WELCOME TO HENNEPIN CHURCH
Hennepin is a Reconciling Congregation, welcoming the full
participation of all persons including the GLBT Community.
April 3, 2011 at Hennepin
The Blue Zones
APRIL 3, 10
11:00 AM — ROOM 201
This book by Dan Buettner helped
people understand
what contributes to
not only a longer
life but a well lived
life. It tells of how
remarkable groups
of people mange to
achieve long, happy
lives natur ally,
remaining active and
vital. His study led to a city-wide
Blue Zone experiment in Albert
Lea. Join Cynthia Ashley, Parish
Nurse in what will no doubt be a
lively discussion! A copy of the book
is available in our church library, or
can be purchased from Cynthia.
Contact her at Cynthia@haumc.org.
Bible Study:
Book of
Acts
APRIL 3, 10
11:00 AM
ROOM 205
A study of Acts led by Bruce
Robbins, Leah Rosso, and Chris
Jackson. At the 2010 Annual
Conference, Bishop Sally Dyck
asked all churches in Minnesota to
study the book of Acts to see what it
has to teach us about what it means
to be the church in our time, in our
21st century world. We hold many
similarities to this first century band
of new Christians. Through the study
of these scriptures, see how their
lives and struggles have much to
offer us in our own faith lives.
HENNEPIN AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
511 Groveland Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-871-5303 HENNEPINCHURCH.ORG
LENT
In the scripture from
John, the man is blind
Reaching from birth.
Out The invitation this week
to Japan is to consider the places
Sunday, where you are blind
April 3 in your relationships,
A huge, 8.9-magnitude earthquake in your work life,
and a powerful tsunami hit Japan on
Friday, March 11, killing thousands of
in your faith life,
people. The world is in shock as each in your understanding
day brings news of nuclear threats, of world affairs.
diminishing food supplies, a rising
death count, business interruptions
and miraculous rescues. Who knows
What might heal you
what tomorrow will bring? What can from this inability
you do? You can keep posted on the to see, really see?
news from Japan. You can pray for
those who have lost loved ones and
make a heartfelt contribution today. How have you
Or send your check to the church witnessed God’s
(made out to HAUMC) with “Japan” movement in the world
in the memo line, and attn: Reaching
Out to Japan.
this day, this week?
CONGREGATIONAL Prayer actions
POTLUCK - APRIL 10 you might consider
You are invited to a congregational this week:
potluck on April 10 at 5:30 PM in the
social hall. The church provides the
main course so bring your favorite
Choose a particular
salad, vegetable, bread or dessert. situation in your life
Starting at 6:15, we’ll share what or the life of the world.
we’re doing to bring the gospel
imperatives alive: how we’re cultivat-
Try to see it in a new
ing spiritual vitality and reaching new way, from a different
people. We’ll wrap up no later than perspective. How are
7:00 PM. Come to eat good food and you changed by
socialize. Child care provided.
doing this?
Pray for all who
need the gift of sight.
SANCTUARY
9:30 AM
 Nursery for infants — age
3 is available today until
12:30 PM. An usher will
be happy to help you find
the nursery in Room 105
of the Education Wing.
Coffee is available Sunday
mornings in Carlson Hall.
Our special thanks to Jim
Cone of Coffee & Tea, Ltd.
for supplying Sunday coffee!
New to Hennepin?
After the service a guide
will be available at the
chancel steps to give a
tour of the church.
+ HYMN NO. 551
+ MORNING PRAYER
9:30 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary
Where +
+ is indicated, standing or sitting, we praise God.
You are invited to read aloud the bold text.
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
PRELUDE Meditation on Hyfrydol Andrew Hackett
CHORAL INTROIT Awake, O Sleeper MARSH CHAPEL
ENTRY INTO CELEBRATION Sarah Weichman
The God of heaven has made a home on earth,
Christ dwells among us and is one with us.
The highest in all creation lives among the least,
Christ journeys with the rejected and welcomes the weary.
Come now all who thirst
And drink the water of life.
Come now all who hunger
And be filled with good things.
Awake, O Sleeper MARSH CHAPEL
Discerner of Hearts, you look beneath our outward appearance and
see your image in each of us. Banish in us the blindness that
prevents us from recognizing truth, so we may see the world
through your eyes and with the compassion of Jesus Christ. Amen.
ANTHEM My Song is Love Unknown Edwin T. Childs
Journey
Please join to sing Stanza 4:
WELCOME Leah Rosso
 HOLY BAPTISM Beckett Peter’s parents
are Chris & Stacey Floyd.
CONGREGATIONAL WELCOME Chris is also being
baptized today.
With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example of
Christ that Christopher David, Beckett Peter and Kaia Mackenzie Kaia Mackenzie’s parents
may be surrounded by steadfast love, established in the faith, and are Doug & Jennifer
confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal. Koziol-Wozniak

