Friends and Fellowship at Hamline Church
At Hamline Church we value activities that afford fellowship opportunities and build community. There are social groups for people in common generations and also inter-generational groups based on interests.
GROUPS & ACTIVITIES
FICTION AND FELLOWSHIP "Come and join us in the Green Room! "
- whether or not you've had the time to finish it or even read the book! -
This book discussion group, entering its TENTH year, is led by church member and award-winning mystery author, Wm. Kent Krueger (Boundary Waters, Iron Lake, Purgatory Ridge, The Devil's Bed, Blood Hollow, Copper River, Red Knife etc.). Kent has won the Anthony - best mystery novel - Award in 2 consecutive years (2005/2006) for novels in his "Cork" series. He won the genre category Minnesota Book Award in May, 2007 for Copper River and again in May, 2008 for his Cork thriller, Thunder Bay (for which he also won the American Mystery Booksellers' 2008 Dilys Award). He has recently published another Cork O'Connor mystery, Heaven's Keep (2009). Kent has two more Cork mysteries in the works to complete the series. In the next one, two of our church members will figure as characters because their spouses "successfully bid on that option" at a Silent Auction held on Sunday mornings in November, 2008.
The group meets monthly on the 2nd Sunday 6:30-8:00PM. The theme for the 2008-2009 church year was "Minnesota" (in honor of the state's Sesquicentennial), once again alternating between fiction and non-fiction works. There was be NO specific theme for 2009-2010 and a wide variety of types of reading selections resulted.
Next: 12 September, 2010 Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. At that time we will set plans for the 2010-11 reading sessions.
As always, discussion is highlighted by lots of good fellowship and good food. And remember, everyone is always welcome whether you've finished or even read the book!
Click to download: a list of our readings. 
HAMLINE CHURCH GARDENERS ADVENTURE
Goodbye siberian elm and buckthorn, hello monarchs and Eastern amberwings!
We are helping green the east edge of the Minnehaha parking lot! In partnership with Hamline University and the Capitol Region Watershed District, Hamline Church and community volunteers are transforming the weedy trench adjacent to the south parking lot into a garden that attracts wildlife and treats runoff from a 6000 sq ft. area of pavement.
Before starting the on-going project, volunteers participated in a 90-minute workshop to learn about the role plants play in water quality, Minnesota natives and invasives, and the how-to and why-to of rain gardens.
2009 Church Gardening:
July 2009 Cooperative Community Gardening Monitor "SPROUT" Article
***HUMC's RAIN GARDEN AWARD ***
Mn State Horticultural Society 2008 Award Info
Garden Club page
A great number of Hamline Garden team photos can be see in the:
Hamline Gardening flickR website collection
Weeders are always needed ! - Project Coordinator/Contact: Amy Schultz
RAIN GARDEN DEDICATION: June 27, 2010
A ceremony was held for the unveiling of a sign created by Amy Schultz beside the completed Rain Garden, east of the big parking lot off Minnehaha in honor of MAXINE SMITH, who served as chief weeder and planter while volunteering as church receptionist after a fatal diagnosis in 2006 until the end of her life.
 
WOMEN'S THIRD THURSDAYS:
a very informal monthly gathering for women of the church -all ages invited- just to get together and knit, or sew, or mend, or crochet, or do paper work, or just to talk. The group meets on the 3rd Thursday each month during the church year usually at 6:30 PM in the Parlor [ or at a slightly different time elsewhere upon occasion - eg, the midsummer dinner get-together on Wed., July 25, 2007, a meal in HU's Sorin Hall in Fall 2007, and a "dinner out" session at Pippins Restaurant on Snelling Ave in Roseville on May 15, 2008.] At our Sept. 2008 meeting we agreed on having a "Potluck Meal in the Parlor" on Oct. 16, 2008.On Dec. 18 in lieu of a meeting, we attended the 7PM Celtic Service . 
