Uncommon Tour at Glen Avon
CHUM's Annual Fall Community Assembly will features Sojourners Ministries' Uncommon Tour on Nov. 10 and 11, at Glen Avon Presbyterian Church, 2105 Woodland Ave.
The "Uncommon Tour" is a speaking tour on the subjects of faith, poverty and racial equality. Participants will have the opportunity to join Sojourners' and CHUM's ongoing advocacy work.
The first session is 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.10. Lisa Sharon Harper, a senior director of mobilizing for Sojourners, will present "Peace, Poverty and Race." On Wednesday, topics will include "Faith-in-Action Mobilizing Training" at 10 a.m. and "The Budget and Your Neighbor" at 1 p.m.
All sessions are open to the public. For information contact Lee Stuart at (218) 720-6521 or lstuart@chumduluth.org.
Environment, poetry and bonsai
The Unitarian Universalist Church invites the public to join a free poetry reading on environmental themes on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 835 W. College Ave. The event begins with a presentation by Dave Severson, “The Bonsai Guy,” at 2:30 p.m., followed by poetry readings at 3 p.m. from Al Hunter, Deborah Cooper, Lynette Reini-Grandell and 2014-2016 Duluth Poet Laureate Jim Johnson.
The project is cosponsored by the Friends of the Duluth Public Library, the Arrowhead Reading Council, Zeitgeist Arts Cafe, Minnesota Public Radio, Lake Superior College, and the English departments at University of Minnesota Duluth and the College of Saint Scholastica. For information, call (218) 724-1653.
Personal posessions workshop
What will happen to your personal property after you die? Who will take your jewelry, books, photos and other beloved treasures? For most people, personal possessions carry more meaning than property because of the memories invoked.
New Life Lutheran Church will host a full-day workshop, Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 at 4424 Venture Ave. in the Airpark. The program begins with registration at 8:45 a.m.
Cost is $20 and includes a workbook and lunch. Space is limited to 30 participants. Preregistration is required; interested participants can download a brochure and registration form on the church website at www.newlifelc.org.