“FALL TOGETHER” IS NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26!

You will be warmly welcomed anytime between 10am and 9pm.

Come for fun and refreshment at the lovely and convenient Fish Lake Park in Maple Grove. Check your email for the handy on-line brochure containing all the important details, (sent October 3 or available online here .) We’re each bringing our own food and dishes, so be sure to read the brochure for all you need to know.

Bring something fun to do, prepare a variety show act, or just be in the mood to enjoy one another’s company. No registration this year! We’re trying out an easier-to-plan, more laid-back event. Carpool sign-up is in the hall.

ABOUT FOOD: There is a fridge and microwave, but no stove. For the pot luck, folks can bring cold things or slow cookers (no soup please), but needn’t get stressed out about it. A few apples, some sliced tomatoes, a carton of cottage cheese, a bag of baby carrots, some beans & tortillas—something easy that won’t stop you from coming if you don’t have time to put an entrée in a pot. Leave that for the people who have time, and who have a slow cooker. Also, some glass dishes could be warmed up in the microwave, if necessary, but a hearty salad is another good option. Working together to make the meal happen is part of the pleasure in community : )

Any questions? Call Wina. Please come!

For first day school folks – go to Fall Together, then head to the meetinghouse for a sleepover! Don’t miss it!

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October 20, 2019

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Keitha Herron; Dough Herron (mic)

10:15 Exploration of the Meeting Visioning Session. Friends will participate in a mini-visioning session to explore the question, “What would the Meeting be like for it to come alive for you?” as a preview of the half-day visioning session scheduled Nov 9th. Judith James and Nettie Smith facilitating.

11:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Nettie Smith, speaker; Victoria Van Slyke, musician; care of meeting, Gib Pellet; (mic)

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
~ Howard Thurman

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Those whose burdens and sorrows are private.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: How Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Changes Lives. AVP work in prisons has been known to “turn” inmates from stoic isolates into warm and welcoming people in just the twenty hours of a basic AVP workshop. How? Come and find out what we, in AVP, call “the magic.” Terry Kayser, presenter.

Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM) is holding Interim Session here on Nov. 1-2 (Fri night and Sat.) Fri evening will be devoted to small group discussion and discernment on how we use our time together. What have been our times of greatest collective growth, uplift, impact and inspiration, and how can we have more of these moments together? The voices and insights of those who ordinarily do not attend Interim Sessions are particularly sought! Sat afternoon we hope to consider some possible concrete steps we can take together during upcoming sessions. Please come!

Hospitality Needed: Minneapolis Meeting agreed to host Northern Yearly Meeting’s Interim Session on Nov 1st and 2nd.
* Friends who can provide accommodation for out of town guests on Fri (and possibly Sat) night and breakfast the following morning(s) are needed! Some guests may also need transportation help to the meetinghouse. This is a great opportunity to connect with Friends in the Yearly Meeting. Contact Stephen with offers. Include information about the type of accommodation, number of beds and transportation you can offer. Please contact him as soon as possible.
* Can you bring / help with food, lunch set up, or clean-up on Sat, Nov 2? Contact Jim.
* Can you help any time during the weekend with setting up the meetingroom, keeping refreshments refreshed, etc.? Contact John.

Come to a second unprogrammed public worship at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, St. Paul, at noon, Mon, Oct. 21. There will be an opportunity to meet at 11 AM with the community relations officer for ICE to voice our concerns. Meet at the back entrance, accessible from the parking lot. Bring a chair or a blanket to sit on. Contact Debbie or Nettie for more information. The Federal Building houses ICE and Homeland Security offices, and the Bloomington Immigration Court.

The writing group will meet at 7 PM THIS Tues, Oct 22nd at the home of Jane. A relaxed but structured group, each month we write and have the chance to share with each other. Everyone welcome. Contact Jane with questions or interest.

There will be a Quaker parenting discussion / support / common searching / tales of experiences at the Nov. 3rd potluck.

There will be a retreat for Northern Yearly Meeting middle school youth Nov 1-3 at Twin Cities Meeting in St. Paul. Coinciding with Dia de Muertos, Day of the Dead, the theme is: “Exploring Death” including Dia de Muertos art-making; graveyard hikes, gravestone rubbings; learning about Quaker funeral traditions; worship, worship sharing and business meeting together; games; yummy food; f/Friends; and, of course… MAFIA!!!! Volunteers to serve as Kindly Adult Presences sought. Contact coordinator Seres: mscoordinator(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

The Friends for a NonViolent World Holiday Fair volunteer sign up is now open! Volunteer opportunities from Dec 1st – 7th. The annual Holiday Fair is held here at the meetinghouse and offers an opportunity to support, through collective community effort, the tremendous work of Friends for a NonViolent World. Set-up, café food donators, decorators, pricers, cashiers, working in the Friendly Café, helping in the book loft, clean-up, or acting as greeter – all jobs are important in making the fair a success. Find the fit for you at bit.ly/holidayfair19 . Questions? Contact volunteer(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org or (651)-917-0383. And don’t forget to create your own crafts, canned goods, or baked goods to donate!