On June 10, 2009, the group attended a performance of Spider's Web at the Park Square Theater - benefit for the Emma Norton Residence. We resumed for the new church year on September 17 at 6PM in Bailey Dining area of Sorin Hall on the HU campus across from the church.
We encourage folks to bring along 1 or 2 non-perishable food items each month to replenish the food share baskets in church. Please join us even if you need to be a little late. Next: September 16, 2010 at 6:00PM - for a POTLUCK IN THE PARLOR (provisional plan - watch for info) .
* the group agreed to defer meeting in May due to all the activities around the Rummage Sale and perhaps find an activity to do in summertime.
HAMLINE MEN'S BREAKFAST
This long-standing group meets on the 4th Thursday at 8:00AM. The group convenes at Perkins Restaurant, 1495 W. Co. Rd. B in Roseville.The venue has changed over the yearsófrom Keys to Denny's and finally to its current location. It may consist of anywhere from a handful to as many as fourteen men, taking advantage of this opportunity for a meal and for relaxed fellowship in an environment that has no agenda.
The group always welcomes more participation. Feel free just to show up! Next: September 23, 2010.
TROGLODYTES
A perennial "mixed" church "social group" whose loyal long-term members (and newcomers as well), The annual Progressive Dinner took place on May 22, 2010.
There was a potluck meal in October, 2009. The group supervised the Hanging of the Greens in the Church Sanctuary on Nov. 28, 2009 followed by a meal at the newly moved and reopened Chianti Grill in Roseville and celebrated Super Bowl sunday together in February, 2010.
COMMUNITY BARN DANCES
Barn Dances have been organized over the past several years by an enthusiastic church committee. For example, two dances were held in 2006 (in February and again in March). These intergenerational events usually feature a three-piece Appalachian string band. Robin, the dance caller, teaches the dances, and those who wish to listen and watch are always welcome, too.
2010-2011
Barn Dances - Fridays from 7:00-9:00PM - in the Fireside Room -
beginning on September 24, 2010
$5.00 per person or $15.00 per family
- enter via the south alleyway entrance double glass doors -
There is old-time music and old-fashioned fun for all ages. Refreshments are available.
One Barn Dance in 2007 took place on Friday, March 30. "The mood was joyous and jovial all around with plenty of laughter and playfulness. Robin, the caller, commented that it was one of the best she can recall. There were 101 paid dancers, plus 5 volunteers, along with the musicians for a total of 109 people!
2008 Barn Dances took place on Friday, Feb. 29th & Friday, March 28th and again November 14 & December 12:
2009-2010
Barn Dances: October 16, November 13, December 4, 2009 & January 15, February 19, March 19, 2010
A Fall, 2008 Barn Dance Scene
YouTube scene from a Fall, 2010 barn dance
CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES
2010 YOUTH MISSION TRIP
BRAVO to our Youth!
who participated in the mssion trip
July 18-24 - Crow Creek Reservation near Pierre, South Dakota
MissionTrip2010Photos
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - JUNE 22, 23, 24, 2010
6-8:30PM
For the 2010-2011 year, we welcome Young Adult/Adult Programs Coordinator, Beth Beaty, who was, for a while, Acting-Education director at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Beth will serve as Acting-Education Director at Hamline Church for the next while.
We are deeply grateful to former Education Director/Youth Coordinator, Laurie Erickson, who planned numerous very successful activities for the 2009-2010 church year Youth and Children's programs and many years before. We wish her well in the future.
Previously: :June 23, 24, 25, 2009 - "Camp E.D.G.E.--Experience and Discover God Everywhere."
Poster
 
In 2008 Vacation Bible Schoolinitiated the move to an earlier time in the summer: June 24-26. The theme was ìBeach Party: Surfiní through the Scriptures.î [We welcomed one camper from the Church of the Good Shepherd UMC]. BIG THANK YOU to Laurie Erickson and Patrice Beyer and their VBS 2008 team.
