Our Winter Film series discussion group starts on Tuesday, January 19 at 7PM! Participants are invited to watch the films on their own, then gather via Zoom for discussion at the appointed times. To register, click on the links below. To facilitate discussion, participation is limited to 12. An “Individual Reflection Version” is also available…
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‘Voice’ is how our inner truth makes its way into the world. Voice is a tool we all have access to, and singing is a technology of community and creativity. Through the Full Voice Institute, Dianne Baker, Eoghan Carrick, & Conie Borchardt were prepared by Barbara McAfee to lead practices of helping folks unlock the…
“Seeing Racism in Our Lives: Towards Abolition,” a film discussion series, begins Tuesday, June 30, with a discussion of “Just Mercy”, a powerful true story based on the bestselling book by Bryan Stevenson. The film is available to watch for free until the end of June. Please watch the film on your own, then join…
Race and identity are the topics of a new community book read hosted by Edina Morningside Church.
Last Sunday, September 22nd after worship, members and friends of Edina Morningside Church took part in an immersive experience of homelessness and housing needs, thanks to our partnership with Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative. The church’s Beacon Core Team led interactive experiences of a game, bedroom visit, video discussion, and art creation station in order to…
Our waving rainbow flag outside and the loving community inside welcomes (all year long!) those people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ). This coming Sunday, June 16th, we celebrate with Pride Sunday, a week before Twin Cities Pride and two weeks before World Pride in New York City marks the fiftieth anniversary…
Edina Morningside Community Church will host a series of spring classes introducing students to creative spiritual practices. Created by Karen Boileau, M.Ed., the classes incorporate stretching, breathing, prayer, drawing, walking in nature, and other activities to integrate the body and the mind, and to draw attention to the spirit within. Adults of all faith and…
Often the start of a new year sparks a resolution for more physical fitness. But what about our spiritual fitness? Come strengthen your spirit, your resilience and your sense of peace during our 2018 Lenten Series, Spiritual Cross Fit, led by Rev. Frank Bennett, Feb. 19 through March 19. Be renewed and gain greater insights…
We invite you to attend our 2017 Lenten Speaker Series. Each Monday night throughout the month of March, we will feature a nonprofit leader who will share how his or her organization is bettering our community. Plus, each evening will begin with a delicious homemade supper. What better way could there be to kick off each week? Join us, 6–7:30 p.m. March 6,…
Learn how faith and faith communities play roles in recovery for people living with mental illness during a presentation this Sunday, May 1, 11:15 a.m, at EMC. Al Levin, representing the National Association on Mental Health (NAMI), will help you: increase your understanding of mental illness grasp the impact of the associated stigma, and learn about NAMI and…