March 18, 2018

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Scott Chapman

10:15 – 11:00 coffee and conversation. Grab a cup of something hot and make connections!

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Rae Beth Cornelius, speaker; Tom Wells, musician; care of meeting, Judith James; Barbara Mohr (mic)

“Without diversity life would be very boring.”
~ Catherine Pulsifer
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
~ Maya Angelou

An Introduction to Friends session on Quaker Business Practice and Organization will be offered today at 1 in the conference room and again Tues at 7. For newcomers and old-timers, the simply curious and the seasoned Friend, come discover, come lend your insights, and come to know one another. Enjoy your bag lunch downstairs before moving to the conference room!

Quaker Etiquette reminder: Spoken messages during worship are delivered by individuals but are understood to be coming through them from God. Speaking in worship can feel vulnerable. Please refrain from entering or leaving the meetingroom while someone is offering vocal ministry.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

People who are in the midst of change and those who are bearing burdens, known and unknown to others.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

The end of the meeting’s fiscal year is March 31. Please submit any outstanding reimbursement requests to your committee clerk before the end of the fiscal year.

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: from Friends General Conference Spiritual Deepening series, Rhythms of the Inner Life. Examine your relationship with the divine – Longing, Waiting, Awe, Despairing, Resting, Conversing, Celebrating – through queries and worship sharing.

Zephyra and Roland Shepherd created the Shepherd Scholarship in 1977 for the post-secondary education of members or member’s children. Applications and eligibility criteria are available on the long table in the east hall. Applications should be mailed to the meetinghouse or put in the Shepherd Scholarship file in the blue box. Application deadline is April 15.

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee and Doug and Keitha are offering a $200 travel grant to any Meeting student wishing to go to the March for Our Lives in D.C. on March 24th. To date, there is no organized group traveling from Minnesota. See Roland or Debbie to apply.

Read Out of the Silence: Quaker Perspectives on Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Watson reading group THIS Tues, March 20th at 7 PM downstairs. No need to read ahead – we’ll read together! One-timers and regulars – everyone is welcome!

A Northern Yearly Meeting middle school retreat will be March 30 – April 1 here at the meetinghouse. Registration will be available soon. For more, contact coordinator, Marie.

Come to a Minneapolis Meeting / Mayim Rabim potluck here at 12:30 on April 15, preceding the 2:00 PM contemplative concert, “The Garden of the Righteous” by NAYE STRUNES (NEW STRINGS). More than 21,000 non-Jews risked their lives during the Holocaust to save innocent people whom they didn’t know. Designated as Righteous Among the Nations, trees were planted in their honor in the Garden of the Righteous at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Weaving together stories of six fearless individuals with original Yiddish music, the concert offers an opportunity to reflect on stunning examples of courage and compassion in dark times. Free-will donations to support Doctors Without Borders medical teams who help people regardless of politics, religion, or race. Musicians: Judith Eisner, Gretta Hunstiger (violin), Beth Albertson (cello), and Stu Janis (tsimbl). Please label your “pot” ingredients so people can enjoy the meal with confidence! Vegetarian preferred.

Ride Share Request from Seward Neighborhood: If you are willing to provide a ride to either unprogrammed or semi-programmed worship for someone in the Seward neighborhood, please contact Scott. Ride Share for Minneapolis Meeting: Do you need a ride to Sunday worship or other meeting events? Or are you willing to provide a ride to another, occasionally or regularly? If so, please contact Scott.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Quakers in Politics Live Web Panel, Thurs, March 22nd at 3:00pm (EDT). The upcoming U.S. Congressional mid-term elections have at least seven Quaker candidates. How does Quaker faith inform these candidates’ desires to run for Congress? What advice would they have for other Quakers wanting to seek political services in the future? Join the live, two-hour video-conference with current Quaker U.S. Congressional candidates and moderator Alan Price, president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. Co-sponsored by Friends Journal and Earlham School of Religion; For more, call 800-432-1377 or visit friendsjournal.org/quakers-in-politics or facebook.com/events/364549387359637/

Friends for a NonViolent World Bridging the Divides: Police Training will be offered March 29th, 6:30-8:30pm, U of St Thomas Hearth Room, Anderson Student Center, 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul. How much time do officers spend in training? How much should they get? What are the minimum requirements for becoming a police officer? Special focus on implicit bias training. Tanya Gladney, Chair of Sociology and Criminal Justice Dept, U of St Thomas, presenter.

At Pendle Hill: Bible workshops, courses and events – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Us: Gospel and Community (April 8-12 with Doug Gwyn and Francisco Burgos); Reading the Bible with a Quaker Classics Scholar (April 12-14 with Sarah Ruden); Fierce Biblical Women Speak Power Today (Aug 3-5 with Melissa Bennett) among others. Also offered – Truth and Healing: Quakers Seeking Right Relationship with Indigenous Peoples (May 3-6) and Radical Faithfulness in Action (on-line and on campus June 28-July1; August 16-19; Oct 25-28). More at pendlehill.org

Looking ahead: Camp Woodbrooke, a Quaker-flavored overnight camp for 7-15 year olds, has sessions starting June 27. campwoodbrooke.org
Looking ahead: Want musical growth in a caring community for your student, age 10-18? Friends Music Camp offers two, three and four-week sessions at Earlham College starting July 8. friendsmusiccamp.org

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Every Church a Peace Church meeting and potluck TOMORROW, March 19th, 6:30 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 Third Ave. S. Leah Jaslow from the American Refugee Committee, will talk about the current refugee crisis and how ARC is helping refugees survive conflict and crisis and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency.

Minneapolis March for Our Lives, created by, inspired by, and led by students across the USA who will no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings. Sat, March 24th, 10 – noon at the State Capitol. Or gather at Harriet Island at 9 and march to the capitol together.

OFFICE HOURS:
Carolyn VandenDolder, the interim Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Thur and Fri, 10:30-4. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur. Bulletin items can be phoned in, emailed, or written and put in the bulletin file of the blue box.