The church YOUTH program had many activities, including a bowling outing, serving a Sunday Brunch fundraiser, followed by their South Dakota Mission Trip:
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We are grateful for their service and the good efforts of the adults who accompanied them.
The Youth presented a "Debate on the Legal Age of Drinking" at Forum time after church on November 2, 2008.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT. A service provided from September through May to our members who are parents of young children. We thank the group's creator, Steve Vadnais, for all his good work. Participants bring their children to room 5 at 6 PM and pick them up by 9:30PM. All participants must also sign up to be baby sitters on one of the 2nd Saturdays during the season. Next: tba .
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN NEWS ALL CHURCH - SPRING RUMMAGE SALE
Friday, May 14 through Sunday May 16, 2010
We accepted slightly used CLEAN clothing, furniture in good condition (no bed mattresses), books, toys, games, tools, or almost anything else of value as a recycled good. Electronics were in working order, but there were NO TELEVISIONS, Because all donation items were stored elsewhere until the sale. There were tent canopies on the lawn SE of the church. Business was good! The total announced on May 23 proved to be excellent.
Many, many thanks to the Rummage Sale committee:
Joyce Evans --&-- Mark Krueger
John Jakel --&-- Teresa Renneke
Kent Krueger --&-- Betty Ward
UMW Officers:
.....Co-chairs:Jean Donaldson and Judy Hartman!
(Fall, 2009)
..... Treasurer: Monell Jakel
..... Secretary: Grace Lindner
(longstanding):
..... Representative to Emma Norton Services: Marguerite Pramann
A BIG THANK YOU to Alice Meppen and Margaret Smith for their "way beyond-the-call" service!
Previously:
UMW - STACKY UP LUNCH - 11AM-1PM March 14 Lunch Invitation
UMW Sunday, January 10, 2010 - - -Special Speaker and Soup Lunch
UMW HOLIDAY BAZAAR - - Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 10:30AM - -Holiday Bazaar Poster
The United Methodist Women at Hamline UMC planned and carried out a SPRING FLING! Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26. 2009 sale of baked goods & arts and crafts items and silent auction.
Spring Fling 2009 InfoDonations included items for the craft sale, collectibles for the silent auction and baked goods. Gift baskets for the silent auction were a great family donation. Proceeds were used to further the mission of UMW in helping women and children, such as our commitment to Emma Norton Services and other projects. We thank everyone for willingness to participate.
Click to see a poster:UMW 2008-2009 information The UMW continued with the tradition of an "All Church Neat Repeat" Rummage Sale on April 11 and 12, 2008. They agreed to plan for forthcoming new departures in 2009!
We thank all of the people of the church who have so generously helped out in visiting shut-ins, distributing Christmas gifts, and supporting all our activities and fund raising endeavors in recent years and this year, too. The famous "Hamline UMC Hamloaf" has been a part of our menu for many years at the Hamline Church Dining Hall at the State Fair. The UMW (with church Dining Hall team) make frozen hamloaves available for sale in two sizes at the church upon occasion during the year.
Jan Bajuniemi served as Metro East District UMW Treasurer at St.Croix Valley UMC from 2007-2009. Several Hamline UMW members attended the installation meeting/luncheon. Hamline UMC hosted a "Memories of Metro East UMW" event held at on Saturday, April 26, 2008. In 2009 UMW began to follow Minnesota's United Methodist redistricting when "Metro East" was merged with the western Metro UMWs as the "Twin Cities District".
A recent UMW project was that of gathering recipes from members of the congregation and preparing "mini-recipe booklets" for sale at the November 19, 2006 UMW Bazaar. There are now TEN booklets, (an additional 3 were created in spring 2007), gathered into food categories which sell at $2.00 each. Call the church office for info about purchasing them (there are copies still available). We are very grateful to all those who worked so diligently to create this excellent fund-raiser for the UMW and the church.
