First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Rev. Dr. Rick Lowery - Guest Preacher and Presenter Sunday Oct. 27
2019-10-27 10:30 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
This Sunday will be our final guest speaker and presenter, Rev. Dr. Rick Lowery. Rev. Dr. Lowery will preach in our 10:30 am worship service and then following a chili lunch, will do a presentation on Disciples History. There will also be a display of items from our FCC archives.
About Rev. Dr. Lowery:
Richard H. Lowery is President of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society and Adjunct Professor at Lexington Theological Seminary. He earned the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister. Rick taught most of his career at Phillips Theological Seminary in Oklahoma and served as dean of Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky. He has written and collaborated on several books, including Sabbath and Jubilee and Chalice Introduction to the Old Testament. With Bishop William Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharris, he is co-author of Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing from Beacon Press. He is co-editor of Seeking God’s Design: Disciples Quest for Unity and Wholeness (Chalice Press, 2019). He has lectured and preached at church gatherings in the US and abroad and served on various Disciples and ecumenical commissions and committees, including the executive committee of the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission. Rick is married to the Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, who served 12 years as general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada and currently is directing a special project toward ending racism for the National Council of Churches. They live in Bethany, WV.

Handbell Rehearsal
2019-10-30 18:30 - 19:30, 2019-11-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2019-11-13 18:30 - 19:30 | SHMC Lydia Meeting Room (Lower Level), 610 West 28th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55408

Choir Rehearsal
2019-10-30 19:45 - 21:00, 2019-11-06 19:45 - 21:00, 2019-11-13 19:45 - 21:00 | SHMC South Sanctuary (Upper Level)

Godly Play Children's Sunday School
2019-11-03 09:15 - 10:15, 2019-11-10 09:15 - 10:15, 2019-11-17 09:15 - 10:15 | SHMC Squiggle Space (Lower Level)

Intergenerational Sunday School - All Saints
2019-11-03 09:15 - 10:15 | SHMC Gathering Space (Upper Level)

SpringHouse Youth Group
2019-11-03 09:30 - 10:15, 2019-11-10 09:30 - 10:15, 2019-11-17 09:30 - 10:15 | SHMC Micah Room (Lower Level)

Sunday Worship - South Sanctuary
2019-11-03 10:30 - 11:45, 2019-11-10 10:30 - 11:45, 2019-11-17 10:30 - 11:45 | SHMC South Sanctuary (Upper Level)

Post-Worship Fellowship
2019-11-03 11:45 - 12:30, 2019-11-10 11:45 - 12:30, 2019-11-17 11:45 - 12:30 | SHMC Gathering Space (Upper Level)

FCC Elders
2019-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 | SHMC Lydia Meeting Room (Lower Level), 610 West 28th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55408

SpringHouse Lectionary Study
2019-11-05 08:15 - 09:00, 2019-11-12 08:15 - 09:00 | SHMC Timothy Meeting Room (Lower Level)

Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
2019-11-10 09:30 - 10:15
Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus’ most popular teaching parables.
Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our world today, and many traditional interpretations of Jesus’ stories ignore this disparity and have often allowed anti-Semitism and misogyny to color their perspectives.
In Short Stories by Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine analyzes these “problems with parables” taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.
The six-session DVD features Amy-Jill Levine offering a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus’ narratives.

Upper Midwest Regional Minister Search Listening Session
2019-11-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Plymouth Creek Christian Church, 16000 41st Ave N, Plymouth, MN, 55446

Youth Pastor Supervisory Meeting
2019-11-13 14:30 - 15:30 | SHMC Timothy Meeting Room (Lower Level)

Green Team
2019-11-14 16:00 - 17:30 | SHMC Lydia Meeting Room (Lower Level), 610 West 28th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55408

PRC - Pastor Laurie
2019-11-14 18:30 - 19:30 | SHMC Lydia Meeting Room (Lower Level), 610 West 28th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55408

Feed My Starving Children
2019-11-16 11:30 - 13:30 | FMSC Eagan, 990 Lone Oak Rd #136, Eagan,, MN, 55121

Pastor Laurie's Welcome Back Lunch
2019-11-17 12:00 - 14:30 | SHMC South Sanctuary (Upper Level)
