December 30, 2018

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Carol Bechtel; David Downes (mic)

10:15 – 11:00 Witnessing hope amid the dysfunction of American politics today: Panelists Jim Haefemeyer, Mary and Stephen Snyder, and Doug Herron will discuss their work with the Friends Committee on National Legislation and its Advocacy program in Minnesota, South Dakota and Washington, DC.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Keitha Herron, speaker; Andrea Stern, guest musician; care of meeting, Gayle McJunkin; Sandy Olson (mic)

Quaker etiquette reminder: Spoken messages during worship are offered by individuals but are understood to come from the Holy. Speaking in worship can feel vulnerable. Please refrain from walking across the meetingroom while someone is offering vocal ministry. The headsets on the bulletin table can be used in the library to hear what is said in the meetingroom.

The Winter Gift is a one-time contribution, outside the general budget, that the Meeting makes to chosen organizations. Monthly Meeting approved this year’s gift to go to: Doctors without Borders to help fund their work with Rohingha refugees from Myanmar; Honor the Earth which uses indigenous wisdom to raise awareness and support for indigenous environmental issues; and Better Angels, a bipartisan citizen’s movement to unify our divided nation. Friends may contribute to the winter gift through December by writing a check to Minneapolis Meeting and putting “winter gift” in the memo line.

There will be a service of remembrance for Nancy Lichtenstein TODAY at 1 PM here at the meetinghouse.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

You are welcome at the potluck next Sunday at the rise of semi-programmed worship! Stay and enjoy good food and conversation. To regulars, please bring lots so we are confident inviting new-comers to stay!

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Rick Juliusson, the new Head of School at the Friends School of MN, will talk about the school’s history, new strategic plan, and mission and vision, and lead discussion about the role of progressive, Quaker education in changing our society and the lives of individual children and families, and how the school is working to address diversity and equity concerns internally and in the community. Come participate in the discussion and be inspired!

Participate in friendly conversations and good food through Friendly Meals, opportunities to build community and to help us get to know each other informally, including those new to Meeting. Friendly Meals, a series of meals in participant homes, will happen in February, March and April 2019. There are two options when signing up:
*All in: you participate in three meals, hosting one of them. The three meals, one each month, will be attended by three different groups of assigned people (remember, this is a mixer-uper!).
*On call: you can’t commit to three meals but want the chance to participate. Your name will be placed on a substitute list to fill in for those unable to attend a particular meal.
*Sign-up deadline is January 5.
You may sign up as an individual or pair (significant others, older children, or if you’re an individual who may not have room to host six people, you can pair up with someone who can host and then you can attend the other two meals together.)
A more detailed description is available on the elevator table. Sign-up sheets will be there too – one for All-in and one for On-call. Friendly Meals can be very flexible – the meal could be breakfast, lunch or dinner. And if the month you are assigned to host is inconvenient, you may coordinate a time that is better for you.
Friendly Meals are coordinated by the Welcoming and Outreach Committee. Call or email Keitha with questions.

Loaves and Fishes: TOMORROW 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 2:00pm and 7pm that day. Volunteers sign up for shifts: chopping veggies or prepping dessert fruit 2:00 4:30pm; serving food 4:45 6:30pm; clean up 5:30 7pm. Fresh fruit donations for dessert are needed, too.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Northern Yearly Meeting will start publication of the NYM Journal to inform and inspires Friends with examples of Quaker faith and practice. Each issue will feature articles related to the Quaker values that are the focus of NYM Faith and Practice. The editor will be Tom of Kenosha-Racine Friends and technical/layout will be done by Colby of Duluth-Superior Friends Meeting. There will be three NYM Journal issues per year: Winter/Spring; Summer, and Fall. Deadline for the first issue (Winter/Spring) is January 10, 2019. Submissions, stories including reflections, personal insights, analysis of concerns, even the evaluation of life itself, may be sent to nymjournal(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com. The Journal will be publicly available on the website so authors will need to obtain permission to include names, images or personal information prior to submission.

Quaker Voluntary Service Courageous Conversations: Quakers as Colonizers, Jan 12th, 6:00 PM. Come join the QVS MSP fellows to see the QVS house, enjoy a hearty, home-cooked meal, and brave a discussion about what role Quakers play as colonizers. $10 suggested donation; more gratefully accepted; no one turned away. Please bring your own bowl, plate, spoon and fork.. 3241 Park Avenue, Mpls. RSVP here.

Friends for a NonViolent World seeks new board members. Board member responsibilities include: strategic planning for the future of FNVW; providing the link between FNVW and its members and stakeholders; reviewing and writing governing policies; guiding and monitoring the organization’s work; hiring, monitoring and evaluating the executive director. Experience and skills in one or more of the following would be helpful: event planning, facilities, finance, fundraising, communications, volunteer management, personnel/human resources, research, and training. For more or to express interest, email: board(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners and author of America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America, will deliver a keynote address and moderate a panel of local anti-racism experts, on Saturday, Jan 12, 7 PM at Hennepin Ave Methodist Church, Mpls. The evening is meant to help our community understand and respond to the devastating impact racism has on our neighborhood and our nation. More at eventbrite.com/e/race-religion-and-response-an-evening-with-jim-wallis-tickets

OFFICE HOURS

Carolyn VandenDolder, the interim Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wednesday through Friday, 10:30-4:00. Phone messages will be checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur. Bulletin items can be phoned in to the office, emailed, or written and put in the bulletin file of the blue box.