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In an effort to reduce paper waste, there are not print versions of the worship bulletins at the 2019 Festival of Homiletics.
All bulletin materials will be projected on screens in the worship areas, available to view on mobile devices via the Festival App, and accessible below for advance printing.
You can access all PDF bulletins from this shared Google folder.
Note: Wifi will be limited in worship venues, so we recommend downloading bulletins in advance.
Monday (5/13)
@ Central Lutheran Church:
Tuesday (5/14)
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@ Westminster Presbyterian:
Wednesday (5/15)
@ Central Lutheran:
@ Westminster Presbyterian:
Thursday (5/16)
@ Central Lutheran:
@ Westminster Presbyterian:
Friday (5/17)
@ Central Lutheran:
Thank you for assisting us in stewarding resources!
Offering from the Friday 11am Worship Service at Central Lutheran Church will go to the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness shared project to provide Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA).
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) is a program of the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (DCEH) to provide personal support and funds to stop folks from being evicted and cast into experiencing homelessness. The participants are connected with congregations, return volunteer hours and are supported in their journey. To date the program is 85% successful in helping people remain in stable housing. Last year over $250,000 was provided for this program by the inter-faith, downtown congregations.
Offering from the Beer & Hymns Singalong Tuesday 7:30- 11pm will go to Westminster Presbyterian Church’s chosen partner, 21st Century Academy.
21st Century Academy is an after-school college-prep project based in Liberty Community Church in north Minneapolis. Westminster is closely l inked to this organization. They’re doing great work!
If you’re in town early for the Festival, head over to Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church on May 12 at 7 p.m. for “Faith to Save the Planet: An Evening with Brian McLaren.” Free general admission tickets are at https://hennepinmclaren.eventbrite.com
This free evening event will inspire attendees to respond to climate change from a faith perspective. Heralded by the New York Times as “Provocative and powerful,” McLaren is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” on issues like climate change. He reminds us “Global warming is a matter of science, economics, and politics, but it is a spiritual, moral, religious issue – a matter of the head but also the heart, and we who are people of faith must acknowledge that we need to be part of the solution but too often many of us have been part of the problem. …We people of faith need to learn and passionately tell a new and healing story, a bigger, better, more gracious story.”
McLaren will moderate a panel of local leaders who are helping Minnesotans respond to the worldwide
challenge of climate change through science and faith. Panelists include:
This event also features several local environmental justice organizations for attendees to connect with in-person and a pop-up bookstore featuring works by Brian McLaren and other environmental justice and environmental theology materials.
We welcome the following sponsors and vendors to the 2019 Festival of Homiletics in Minneapolis! Be sure to check out their products.
Vendor Hours:
Tuesday, May 14 7:30 a.m – Friday, May 17 noon
The Sponsors are located in the first floor lobby of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Cokesbury Bookstore will be located in the Recreation Room, Shop the World Fair Trade store in the Garden Room and Yogadevotions will be held in the Great Hall (see the schedule for times).
The Resource Fair will be located in the new Fellowship Hall at Central Lutheran Church.
Many thanks to our Morning Break Coffee and Snacks Sponsors for #Homiletics2019!
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