October 14, 2018

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 9:45 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, John Dunham

9:45 – 11:15 worship with attention to business: John Kraft, clerk; Tom Ward, recording clerk

11:15 – 12:00 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Barbara Ziegenhagen, speaker; care of meeting, Judith James

“Radiant One: You shine within us, outside us — even darkness shines — when we remember.”
~ from Prayers of the Cosmos by Neil Douglas Klotz

New DIRECTORIES are available on the table by the elevator. Update sheets are available there too! Limited in number, one directory per family, please. A directory PDF is available upon request: office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org . Don’t see your name included in the directory and wish it was? Fill out an information sheet (near the elevator) or let Carolyn know.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Thank you to the Fall Together aka Fall Camp Committee for a wonderful time of learning, exploring, sharing, laughing, singing, eating, and variety-showing last weekend! Committee members are Wina, Jane, David, Allen, Clifford, Andy, and Susie. THANK YOU!

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: A Poetry Reading by Mary Jean Port. Mary Jean will read new poems which are part of a book manuscript called Unclaimed Freight. She will also speak about how working on poetry helps her live with advanced cancer.

Loaves and Fishes: Monday, Oct 29th is the next opportunity for MFM to help prepare and serve dinner to the people of the Phillips neighborhood at Holy Rosary Church, 2424 18th Av. S, Mpls. Please help if you have a few hours between 1:30pm and 7pm that day. Volunteers sign up for shifts: chopping veggies or prepping dessert fruit 1:30-4:30pm; serving food 4:45-6:30pm; clean up 5:30-7pm. Fresh fruit donations for dessert are needed, too.

Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows who are bike-commuters are still in need of bike lights and flashers (3 sets) – especially now as days get shorter. Two kitchen chairs, a food processor, dry measuring cups and green plants would also be welcomed. Contact Sonja with offers: Sonja@quakervoluntaryservice .org .

Terry Kayser and CeCeile Hartleib will have their studio open for the art crawl Oct 12th – 14th: ACVR Warehouse, 106 Water St. across from Harriet Island in St. Paul.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Attending Northern Yearly Meeting interim sessions allows you to meet NYM Friends and enjoy and learn from the life and business of Northern Yearly Meeting. NYM’s fall interim session is next weekend, Oct 19-20, at Twin Cities Meeting (TCFM), 1725 Grand Ave, St. Paul; 7-9 PM Fri and 9-5 PM Sat. Beds (and breakfasts) are still needed Fri (and possibly Sat) night(s), as well as soup and salad contributions and whole fruit for lunch at 12:30 PM on Sat. Please contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org with offers.

Friends for a NonViolent World is seeking a Volunteer Engagement Specialist. This is a new position. For more, see fnvw.org .

Northern Yearly Meeting seeks a middle school program coordinator, starting ASAP. Please approach Friends who you think would be excellent in the position and encourage them to apply! The Coordinator is responsible for leading two retreats during the year and for leading the middle school program at NYM Annual Session. See the NYM webiste for the full job description, reimbursement information and how to apply: fgcquaker.org/cloud/northern-yearly-meeting

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is asking Friends to request that your candidates get on the record on issues affecting Indian Country. Native American tribes’ inherent right to govern themselves and their lands is one of the most important, unacknowledged issues at stake in this year’s midterm elections. Advocating on behalf of Native rights was a priority recommended to FCNL by Minneapolis Monthly Meeting. More at fcnl.org/updates

Also from FCNL: A bipartisan resolution (H.Con.Res. 138) that directs President Trump to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen could be taken up as soon as November. U.S. weapons, intelligence and refueling support have enabled Saudi and Emirati warplanes to rain down bombs on Yemeni neighborhoods, killing and injuring civilians – even children – tipping the country toward famine and putting at least eight million people at risk for starvation. This resolution offers an opportunity to end the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. More at act.fcnl.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS

ISAIAH will also offer a Minneapolis School Board forum tomorrow, Mon, Oct 15, 6-8 pm at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 2315 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. The candidates for Mpls School Board will be engaged about how they will lead to put equity at the center of their decisions and how they will help to ensure that every child in Minneapolis has access to a quality education. Parking vouchers and childcare provided. Social time with refreshment from 8-8:30.

Our Future, Our Right: MN Youth for a Fossil Free Future. On October 29, twenty-one youth plaintiffs will confront the federal government in court in the Climate Trial of the Century: Juliana vs. US. They will demand a science-based National Climate Recovery Plan that would end the reign of fossil fuels and lead to swift de-carbonization. Come to a rally at 1pm on Sun, Oct 28th, US Appeals Court, 316 Robert St N, St. Paul, to march with MN youth and help to bring attention to this case.

Overcoming Racism Conference, Nov 2-3, Metro State U, St. Paul. This year’s theme is “Overcoming Racism in Spite of…” broken treaties, Rondo, Philando Castile, Jamar Clark, anti-immigration laws, and other occurrences that make systemic racism so evident. Organized by the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative (FREC), this conference offers powerful tools for combating racism. Learn more and register.

A new movie came out this week: The Hate U Give tackles serious issues of racism and police violence with unflinching honesty and stunning lead performances, offering a brilliantly modulated balance between dark and light, anger and optimism, white privilege and black fury as a catalyst for change. thehateugive.com

The Minneapolis 2040 Plan is a document required by state law and influences how the city will grow. A revised draft, the subject of hearings in late Oct and mid-Nov and a vote in early Dec, is available for review and comment. Comment deadline is Oct 28: minneapolis2040.com .

OFFICE HOURS: Carolyn VandenDolder, the interim Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed – Fri, 10:30-4:00. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin items may be phoned into the office or emailed to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org .