At the end of September, the largest Methodist church in Minnesota, Park
Avenue United at 3400 Park Ave. S., marked the completion of their $4.75 million dollar
building project. This major investment in the Central neighborhood will provide space for
services including the Computer Learning Center, the BURST (Building Up Reading Skills
through Tutoring) program, and a range of family services including a food and clothing
ministry, the St. Mary's Health Clinic and the Legal Clinic.
Basra Peace Team
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 E. 31st St., will host a meeting with two members of
the Basra Peace Team, sponsored by the Twin Cities Campaign to Lift Sanctions, Th., Oct.
12, 7 p.m. Lisa Gizzi and Mark McGuire have returned from Iraq after spending two months
living in Basra with local families. The purpose of the delegation was to witness, record,
and partake in the experience of living daily life under the ten-year-old embargo. The
five-member team lived without air conditioning or a telephone, and subsisted only on the
contents of the Iraqi food basket. On August 5, across from the UN Headquarters in
Baghdad, they participated in a fast, along with 75 people in the Twin Cities, to protest
the devastating effect of the sanctions on the people of Iraq. FFI call 612-522-1861.
Benefit Concert
All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church, 3100 Park Ave. S., presents soprano
Rebecca Larrabee, the AGCMCC choir and some special guest performers in a benefit concert
Sun., Oct. 7, 7 p.m. The music will be from Larrabee's upcoming debut CD recording.
Proceeds from the free will offering are for the church Sunday school program.
Gospel Explosion of 2000
The Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Combined Church Choir, 3805 3rd Ave. S., with
Deacon Elige Brown; the Shiloh Baptist Church Mass Choir, the Macedonia Baptist Church
Choir, 3801 1st Ave. S., and special guests from Chicago, IL, will present Gospel
Explosion of 2000 at Richfield Lutheran Church, 60th and Nicollet Ave. S., Fri., Oct. 27,
7 p.m. A donation of $8 is requested. FFI call 612-869-8697.
Thanksgiving Hymns from Many Cultures
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4000 28th Ave. S., invites the neighborhood to a potluck and
Hymn Sing on Sun., Oct. 29, 5-7:30 p.m. Sharon Rodning-Bash will lead harvest and
thanksgiving hymns from a variety of cultural traditions. FFI call 612-729-7317.
Elevator Dedication
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2742 15th Ave. S., will dedicate their new
elevator Sun., Oct. 22, 12 noon.
Bible Education
Bethesda Church, 2600 E. 38th St., welcomes Les Feldick of "Through the Bible"
ministries to their 9:30 a.m. adult Bible fellowship and 10:50 a.m. worship service, Sun.,
Oct. 15. Feldick preaches on KPXM TV41 at 6 a.m. Mon.-Fri., and on FKKMS Radio AM 980 at
9:30 a.m., Sun. FFI call 612-722-6651.
Twin Cities Religion and Labor Network
Minnehaha United Church of Christ, 4001 38th Ave. S., encourages the community to
participate in the dialogue between religious communities and organized labor for the
promotion of social and economic justice Wed., Oct. 18, 1-3 p.m. Call 612-729-7556 for
more details.
Ecology and Economics Dialogue
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 E. 31st St., has organized a dialogue concerning
ecology and economics based on presentations by Dr. John Cobb, Jr., for Th. & Fri.,
Oct. 5 & 6. Author of books on sustainability and the global economy from a Christian
perspective, Dr. Cobb will speak Th. at 7:30 p.m. following dinner at 6:30, and on Fri. at
9 a.m. ("Current Dominance of the Economic Order") and at 10:30 a.m.
("Alternative Vision of Society"). Lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. The cost
for the entire series, including meals, is $20 but it is possible to attend selected
portions of the conference. For further information and for registration materials,
contact the Holy Trinity office, 612-729-8358.
Introduction to Judaism
Temple of Aaron, 616 S. Mississippi River Blvd., will offer a class on the Jewish
experience and the basic tenets of the Jewish faith taught by co-senior rabbis Jonathan
Ginsburg and Julie Gordon. The 18 Wednesday sessions, beginning Oct.11, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,
are open to adult men and women of any race, color, national origin or religion. For the
cost of materials and further information, call the synagogue at 651-698-8874.
