eNews for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Ash Wednesday is February 17
On the evening of Ash Wednesday, we will offer the imposition of ashes in our parking lot, in a safe and sanitary way, from 6:00-6:30 pm, weather permitting. You can stay in your car, and we'll have people on both sides of your vehicle.
The Ash Wednesday Service itself will be available to view starting at 10:00 am on our YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Salter Hall Zoom
Sundays at 11:00 am
Join us after worship for conversation and fellowship this Sunday, February 21 via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84391630668?pwd=VlQ1dXJJc3ZrVVc0M3dZczdiTk16UT09
Meeting ID: 843 9163 0668
Passcode: 912010
Pilgrim Women's Book Club
Monday, March 8 | 4:00 pm
The book for discussion will be The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates. This book is available in paperback for $17.99 or $11.99 on Kindle. The library has some copies, too. Please join us for what promises to be a great discussion.
Meeting ID: 856 8820 1294
Passcode: 260291
UMD Summit: Being Antiracist, Doing Antiracism
The community is invited to participate in a three-day virtual event, the 2021 Summit on Equity, Race, & Ethnicity: "Being Antiracist, Doing Antiracism," from March 2-4, 2021, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Duluth.
This year’s virtual summit will be held over three days, with the first two days featuring guest speakers and workshops on current issues in antiracism. The third day will offer a Racial Justice Organization Fair to highlight the work being done in Duluth and Minnesota communities. The aim of the fair is to encourage participants to engage in concrete action.
Featured Presentations
A welcome and an opening talk will be presented by Tim Wise, author of White Like Me and Dear White America, at 10 am on Tuesday, March 2. Wise is known as one of the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States.
On Wednesday, March 3, at 10 am, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will hold a virtual conversation about the urgent issues of race, equity, and justice in America today. Kendi is one of the nation’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices. Kendi is the author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America; How to Be an Antiracist; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored with Jason Reynolds; Antiracist Baby; and The Black Campus Movement. His most recent book, written alongside Dr. Keisha N. Blain, is Four Hundred Souls, a community history of African America covering 400 years in the voices of 90 writers.
Creativity Exhibition
A “We All Belong Creativity Exhibit” will be on display outdoors at UMD from 6-9 pm, March 2-4, 2021. This all-campus art show, with art, poetry, and video, is also focused around the theme: Being Antiracist: Doing Antiracism. The exhibit is part of the CERE Summit and the Chancellor’s Unit Climate Change Team is organizing the event. 2021 is the third year the committee has presented an art show with work from students, faculty, and staff. Videos of all the 2021 work will also be available online.
Tickets/Registration
The event is open to the public. A small donation is encouraged but not required. Registration information is available at https://cere.d.umn.edu/.
For more information contact, Sean Bedard-Parker, summit organizer and accreditation director, sbedardp@d.umn.edu and Carol Wallace, assistant professor of Spanish studies, world languages and cultures at cwallace@d.umn.edu.
Co-sponsors
The event is co-sponsored by the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Committee, Essentia Health and the following UMD departments: Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Black Student Association, UMD Land Lab, Philosophy & Geography Department, Office of Sustainability, and the Campus Climate Change Committee.
Bring Cheer to Aftenro Residents
Snow Sculpture Party
All Pilgrims are invited to participate in a socially distant snow sculpture party at Aftenro Home, 510 West College Street on Sunday, February 28 from 1:00-3:00 pm. Families and Pilgrims will choose a spot to create their masterpiece out of snow. The purpose is to bring joy to the residents of Aftenro and have fun.
Sunday Worship at Pilgrim
Join us Sunday at 10:00 am for Sunday Worship at Pilgrim. We are recording in our chapel, and doing everything we can to make it as Covid-safe as possible. You can view the service on Pilgrim's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
If you have an announcement that you would like read during a Sunday service, please get it to the office or directly to Pastor Judith by Monday each week.
Please send in your prayer requests to include in Sunday services. Send your prayer requests, joys, and concerns to Pastor Judith via email by Friday each week to be included. We will use only first names during the service in order to maintain confidentiality, and your prayer requests will be passed along to Marge Fraser and Pilgrim's Prayer Chain.
In case you missed it, you can view last Sunday's worship service on YouTube.
Morning Coffee
Wednesdays | 10:00 am
Join Pastor Judith for your morning coffee! We'll have a time for checking in with each
other, prayers, and perhaps a brief meditation. Grab the beverage of your choice and
join us on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 497 627 641
Passcode: 926781
Lectio Divina
Wednesdays | 6:00 pm
Join us for a Bible study each week focused on the upcoming Sunday's Gospel reading.
Lectio Divina, or "holy reading" is a Christian practice dating from the early medieval
period, consisting of four steps: lectio (reading), meditatio (meditation), oratio
(prayer), and contemplatio (contemplation). Through these four steps, God's word sinks
deeper into our hearts and imagination. By following these steps, we allow time and space
for God's word to move from our lips, into our minds, and finally into our hearts. And
don't worry if you missed last week—join us any time!
This week's Gospel reading is Mark 1:9-15.
Join us via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99575231348
Show Us Your Walks
From Anne and Bob MacLean, some views from Bagley Nature Area