***An ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, SPIRITUALLY FULFILLING,* SOCIALLY JUST COMMUNITY OF FAITH

IN THE UNITED METHODIST TRADITION

*IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS.***

Somewhere to Begin

I know it is a New Year, a new day, a new you. We stand on the cusp of all these things with such hope and then, well, it just wanes. The excitement, the energy, the commitment, and the hope gets drummed out of us.

Still, at NEUMC, we keep singing, we keep gathering, we keep opening our hearts, raising our voices, we keep trying--not because we are the be-all and the end-all, not because we have it all together, but because here we begin, again and again.

Thank you for looking at our website. We love it here. If you live in the neighborhood, grow deep in the neighborhood. Feel free to join us Sunday morning for worship. Or come eat with us on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday of the month. Northeast Minneapolis is a great place to live, and work, and worship, and eat. And begin again!

Blessings,

Pastor Sarah

"People say to me, 'oh you gotta be crazy! How can you {go to church} in times like these? Don't you read the news? Don't you know the score?'...People say to me, 'what kind of fool believes that a {church} will make a difference in the end?' By way of a reply, I say a fool such as I who sees a {church} as somewhere to begin...The search for something worth believing in. If changes are to come there are things that must be done and a {church} is somewhere to begin." T.R. Ritchie, adapted

Lenten Season Begins February 25

The United Methodist churches in the northeast area are observing Lent together once again. This year's theme is "Body Matters". All observances will being at 5:30 p.m. with a meal of soup and bread, with a short service afterward.

Lent begins February 25 with an inter-church observance of Ash Wednesday at Faith United Methodist, 2708 33rd Ave. N.E., St. Anthony. The topic will be "Awareness".

On Wednesday, March 4, here at Northeast UMC, in lieu of a Lenten service, speakers will discuss what it means to be black in Minnesota, and being a black church in Minnesota. "Black Lives Matter" is the topic, and we will be joined by members of Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ.

We will meet at Community UMC, 950 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights on Wednesday, March 11. The topic will be "Aging". On Wednesday, March 18, we'll be back at Northeast UMC for "Intimacy". We'll wrap up the Lenten season March 25 at Community UMC. The topic will be "Communion."

Holy Week Schedule

Celebrate Christ's passion with us! Holy Week is March 29-April 5.

Palm Sunday at 10:15 a.m. March 29

Maundy Thursday service at Pastor Sarah Lawton's home, April 2, 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday Service, April 3, 7:00 p.m.

Easter Observances, Sunday, April 5

6:30 a.m. Sunrise Worship

7:30 a.m. Breakfast

10:15 a.m. Easter Service

Just for You...

E-Offerings

Office Hours

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Monday-Thursday

SUNDAYS

SUNDAY SCHOOL & WORSHIP

10:15 a.m.

Childcare provided, up to age 5.

Hospitality & Refreshments

Directly following worship

Communion

1st Sunday of every month

Free Community Meals

2nd & 3rd Saturdays

6:00 p.m.

An ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, SPIRITUALLY FULFILLING, SOCIALLY JUST COMMUNITY OF FAITH IN THE UNITED METHODIST TRADITION IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS. Somewhere to Begin