Join the webinar ‘Friends Reaching Across the Branches on Earthcare’ hosted by Friends World Committee for Consultation and Quaker Earthcare Witness TOMORROW, Oct 21st to continue the conversation around concern for environmental action amongst Quakers across the globe. (Missed the first webinar in July? See youtube.com/watch?v=1zd0iMkWImA). This webinar will feature Emma Condori Mamani, a lifelong Quaker from La Paz, Bolivia, speaking about climate change and access to clean water; Emily Wirzba who lobbies on energy and environmental concerns for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (US); Beverly Ward, Field Secretary for Earthcare for Southeastern Yearly Meeting; and Kallan Benson, from Annapolis, Maryland who is a leader of the youth climate strike. Quaker Earthcare Witness’ General Secretary Shelley Tanenbaum will facilitate. 10:00AM ( PT), 1:00PM (EST), 17:00 (GMT). It will be available afterwards. To register and receive the link to join, email sustainability(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fwcc.world.

Friends Committee on National Legislation is celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Join FCNL lobbyists Kerri Colfer (Tlingit), Lacina Onco (Shinnecock/Kiowa), and former FCNL staffer Ruth Flower for an evening of dialogue, education, and advocacy. Wed, October 23 at 5:30PM – sign up to participate electronically here.

Take advantage of the Friends General Conference Spiritual Deepening eRetreat, Weaving a Wider Welcome, Oct 27-Nov 22. More at FGCeRetreats.org

Plan to gather and worship with hundreds of Quakers and friends committed to advocating for a more just and peaceful world at the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s annual meeting and public policy institute, Nov 13-17. Lobby to end the U.S. strategy of endless war, give input on FCNL’s legislative policy positions, and be inspired to act in the year ahead! Registration is open now for this year’s conference, “Love Thy Neighbor (No Exceptions): Working Together for Peace and Justice.” Visit fcnl.org/updates/annual-meeting-and-quaker-public-policy-institute-2019-27 for a first look at the schedule and more details about the event. Some financial assistance is available for young adults and members of the General Committee – contact Annie (annie(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fcnl.org) for more. Quaker advocacy has never been more important.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Bringing it Home: The Need for Nonviolent Protection in North America. Nonviolent Peaceforce will share the most successful practices used among unarmed civilian peacekeeping organizations around the world like Nonviolent Peaceforce, peaceworkers at the Mexico/ US border, Standing Rock, and those working with urban and gang violence in Minneapolis, New York, and DC, all of whom are applying similar unarmed peacekeeping principles. Find out what is working best and if some practices could be replicated or scaled up to protect our neighbors and resolve community conflicts. Thurs, Oct 24, 5-6:30PM Plymouth Congregational Church. For more, see nonviolentpeaceforce.org/about-4/events

ISAIAH, a coordinating organization for congregations, clergy, and people of faith to act collectively to promote racial and economic equity in Minnesota, will host an in-district meeting with Marion Greene (District 3) Thurs, Oct 24th, 6:30-8:30PM at Mayflower United Church of Christ. Hear Marion and local leaders discuss the issues of affordable housing, immigrant rights, and mass incarceration and what Hennepin County can do about it. Questions to Kessa Andrews, kessa.andrews(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com.

Storytelling Workshop: Nov 14, The Power of Healing Stories 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave, St. Paul 55105 with Michael Bischoff, Annie Brewster, and Jonathan Adler. The workshop will be hands-on for people, both individually and within healthcare organizations, who want to be trained to listen to and tell stories of illness and trauma in ways that are healing: finding a greater sense of coherence and meaning in illness; feeling seen and heard; bearing witness to suffering and resilience; strengthening and re-humanizing the patient/provider relationship. More here.

The Spiritual Price of the Doctrine of Discovery Nov 16, 8:30AM – 5PM, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Mpls. Mark Charles, son of an American woman and a Navajo man, speaks with insight into the complexities of American history in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation in the nation. Also presenting at this event will be Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs, MN Council of Church’s Director of Racial Justice.

Hear Parker Palmer offer, “We the People: A Time to Act,” at a Westminster Town Hall Forum, Sat, Nov 16th, 11AM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nicollet Mall and 12th Str, downtown Minneapolis. Enjoy music a half hour before; stay afterward for food and conversation. No ticket or RSVP required. Parker Palmer is a Quaker author, educator, activist, and founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal.

Minnesota Law Review will be hosting a symposium: Mass Incarceration as a Chronic Condition – Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment. Speakers will discuss mass incarceration in light of the themes in Franklin Zimring’s forthcoming book, The Insidious Momentum of Mass Incarceration. Keynote on “Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration,” and other speakers will discuss sentencing reform, risk assessment and release, and the roles of prosecutors and judges in reducing mass incarceration. Franklin Zimring will attend and present a response. Nov 18, 8:30AM-4:45PM. More at: minnesotalawreview.org/2019-symposium/

Minneapolis Council of Churches: There is a huge need for warm winter jackets in all sizes, toddlers through adults, for new arrivals to MN. Jackets should be gently used or new, please; also winter hats, mittens, and gloves. We are unable to accept boots or snow pants. Contact rsvolunteers(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mnchurches.org or 612-230-3219 for more information or to arrange a drop-off.

The Overcoming Racism Conference at Metropolitan State University, St. Paul this Nov. is sold out. You may livestream the plenareis on Fri and Sat mornings: youtube.com/c/MetropolitanStateLive/live. A schedule and more at: overcomingracism.org/programs/conference/2019-2/ . The 2019 Overcoming Racism Conference is dedicated to dismantling its power, racism’s structures, and the culture that enables it to thrive.

OFFICE HOURS: Carolyn VandenDolder, the interim Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office WED ONLY, 10:30-4 then out of the office until Wed, Oct 30th. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon WED. Bulletin items can be phoned in to the office (612-926-6159), emailed (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org), or written and put in the bulletin file of the blue box.