TIME WITH CHILDREN Dana Neuhauser

+ THE SHARING OF THE PEACE

The Peace of God be with you.
And also with you.
The congregation may greet each other
with words and signs of reconciliation and peace.

SCRIPTURE LESSON Lent is a time to cultivate

our spiritual lives with
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION intention. Each week we
gather for worship and
Holy One, As we hear your Word, help us to listen with open hearts hear the Good News
and open ears, that the good news you have for us today may rest in spoken. During Lent you
our souls and be lived out in our lives. Amen. are invited to take the
scripture of worship into
your daily life, through
JOHN 9: 1-41 your work, prayer, family,
May we hear what the Spirit is saying to us today. friends. Take the scripture
(and questions provided
Thanks be to God! on the front page) as you
live through the rest of the
SERMON Mud Season: Something New and Hopeful Bruce Robbins week to explore how it fits
for you. There will be a
INVITATION TO GIVE OUR OFFERINGS AND OUR PRAYERS suggestion for bringing
this scripture into action.
In a world tired of hearing words that mean little to nothing, may Try it out. See if it makes
these offerings be a tangible expression of our love for you, O God. a difference for you.
For when we live generous lives, we reflect your generosity. Amen. Finally, look ahead at
the scripture for the
upcoming week.
MUSICAL OFFERING A Psalm of Confession Hal H. Hopson

+ PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OLD HUNDREDTH

 Today when you
come forward to receive
communion, Cynthia
Ashley, our Parish Nurse,
will be offering prayers
for wholeness and healing.
If you would like to pray
with her, please come to
the prayer shawl on the
communion railing.
GREAT THANKSGIVING
God be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
…and so with our all our sisters and brothers, before us and beside us,
we praise you from our hearts for your unending greatness.

The offering received

during the sacrament
of communion is
designated for Parish Aid,
assisting members who
have emergency needs.

…as Jesus offered thanks for the gifts of the earth,

let us also celebrate God’s goodness and proclaim the mystery of our faith.

and that we may be your body on earth, loving and caring in the world.

(Choral Anthem on Next Page)

