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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 Feed My Starving Children
Thanks to the 11 folks from First Chris-tian who went to Feed My Starving Children on June 10. Working to-gether, we were able feed 26 children for an entire year!
Look for another opportunity with Feed My Starving Children later in the year.
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Courier on Summer Schedule
Please note that the Christian Courier Newsletter will be published monthly during June, July and August.
You can download the latest issue of the Courier by clicking on the following link.
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The Brite Side
 This month, Interim Pastor Bob Brite shares an update concerning the Transition Team and asks what is the best thing First Christian Church, Minneapolis can do to further the kingdom of God? To find out, click here.
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New Photos, Sermon from Earth Sunday and Pentecost
 Earth Stewardship Sunday in late April and Pentecost Sunday in May were moments when we saw the youngest members of the First Christian community front and center. You can see the kids show off their Pentecost kites and other photos at our Flickr site. You can also read the text from Associate Pastor's Dennis Sanders sermon by clicking here.
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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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FCC at Twin Cities Gay Pride
First Christian will take part with other downtown churches in sponsoring a booth at this year's Twin Cities Gay Pride Festival.
We are looking for people willing to volunteer for two hours at the booth on either Saturday, June 26 or Sunday, June 27. If interested, please contact Dennis Sanders.
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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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Learn About the Currie Avenue Partnership
As we take part in the Welcome Basket Drive, some of you are probably wondering, "what is the Currie Avenue Partnership?" To answer that question, consider reading this news release from Hennepin County Government which tells the story of how the partnership came to be. You can also see the list of donors, which includes First Christian.
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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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Upcoming Meetings
Please be aware of the following meet-ings taking place this week at First:
- Board of First Christian meets Tuesday, June 15 at 7PM in the Lounge. All are welcome to attend.
- The Transition Team will meet on Wednesday, June 16.
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In Our Prayers
Prayers for the Kitchen Ministry at First Christian; for Greg Merkel who is having surgery this 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 Pat Carter; for David Pyles; for Becki and Dave Whitaker as they complete the MS 150 Bike Tour; for Dorothy Wilkins and Fern Risinger as they recover; Mark Carlson and oth-ers dealing with unemployment.
We remember the people of Columbia. You can find out about the many ministries and missionaries to lift up in prayer by going to www.globalministries.org. We pray for the following churches in our Region:
United Christian Presbyterian Church, Bedford, Iowa; First Christian Church, Fairfield, Iowa; Whitten Community Church, Whitten, Iowa . We also pray for Disciples Benevo-lence Association.
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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