EVENTS
Holy Name Church Rummage Sale
May 2-4
Holy Name Catholic Church
3637 11th Ave. S., Mpls.
Thursday, May 2, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Preview Sale, admission $1 per person.
Friday, May 3, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. to noon. Bag Day, $2 per bag.
We have books, clothing, furniture, household items, jewelry, toys and more.
For more information, call 612-724-5465.
Saint Mark’s Music Series
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
519 Oak Grove St., Mpls.
Concert: ‘Letters to Jackie’
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 p.m.
15 settings of letters written to Jackie Kennedy in the aftermath of her husband’s assassination in 1963.
Ryan Townsend Strand, tenor, and Karina Kontorovitch, piano. Free admission.
Music for Violin and Piano
Sunday, April 21, 2:30 p.m.
Archer Brown with Gloriana Wolf. Free admission.
https://ourcathedral.org/saint-marks-music-series/
The Promise of Scriptural Reasoning
Tuesday, April 16, 5 to 9 p.m.
Hamline University
Kay Fredericks Room
3rd Floor of Klas Center
1537 W. Taylor Ave., St. Paul
Scriptural Reasoning is a practice in which members of different faiths engage in the study of their sacred scriptures together. According to Scriptural Reasoning co-founder Dr. Peter Ochs, this form of communal interpretation promotes understanding and acceptance of the respective religious traditions. This mutual understanding is the basis of interreligious reconciliation. Dr. David Ford of the University of Cambridge offers a keynote at this year’s Mahle Lecture. To learn more and to register for this FREE event, go to www.hamline.edu/event/mahle-lecture-interreligious-peacebuilding-through-study.
Thomas Keesecker in Concert
Friday, April 19, 7 p.m.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1720 E. Minnehaha Pkwy., Mpls.
Thomas Keesecker will share music from his bestselling piano collections in a 75-minute concert. Keesecker, a composer and church musician as well as performer, is known around the country for his sensitive, delightful and meditative piano arrangements of hymns. At this concert, we’ll be able to sing some of them together, as well as listen to his interpretations. The hymns will be interspersed with poetry by Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry, two of the most beloved and profound poets of the 20th and 21st centuries. CDs of his music will be available for purchase after the concert. Freewill offering.
Developing Alternative Ways to Resolve Conflict
Thursday, April 25
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Anoka Ramsey Community College
11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW
Coon Rapids, MN
Mediation and Restorative Services (MARS) is excited to present timely topics in conflict resolution, mediation, and restorative practice, industry-leading speakers, stellar networking opportunities, broaden your horizon by collecting and sharing information, cultivate and catalyze sustained learning for professional development and CLE opportunities. To learn more and buy tickets, visit https://aesbid.com/ELP/MARS23/.
Align Mpls. Furniture + Drive
Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to noon
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
3045 Chicago Ave., Mpls.
Parking lot at SE corner of Chicago and 31st St.
It’s time for spring cleaning! Bring your gently used furniture, household items and clothing to contribute to this drive. Donations will then be given to guests of Align Minneapolis outreach ministries to assist in furnishing new apartments in a dignified and safe manner. Please, no beds, large office desks, appliances or construction materials. Let’s celebrate the season by making a positive impact!
‘Lift Every Voice’
Through April
Conn Gallery
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
“Lift Every Voice” features 15 rugs recently hooked by American and Canadian women based on block prints from 1947 by the African American sculptor and graphic artist Elizabeth Catlett. Catlett’s “The Black Woman” is a series of linocuts commemorating African American women’s historical oppression, resistance and survival. The prints were later published as part of a children’s book about James Weldon Johnson’s 1900 song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which today is the Black National Anthem. During the pandemic in 2021 and 2022 the rug hookers met via Zoom, chose the prints, discussed the artist, and reflected on how they might create their hooked pieces to accurately reflect what Ms. Catlett conveyed in her block prints 75 years earlier. “Lift Every Voice” will run in the Conn Gallery through late April.
Central Lutheran’s Free Store needs donations!
Restoration Center at Central Lutheran Church
333 S. 12th St., Mpls.
The Free Store is a critical community resource that allows guests to shop for what they need at no cost. Items especially needed: blankets, towels, sheets, kitchenware and clothing. Donations accepted from 4th Ave. loading dock, Sunday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Press the call button and someone will come to help you. All donated items should be clean and in good condition. Questions? Call (612) 870-4416.
Refugee Donations needed!
From the Minnesota Council of Churches: Help us keep arriving families warm this winter by donating new or used winter jackets in good condition. We are currently very low on men’s and women’s jackets. We would like new, gently used, or thoroughly washed winter jackets! Please email [email protected] or call 612-230-3219 to check if your items are currently needed.
