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EventsMacalester Plymouth United Celebrates 150 Years!A 90-minute service is set for Sunday, May 18 at 9:30 a.m. It will feature special music, drama and other elements honoring our past, as well as recognition for our 2008 high school graduates. Before we leave the sanctuary, we’ll organize ourselves for an all-church group photo, so make sure you’re there for the picture! Our celebration will feature cake and ice cream treats and many informative and entertaining examples of our long church history. We’ll have a real “show and tell” with our own MPUC Museum of photos, artifacts and more, along with other displays around the building. If you haven’t already, make sure your extended family, friends and former members know that May 18 is the day to come home to MPUC! Read the press release for the Macalester Plymouth United Church 150th Anniversary.Regular Sunday Schedules 9-9:30am Worship Service“Worship Laboratory,” a service experimenting with worship 9:30-10:30am Education Hour for All Ages10:45-11:45am Worship ServiceWorship creatively interpreting the Reformed tradition with organ and choirs Social Hour at 11:45
"HERE & NOW" NEWSLETTER : June 15, 2008 edition of the Here and NowJune 29, 2008 edition of the Here and Now.
The "Here & Now" is a bi-weekly publication*.Submissions for newsletter are due at the office on Tuesdays by 2 p.m. Email your announcements to 4publication@macalester-plymouth.org with subject: Bulletin Announcement/Here & Now for Sunday (date) or fill out one of the forms available outside of the Office.
2008 Here & Now Deadline and Publish Dates*The Here & Now is published 10 days after the first Thursday and 10 days after the third Thursday of the month. SUBMISSION DEADLINE..............PUBLISH DATE 2pm, Tuesday, Jan 8............................ Sunday, Jan 13 2pm, Tuesday, Jan 22.......................... Sunday, Jan 27 2pm, Tuesday, Feb 12.......................... Sunday, Feb 17 2pm, Tuesday, Feb 26.......................... Sunday, Mar 2 2pm, Tuesday, Mar 11...........................Sunday, Mar 16 2pm, Tuesday, Mar 25...........................Sunday, Mar 30 2pm, Tuesday, Apr 8.............................Sunday, Apr 13 2pm, Tuesday, Apr 22........................... Sunday, Apr 27 2pm, Tuesday, May 6............................Sunday, May 11 2pm, Tuesday, May 20...........................Sunday, May 25 2pm, Tuesday, June 10 ........................ Sunday, June 15 2pm, Tuesday, July 8............................ Sunday, July 13 2pm, Tuesday, July 22.......................... Sunday, July 27 2pm, Tuesday, Aug 12...........................Sunday, Aug 17 2pm, Tuesday, Aug 26.......................... Sunday, Aug 31 2pm, Tuesday, Sept 9........................... Sunday, Sept 14 2pm, Tuesday, Sept 23......................... Sunday, Sept 28 2pm, Tuesday, Oct 7............................ Sunday, Oct 12 2pm, Tuesday, Oct 21.......................... Sunday, Oct 26 2pm, Tuesday, Nov 11.......................... Sunday, Nov 16 2pm, Tuesday, Nov 25.......................... Sunday, Nov 30 2pm, Tuesday, Dec 9............................ Sunday, Dec 14
To see what's happening this week at our church, check the "This Week at Our Church" page, which is usually updated every Friday afternoon. To read an Adobe pdf file, you need the FREE Adobe pdf Reader. If you don't have it, go to Adobe and download it, for free. Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Contest2007 Hymn Contest WinnerClick link to read about MPUC Hymn Contest Winner - March 5, 2008 St Paul Pioneer Press Front Page Article "A Quest for Hymns About Social Justice". MPUC Press Release, February 29, 2008 - For immediate publication 2007 Eleventh Annual Hymn Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Writing Contest Winner Selected
Macalester Plymouth United Church of St. Paul, Minnesota, is pleased to announce the winners of our twelfth annual hymn writing contest. The 2007 contest was a search for new hymns to use on Mother’s Day, sensitive to the changing nature of family life, and affirming feminist calls for equality. The hymn winning the $500 prize is "Thank You, God, for Mother", written by Nathan Crabtree of Hickory, North Carolina. Nathan Crabtreeserves as the Music Director at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Hickory, N.C. He was born and raised in Greensboro, N.C., andwas active in the music program atFirst Presbyterian Church. He came to Hickory by way of Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. where he earned the Bachelor of Music in music education and later the Master ofMusic inchoral conductingdegrees. It is at A.S.U. where Nathan also met his wife of 14 years, Shari Edmisten Crabtree. They have3 children who are all active in music.The Crabtrees share the Music ministry at Northminster leading 2 children's choirs, Youth handbells, Youth instrumental ensemble, Adult handbells, and the Chancel choir. Nathan also works in close contact with the church's pastor, James Bernhardt, in worship planning. In addition to his responsibilities at Northminster, Nathan is the music teacher at Catawba Elementary school in Catawba, N.C. He teaches music to children in preschool-6th grades. The judges also awarded an honorable mention to Jann Aldredge-Clanton of Dallas, Texas, for her hymn "O Loving Creator, We Labor" with You. She currently serves as a chaplain coordinator for Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, where she also chairs the Interfaith Task Force and the Healing Environment Team. A native of Louisiana, Jann received the B.A. degree from Louisiana Polytechnic University, the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas Christian University, and the M.Div. from Southwestern Theological Seminary. She a prolific author. Among her publications are "Inclusive Hymns for Liberating Christians" (Eakin Press, 2006); "Breaking Free: The Story of a Feminist Baptist Minister" (Eakin Press, 2002); "In Search of the Christ-Sophia: An Inclusive Christology for Liberating Christians" (Twenty-Third Publications, 1995; Eakin Press, 2004); "Imagine God! A Children's Musical Exploring and Expressing Images of God" (Choristers Guild, 2004); "In Whose Image? God and Gender" (Crossroad, 1990, 2001); "Praying with Christ-Sophia: Services for Healing and Renewal" (Twenty-Third Publications, 1996); "Counseling People with Cancer" (Westminster John Knox, 1998); "God, A Word for Girls and Boys" (Glad River, 1993). Churches of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities (PC/USA) and the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ (UCC) are free to use these hymns through February 28, 2009. All others should seek permission from the authors.
