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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…

2019 Leadership Institute at UM Church of The Resurrection

Each year, the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (COR) in Leawood, Kansas holds a three-day event that draws thousands of United Methodists from around the country to learn, share, engage and empower attendees on the issues and opportunities facing the church today. This year’s conference took a different tone, serving as a forum for discussion and strategizing about the future of the United Methodist denomination. Sixty-two Minnesotans attended the 2019 Leadership Institute with many expressing a renewed sense of…

PPUMC supports youth climate strike

Members of the Prospect Park UMC community joined with Minnesotans of all ages at the State Capitol in St. Paul as part of the Global Youth Climate Strike, held Friday, Sept. 20. The event was energized, enthusiastic and inspiring, as organizers called for legislation at the state and local level to help reverse climate change. Held in conjunction with demonstrations around the world, the event was inspired in part by the activism of Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has been…

Join us for a Year with Frog & Toad!

Join us for our Spring production of the Tony award-winning musical, A Year With Frog & Toad. This delightful musical skips and hops through four seasons with a pair of unlikely amphibian friends in their natural habitat – a neighborhood filled with friends! Based on the children’s books by Arnold Lobel, this will be an eclectic production for all ages. Admission is FREE, with an optional donation to support Prospect Park UMC’s theatre ministry and Friends of the Mississippi River,…

Easter Schedule

It’s almost Easter! You are invited to share any or all of these services and activities. EVERYONE is welcome!! Maundy Thursday Service: Thursday, April 18, 7 pm in the PPUMC sanctuary. & Good Friday Service: Friday, April 19, 7 pm in the PPUMC sanctuary. Hosted by the women priests of Compassion of Christ Catholic Communities EASTER EGG PARTY! Saturday, April 20, 9:30—11:00 a.m. in PPUMC’s Community Hall. Fun and games; dying eggs; an Easter Egg hunt and more. For children…