Weekly Announcements
In chronological order: Walker events & meetings (all at the church unless noted otherwise) & Public Events organized by others that will be held at Walker.
Palm Sunday Celebration 10:30 am
March 20, 2016
Greetings by Don Browne & Mary Burns
Communal Singing led by Greg Garman
Palms & Communal Singing of “When the Saints Go Marching In” (Songbook page 6)
Communal Reading: Our mission is to nurture spirituality, build caring community & work courageously for peace with justice and mercy.
Opening with communal reading of Service of Welcome (Songbook page iv) by David West.
Lao Tzu #34 Mitchell Translation followed by 5 minutes of silence
The great Tao flows everywhere.
All things are born from it, yet it doesn’t create them.
It pours itself into its work, yet it makes no claim.
It nourishes infinite worlds, yet it doesn’t hold on to them.
Since it is merged with all things and hidden in their hearts, it can be called humble.
Since all things vanish into it and it alone endures, it can be called great.
It isn’t aware of its greatness; thus it is truly great.
Welcome, Announcements & Offering
Scripture Reading: Luke 19:28-40 by Nancy Larsen
After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.'” So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.”
Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”
Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart
Walker Singers led by Jim Feldman “Pilgrim’s Hymn” Music by Stephen Paulus, words by Michael Dennis Browne.
Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Kay Seelhoff
Hospitality Time
Community Meal free, all welcome: Tues, Mar 22, 5:30 to 6:45 coordinated by Walter.
Witness for Peace presentation on Berta Caceres: Wed, Mar 23, 5:30 to 7:30. Berta Caceres, a Honduran environmental activist, murdered last month.
Maundy Thursday Service: Thurs, Mar 24, 7 pm with the other south Minneapolis Methodist Church and performances by the Walker Singers.
Easter Sunday March 27
Sunrise Service: 7 am on west side of Powderhorn Park Lake off 35th street
Breakfast: 8:30 am. $5 per person, $15 maximum per family
Easter Celebration 10:30 am
Greetings by Carole Megarry and Anne Tiller
Entering the Light
Communal Singing led by Conrad deFiebre and Dianne O’Donnell
Welcome, Announcements & Offering
Walker Singers conducted by Jim Feldman: “O Magnum Mysterium” — by Morten Lauridsen
Scripture Reading: Luke 24:1-12 by Allyson Hayward
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body.
While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,
that the Chosen One must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest.
Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.
Sermon by Pastor Walter Lockhart
Walker Singers conducted by Jim McCreary “Easter Anthem” — by William Billings
Circle with Joys & Concerns & sharing of bread & juice brought by Lou Tofte
Hospitality Time
Community Meal free, all welcome: Tues, Mar 29, 5:30 to 6:45 coordinated by the Kitchen Cabinet
Bluegrass Jam: Mon, Feb 29, 7 to 10 pm. FFI Roy Vanderwerf
Holy Fool Celebration: Friday, April 1, 7 pm