O Lord,
How can we know Thee,
where can we find Thee? LORD’S PRAYER
Thou art as close to us
as breathing, Our God, who art in heaven,
and yet art farther
hallowed be thy name.
than the farthermost star.
Thou art as mysterious as the Thy kindom come;
vast solitudes of the night, thy will be done
and yet art as familiar to us
on earth as it is in heaven.
as the light of the sun.
When justice burns Give us this day our daily bread,
like a flaming fire, and forgive us our trespasses
When love evokes
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
willing sacrifice,
Do we not bow down And lead us not into temptation,
to Thee? but deliver us from evil,
Thou dwellest
for thine is the kindom,
within our hearts,
As Thou dost pervade the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
the world, and
We through thy
SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP
Presence behold.
 ANTHEM O Lord, How Can We Know Thee Ron Nelson Hennepin
HYMN Come to the Table Daniel Pederson
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United
Methodist
Church
511 Groveland Ave
Minneapolis, MN
55403
612.871.5303
HENNEPIN
CHURCH
.ORG
Our Mission
To invite all peoples
HYMN NO. 629 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart FINEST WHEAT on a spiritual journey
guided by scripture,
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION tradition, experience
and reason that leads
CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY to a Christian faith
BLESSING OF 5TH GRADE VOLUNTEERS exemplified by loving
relationships with God,
+ HYMN NO. 671 Lord, Dismiss Us (Vs. 1) SICILIAN MARINERS all others, and ourselves.
+ BENEDICTION Ministers
Every Member of Hennepin Church
POSTLUDE Fugue on Vicar Andrew Hackett
Clergy
Bruce W. Robbins—Pastor; Leah
Rosso—Young Adults & Hospitality;
Communion Stewards: Sally Johnson—Worship & Spiritual
Formation; Christopher Jackson—
Elizabeth Buckingham, Erica Buckingham, Audrey Devaughn, Michael Devaughn Church Administration; Paula
Michelle Devaughn, Nathan Devaughn, Dana Kenney-Lillejord Colton—Youth Ministries; Bob
Hans Kenney-Lillejord, Bill Mathis, Bruce Robbins, Leah Rosso, Tom Wright Brinkley—Pastoral Visitation;
Wayne K. Clymer—Bishop in
Residence; Richard D. Waggoner—

