Posts by Cassie Davies-Juhnke (Page 7)

MN Annual Conference: Bold North—Warm Hearts

“Super Bowl LII is coming to the Twin Cities on February 4. As of this writing, The Minnesota Vikings are a favored contender to play in our own U.S. Bank Stadium! Precursor events to the championship football game include venues like the Minneapolis Convention Center, Nicollet Mall, Loring Park, Stadium Plaza, and the Ice Palace in Rice Park. All the activity, anticipation, and antics of this annual global phenomenon are branded “Bold North” for our trademark Minnesota winters. Although the…

A Musical Chairs Holiday Concert and Carol Sing-a-Long

Our December Community Concert Series features an evening of songs for the season with, “A Musical Chairs Holiday Concert and Carols Sing-A-Long”, Saturday, December 9 at 7 p.m. This concert is being done by a modular musical group – a circle of musician friends who configure and reconfigure while presenting a wide range of holiday music. Serious and silly, secular and sacred, sing-alongs and solos… maybe even a carol with the pipe organ. This preparation for the season will be lots and…

MN Annual Conference: 5 ways you can respond to Hurricane Harvey

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is currently working with disaster coordinators and early response teams to provide relief to the many people whose lives have been impacted by hurricane/tropical storm Harvey. Many churches and individuals have been asking how they can help. Click the link below to read 5 great suggestions: http://www.minnesotaumc.org/newsdetail/5-ways-you-can-respond-to-hurricane-harvey-9194890

Postcards from the Road

This summer, the Care, Communication, and Worship Teams have teamed up to bring you… drum roll please… Postcards from the Road! Over the course of the summer we hope that you will send postcards to the congregation (addressed to PPUMC/22 Orlin Av SE, Minneapolis, 55414). You can send them from across town, across the country, or across the planet. You can ask a friend to send one from East Timbuktu! They need not say anything more than, “Hello from here!”…

Community Concert Series: Calliope

Calliope Women’s Chorus performs “The Bonds Between Us”, a concert to celebrate our connections and benefit the Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services, at Prospect Park United Methodist Church on Saturday, May 13 at 7 pm. Admission is free, with donations accepted–100% will go to Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services. Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services works to ensure that the experience of resettling in MN is full of welcome and hope for refugees. MCC Refugee Services has expertise…

PPUMC at the St. Paul March for Science!

People gather in St. Paul, MN for the March for Science, April 22, 2017. Photo courtesy of Cathy Velasquez Eberhart. Members of the PPUMC congregation marched among thousands in St. Paul this weekend. Our very own Mike Hvidsten was quoted in a recent article about the march on the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) News website: “Mike Hvidsten of St. Paul teaches college math and said he relies on research grants from the National Science Foundation. He said he marched to support ongoing…

Community Concert Series: Tower Hill Brass Quintet

The Tower Hill Brass Quintet performs “A Brass Bouquet”, a free concert to welcome spring and benefit Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light at Prospect Park United Methodist Church this Saturday, April 8 at 7 pm. We’ve heard these fabulous musicians play Christmas music at PPUMC for many years; what a joy to be able to hear them in the spring! Donations will be accepted with 100% going to Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light. Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light believes the…

Community Concert Series: Fuzzy Math

Fuzzy Math, a Twin Cities-based band featuring original eclectic jazz & creative pop covers, will perform a free concert at Prospect Park Untied Methodist Church on Saturday, March 11 at 7 pm. Named to Best of MN list for “best jazz act for people bored with jazz”, the group has performed at notable venues such as the Dakota Jazz Club. Donations will be accepted with 100% going to Glendale Food Shelf. Stay after the show for delectable treats and comraderie…

Community Concert Series: Compass Rose Brass

The Compass Rose Brass Ensemble will perform a free concert this Saturday, February 11 at 7 pm in the Prospect Park United Methodist Church sanctuary. Donations will be accepted with 100% supporting Voices for Racial Justice. The Compass Rose Brass Ensemble is one of the newest and most exciting brass ensembles in Minnesota. Formed in early 2011, the CRBE performs both original and transcribed works in the classical and light jazz genres. Voices for Racial Justice works statewide to break…

Bishop Ough issues statement on Trump immigration order

Bishop Bruce R. Ough, resident bishop of the Dakotas-Minnesota Area of The United Methodist Church, released the following statement in a press conference held by the Minnesota Council of Churches, on Monday at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis: Today, I stand with colleagues representing several faith traditions to strongly denounce President Trump’s widespread attack on immigrants and refugees. President Trump’s reckless, ill-conceived executive orders will divide families, impose a religious test for Muslims facing forced migration, penalize communities…