Around 100 attended the "LADIES WHO LUNCH" potluck meal at noon on Saturday, March 24, 2007. The Speaker was Ann L. Burckhardt, journalist and author. Two recipes from her book, Hotdish Heaven, were served: the "Ladies who Lunch chicken hot dish" and the"Pecan topped sweet potato side dish". Copies of that book and also A Cook's Tour of Minnesota were sold and autographed after the luncheon. Proceeds will go towards meeting capital needs for the church.
Annual Events:
All Church activity in April
UMW SPRING FLING! April 25 & 26, 2009 - Info
UMW Fall Bazaar - November [Nov. 23, 2008]
ANNUAL HOLIDAY TEA
. . . . . indulges the senses with delectable treats, festive ambiance and scintillating remarks. . . . . .
We put out our best china, serve "high tea" and our waitrons are a group of men of the church bedecked in formal outfits including colorful bow ties. True to tradition, the Holiday Tea features Tea Source Gold Teaô. At this November fund-raiser event, we usually serve 160 guests.
Over the past several years, Holiday Tea at Hamline has featured some well-known Minnesota writers. In 2002, author - Tom Hegg was guest speaker, reading from his popular book, A Cup of Christmas Tea. In 2003, church member and Hamline Univ. Drama Prof. emeritus, Bill Kimes, presented A Child's Christmas in Wales. In 2004, the speaker was church member and very popular mystery writer, Wm. Kent Krueger. The speaker at the 2005 "Holiday High Tea" on Nov. 13, was Minnesotan, actor, comedian, and writer, Lorna Landvik and it was a sell-out! The 2006 very successful Holiday Tea took place on Sunday, November 12, at 2:30 P.M. Faith Sullivan, well-known author from the Twin Cities, gifted speaker, and author of many books, gave a very lively talk on the art of writing and publishing. The 6th Annual High Tea, held on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Prof. Gary Reineccius, Ph.D., a member of our congregation, spoke about the qualities of chocolate.
Marjorie Johnson, the multi-year Mn State Fair baking prize winner - often referred to as "The Cookie Lady" - was the featured speaker at the 7th Annual Holiday Tea at 2:30 PM on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008 [Website views of the Tea temporarily unavailable].Marjorie's Website
The 2009 speaker was Cathy Wurzer of local PBS/MPR fame. Her book about Hwy 61,"Tales of the Road", was featured. November 8, 2009.
Mn Reads - Six Questions for Cathy Wurzer
Tickets for the Annual Holiday Tea are sold after worship in the Fireside Room during October.
Many thanks to ALL WHO HAVE ATTENDED AND ALL WHO HAVE HELPED CARRY OUT HOLIDAY TEAS through the years.
Watch for information about 2010 and please reserve early, our tables fill up fast and the event is usual "sold out" quickly.
THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE achieved a long-sought goal, in the summer of 2005 when Hamline United Methodist Church was designated an official "Welcoming Congregation." by the United Methodist Church "Igniting Ministry" group. The Outreach/Membership Committee constantly supports church growth in a variety of ways - for example: the group often plans meetings for those interested in joining the church, provides "exam week" treats for Hamline University students, works in conjunction with the UMW in planning the November High Tea, and supports Friday evening Hamline Community Barn Dances in our Fireside Room.
 HOPE & PRAY! - Save your stone!
(from the June 29, 2008 9:30AM service) A series of 10 "Coffee Gatherings With Our New Pastor"
took place in July, 2008 primarily in homes of Hamline parishioners.
We thank Pastor Pat Hinker for having initiated the events and all the hosts for their hospitality:
Aileene and Mel Vanderbilt
Jan and Lee Bajuniemi
Linda and Mark Krueger
Barbara and Rolfe Leary
David and Kirstin Purcell (BBQ)
Carrie and Scott Ronken
Michelle and Wayde Brooks - Church Parlor
Chris and Jean Donaldson
Ann and Vince Short
Ken and Marge Feulner
Tom Perry - Tavern on Grand
BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!
Bible Study & Faith Groups 2009-2010
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