Tuesday, August 22 at 7pm in the Parlor
The Hamline Church Council has been authorized to hold a Charge Conference on Tuesday, August 22nd at 7pm for the purpose of approving Sharon Fields as a candidate for ordained ministry. All members are welcome to attend. The regular August council meeting will follow.

Thoughts and Prayers, Policy and Change: Supporting Parents and Caregivers Around the Realities of Gun Violence in Schools

Tuesday, May 9 from 6-7:30pm
At Hamline Church 1514 Englewood Ave St Paul

Join us as we hear from Dr. Jillian Peterson, psychologist and professor of criminology and criminal justice at Hamline University, about her work around gun violence and how to support ourselves and our children.

Childcare and dinner available, RSVP here. Contact Katie Morris (kmorris@hamlinechurch.org) or HU intern Livy Clemens (oclemens01@hamline.edu) with questions.

Light into the Darkness

All Saints Day of Remembrance & Musical Tribute
Honoring our Saints and all those who have lost their lives to COVID 19

Join us Sunday November 1
10am | Online worship: hamlinechurch.org/live-stream
3:30pm – 5:00pm | Worship Unbundled – Hamline Church lawn
Join us to commemorate All Saints Sunday at our outdoor walk through event from 3:30-5:00pm including an All Saints candlelight altar, a special outdoor musical performance (4:00pm), warm treats from the bread oven, kids activities & more. Covid precautions will be taken, masks required.

Today we are sharing some Friday fun! Please enjoy this previously recorded video of Hamline Church staff singing along to “All God’s Creatures”

Sing along lyrics!
Chorus (x2)
All God’s creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher,
Some sing out loud on a telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they’ve got now

Listen to the bass, it’s the one on the bottom
Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus
Moans and groans with a big t’do
And the old cow just goes moo.

The dogs and the cats they take up the middle
While the honeybee hums and the cricket fiddles,
The donkey brays and the pony neighs
And the old coyote howls…

All God’s creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher,
Some sing out loud on a telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they’ve got now

Listen to the top where the little bird sings
On the melodies and the high notes ringing,
And the hoot owl cries over everything
And the blackbird disagrees.

Singing in the night time, singing in the day,
When little duck quacks, and he’s on his way.
And the otter hasn’t got much to say
And the porcupine talks to himself

Chorus (x2)
All God’s creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher,
Some sing out loud on a telephone wire,
Some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they’ve got now

Thank you for joining us for Together in Spirit from Hamline Church! Our intention is to offer a daily dose of hope and encouragement to our community and beyond as a reminder of God’s love and grace at work in the world. These messages will include short videos, reflections, songs, prayers, children’s stories, and more, all created by our staff and members. We hope it brings some joy in these uncertain times. Let us know how we’re doing and what you’d like to see here. Thank you for being here!

Hamline Church is honored to welcome Bishop Karen P. Oliveto of the United Methodist Church Mountain Sky Area. Bishop Oliveto is the first openly LGBTQ+ Bishop in the UMC. Bishop Oliveto was elected Bishop in 2016 after serving as the first woman pastor of the 12,000-member Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco, Calif. She is the first woman to serve as senior pastor of one of The United Methodist Church’s 100 largest congregations.

As the 2020 Hamline University Mahle Lecturer, the Bishop will engage with campus community and congregations about the challenges and opportunities of the United Methodist Church’s current struggle to be “together at the table” and yet open to new paths.  See the full schedule of events below.

Last year the world celebrated the 200th birthday of the virtuosic pianist, accomplished composer, and one of the most revolutionary women in music, Clara Schumann. Jennifer Olson, Soprano, David Kozisek, Tenor, and Benjamin Downs, Piano shine a light on the tempestuous and tragic love of Clara and Robert Schumann, using their words, letters, and incredible music. Featuring Robert’s Dichterliebe, several lieder by Clara, and solo piano compositions by both Schumanns, Brahms, and Liszt.