2007 Winning hymn - Thank You, God, for Motherby Nathan Crabtree, Hickory, North Carolina(Suggested tune - HYFRYDOL) Meter - 8.7.8.7.D Primal Mother of all living, to the Garden Eve brought Love, Wholeness to Creation giving flesh of flesh sent from above. Thank you, God, for Eve our Mother: faithful friend and faithful wife. First created then creating, with God’s help she brought forth life. Caring Mother, Levite woman in a basket put her babe, floating in Egyptian waters for his precious life to save. Thank you, God, for Moses’ Mother and for Pharaoh’s daughter’s heart, showing courage for the baby, not denying mercy’s part. Jesus’ Mother, Blessed Mary, magnified by Heaven’s kiss; wonders for her heart to treasure, pondered with maternal bliss. Thank you God, for Mother Mary, nurturing your holy son from the manger to the temple, to the cross and vict’ry won. Modern mother in all people, think of Eve and Mary kind, Moses’ mother, Pharaoh’s daughter: love your own and those you find. Thank you, God, our Heav’nly Mother for your nurture and your care. Teach us love for all your children in our homes and ev’rywhere.
2007 Honorable Mention - O Loving Creator, We Labor with Youby Jann Aldredge-Clanton, Dallas, Texas(Suggested tunes - ST. DENIO or FOUNDATION) Meter - 11.11.11.11 O Loving Creator, we labor with you to bring forth a world filled with beauty anew. Fresh hope and fresh strength for our labor, we pray; O give us your vision of glorious days. O Loving Creator, within and above, you come as a mother with comforting love. We join in your work with the poor and distressed; as partners we labor that all may be blessed. O Loving Creator, we join in your plan to bring peace and justice throughout ev’ry land. We come now as families, all races and kinds, to offer our gifts, as new freedom we find. O Loving Creator, you nurture us all to grow in your image and answer your call. As sisters and brothers together on earth, we labor with you, new creation to birth.
2008 Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Writing ContestMarch 1, 2008 For immediate release Macalester Plymouth United Church of St. Paul, Minnesota, announces a thirteenth international contest for English language hymn writers. It is our understanding that hymns can motivate the church to be more actively involved in social reform, a vital part of its ministry. It carries a prize of $500 for the winning entry. We are looking for new texts which will enable the church and its people to lament, to cry out in anger and frustration to God. This is richly expressed in many of the Psalms, but is a tradition largely neglected by the modern church. We are especially looking for texts that lament war and its aftermath, or cry out against other forms of violence.
This contest is part of a continuing memorial to Macalester Plymouth church member A. A. ("Al") Heckman, widely known as Minnesota's "Dean of Philanthropy." He was one of the first men in the nation to earn a graduate degree in social work and went on to create many private and public partnerships to help the needy. He was a pioneer in the establishment of integrated social services at the city, county and state level, and served on the boards of many philanthropic foundations. His life was an inspiration to those seeking to integrate Christian faith with social action. This is a search for new texts. We strongly encourage the use of familiar meters which may be sung to familiar tunes. New music for the winning hymn may be sought in the future. Hymns previously published or currently entered in other contests should not be submitted. It is certainly permissible, however, to have a local congregation or other group sample your hymn before submitting it.Macalester Plymouth Church, a member of both the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Church of Christ, is a liberal and inclusive church with a history of active involvement in contemporary social issues. We suggest avoiding archaic language (e.g. "Which wert, and art, and evermore shall be") and non-inclusive language (e.g. "O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother"). There is an entry fee of $3 for each hymn submitted, and checks should be made payable to "Macalester Plymouth United Church" with a memo entry for "Hymn Contest." Entrants should provide four copies of each hymn. The entrant's name must not appear on these copies. Please provide a cover letter with your name, address, telephone number, and the title of your entry or entries. All entries will be acknowledged within two weeks of receipt. All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2008. The judges will arrive at their decision by February 15, 2009, and their decision is final. The winning hymn will be announced by February 28, 2008. Only one winning entry is anticipated, but the judges may decide to split the prize among several co-winners. The judges also reserve the right not to select any hymn as the winner. Each entrant will receive notification of the contest winner and a copy of the winning hymn. Copyright for the winning hymn will be retained by the author, but the author agrees to permit the use of this hymn by Macalester Plymouth United Church in perpetuity. Churches of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area (Presbyterian Church/USA), and churches of the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ shall be permitted to use the winning hymn(s) for one year (March of 2009 through February of 2010). Please send entries and correspondence to Hymn ContestMacalester Plymouth United Church1658 Lincoln AvenueSt. Paul, MN 55105-1949E-mail: office@macalester-plymouth.org Web site: www.macalester-plymouth.org
An Historical Overview of the Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Writing ContestThe Macalester Plymouth United Church Hymn Contest began in 1996 as part of a continuing memorial to A. A. (“Al”) Heckman, a church member who was widely known as Minnesota’s “Dean of Philanthropy.” Click Historical Overview to download PDF file with details.
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