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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 Deb Murphy Joins FCC-Minneapolis Staff
First Christian Church, Minneapolis welcomes Deb Murphy as the new Director of Spiritual Formation and Community Ministry. She starts officially on July 1. Click here to read the rest of this article.
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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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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 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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Minnesota Foodshare: July Campaign
 Beginning July 4, First Christian will take part in Minnesota Food-share. Now, this is an event we normally do in March, but we are doing it again in July to help Grove-land Foodshelf which is facing fi-nancial difficulty during this economic down turn.
During July, please consider drop-ping off your nonperishable food items in the Big Barrel in the narthex, or consider giving a monetary donation. The goal is to raise $1000 and for every dollar raised, the Out-reach Committee will match, dollar for dollar. Please consider giving generously.
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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 email Dennis Sanders at associatepastor@fccminneapolis.org with the day and time you are available.
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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.
Thanks to those who have already donated their welcome baskets! Remember that you can still participate! 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 people 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 Events
Please be aware of the following events taking place this week at First:
- The Transition Team will meet on Monday, June 21 at 7PM.
- Handcrafters will meet at 9AM Thursday, June 24 in the Hearthstone Room.
- The Men's Group meets at 9AM, Saturday June 26.
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In Our Prayers
Prayers for the Finance Committee at First Christian; for Greg Merkel who is recovering from surgery this week; for Sharon, the sister-in-law of Kirsten Cackoski, and Kirsten's brother Carl; for Richard Schwersinske; traveling mercies for Mike and Sandy Morgan, Skip and Ann Wolverton and Bob Brite; for Dorothy Wilkins and Fern Risinger as they recover; for Tom Curry; for Deb Murphy's mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer; for Shirley Draine's granddaugther who is looking for work; for the Handcrafters who raised $150 for Groveland Foodshelf at their sale last May; for Mark Carlson and others dealing with unemployment.
We remember the people of Japan. You can find out about the many ministries and mis-sionaries to lift up in prayer by going to www.globalministries.org. We pray for the following churches in our Region:
Blakesburg Christian Church, Blakesburg, Iowa; First Christian Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa; What Cheer Church of Christ, What Cheer, Iowa. We also pray for Quadrennial Women's Assembly meeting in Greensboro, NC June 23-27, especially the women from First Christian who will be attending: Ann Wolverton, Mary Hurlocker and Pat Carter.
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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