ARE YOU CURIOUS ABOUT HENNEPIN CHURCH? Music Emeritus

Program Staff
Following this worship service, at about 10:35 AM, meet at the communion rail in Cynthia Ashley—Parish Nurse; Ann
J. Carlson—Dignity Center; Kevin
front of the Sanctuary for a Church Tour. We welcome you to Hennepin Church today! Dahlen—Koinonia Manager; Andrew
Hackett—Organist; Kristyn Ebert—
The Sanctuary flowers for this Sunday are given by the Shared Ministry/Outreach; Jack
Floyd Family in celebration of Beckett Floyd’s first birthday Fistler—Legacy Giving; William H.
and the baptism of Beckett and Chris Floyd. Mathis—Music & Fine Arts; Mary
Martin—Dignity Center Volunteers;
WELCOME GUESTS! We are glad you are here! Our hope is that Dana Neuhauser—Children’s
you have a meaningful worship experience this morning that helps Ministries; Daniel Pederson—
Communications
you live your life in the way of Christ. In order to get to know you
better, we invite you to sign the Fellowship Pad at the end of your Twin Cities
Superintendent
pew and to join us for a free breakfast downstairs. (Just let the Breakfast Host know Elizabeth Lopez
you are a guest or find your free breakfast card in the Welcome Bags that are hanging
Minnesota
at either entrance). If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. We welcome Area Bishop
new insights, new questions, and new people! Sally Dyck
 Weekday Events Get Involved … Volunteer … Donate
Thursday Bible Study: 11:00 AM to
12:00 noon in the Longfellow
Room, began a new study March 31
on Jesus’ Apostles. New members
are always welcome. Chris Jackson
is the group leader.
Job Support Group: March 28
from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. This group is
for people who are worried about a
current job or transitioning to a
new career. Leslie Philmon, group
facilitator, has 16 years experience
as a career coach.
The Science & Faith Roundtable: If
you’re interested in how science
and religion can be partners in the
quest for truth, this group may be
for you! Apr. 28: Christology and
Science by F. LeRon Shults.
Men’s Bible Fellowship. At 7:00 on
Friday mornings a group of men
gather for Bible study, conversation
and fellowship. All men are invited
to attend this lively discussion.
Kjerringsleppets: Women’s Book
Group. Wednesday, April 6:
Ahab’s Wife by Sena Naslund.
Contact Sally Johnson for more
info: Sally@haumc.org.
Holy Week at Hennepin
Palm Sunday, April 17
Regular Worship Times
Passion Concert at 7:30 PM
Maundy Thursday, April 21
Worship at 7:00 PM
Good Friday, April 22
Worship at 12:00 Noon and 7:00 PM
Easter Day, April 24
Worship at 7:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM
Sunday Spire
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Please e m ail all information
Please email all information to
Spire@haumc.org by 10:00 AM
on Monday for the coming Sunday
Spire, or drop off at church, attn:
Daniel Pederson. Keeping your
note to 50 words helps out a lot!
April Hunger Offering: supports the
Liberia Integrated Crop
and Pest Management
Project. (LICPMAP), an
UMCOR effort started
in 2006 by 18 women
and 7 men. On 2.5
acres this group raises hot peppers
and corn, using organic spray against
insects and bugs. Each week learn
more about this project, their hopes
and successes. Please be generous.
Help Needed: Camera Operator for
Sunday 9:30 AM sanctuary worship
(9:00-10:30 AM), weekly stipend.
Contact Chri s Jackson at
chris@haumc.org or 612-435-1308.
Dignity Center Benefit needs donors
and volunteers to contribute food
for appetizer reception: cleaned, cut-
up veggies or fruit; bite-size chips/
crackers; dip, hummus, salsa; cubed
cheeses; bite-size appetizers. Bring
donations Fri. 4/29 or by noon Sat.
4/30 to Carlson Hall kitchenette. To
help with reception, contact Susanne
612-987-3336 susanne_mattison@
yahoo.com or Karen at 651-631-
0237 kbowlsby@me.com
Steeple People Needs Your Help.
Well, spring is officially here and
it’s time to purge. You’ll feel better
to give what you do not need or
use. The Steeple People Store has a
real need. That need is for what
you no longer need. We need these
items to sell (jewelry, furniture,
décor) in order to give back to our
community and to those who need.
HennepinChurch.org
BREAKFAST AT HENNEPIN
10:30 AM—12:30 PM
Join your friends in the lower level
n n to
Social Hall today for our Sunday
breakfast. Cost is $5 per person, or
$12 per family/household. A great
way to meet friends, old and new.
Lent 2011: Feeding Hungry Hearts
Foundation
Scholarship
Applications
The Hennepin Foundation is awarding
scholarships for the 2011-12 school
year (in amounts up to $3,000 for
one year at a time). All persons will
be considered, but applicants fitting
certain criteria will receive strongest
consideration. Criteria and applications
are available at the church front desk,
or please contact Tara at 612-435-
1331, or Tara@haumc.org. Deadline
for submission is May 6, 2011.
SPIRE BRUNCH
TO FEATURE
OLGA VISO
On Saturday May 14,
10:00 AM to 12 noon,
the Hennepin Foundation and Board
of Trustees will hold the annual Spire
Brunch, honoring donors who give
beyond the annual pledge. All church
members are welcome! Olga Viso,
director of the Walker Art Center is
the speaker, and brunch follows the
program. More information is in your
April !nSpire newsletter. Be our guest!
Soul
Café
May 1
The new, expanded version of Soul
Cafe, all 6 of us, will be present.
We’re still working on a theme, but
for now, just put it on your calendar!
Gratitude for your Giving
and Continued Support
At the end of February, the Operating
Budget Income Received in each of
the past three years has amounted to:
2011—14% of Budget Thank You
2010—15% of Budget For your
2009—13% of Budget Support!
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011 MONDAY, APRIL 4
9:00 AM Dignity—Open

