jennys as we mine their lyrics for gospel messages. A full worship service, but we let the lyrics do a lot of the preaching.
Join us for worship every Sunday at 10:30 in person at Solomon’s Porch or online on our Youtube Channel or Facebook Page.
You can expect coffee, donuts (except when public health issues arise like COVID) Gospel of love and grace, a message, communion, and a super casual comfortable atmosphere.
Join us at the Bandshell for worship at 10 AM on June 19th. There will also be a picnic after! More details as we get closer.
Brene Brown’s new book “Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of the Human Heart” helps put words behind a bunch of different feelings we might have when things happen in our lives. There are chapters like “Places we go When you compare yourself to others” and “Places we go when things don’t go as planned.”
Pick up your preferred copy of Atlas of the Heart, or watch the HBO miniseries….there’s even a workbook you can pick up. Read/engage with the material in chapters 1-4 for our first meeting.
Future meeting dates will be June 1 and June 22 in the Family Room/gallery space (where we have coffee on Sunday mornings).