Contemplative Meditation
Thursdays at 9 a.m. online
First Monday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. in person
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
The Plymouth Contemplatives are an affinity group committed to personal and collective transformation. Together we share in contemplative movement, silence, and group discernment as ways to be present to God dwelling in our hearts, in Plymouth’s congregational life, and in our wider community. We participate in a variety of practices with the common intention of releasing attachments to our smaller selves and consciously consenting to the movement of the Spirit through us. These exercises can help us step off the emotional roller coaster of our times. The practice of focusing on the Spirit’s movement helps us find our way through a topsy-turvy world. Everyone is welcome. Learn more about how to participate either online or in person at https://www.plymouth.org/connect/contemplatives/.
Ongoing Tuesday Vigils for Justice
Tuesdays, noon to 12:30 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
Racial Justice Initiative justice vigils are now being held from noon to 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Please join us when you are able. We always meet by Door 1 near Jones Commons. www.plymouth.org
SHARING FOOD
Align Minneapolis
Sunday Evening Community Meals
These Sunday evening community meals are hosted and provided by Align Minneapolis member congregations and are free and open to all.
1st Sunday: April 7, 4:30-6 p.m.
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
511 Groveland Ave., Mpls.
In-person meal around tables
2nd Sunday: April 14, 5-6 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
(Enter from Nicollet Ave. side near 19th St.)
To-go meal, produce and groceries from Groveland Food Shelf
3rd Sunday: April 21, 5-6 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
(Enter from Nicollet Ave. side near 19th St.)
In-person meal around tables, produce and groceries from Groveland Food Shelf
4th Sunday: April 28, 5-6 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1200 Marquette Ave., Mpls.
In-person meal around tables
Calvary Emergency Food Shelf
3901 Chicago Ave., Mpls.
612-827-2504, ext. 3
The Calvary Food Shelf has returned to 3901 Chicago Ave. now that the building renovations are completed. The Food Shelf will continue its mission of providing access to fresh, nutritious food for the community. Call 612-827-2504, ext. 3 for more information.
First Nations Kitchen
3044 Longfellow Ave., Mpls.
612-791-1253
First Nations Kitchen, an outreach of All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission, welcomes all to our weekly To Go meals and Produce Give Away every Sunday from 4-5 p.m. outside our building. We cook fresh, organic, indigenous meals and give away organic produce rain or shine. This is a barrier-free food program. To donate or volunteer contact us at [email protected] or go to our website: https://firstnationskitchen.org.
Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and Friendship Community Service
2600 E. 38th St., Mpls.
Food Hub
Free food, hygiene products, and some household goods.
Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
2nd and 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Please bring ID and wear a mask. Social distancing guidelines are in place.
Groveland Emergency Food Shelf
1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
Plymouth Congregational Church
612-871-0277
Monday – Friday
9:30 a.m. to noon
On Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and Lasalle (Temporary entrance on Nicollet Avenue)
Hosted in the basement of Plymouth Congregational Church
Delivery is available for individuals who are housebound due to disability.
https://www.grovelandfoodshelf.org/
Minnehaha United Methodist Church
3701 E. 50th St., Mpls.
612-721-6231
The Minnehaha Food Shelf serves food for the hungry on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We help distribute up to 30,000 pounds of food each month. In response to the COVID-19 virus, we have changed many things to protect both our guests and our volunteers – rigorous cleaning routines, streamlined procedures, moving outside, wearing face masks and following the 6-foot social distancing guideline. Please be patient as we continue to improve what we do. https://www.facebook.com/MinnehahaFoodShelf/
New Creation Baptist Church
1414 E. 48th St., Mpls.
612-825-6933
We’re still here to serve you on the first through the fourth Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We have re-opened the food shelf to choice shopping. We do require mask, sanitizer and temp check. Be safe and God bless! https://www.facebook.com/NCBCfoodshelf/
Food Shelf
Saturdays (except 5th Saturdays)
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Grey door on the corner of 48th St. and 15th Ave.)
Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church
5300 10th Ave. S., Mpls.
612-825-6846
Serving Loaves and Fishes free community meals on Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. Free, to-go meals served from side door on 53rd Street. Open to everyone, no questions asked. Whatever your circumstances, you are welcome. You can simply drive or walk up to the church and receive a meal any Wednesday evening between 5 and 6 p.m.
Soup for You! Cafe
2511 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.
612-332-2397
Monday – Friday, noon to 1 p.m. – Lunch
Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m. – Groceries
Soup for You! operates out of the basement of century-old and deeply rooted Bethany Lutheran Church. Things have changed and continue to be in flux. Soup For You! has not skipped a beat … COVID-19 lockdown, we were there. People were fed. Unrest and our very neighborhood looted and set to flame. Our volunteers came to this place, the people were fed, clothed, nourished and hopefully comforted in this most extreme time of trauma and need. We will continue with the good support of The Village to feed, nourish and comfort all that come to our doors. https://soupforyou.info/
