Holy Week

March 24 | Lent 6: Palm/Passion Sunday
Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This week worship begins on the front steps of the church as we wave our palm branches and shout, “Hosanna!” and then process together into the sanctuary. Our beloved tradition of Palm Pretzel Sunday continues with help from our Brick Oven Team and confirmands! 

March 28 | Maundy Thursday

Service of the Word, Holy Communion, & Tenebrae 

Potluck dinner in the community room at 6:00pm 
Sanctuary worship (livestream at approx 7:00pm at hamlinechurch.org/live-stream) 
Worship begins with a meal or remembrance in the Community Room and then concludes with a Tenebrae service in the sanctuary.
  Sign up to bring a dish to share or/and to help with set up or clean up!

March 29 | Good Friday Gathering at Hamline University

Hamline Church joins Hamline University for a service of prayer on Good Friday at 10:30am in the Gathering Space at Sorin Hall. Hosted by Hamline University Wesley Center and Campus Christian Ministry. Meet at 10:20am in front of Church on Englewood Ave to walk over or meet us there. Contact Heather (hgrantham@hamlinechurch.org).

March 30 | Families with Young Children Easter Fellowship
Families with children 3 and under (and any siblings!) are welcome to join from 10-11:30am for a pre-Easter playdate. Bring a snack to share! We'll have fellowship time in the community room, then head to the sanctuary aound 11 for an Easter egg hunt/chase/pick up. RSVP to Katie!

March 31 | Easter Worship & Celebration
Worship at 10:00am. Prelude music begins at 9:50am. After worship join us for an Easter egg hunt on the front lawn and delicious treats including hot cross buns from the brick oven.

Easter Special Offering for UMCOR

The United Methodist Committee on Relief responds to disasters and crises throughout the world. They are an internationally trusted and recognized body for swift and valuable disaster response. On Easter Sunday, it is the tradition of Hamline Church to take a special offering for UMCOR. Marked envelopes are available in the pews for this purpose or give online at hamlinechurch.org/give

Rend Our Hearts: Lent & Holy Week 2024

Our worship this Lent explores the stories of spiritual transformation as lived out by our biblical ancestors in faith, and invites us to open our hearts to true transformation that unfolds in the promise of resurrection on Easter morning. 

Join us Sundays at 10:00am

Join us in person at Hamline Church or online

February 14 | Ash Wednesday
Join us for dinner at 5:45pm and worship with ashes at 6:30pm.

February 18 | Lent 1  
“What Have You Done?” 

February 25 |  Lent 2
“Called to Go” 

March 3 |  Lent 3
“Give Us Water” 

March 10 |  Lent 4
“Come Peaceably”

March 17 |  Lent 5  
“Prophesy to the Bones” 

Lenten Exploration

Join us on Wednesday evenings during Lent as we explore the purpose and meaning of Land Acknowledgement statements. We will examine the history involved in our relationships with the land and the indigenous people who originally occupied it, including the history specific to the land on which Hamline church and some of its predecessor congregations were built. We will consider how the broader policies of the Doctrine of Discovery and Colonialism have impacted where we are and who we are today. Please join us to learn more about our past and share thoughts about how we rend our hearts by acknowledging our history. As a community we can move toward healing for ourselves and our Native American neighbors. Contact Susan (susan.mullin@comcast.net) with questions. 

In addition to Wednesday evening discussions, a small group will meet after church each Sunday in the green room led by Susan Mullin and Trudy Dunham.

Wednesday nights

5:45-6:30pm | Dinner in the Community Room
RSVP sign up here

6:00-7:30pm | Childcare in the Activity Room
Contact Katie (kmorris@hamlinechurch.org) with questions

6:00-7:00pm | Rend Our Hearts Lenten Forums
February 21-March 20
Sign up online here

February 21: What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
Watch a 15 minute video and then join in a table discussion sharing some of your own family history.

February 28: How did we come to be here?
Guest Speaker Jessica Intermill will present the findings of her research into the treaties and first deeds of the land currently occupied by Hamline Church, as well as two of our predecessor congregations. She is an attorney who has worked with tribal nations for over a decade. She makes land history accessible because she believes in the change we make together.

March 6: How does colonization continue to affect our lives?
Listen to a video conversation from people around the world, and then join in the conversation at your table.

March 13: What is the world we envision?
Sarina Partridge (musician, song-leader and educator) will lead us in a community singing event. Sarina says, “we sing the world we want to inhabit, and we sing to understand the world we live in now.” No musical experience needed!

March 20: What is a Land Acknowledgement?
You might hear it on the radio or at the beginning of a workshop or program. It may be as simple as, “We are on Dakota land.” What is the purpose of a land acknowledgement statement, and why might we want to create one for Hamline Church? What would we want to include in such a statement?

Sacred Sites Tours

Tours are led by Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs (Mohican) and Kelly Sherman Conroy (Oglala Lakota). The tours offer an opportunity to learn about Minnesota history from a Native perspective through story-telling and experiencing the sites in silence/meditation/reflection. More info about Sacred Sites Tour:  mnchurches.org/what-we-do/healing-minnesota-stories
Sign up online