Announcing the first annual Grounds and Sounds Music Festival Saturday April 28, 2012.  A number of years back the Hamline Midway Folk Festival originated from a little gathering of neighbors at the old J&S Bean Factory. The Hamline Midway Folk Festival has grown into a community wide celebration now named the Heartwood Festival put on by the Hamline Midway Coalition. (We love them)  You should all continue to support and be at this festival, I know we will be there. We also … →

As some of you know a few of us travelled to West Union Mennonite Church in Parnell Iowa in October.  We have had several exchanges with them, a few of them coming here to visit third way and a few of us heading down there.   Well they held a fundraiser lunch for third way last time we were down there.  Last week we received a check from them for $2,400!  This gift helps us catch up financially, get some … →

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Notes from the Leadership meeting 12/15/2011 at the Gilberts (Present – Eddie, Danny, Alisha, Brian, Seth and Jessie) 1) West union gave us $2400 – What to do with it? -Give/Tithe $240 to Reba (For Nurturing Communities Project) -Put $1000 in our savings (Back up fund / help fund) -Put $1160 in checking (for Thirdway to be caught up on finances) -Possible $500-$600 from checking account will go towards purchasing a new used laptop for Thirdway *Danny – addressed whether … →

This week is the first week of Advent. While Advent itself is a season of waiting for something, the first Sunday’s candle on the Advent wreath is particularly about expectation: it’s called the candle of hope. In the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew chapter 25, we learn that the wise girls’ hope for the bridegroom’s return motivated them to prepare for that event. They brought extra oil in case their lamps went out while they were waiting. The event of his … →

Here are the notes from the Fall Retreat! Thanks again for all you do – the Retreat was great! Jessie Looking over the past year: -Some key words: Risk, Joy, Healing, Family -Developed the Soul, Heart, Mind and Strength -We are still together! -SMC visits and deepening of relationships -The gift of children (Fruitfulness) -Relational Stability -House feels more stable / Family -Como’s – survived and are learning -Party (Fun and Dancing – Family) -Crisis (Groundswell – Como’s) -Stabilty Foundation … →

  The leadership team met last night to talk about 2 things.  Should we fully transition to Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength teams, and who will we task with shepherding the covenant group formation and orientation.  The leadership decided to keep our existing leadership team, but meet 4 times a year to check in about the overall vision of thirdway.  We decided we wanted to move forward with the heart team (pastoral leadership team) and talked about who might serve … →

Hey Thirdway Folk – we were thinking since this next weekend is Memorial Day Weekend that we would skip doing our own service (since a handful of people may be out of town or doing family stuff) and join in with the House of Mercy’s service! This is a good opportunity for us to visit the House of Mercy community and check out what is going on there – they will even be serving treats to welcome us! Please join … →