Challenging Consumer Culture
Culture jamming is the new revolution. Culture jamming challenges consumption of goods
produced in unfair and inhumane ways. It challenges the corporate forces that transform
our wants into needs. It challenges the process of getting our identity from brand names.
At the Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers peace and justice event Sat., Nov. 4, 9:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland at Lyndale,
there will be a booth about culture jamming and ways to get involved. The Anoka High
School performing group "Revolution," who received the Minnesota Peace Prize for
2000, will present a piece about sweatshops. Jack Nelson Pallmeyer, Justice and Peace
Studies, University of St. Thomas, will speak on how to act for justice in a changing
global economy built on military power and economic greed. Information will be available
about Jubilee 2000, closing the SOA, the landmine treaty and genetic engineering.
There is no charge. FFI call 612-374-3594.
Memoirs of a Spiritual Outsider
Generation X writer Suzanne Clores says "Spiritual life for young people has become a
hip and acceptable fashion." On Fri., Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m., she will appear at
Borders Bookstore in Uptown promoting her book, Memoirs of a Spiritual Outsider, in which
she examines traditions such as Buddhism, Wicca, Yoga, Sufism, Shamanism and Voodoo. In
her book, she seeks to fulfill a spiritual need by exploring alternatives to institutional
religion.
The Earth's Imagination
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4537 3rd Ave. S., invites the community to an eight part
eco-spirituality video series by cosmologist Brian Swimme, Tu. evenings, Oct. 10-Dec. 5.
Swimme places the human psyche within the fifteen billion year cosmic process in order to
highlight the directions in which human consciousness is evolving today and into the
future. FFI call Katie at 651-633-3521, ex. 3565.
Special Sunday Events at Minnehaha UCC
Minnehaha United Church of Christ, 4001 38th Ave. S., an Anti-Racist, Open & Affirming
and Just Peace church, will observe three special Sundays in October.
On Oct. 15, following 10:30 worship, everyone is invited to a Sierra Leone dinner,
prepared by refugees from Sierra Leone.
At 10:30 worship on Oct. 22, Minnehaha UCC will join in the 8th annual Naional Observance
of Children's Sabbath. Thousands of Jewish, Christian and Muslim congregations across the
nation will unite in a common witness for children and their families. Everyone is invited
to affirm and celebrate the children in our community.
An All Saints' Day service will be held during the worship hour on Oct. 29.
FFI call 612-729-7556.
Volunteer Opportunity for Singles Group
St. Joan of Arc, 4537 3rd Ave. S., invites singles, 20s to 40s, to prepare and serve a
dinner at Calvary Church. FFI and to sign up call Landy at 651-690-4365.
Annual Bazaar and Bake Sale
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4000 28th Ave. S., is organizing a bazaar and bake sale for
Sat., Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fall Festival
Santo Rosario (Holy Rosary Catholic Church), 24th St. at 18th Ave. S., is planning their
annual Fall Festival and Dinner for Sun., Oct. 8, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. A chicken dinner with
Mexican food a la carte will be served until 4 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults, $6 for
seniors and $4 for kids under 12.
Rummage Sales
Lyndale Congregational Church, 810 W. 31st St., presents their fall rummage sale and snack
bar, Sat., Oct. 7, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Clothing, linens, household appliances, furniture,
toys, and more will be available. The snack bar, specializing in turkey sandwiches and
pies, will be open during the entire sale.
Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church, 4101 37th Ave. S., is organizing a rummage sale for
Sat., Oct. 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. with bag time from noon to 1. Sloppy joes will be served.
Harvest Dinner
Epworth United Methodist Church, 3207 37th Ave. S., will serve a Harvest Dinner including
turkey and pumpkin pie, Th., Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m. The cost is $6.75 for adults and $2.75 for
children ages 5-12. Children 4 and under are free. FFI call 722-0232.
Peace in Iraq
Every Wednesday at 5 p.m. people of all faiths are invited to meet at the Lake
Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge for a meditative vigil calling for peace in Iraq, bearing
witness to the continuing bombings and 10 years of economic sanctions against the people
of Iraq. The event is sponsored by Friends for a Non-Violent World, 612-321-9787, Women
Against Military Madness and other peace and justice organizations.
