Photo of Ukrainian Easter Eggs by Luba Petrusha.

Have a hot dog and help bring healing to some needy kids!

In October of 2010, longtime member Pat Dunlop introduced First Christian to the ministry of Plaster House in Arusha, Tanzania.  Plaster House is part of the Arusha Lutheran Medical Center in Arusha, Tanzania and provides orthopedic and corrective plastic surgery to children. Pat’s son, Dr. Steven Dunlop (who grew up at FCC), and his wife Amy have volunteered their time at the hospital just recently returning from a six month stay.

Steve will be returning to Tanzania on July 18.  Join us on Sunday, July 17 to hear Steve and Amy tell us about the ministry of Plaster House and how we can continue to be in ministry with Plaster House.

See you at 10AM on July 17.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College , Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness and Community Emergency Service are sponsoring a traveling  photo exhibit, “Scratching the Surface: A Glimpse into Poverty and Homelessness.”
Through intimate images taken at shelters and organizations that work to end homelessness around the Twin Cities, members of the project hope to dispel
some of the myths about what it looks like to be homeless. Faculty and students in the Photography and Digital Imaging department at MCTC contributed images to this exhibit.

First Christian will host this photo exhibit beginning January 30 until February 13. We hope you will stop by, look at the photos and come away understanding more about the nature of homelessness in Minnesota and how to best solve it. Please invite your friends.

Open Table – January Flyer

Open Table: Click here for an event flyer.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Minneapolis is pleased to present the opera, “The Christmas Rose” on December 17, 2010 at 7:30PM.

The opera, written by English composer Frank Bridge, tells the Christmas story from a child’s point of view.  Miriam and her brother, Ruben, decide to set out on a journey to find the baby Jesus and in the end present the Christ-child with a miraculous gift.

Brianna Farah, a member of First Christian’s Chancel Choir and part of the University of Minnesota’s Opera Theatre will direct the Christmas Rose.  James Barnett, the Interim Music Director at First Christian Church and a Doctoral candidate for Collaborative Piano at the University of Minnesota, will conduct.

The event is free, but a donation will be taken for Feed My Starving Children, a Twin Cities-based charity that feeds hungry children around the world.  For more information on Feed My Starving Children, please go to www.fmsc.org.

First Christian Church is located at 2201 First Avenue South in Minneapolis.  For more information, please contact the church at 612-870-1868 or by email at office@fccminneapolis.org. Please feel free to download a poster and share it with your family and friends.

• September 12 is our “Rally Sunday.”  Sunday worship will go back to its regular time of 10:30am.  Sunday School classes will start as well at 9:15am.  September 12 will be a special Sunday School intergenerational class led by Deb Murphy.  Come early, and bring your artistic side!
• Choir practice will restart on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:45pm.  If you like to sing, please come and join us!

To keep up with all the events taking place (and there are a lot!), please take a look at @first, the new programming calendar here at First.  You can pick up a copy in the Lounge or view it online.

The event takes place here at First Christian Church which is located at 2201 First Avenue South in Minneapolis. The hours of the sale are as follows:

• Thursday October 14: Noon to 7pm

• Friday, October 15: Noon to 7pm

• Saturday, October 16: 9am-1pm

If you have any questions or would like to donate items to the sale, please contact the church at 612-870-1868 or by email at office@fccminneapolis.org .

Come and save some money and help make the world a better place in the process!