Posts by Cassie Davies-Juhnke (Page 4)

Virtual Art Fair & Bazaar: November 1-8!

We have been working closely with PPUMC artists, artisans, and bakers to create packages for you to purchase for yourself and your loved ones. Each and every package has been thoughtfully hand-selected with an assortment of unique, handcrafted items, original artwork, baked goods, and Velasquez fair trade coffee. No two packages are the same! These packages are priced at $25, $50 and $100! Sales are open Sunday, November 1 through Sunday, November 8 – or until we run out of inventory! For more information, visit our shop page:

October Concert Series: Caritas + MCC Refugee Services

During the month of October, we are featuring the music of Caritas Vocal Ensemble and raising money for MN Council of Churches Refugee Services. Listen to a song from Caritas and learn more about both of these groups on our Community Concert Series page! The Prospect Park United Methodist Church Community Concert Series has always been about community: The community supported by local nonprofit organizations that are benefited by the generous donations from concert goers The community of musicians who…

Virtual Open Yoga with Leslie Ball

OPEN YOGA / Virtual Schedule Mondays at 6pmWednesdays at 5:30pmSaturdays at 11am Classes are open to all levels. No previous yoga experience necessary. Instructor Leslie Ball is a certified teacher in Vinyasa, Hot, and Yin formats. She trained at Corepower Yoga in Minneapolis, and at Kripalu Center in Massachusetts. She is a licensed practitioner of LifeForce Yoga, using Yoga to address depression and anxiety. For nine years she has been leading Open Yoga, a restorative yoga program incorporating spirituality and the arts…

Tapping Meditation: Calming Fear About What’s Happening in the World

In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, Angela Hed Vincent would like to offer the below tapping meditation. Whether it’s the coronavirus, climate crisis, or political unrest, there are so many things in the news right now that have us leaning into our fears. Studies have found that chronic states of fear, stress, and anxiety weaken your immune system. This tapping meditation was designed to help you reduce this fear, making space in your body for peace and boosting your…

A message from Bishop Ough: Monitoring and preventing the spread of coronavirus

Dear Beloved in Christ: As if there is not enough fear and anxiety in our lives, the world is now enveloped in the fear of the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. This fear is fed by the repetitive 24-hour news cycle, crashing stock markets, and growing restrictions on travel and large gatherings. And now we have our first confirmed case in Minnesota’s Ramsey County. This probably means that community transmission of the virus is already taking place in Minnesota. The most common…

What Does Nonviolence Mean to You? (Video)

This year, during our annual winter retreat, we continued our series on nonviolence with a community discussion about Dr. King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence. This video shows the answers to the question: “what does nonviolence mean to you?”

A Message from Bishop Bruce Ough

Greetings, Friends: you may have already seen various media accounts or read an assortment of online postings in relation to last week’s announcement of a possible plan to form a new structure within The United Methodist Church. A diverse, 16-member group of United Methodist bishops and other leaders has offered a proposal that would preserve The United Methodist Church while allowing traditionalist-minded congregations to form a new denomination. Earlier this week, Bishop Bruce Ough of the UMC Dakotas-Minnesota Episcopal Area, shared…

Advent & Christmas Schedule

All services are Sunday mornings at 10am, except for Christmas Eve. First Sunday of Advent, December 1: Hanging the Greens & Communion. Advent arrives while our Thanksgiving dinner is practically still on our tongues! What to do? Begin slowly and together. And keep it simple.  Second Sunday of Advent, December 8: Mysteries & Miracles. So many Christmas legends, so little time! Recalling the beautiful and bizarre remnants of Christmas long past.  Third Sunday of Advent, December 15: PoP-uP Christmas Pageant.…

The PPUMC Choir Celebrates Advent!

The season of Advent is here, and the PPUMC Choir is preparing to celebrate this time of anticipation with an array of both familiar and new music to warm our spirits and light our path.   We begin on December 1 with a stirring arrangement of, “With A Voice of Singing” by Martin Shaw. This composition dates back nearly a century yet resonates with an energy that is as relevant and welcome as ever.  On December 8, we turn to the gospel stylings…

Giving Thanks

We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Below are two passages to reflect on this holiday week. God who loves us, who deserves our gratitude for so much that is good,We offer our prayers of thanksgiving to you:For the beauty of the earth — bright orange leaves mixed with green, a gentle rain, a spider’s delicate web.For friends, for family, even acquaintances who offer us kindness, who bring us laughter, who hold us to a higher standard.Lord of all that is…