This weekend is the Second Sunday after Pentecost. The readings include Genesis 3:8-15, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 and Mark 3:20-35:

And the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, 'He has gone out of his mind.' And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, 'He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.' And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, 'How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered.

'Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin'- for they had said, 'He has an unclean spirit.'

Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, 'Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.' And he replied, 'Who are my mother and my brothers?' And looking at those who sat around him, he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.'

• June 4 - 9 a.m. - Blessing of the Bikes
  Meet at The Depot in Hopkins. Bike the North Cedar Lake Regional Trail.
   
• June 11 - 9 a.m.
  Meet in Plymouth at 10th Ave. and Vicksburg. Bike the Luce Line State Trail.
   
• June 18 - 9 a.m.
  Meet at Mt. Olivet Lutheran in Plymouth. Bike the Medicine Lake Regional Trail.
   
• June 25 - 9 a.m.
  Meet in Wayzata at 175 Grove Lane. Bike the Dakota Regional Trail to Minnetonka Drive Inn for ice cream.
   
• June 25 - 7 p.m. - Evening Ride
  Meet at Carver Park. Bike the park trails.

Join us for an evening with Peter Juhl, who has been balancing rocks for twenty years. The author of Center of Gravity: A Guide to the Practice of Rock Balancing, Mr. Juhl will talk with us about and demonstrate the art of stone balancing. All are welcome. This evening with Mr. Juhl will also serve as a preview to our summer spiritual growth retreat at St. John's University in Collegeville (Thursday evening, July 30 to Sunday noon, August 2 -- see story below). Mr. Juhl will be with us on Saturday morning of the retreat. Contact Pastor Strand Patterson at vstrand@spdlc.org if you are interested in the evening with Peter Juhl and/or the retreat.

• New or gently used black dress shoes.
• Not tennis shoes or sandals.
• All sizes, for ages 3-18.
• For both boys and girls.
• They must be sturdy, as the children sometimes walk miles to school.
• Girls' shoes must be flats, with a closed toe.