1st Sunday of the Month TUESDAY, APRIL 5

8:30 AM Library Committee
* All Church Worship * 11:00 AM India Partnership
1:30 AM Stretch and Smile
(Children attend worship with their family)
6:00 PM Communications Committee
6:30 PM Reconciling Committee
8:30 - 9:00 HOLY COMMUNION BORDER CHAPEL
8:30 - 12:30 Coffee Fellowship Carlson Hall WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
8:45 - 12:30 Nursery / Child Care Rooms 101 & 103 9:00 AM Dignity Center—Open
9:00 - 10:00 SACRED JOURNEY ART GALLERY 9:30 AM Knotty Quilters
9:30 - 10:30 FESTIVAL WORSHIP SANCTUARY 11:45 AM Koinonia Partnership Search
1:00 PM Recyclers
9:45 - 10:45 God’s Children Sing Room 105
5:30 PM Soup & Bread Potluck
10:30 - 12:00 Seeds of Celebration Harrison Room 5:30 PM Kjerringsleppets
10:30 - 12:30 Breakfast at Hennepin Social Hall 6:00 PM Trustees Orientation
10:45 - 11:45 Library Board Longfellow Room 6:15 PM Lenten Worship
11:00 - 12:00 MANY VOICES BORDER CHAPEL 6:30 PM Lenten Activity: Holy Week
11:00 - 12:00 New Member Class Dossal Alcove 7:00 PM Susanna Wesley Circle
7:00 PM Sr. High Girls’ Book Club
11:00 - 12:00 The Blue Zones Room 201
11:00 - 12:00 God’s Children Sing Room 202 THURSDAY, APRIL 7
11:00 - 12:00 Covenant Discipleship Group Room 203 11:00 AM Thursday Bible Study
11:00 - 12:00 Bible Study: Book of Acts Room 205 1:30 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry
11:00 - 12:30 Chamber Singers Choir Room 3:00 PM Labyrinth
7:00 PM Science & Theology Lecture
12:00 - 2:00 UMW Leadership Team Longfellow Room
7:00 PM Lydia Circle
4:45 - 6:30 Community Meals Social Hall
5:00 - 6:00 SUNDAY AT FIVE BORDER CHAPEL FRIDAY, APRIL 8
5:00 - 7:00 UMYF Church of Youth 7:00 AM Men’s Bible Fellowship
7:00 - 8:00 Journey Rehearsal Choir Room 9:00 AM Dignity Center—Open
10:00 AM Alanon

