November 3, 2019

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

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

10:15 – 11:00 Let’s Get Together! Fun get-acquainted games and exercises for all generations, drawn from the Alternatives to Violence Program.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Evelyn Ronning, speaker; Jacque Wiersma, musician; care of meeting, Judith James

You are welcome at the potluck today at the rise of semi-programmed worship! Please come whether or not you brought a “pot”! To regulars, look for opportunities to help this do-it-ourselves effort – replenish plates, silverware, water; help clear, wash, dry and put away dishes; wipe and put away tables and chairs, etc. Many hands make light work!

For parents attending the informal parenting discussion during potluck – help your children select items to eat and get them settled in the west classrooms then bring your filled plate and come to the large north classroom to join in!

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Those who are grieving.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Next Sunday at 9:45 – monthly meeting for business. Please come participate in this integral piece of Meeting life.

Ministry and Counsel Committee will meet this coming Thurs night, 7 PM; Sandy, clerk. Ministry and Counsel Committee oversees and cares for the worship, spiritual and community life and care of membership of the meeting. It supports and guides ministry/ministers, pastoral care and attends to requests for membership and marriage under the care of the meeting.

Every winter, Minneapolis Meeting takes a special collection, outside the regular operating budget, to benefit organizations recommended by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee and approved at monthly meeting. Please send your nominations to receive this annual Winter Envelope Gift to P&SC Committee clerk, Roland.

Visioning opportunity THIS Saturday, 10AM-1PM! This visioning session is an opportunity for Friends to work in teams and design the Meeting you want to be attending in the future. It’s a chance to consider questions like, “What would I like the Meeting to look like in 20 years?” or “What would need to happen to inspire me/us to want to participate in Meeting more fully?” Think in terms of “what if?” rather than be bound by “what is.” Let your imagination go wild – using an architectural drawing, a song, collage, or diagram. No restraints, no impossibilities. Lunch will be provided.

Have Thanksgiving among Friends at a planned potluck, here at the meetinghouse Thurs, Nov 28th. Worship at 3:30, set-up at 4, eating at 4:30, and clean-up and games after! Come for one, two or all parts of the celebration. Sign-up sheet available soon.

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 http://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!

Every-other Friday, Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows have a development day for programming about Quakerism and other topics. Friends are invited to prepare and drop off (vegetarian) lunch at the QVS house or one of the local meeting houses on those Fridays so the Fellows can make the most of their program time. Are you willing to drop off lunch for eight on Nov 8th, 22nd, Dec 6th, or 20th? Let Eli know: eli(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org.

Minneapolis Meeting Friends are warmly invited to join Winona Friends for worship and a Thanksgiving potluck on Sun, Nov 24th. Gather at St. Paul Episcopal Church, 265 Lafayette St. (corner of Broadway and Lafayette) Winona, MN; worship at 10 AM (childcare provided); after worship and announcements, we will enjoy a meal. Winona Friends will provide the main dishes, so bring food that is easily transportable. There is a kitchen at the church that we will be able to use. Questions and RSVP to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.

Thanks to Stephen, John, Jim, and Lael (TCFM) for their coordinating efforts and to all those Friends who contributed to hosting the Northern Yearly Meeting Interim Session held here this weekend. We are all enriched when Friends gather and collectively invite the presence of God.

Friends are invited to Mayim Rabim’s Got Talent Silent Auction and Cabaret, Sat, Nov 16th, 6:30-9PM here at the meetinghouse. Enjoy memorable acts such as “The Shim Sham Shimmy” (aka the national anthem of tap dancing); a recorder ensemble; plus musical numbers on guitar, accordion, and piano, original sketches, and more and take home original art, gift cards, and fine goods and services donated by members of our community. Suggested donation $5; more if you can/less if not.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Betsy Proechel, member of Prospect Hill Meeting, died on Oct 4th. A memorial will be held at the Twin Cities Meeting on Sat, Nov 23rd, 11AM; potluck lunch following. Organic and vegetarian foods preferred, honoring Betsy’s witness of care for the earth. Help appreciated – contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org and your name will be passed along.

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Native American Policy Briefing: On Oct. 23, FCNL lobbyists Lacina Onco (Shinnecock/Kiowa) and Kerri Colfer (Tlingit) and former FCNL legislative director Ruth Flower offered a briefing about the past, present, and future of FCNL’s advocacy on Native American policy. Watch the briefing here: fcnl.org/updates/celebrating-indigenous-peoples-day-the-long-arc-of-fcnl-advocacy-2375

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Storytelling Workshop: Nov 14, The Power of Healing Stories 8:30AM – 12:30PM, Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave, St. Paul with Michael Bischoff, Annie Brewster, and Jonathan Adler. A hands-on workshop for people, both individuals and healthcare professionals, who want to learn 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 at eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-healing-stories-tickets-64174974075

Hear Parker Palmer on, “We the People: A Time to Act,” at a Westminster Town Hall Forum, Sat, Nov 16th, 11 AM at West-minster Presbyterian Church, Nicollet Mall and 12th Str, Mpls. Music a half hour before; food and conversation after. Free and open to the public. Parker Palmer is a Quaker author, educator, activist, and founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal.

The Spiritual Price of the Doctrine of Discovery Nov 16, 8:30AM – 5PM, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Mpls. Mark Charles, son of an Euopean-American woman and a Navajo man, speaks of the complexities of American history, helping forge a path of healing and conciliation in the nation. Also presenting will be Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs, MN Council of Church’s Director of Racial Justice. More at: https://htlcmpls.org/learning/johnson-symposium/

OFFICE HOURS: Wed – Fri, 10:30-4. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur.