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If you haven't heard about it already, you will soon, and probably often: The Dead Sea Scrolls are coming to the Science Museum of Minnesota in March.
"The Dead Seas Scrolls exhibition is one of the most important exhibitions the Science Museum has ever hosted," said Mike Day, senior vice president of museum enterprises.
That's a mighty impressive statement about a place that has hosted some mighty impressive exhibits recently, including Titanic and Body Worlds. But he said that the chance to see the earliest known biblical texts is "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The exhibit is going to be first-class all the way, literally. The scrolls, each accompanied by its own security guard, will fly to the Twin Cities strapped into first-class airline seats. To put that in a perspective Minnesotans can understand, it's pretty much the same treatment the Stanley Cup gets on its tours.
All aboardAmong the folks who missed Sally Roach's presentation of "The 'A' Train" at the Fringe Festival in August was the Rev. Spencer Simrill, dean of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis. St. Mark's is referenced often in the show, so Simrill has scheduled another performance and is inviting the public to join him for free.
Among the "A" subjects Roach deals with are her son's Asperger's syndrome and her mother's Alzheimer's, complicated by issues with alcoholism. Roach, the cathedral's wedding coordinator, said that the church serves "as ballast for all the turmoil" as well as providing fodder for comic material, including some stories from her job.
The performance is at 3 p.m. Sunday at the cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St. on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis. Roach warns parents that if her show were a movie, it would be rated PG-13 because of adult themes and some salty language.
Keeping the peaceThe Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers, the Alliance for Sustainability and Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church are joining forces Sunday for a conference titled "Peace and Sustainability -- Can't Have One Without the Other."
Arlen Erdahl, Minnesota's former secretary of state, and his brother the Rev. Lowell Erdahl, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's bishop emeritus, will provide the political and spiritual frameworks for an afternoon of panel discussions and small-group meetings.
The event runs from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the church, 511 Groveland Av., Minneapolis. A $5 donation is suggested at the door, but no one will be turned away.
Twin billCongregations from Jewish synagogues and Muslim mosques will worship together this weekend as part of the second annual "A Weekend of Twining." The national program pairs synagogues and mosques in one-on-one programs intended to break down stereotypes and promote interfaith understanding. In the Twin Cities, there are four such arrangements. (In one case, a Roman Catholic church also is taking part.) The pairings are:
•Adath Jeshurun in Minnetonka and the Islamic Center of Minnesota in Fridley, with the added participation of the Pax Christi Catholic Community in Eden Prairie.
• Temple Israel and Masjid An-Nur, both in Minneapolis.
• Beth Jacob Congregation, Mendota Heights, and the Muslim American Society in Inver Grove Heights.
• Beth El Synagogue of St. Louis Park and Anjuman E-Asghari Islamic Center in Brooklyn Park.
Jeff Strickler • 612-673-7392
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