We are a Caring Community

Easter Lilies and Music

Remember and honor those you love with contributions to Easter lilies and
HENNEPIN CHURCH
PASTORAL CARE: Please notify the
music by April 17th. Contributions provide lilies to Hennepin’s homebound church office if you, a family member
members and our families who experienced a loss in their immediate family, or an other church member are ex-
or sponsor special instrumental music Easter Sunday. Your memorials or periencing an illness, a hospitaliza-
tion, or another need for pastoral care.
honorariums will be listed in the special insert to our Easter programs. Use
CONGREGATIONAL JOYS AND CONCERNS
this form or contribute at HennepinChurch.org/giving/contribute “A Ministry
are posted each week in the Pastoral
of My Choosing.” Please attach this form with your gift. Make checks Care section on the kiosk in Carlson
payable to HAUMC. putting “Easter Lilies” or “Easter Music” in the memo line. Hall. Greeting cards for members in
Lily ($15 per plant) in memory of: need of cheer are available to sign at
the reception desk near the East Entry.
Lily ($15 per plant) in honor of: PACEM SINGERS are available to sing
to Hennepin members and friends
Music (any amount) in memory of: bringing comfort of favorite hymns
and songs to your surroundings.
Music (any amount) in honor of: DOWNTOWN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP:
www.mplsgriefsupport.com. Saturday
mornings Jan. 1—April 30, 2011 at St.
Your Name: Phone: Olaf Catholic Church, 215 South 8th
Street, Minneapolis. April 2: Topic is
Questions? Ask Tara at 612-435-1331 or at Tara@haumc.org. Grief and Fear.
RELEVANT INCLUSIVE BEAUTIFUL
New Member Classes
April 3 & 10
The New Member class is a two-part
class with the first focused on what
United Methodism is, a brief history
of Hennepin Ave UMC, and a tour of
the church. The second part of the
class is focused on group discussion
around the book “Three Simple Rules”
and using our spiritual gifts. The first
week we meet in the Dossal Alcove
right next to the Social Hall and enjoy
brunch. The second week we have
lunch together at the parsonage, right
next door to the church. Both classes
are from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. If you
have questions, contact Pastor Leah
Rosso (Leah@haumc.org) or Kristyn
Ebert (Kristyn@haumc.org) or phone
612-871-5303.
Science &
Theology
Special Lecture
April 7
Dr. Edward “Ted” Davis,
Messiah College, will
present “The Bible and Biology:
Understanding the Creati on—
Evolution Debate. His discussion will
outline “scientific creationism” and
“intelligent design,” and conclude
with examples of Christian thinkers
who accept biological evolution.
7:00 PM Thursday, April 7th in the
Hennepin Social Hall.
Dignity Center
benefit concert
spices up spring
Experience a diverse musical program
at the Dignity Center benefit, ranging
from Latino classics to tunes made
famous by Gloria Estefan and Ricky
Martin. “Raising Voices for Social
Justice” features the Twin Cities Gay
Men’s Chorus and Hennepin Chime
at 7:30 PM, Saturday, April 30 at
HAUMC. Suggested donation is $25
at the event; donate $100 or more by
April 4 and enjoy special perks. For
details, call 612-435-1336.
Wednesday
April 6:
Feeding
Hungry
Hearts
5:30 PM Potluck Soup Supper
6:15 PM Worship
6:30 PM Feeding Hungry Hearts:
Walking Through Holy Week
Bruce Robbins will share ways to
live into Holy Week. Kids will make
prayer journals and will participate in
other Holy Week activities. April 13:
Nourishing Food, Nourishing Souls
with organic farmers Red and Nina.
Reconciling
Ministries
April 10, Dorcas Alcove
On Sunday, April 10 at 10:45 join
fellow LGBT and allied friends for
Brunch. Pick it up and join us in the
Dorcas Alcove. At 12:00 Noon stay
for the Reconciling Ministries Meeting.
All are welcome!
Community Meals
Tonight our own Hennepin chef, Pat
Higgins, has created a delicious, filling
meatloaf with our free government
beef. Our guests love it! Upstairs, the
U of MN veterinarians will treat 20
pets. Knowledge of this amazing
pet-wellness program has spread
throughout the Twin Cities. Thank
you for supporting this loving, and
ever-growing ministry.
Parking
Ramp
Reminder
Free Parking in
the Vineland Place
Ramp on Sunday before 12:30 PM.
Get your free parking voucher at the
Reception Desk or from an usher.
Ways of Peace
Friends for a Non-Violent World will
host Ways of Peace II: Nonviolence
in the Islamic Traditions, on April 9,
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM at the University
of St Thomas, OEC Auditorium. Cost
is $15, $10 students. More information
and registration is available on line
at www.fnvw.org or 651-917-0383.
40 Below
Brunch for Young Adults
Let’s celebrate the Spring season by
having brunch together after the 9:30
service on Sunday, April 10. We can
get caught up and have a great meal
together. Location: Grand Café, 3804
Grand Ave South, Minneapolis. For
all the info, including a menu, find us
on Facebook at HAUMC 40 Below.
Quilt and Bear Sale
The Knotty Quilters will sell their
quilts and bears on Sunday, April 10.
Come early for best selection. This
group donates many quilts, some go
to HCMC, Children’s Hospital, MN
Visiting Nurses, Joyce Nursery, or
Simpson Transitional Housing, etc.
New workers are welcome to join us
on Wednesdays from 9:30 AM to
12:00 Noon in the Social Hall. Come
on April 10 to enjoy, buy our work.
Passion Concert
Dvorak: Stabat Mater
April 17
The Hennepin Sanctuary Choir and
Orchestra, conducted by William H.
Mathis, presents a Passion Concert,
Antonín Dvorák’s Stabat Mater at
7:30 PM, Sunday, April 17 in the
Sanctuary. Soloists: Shari Speer,
Soprano; Kathleen Humphrey,
Mezzo-Soprano, Jim Ahrens, Tenor;
Michael Schmidt, Baritone. Free
Admission…invite your friends!