Summer Sundays at First
9:15AM - Art of the Covenant Children's Class
9:15AM- Summer Adult Class
10AM- Worship
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Give to Week of Compassion As Nashville recovers from devastating floods, please consider donating to Week of Compassion, the relief and development agency of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). You can give during worship or online at
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News from the Wider Church
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 Transition Team Survey
Thanks to all who took part in the Survey over the month of May.
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Grads and Camper Sunday
Graduates and church campers will be recognized during worship next Sunday, June 13.
Graduates include Jenny Merkel, Min-neapolis South High School and Corrie Brite, Butler University.
Several FCC young people will be work-ing as counselors at the Christian Conference Center in Newton, IA. Amy Morton, who completed her first year at Hiram College, will be in Newton all summer working as an intern. Ali Hesano and Jenny Merkel will each work for one week as camp counselors. Jenny will also attend her final week as a camper. Zack Hesano, Athena Carlson, and Wes Creighton are attending a week of camp this summer.
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Summer at First
Summer is a time to rest, relax and renew yourself after a busy winter and spring. There are several activities going on at First Christian that will help you in your walk with God and each other. Feel free to take part!
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Summer Faith Formation Class
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 Who is Jesus? That's a question people have been asking for centuries. Join us this summer beginning on May 30 at 9:15AM as we attempt to seek for ourselves who this son of carpenter is to us. We will be using the book, "The Meaning of Jesus" by N.T. Wright and Marcus Borg as our guide. We are meeting in the Hearthstone Room. If you would like to purchase a book, please see Pastor Dennis.
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Art of the Covenant: Summer Edition
Art of the Covenant, our children's Sunday School class will continue to meet during the summer with an abbreviated class at 9:15AM. This is wonderful opportunity for kids to learn about God through art. If you want to find out more, please contact Deb Murphy at christianformation@fccminneapolis.org. .
Coming Soon: Vacation Bible School  First Christian will join Plymouth Creek Christian Church in Plymouth and Lake Harriet Christian Church in Minneapolis, in holding a joint Vacation Bible School June 26-27. Grounded in Jesus' Parable of the Sower, ReNew: The Green VBS brings together the Bible and environmental stewardship. From tiny towns to huge cities, kids grow in faith as they play, learn, sing, and work toward renewing their congregations and communities. By serving in the community and inviting the community into church, kids demonstrate that being green can be easy, faithful, and fun. Although current threats to our environment can seem scary, ReNew is about hope, opportunity, and service. Kids and congregations lead the way as stewards of the earth.
What happens when heads, hearts, and hands are in harmony? Kids grow in faith, have fun, and change the world.
If your kids are interested in taking part, please contact Deb Murphy. You register or volunteer by going to the Plymouth Creek website at http://www.plymouthcreek.org/.
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Summer Mission Projects at First
 If you have some time over the summer months, please consider taking
part in the many mission projects going on at First Christian.
If you have any questions, or would like to find out how you can get
involved, please contact Pastor Dennis Sanders at
associatepastor@fccminneapolis.org.
Be on the look out for more mission
opportunities in August!
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Feed My Starving Children
On June 10 at 6PM, we will go to Feed My Starving Children in Coon Rapids. If you are interested in taking part, either contact Pastor Dennis by email at associatepastor@fccminneapolis.org.
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Welcome Basket Drive
 To you, it's just a key.
To a homeless person, it's the key to a new life.
The Currie Avenue Partnership has already helped 10 long-term home-less adults obtain housing and more will continue to be housed each week!
The Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (of which First is a member) is sponsoring a drive to collect "welcome baskets" full of cleaning supplies for those that are newly housed. Cleaning supplies are a great need as they can be financially out of reach for those living on very limited income and will allow people to take care of their new apartments.
This is a fun and easy opportunity for everyone, especially families with kids, to support the work of the Currie Avenue Partnership and those that are moving into housing.
The Welcome Basket Drive will begin June 6. Pastor Dennis will be available with shopping lists you can pick up. Most of the items are quite inexpensive and can be purchased at a local Target, WalMart or dollar store. Please drop off your baskets by June 27. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Dennis at associatepastor@fccminneapolis.org, or by phone at 612-870-1868.
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Help Needed for Refugees
A small group from First Christian and Spirit of Joy Christian Church in Lakeville are working together with the Minnesota Council of Churches to sponsor a refugee family in the Minneapolis area. We are looking for 2-3 peo-ple who would be able to provide some trans-portation assistance over a 4 month period. If you have an interest in helping out, please see Martha Harris or Warren Westphal.
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Workday at Community Emergency Service
Our next workday at Community Emergency Service is on Saturday, July 17 from 9-11:30AM. This will involve bagging up 35 grocery bags and delivering them all to a building called St. Paul's Residence near CES in South Minneapolis. Signup will being in late June.
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Whitakers to ride in MS 150 Bike Tour
Dave and Becki Whitaker will be riding their bikes for two days, June 11-13, on the MS 150 Bike Tour in June to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis.
The National Multiple Scle-rosis Society collects this money to fund cutting-edge research, to drive change through advocacy, to facili-tate professional education, and to provide programs and services that help people with MS and their families live fully.
If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to this worthy organization, you may do so at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/becki.whitaker, http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/david.whitaker, or by giving a check to Dave or Becki.
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Upcoming Meetings
Please be aware of the following meet-ings taking place this week at First:
- The Property Committee will meet Tuesday, June 8 at 7PM.
- The Finance Committee will meet Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30PM.
- The Outreach Team will meet Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30PM.
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In Our Prayers
Prayers for the Property Committee at First Christian; for Tristan Whitaker; for Deb Murphy's cousin David ,whose wife Trudy passed away last week; for Sharon, the sister-in-law of Kirsten Cackoski, and Kirsten's brother Carl; for Richard Schwersinske; for Jenn Caughron, member of Lake Harriet CC recovering from a liver transplant; for Dorothy Wilkins and Fern Risinger as they recover; Mark Carlson and others dealing with unemployment.
We remember the people of Kenya. You can find out about the many ministries and mission-aries to lift up in prayer by going to www.globalministries.org. We pray for the following churches in our Region:
United Church of Christ, Atlantic, Iowa
Exira Christian Church, Exira, Iowa
Urbana Christian Church, Urbana, Iowa . We also pray for Disciples Home Missions.
If you have a prayer request or would like to join our online prayer team, please contact either Pastor Bob Brite at pastor@fccminneapolis.org or Associate Pastor Dennis Sanders at associatepastor@fccminneapolis.org. You can also leave a message by phone by calling the church office at 612-870-1868.
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