Archive for April, 2009

Earth Stewardship Sunday Sermon- April 26, 2009

You can read the sermon by Associate Minister Dennis Sanders on Earth Stewardship Sunday, by visiting his blog, Oscar the Pastor.

Apr 27, 2009 | 0 comments View Post

Important Resources for Honoring God’s Creation

First Christian Church in Minneapolis chose April 26 to remember and honor the handiwork of God.  During this Earth Stewardship Sunday, we have several ways that people of faith can care for God’s world.

Sign the Alverna Covenant.  Named after a mountain in Italy that was given as a retreat to St. Francis of Assisi, this [...]

Apr 26, 2009 | 0 comments View Post

Earth Stewardship Sunday @ First

The Season of Easter is a time when we celebrate new life in Christ. Christ has defeated the powers of death, and Easter reminds us that all of creation is new in Jesus Christ.
In conjunction with Easter, First Christian is taking the Third Sunday of Easter to remember that God is God of all [...]

Apr 20, 2009 | 0 comments View Post

Holy Week 2009 at First Christian

In these final two weeks of Lent, First Christian Church Minneapolis will follow some ancient Christian prac-tices with a few modern touches as we mark the events that lead to the great Easter celebration.
The on-going Unbinding the Gospel prayer groups and the Sunday morning prayer circle follow the tradi-tional Lenten practice of 40 days of [...]

Apr 01, 2009 | 0 comments View Post