Join us for a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 9 pm, Prelude music starts at 8:45 pm

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Christmas Eve is magical at Judson. It celebrates and inspires, connecting us to one another and to the Christ-child. Join us for the Christmas Eve service at 9 pm. We offer a service of four lessons and carols (and two of the lessons are poems, one by Maya Angelou, the other by Mary Oliver). 8:45 pm is Prelude Music (violin & organ) with Karen Thomas and Jim Wentink. The service will start at 9 pm with chimes. Carols, prayers, candles and a >300 word meditation on encouragement. Music by the Judson Choir and Alan Kolderie on recorder. We should finish by 10 pm. All are welcome.

Christmas Pageant, Sunday, December 15, 2019

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The Christmas Pageant will be this Sunday, December 15. All children and youth should arrive by 9 am, and the Pageant will take place during the 9:30 service. Afterward, the CE Committee is hosting a Pancake Bar in the Ann Judson room.

7th Annual Holiday Carol Sing-and-Play-Along. Sunday, December 8, 2019, 3-4:30 pm

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SAVE THE DATE:  7th ANNUAL HOLIDAY CAROL SING-AND-PLAY-ALONG. Sunday, December 8, 2019, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (with special “gathering music” by the Minnesota Youth Jazz Band Super Sax Ensemble beginning at 2:45 p.m.), at Judson Memorial Baptist Church, 4101 Harriet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409. Are you looking for more connections within the community or a deeper sense of community? Are you looking for a chance to lift your holiday spirits? Would you like to have an opportunity to “just do something fun” without having to do a lot of preparation? Would you like to recall old holiday memories or create new holiday memories? Would you like to feel the joy of singing, playing an instrument, and/or listening to music? Do you enjoy eating free cookies? Would you like to help homeless youth through the YouthLink organization (see http://www.youthlinkmn.org )? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should check out the 7th ANNUAL HOLIDAY CAROL SING-AND-PLAY-ALONG on Sunday, December 8, 2019, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (with special “gathering music” provided beginning at 2:45 p.m.). Judson Church is located at 4101 Harriet Avenue South in Minneapolis. This sing-and-play-along event is free, and everyone is welcome.

Judson’s 110th Anniversary

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Judson on the move: Growing Deeply and Broadly

Mark your calendars. Sunday, November 17, at 9:30, am is Judson’s 110th Anniversary. There will be special music and an all-church picture.

All Saints Weekend

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November 3                      Help Make a Memorial Ofrenda        9:30 to 11:30 am

In preparation for All Saints Day…

November 4               All Saints Day Worship with Communion               9:30 am

On this day we will light candles, speak the names of the departed, and remember our loved ones and ancestors. You are invited to submit names to be read during the worship service or speak a name aloud during the service at the dedicated time. If you would like a name read, please contact the church office at info@judsonchurch.org.

All are invited.

Minneapolis congregation offers kindness, art classes to the vandal who graffitied their church.

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Here is a link to the article in the Star Tribune. Graffiti

Sign Message Contest

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On the night of Sept. 25, someone tagged the Judson Church sign. On the one hand, we wished this had not taken place. On the other hand, we hear you loud and clear: the sign messages were too boring!  The pastor, Rev. Travis Norvell, tries, honestly he does, to come up with clever and meaningful phrases. God bless him, he went to seminary and earned a Master of Divinity, not a Master in Fine Arts. So he is asking for your help to come up with better messages for our sign.

In honor of our 110th year of existence, the pastor is giving away 11 ten dollar gift certificates to Butter Bakery for the 11 messages used on our sign throughout this year. Please send your suggestions directly to him, gtnorvell@judsonchurch.org  Keep in mind our sign is not that large, so keep your messages short and no multisyllabic words.

And if you are the perpetrator of this act, please know we hold no hard feelings. In fact, we want to help you. If you come forward, we will pay the cost for you to take an art class through Minneapolis Community Education.  

NICOLLET OPEN STREETS – JUDSON WILL BE THERE

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The Kingfield and Lyndale neighborhoods are excited to bring back Nicollet Open Streets this Sunday, September 22, 2019, from 11 am – 5 pm. Sixteen blocks of Nicollet will close to motorized traffic from Lake Street to 46th Street. Nicollet street will be free for biking, walking, and connecting with neighbors. Judson will have a booth located on the west side of Nicollet, just north of the 41st intersection. Offerings at the booth include Blessings (dogs, bikes, sore knees, etc.), a Gratitude Board, a Prayer Wall, and other information. Stop by and check us out. Hope to see you there.

BREAKFAST AND BLESSINGS SERVICE

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Join us this Sunday, September 8, at 9:30 am for a potluck breakfast worship service. It will be our regular Sunday worship service, but with food. We will be gathering in Fellowship Hall. Please bring a breakfast item to share. Help with clean up after the service will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Worship service will be at Lake Harriet Bandshell at 10 am

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Sunday, September 1, Judson Church and Calvary Church will host the Summer Sunday service at Lake Harriet Bandshell. There will be music, readings, etc. There will also be a freewill offering collected. Any remaining funds will be given to the Minneapolis Crisis Nursery. Any envelopes or checks designating specific faith communities will be forwarded to the named organization. The service will be no longer than one hour.