WHEN: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 7:00-8:30PM

WHERE: Hamline Church, United Methodist
1514 Englewood Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104

PRESENTER: Presented by Hamline Church United Methodist as part of the 2019-2020 Music and Arts Series hamlinechurch.org/arts-series/

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:
Dr. Jennifer Olson, soprano, holds a Master’s degree in voice from the University of Michigan and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in voice from the University of Minnesota. In addition to her musical education in the United States, she studied in Milan Italy and Orford Québec. Jennifer has been teaching voice at the collegiate and high-school levels in addition to her performance career for the last ten years. She recently joined the Bemidji State University music faculty as an assistant professor of voice in northern Minnesota where she teaches vocal arts and directs the university’s opera and musical theater productions.

Dr. David Kozisek, tenor, is on faculty at Gustavus Adolphus University and MacPhail Center for Music and holds degrees from DePauw University, University of Michigan, and University of Minnesota. Before moving to Minneapolis, he appeared frequently at the Kennedy Center with the Washington National Opera, Washington Chorus, Washington Concert Opera, Cathedral Choral Society, and the National Symphony Orchestra among others. David has also performed with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and in various theatrical programs at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. David is also the Director of Music at Hamline Church United Methodist in St. Paul where he conducts a variety of ensembles and curates and produces their Music and Arts Series. This summer, he will direct the Giving Voice Chorus at MacPhail, for those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, and will return to the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan to direct the Jazz Chorus.

Benjamin Downs is a pianist, scholar, and teacher based in Minneapolis, MN. He has been a prize winner in numerous national and international piano competitions including the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition, the Chautauqua International Piano Competition, the Northwestern Piano Competition, and the Cincinnati Chamber Music Competition. He has performed throughout the United States, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland as both a soloist, and with his wife, cellist Rebeccah Parker Downs. They have been featured performers at many venues including New York City’s WMP Concert Hall, the Bowdoin Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, and the Linton Chamber Music Series. He has also performed with members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Windsor Symphony Orchestra. He completed his DMA in piano performance at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and his PhD in Music Theory and History at Stony Brook University where he specialized in avant-garde music and philosophies of listening. He has been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship (Germany), Graduate Council Fellowship and Paul Sacher Stiftung Fellowship.

Questions? Contact David Kozisek (dkozisek@hamlinechurch.org) or 651-645-0667

TICKETS: Free and open to the public. A free-will donation will be collected.

Songs for Swinging Lovers with Andrew Walesch and his trio, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Saturday, February 8, 7:00-10:00pm at Hamline Church

The jazzy and romantic evening will feature the music of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and others from the Great American Songbook in a beautiful, intimate setting.

Tickets are available online here or at the door:
$15 Adults, $5 Students with valid ID. Refreshments and free childcare will be available. Donations are accepted and encouraged.

About Andrew: Whether composing and arranging or appearing in settings ranging from solo artist to big band, this St. Cloud, Minnesota native, who criss-crosses the bold North playing dates big and small, is as respectful of his predecessors as he is ready to take a leap into the unknown and chart a new course.

In his monthly, sold-out shows with his 10-piece band, Walesch is a traditionalist and an iconoclast rolled into one. His audiences include jazz enthusiasts of a certain age, as well as a younger crowd compelled by his down-home insouciance, and the knowing irreverence of a tried-and-true American nightclub entertainer. “Although they are my idols, I don’t attempt to imitate the great pop and jazz artists of the 50’s and 60’s,” says the singer and pianist, “but I go for broke when we do our shows – vocally and musically – which is what they all did best and why they were in a class of their own. I take risks, but I’m from Minnesota, so I’ve got jumper cables in the trunk.”

His vocal and piano chops, along with his keen sensibility to find and interpret a great lyric, have lead to some great opportunities for Walesch, including an appearance on the nationally syndicated NPR broadcast Mountain Stage.

www.andrewwalesch.com

CONTACT: David Kozisek (dkozisek@hamlinechurch.org)

More info about the Hamline Church Music & Arts Series

We asked “What are you grateful for at Hamline Church?” Here are some of those responses, as read by our kids!

Photos, updates and Puerto Rico Devotions!

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