July 7, 2019

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Terry Kayser and Lolly Lijewski; John Dunham (mic)

You are welcome at the potluck, downstairs TODAY at the rise of worship. Please come, whether or not you were able to bring something to share! To regulars – look for ways to help with this do-it-ourselves affair, especially helping with clearing, washing, drying, and putting away dishes as well as washing and putting away tables and chairs. Thank thee kindly!

TODAY, Diane Randall, Executive Director of Friends National Committee on Legislation, will be worshiping with us and, it is hoped, will be able to stay for conversation over potluck – talking about Quaker action and witness in Washington, DC, and how you can support efforts there!

Photographer extraordinaire, Sue, will have her camera for those Friends who want their photo refreshed or added to the gallery. Look for her in the lobby before heading down to the potluck TODAY.

Generous donations / forgotten items: Over the years, many have donated items to in the meeting kitchen or have made unwitting contributions to the lost and found box. TODAY, you are invited to scan lost and found items and surplus collected aprons, tablecloths, and silverware. Feel free to take those things you that belong to you or anything that might be of use to you. All items left will be given away.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Monthly meeting for business is next Sunday at 11:00.

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. Completed applications should be mailed to the meetinghouse, emailed to the office (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org,) or put in the Shepherd Scholarship file in the blue box. Application deadline is next Sunday, July 14.

The Welcoming and Outreach Committee would like to have more members! Individuals who are newer to the meeting could bring a great perspective and help the committee succeed in its work of greeting visitors and helping newcomers feel a part of Minneapolis Friends Meeting. Call Ed with questions.

Save Wed, July 31st, 7 PM for a conversation at the meetinghouse about how we organize and provide care to each other. Sponsored by the Ministry and Counsel Committee.

Heads up: Our next Loaves and Fishes is Monday, July 29th. A sign-up sheet will be available soon.

Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford, Rae Beth, Betsy, and Sarah) meet at 6:30 PM on the second (this Tues!) and fourth Tuesdays of the month, June – Sept, at the meetinghouse. Come when you can for satisfying fun playing in the dirt, fabulous people, and lots of laughs. Questions? Contact Clifford; concerns, call Betsy.

Join some area Quakers gathering this Fri, July 12th, at noon on the Nicollet Mall and 7th Str. They will have a small sign and some slips of paper that say:
“PLEASE JOIN US! All are welcome.
We are practicing silent listening . We pose a question for Spirit and sit together in quietness to welcome any response. Some of us are Quakers and this is a common practice among Friends.
Who or what are we listening for? We don’t try to figure out or define for each other what that Spirit is.
Some call this spirit the light within, God, Allah, higher power, greater good, inner wisdom . . .
The question we are asking today is ‘What is needed to heal our city? To bring peace and justice for all?'”
Contact Nettie with interest, questions, and details.

Read Primitive Quakerism Revived at the Watson reading group Tues, July 16th at 7 PM here in the conference room. No need to read ahead – we’ll read together! One-timers and regulars – everyone is welcome!

A new writing group is starting: 7 PM Tues, July 23rd at the home of Jane – a relaxed but structured group with a focus on developing a spiritual practice through writing. Each month we’ll write and have the chance to share with each other. Everyone welcome. Contact Jane with questions or interest.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

The Northern Yearly Meeting Journal is looking for reflections, personal insights, analysis of concerns, letters to the editor, experiences, and creative works, including images, for the summer issue! Submit items to nymjournal(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com, or email with questions; deadline is July 19. For more, see fgcquaker.org/cloud/northern-yearly-meeting/pages/publications

Northern Yearly Meeting wants a logo that will readily identify Northern Yearly Meeting on the NYM Journal, e-news, brochure, website, minute books, and letterhead for the Epistle and other official communications. Send logo proposals or questions to northernyearlymeeting(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com in electronic format by August 1. Read more here .

Nightingales’ summer gathering will be held near Stoughton, WI, Aug 2-4. Nightingales are mostly Quakers, mostly from WI and MN, who gather to sing over a weekend three times a year. For more, contact the office: office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Linden Hills Library hosts “Displaced,” an interactive exhibit which explores the racially-motivated expulsion of Indigenous and Black peoples from the Linden Hills area of SW Minneapolis throughout history. On display until July 11th. July 11, 6-9 PM, on display at the Linden Hills Park Bldg, part of “Jim Crow of the North: Documentary Screening & Discussion.”

Lights for Liberty: A global Vigil to End Human Detention Camps. Candlelight vigil Fri, July 12th, to call for an end to the cruel and inhuman treatment of immigrants at immigrant detention centers: Fort Snelling Whipple Federal Bldg, 1 Federal Dr, St Paul, 7:30-9:30 PM (facebook.com/events/2237266943251609/), and Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center, 425 Grove St, St Paul, 8:30-9:30 PM, (facebook.com/events/350209189010843/)

Mindfulness Direct Action Training. What does it look like to answer moral injustice with mindful/prayerful direct action? How can we nurture an atmosphere of centered, purposeful focus and nonviolence for all during direct action events like rallies and protests? This training will combine mindfulness techniques for centering, de-escalation during protests, and organizing for inclusive direct action. Sat, July 13th, 9 AM – 2:30 PM; St. Luke Presbyterian Church, 3121 Groveland School Rd, Minnetonka. More and to RSVP: boundlessloveproject.org/events/mdat

OFFICE HOURS: noon – 4:00 on Wed; and Thurs and Fri, 10:30-4:00. Phone messages 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.