School of the Americas
Those concerned with closing the School of the Americas (SOA) can join SOAWatch online at
www.circlevision.org/mnsoaw.html. The trip to Fort Benning, Georgia, to call for the
closing of the SOA, is scheduled for November. FFI about the trip contact Veterans for
Peace at 612-821-9141.
Simple Living
Minnehaha United Church of Christ, 4001 38th Ave. S., hosts a simple-living group to
celebrate and support one another in living more simply, frugally and in harmony with
creation. Meetings are the first Wed. of the month at 7 p.m. Call the church at
612-729-7556 for more details.
Making Cars Available
St. Joan of Arc, 4537 3rd Ave. S., is a ministry partner with CARS (Community Auto Repair
& Redistribution Service), a non-profit program providing cars for persons in need.
Automobiles in good working order are needed; however, CARS will accept any vehicle.
Donors receive a tax donation receipt. FFI call 952-881-1115.
Food & Clothing
Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 3400 Park Ave. S., offers food and clothing through
Cornerstone, open Tuesdays from noon-4 p.m. and Thursdays 1-5 p.m. Used clothing can be
purchased for a small fee and food shelf items are available.
Salem Evangelical Free Church, 3101 14th Ave. S., operates the Clothes Corner, open every
Tu., 10 a.m.-noon, selling low-cost clothing and bedding (10 cents or less). Refreshments
are served. The neighborhood is welcome.
On Sundays they serve a meal, EAT (Eating All Together), at 12:15 p.m. Friends and
neighbors are invited.
Mount Olive Lutheran Church, E. 31st St. and Chicago Ave. S., offers new and used school
clothes at very low prices for people who obtain referrals from WIC, Salvation Army, a
social worker or another church. The Clothes Closet is located in the church and is open
Tuesdays, 10-noon and 1-3 p.m.
A free community luncheon is served the first Saturday of every month at 12 noon.
Minnehaha United Methodist Church, 3701 E. 50th St., offers a MinneHarvest of free
groceries--surplus perishables such as produce and breads--the fourth Sat. of each month
(Sept. 23), 9-10:30 a.m.
Free Senior Lunch
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 41st St. and Cedar Ave., will serve a free lunch to seniors
every third Tuesday of the month (Sept. 19) at 12:30 p.m. A short program of music,
helpful hints and encouragement will be part of each lunch hour. At 1:30 p.m. the parish
nurse will be available for blood pressure checks and consultation. Call the church at
612-722-0157 for a ride and more information.
Dealing with Addiction
Minnehaha United Methodist Church, 3701 E. 50th St., hosts Alcoholics Anonymous meetings,
Fridays at 7 p.m.; Overeaters Anonymous meetings, Mondays at 10 a.m.; and Adult Children
of Sexually Dysfunctional Families meetings, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Asbury United Methodist Church, 4501 Bloomington Ave. S., holds Cocaine Anonymous meetings
in the church parlor on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Legal Advice
Park Avenue Methodist Church, 3400 Park Ave., offers a free legal clinic for people who
would otherwise not have access to legal advice. The clinic can advise people on cases
such as family law, housing, immigration and civil rights; make referrals concerning
benefits and services for disabled children and make referrals for representation when
necessary through the Volunteer Lawyers Network. The clinic is open Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.
The clinic is a part of the Park Avenue Legal Ministries (PALM) and is sponsored by the
Park Avenue Foundation and the Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN).
Free Legal Clinic
Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3045 Chicago Ave. S., will be the site for the Chicago Lake
Legal Clinic, a free service offering assistance for landlord/tenant, domestic,
immigration and other problems. The clinic will be open every 3rd Friday of the
month--Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15--from 1 to 3 p.m. Call Donna at 612-827-5919 with any
questions.
compiled by Elaine Klaassen
Calendar deadline for the Phillips-Powderhorn Edition of Southside Pride (Elliot Park to
42nd St. and 35W to Hiawatha) is the 20th of the month. It will be delivered the first
Monday and Tuesday of the following month.
Please direct Religious News & Events comments, story ideas or advertising inquiries
to Elaine Klaassen at Fax: 822-0342 or phone 612-729-8540.
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