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…
Services like ancestry.com and 23andme.com plus the “Finding Our Roots” TV series are just a few of the signs that family genealogy is a nationally growing pursuit. In addition, many adults these days are faced with the arduous task of sorting through family papers and photos, and choosing what to save and what to toss….
After jokingly getting Pastor Oby Ballinger’s permission to discuss sex in the sanctuary, best-selling author Peggy Orenstein shared insights about “intimate justice” with an audience of roughly 100 parents, teens, staff members and volunteers at Edina Morningside Community Church. Her speech—highlighting findings from her latest book, Girls and Sex—was the keynote address of Equipping Teens for Life,…
Are the teen years the best years of our lives? At EMC, we’re not so sure about that. That’s why we’re hosting Equipping Teens for Life: A Health & Wellness Conference for Young People and Parents—a day full of compassion, connections and enlightenment on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Headlining the event is Peggy Orenstein, New York Times best-selling author and Twin Cities native, who…
Dreaming of snow globes and luminaries? Reindeer and elves? Houses made of sugar? Celebrate this season of togetherness with conversation, crafting, and lots and lots of glue at EMC. Come enjoy an afternoon of holiday crafting for children and adults on Sunday, Dec. 4, 3 to 5 p.m. Tables will be staffed and arrayed with…
Eating and making chocolates—what a great way to kick off a weekend! EMC members, neighbors and friends gathered Saturday morning for Morningside U: Chocolate Indulgence, learning how to make chocolate truffles and bourbon balls from Laurie Cory, our resident chocolate expert. Laurie surprised everyone by passing trays of her choclates to sample as we learned techniques,…
Is this the year you’re finally going to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and tell your story? Let Morningside U help you get started. Edina Morningside Community Church is hosting an intergenerational workshop on writing memoirs on Saturday, January 16, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Experienced and beginning writers, ages 10 to 100,…
Two lefse stations, two lefse recipes and two lefse experts—longtime members Pam and Marge—led 75 people in the fine art of lefse-making this morning in our church basement. In between learning history of the beloved potato bread, picking up clever tips (like how to freeze lefse) and taking turns at the griddle, attendees got to taste other Norwegian delicacies (also made…
Registration is open for the next Edina Morningside U class: Learning to Make Lefse Marge Ellingson and Pam Olson will lead this free workshop on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. You can sign up now on our Edina Morningside U page: Visit our Morningside U page to register now!