May 5, 2019

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Keitha Herron

10:15 – 11:00 What is Unarmed Civilian Protection (like NonViolent Peaceforce) and why is it important? Ken Solberg will share stories he heard from peaceworkers at a best practices conference on unarmed civilian protection held in Nairobi, Kenya, including the emerging consensus about the centrality of providing unarmed civilian protection in peacekeeping work.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Doug Herron, speaker; Jacque Wiersma, musician; care of meeting, Nettie Smith

You are invited to the potluck at the rise of semi-programmed worship today! Please come enjoy good food and good company if you were able to bring something or not! To regulars – help with this do-it-ourselves effort, replenishing plates, silverware, and water when needed; clearing tables; washing dishes. Many hands will help everyone have time to enjoy a lovely, lazy afternoon!

There is a committee clerk’s meeting TODAY in the conference room after semi-programmed worship.

Copies of the recently approved committee list are on the elevator table. Please pick one up for reference. If the work of a committee interests you, don’t wait to be asked to serve on it! Contact the committee clerk to visit a committee meeting or to share your curiosity. Many committees would welcome the interest! Ministry and Counsel Committee and Trustees have closed meetings due to confidentiality issues – but Friends are still invited to speak to those clerks to find out more!

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Next Sunday at 9:45: worship with attention to business. “Remember that we do not seek a majority decision nor even consensus. As we wait patiently for divine guidance our experience is that the right way will open and we shall be led into unity.” –from Advices and Queries, Quaker Faith and Practice, Britain Yearly Meeting. 1995

Calendar Reminder: The last day of the school year schedule is May 19th. Starting May 26th, there will be one 10 AM worship each Sunday morning.

Welcome and Outreach Committee is looking for greeters to welcome folks at the two entrances each Sunday, requiring little more than a smile and a handshake in greeting and directing newcomers to the guestbook and meetingroom. If you could be an occasional greeter, please contact Sue.

Plan to come to Fall Together, Sat, Oct 26th at Fish Lake Regional Park in Plymouth (the site of the 2017 Fall Together)! Fall Together has been revamped to be an easy breezy gathering of fun, potluck food, conversation, and song. We have The Pavilion 9am to 9pm – arrive and leave when you need. We’ll have the whole building to ourselves, near the lake, bike trails, and walking trails. There’s a fireplace as well as a kitchen. Save the date now to be with Friends then!

Joining the MFM Google Group is one of the easy ways be engaged with the Meeting. It is also a good tool for committees to communicate with those members who participate. To sign up simply send an email request to Roland. For more about the MFM Google Group, go to minneapolisfriends.org/google-group. Also, to help keep abreast of Meeting news, bulletins, events, and monthly meeting minutes can be found on the website.

FREE concert with Fred and JD Steele leading Nettie and Jim in the Capri Glee Choir. May 7, 7PM at the Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway Ave, Minneapolis. Come to the north side and celebrate LIFE !

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Friends School of MN’s Plant Sale is next weekend!! Shopping at the Friends School Plant Sale, in the Minnesota State Fair grandstand, is the great get-together for gardeners! Catalogues are out for you to peruse. See friendsschoolplantsale.com/ for more about this event May 10-12.

Northern Yearly Meeting’s “Speaking with a Holy Voice–Using Human Words to Communicate Divine Truth” at Lions Camp near Rosholt, WI Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27. Programming for infants and up with many opportunities for worship, discussion, education and play. Register at northernyearlymeeting.org. (A $10 late fee now applies.) Two El Salvadoran Friends School heads and one teacher will be coming. Translators needed. If you speak Spanish and would be willing to be a host or translator during programming, contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org and your name will be passed along.

Friends Committee on National Legislation – Quaker Change-Maker featuring Meg and Arthur Meyer Boyd, members of Stony Run Meeting in Baltimore. The Boyds will share their experiences volunteering at the Ramallah Friends School in Palestine: How are Quaker values providing hope for a peaceful and just future in Palestine? How does the Israel-Palestine conflict affect daily life in the region? What does the future hold? For more and to get the link to livestream this May 8 event, (6:30 PM EDT) see: fcnl.org/updates/living-the-palestine-experience-by-arthur-meyer-boyd-and-margaret-boyd-meyer

The 2019 Friends General Conference Gathering is in (relatively) nearby Grinnell Iowa, June 30 – July 6! Read about registration and offered workshops at: fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering . A few paper programs and registration forms are on the elevator table.

Camp Woodbrooke registration is open! Have you thought about sending your youth to Camp Woodbrooke? One and two week sessions available for 7-12 year olds; two-weeks sessions for 10-14 year olds; and a two-weeks session for teens, ages 13-15. Family Camp Weekend is Aug 31 – Sept 2. Near Richland Center WI. campwoodbrooke.org

Friends Music Camp’s two, three, and four-week sessions for ages 10-18 will be offered starting July 7th at Earlham College in Richmond, IN. For more, see friendsmusiccamp.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

All My Relations Art’s exhibit, Bring Her Home – Stolen Daughters of Turtle Island, on view until Jun 21, 1414 E Franklin Ave, Mpls. Highlighting the ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Bring Her Home shares visual stories of the impacted women and families while honoring the lift of each Indigenous woman as we would a sister, a wife, a mother, a best friend, a cousin, or daughter. More at allmyrelationsarts.com/bring-her-home-stolen-daughters-of-turtle-island-2019/

Ramadan this year is May 5 – June 4. Fasting during Ramadan is performed to learn compassion, self-restraint, and generosity. Taking Heart Open Houses, coordinated by the MN Council of Churches and the Muslim American Society of MN are again being offered. MN mosques and Islamic community centers welcome their non-Muslim neighbors for a traditional Iftar for a time of encounter and learning. Register for one or more events at: Taking Heart Register.

Minneapolis is offering workshops this spring about creating resilient yards including Planning Your Resilient Yard, Turf Alternatives, and Building Healthy Soil. Find a workshop near you at https://metroblooms.org/workshops/

OFFICE HOURS

Carolyn VandenDolder, the interim Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed and Thurs, 10:30-4 and OUT OF THE OFFICE May 10-17.