November 17 , 2019

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Gayle McJunkin; Mary Logue (mic)

10:15 – 11:00 What experience(s) do you seek when you come to worship? Do current meeting for worship practices help you open yourself to having these experiences? Are there practices that shut you down, spiritually? Come explore! Panel – Gayle McJunkin, Jacque Wiersma, Renae Bonde, and Rick VandenDolder – and large group discussion; offered by the Ministry and Counsel Committee

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Liz Oppenheimer, speaker; Victoria Van Slyke, musician; care of meeting, Judith James

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Those whose burdens and sorrows are private.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: What made you feel welcome when you first came to Minneapolis Meeting? How do we all act as welcomers without overwhelming visitors? What do we say when we see someone lingering without anyone to talk to? Come to this light-hearted, interactive time of sharing and learning offered by Welcoming and Outreach Committee.

The Friends for a NonViolent World Holiday Fair will be here before you know it! Sign up to volunteer online TODAY! Volunteer opportunities from Dec 1st – 7th. The annual Holiday Fair, held here at the meetinghouse, 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!

The Holiday Fair Quaker Boutique seeks donations: gently used treasures, especially any legacy items that have stories we can share. Jewelry, small giftable items, small art works, intact pottery items, knick-knacks, and antiques you can hold in your hand and that make you smile. Bring to the meetinghouse conference room Nov 24 or Dec 1. If you have a large item, please contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org before dropping off.

Stay after second worship NEXT SUNDAY and help distribute FNVW Holiday Fair flyers in the neighborhood!

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee will meet this Wed, Nov 20th, at 7 PM in the conference room. If you are interested, you are very welcome to come!

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 today!

Read the Quaker classic, Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly, at the Watson reading group Tues, Nov 19th at 7 PM in the conference room. No need to read ahead – we’ll read together! One-timers and regulars – everyone is welcome!

The writing group will meet at the home of Jane this Tues, Nov 19th, 7 PM. No experience necessary, everyone welcome to this informal group! Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org more.

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.

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 meetinghouses 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 22nd (at MFM,) Dec 6th, or 20th? Let Eli know: eli(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org.

A group of MFM men have been meeting together for 25 years. Members have supported each other in trying to live out Quaker values through a range of life events. The group has a potluck dinner — and sharing of what’s going on with each of us — every month, and an annual three-day retreat. For the remainder of 2019, the group has open enrollment for men who want to join us in this experience. We are open to all with the understanding that the group is built on commitments to long-term relationships and regular attendance. In January the group will reorganize in a configuration that depends on how many men want to join. Please e-mail office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org if you are interested, or talk with members: Dave, Jim, Ralph, Jeff, Ed, John, or Rick.

Quaker etiquette: Vocal ministry in worship is a conscientious response to a discerned leading of the Spirit. Speaking in worship can feel vulnerable. Please refrain from entering or leaving 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.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Betsy Proechel, member of Prospect Hill Meeting, died on Oct 4th. Her 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 to be put in touch with memorial coordinators.

A new worshipful, Spirit-led Anti-Racism Working Group was established at the recent Northern Yearly Meeting interim session to look into ways to better integrate and carry forward anti-racism work. Refinement of the Working Group’s mission, scope and functioning will likely happen at Spring interim session and again at yearly meeting. The Working Group is accepting volunteers who feel a leading to do this work. Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with one of the organizers.

Friends Peace Teams offers Creating Cultures of Peace, a movement of love and conscience for teens and young adult citizen leaders working for peaceful homes, communities and societies – an online learning community (meets via Zoom twice monthly) and an experiential training session in Buffalo, NY, August 1-9, 2020 (learn together and have studio time to work on projects.) More at friendspeaceteams.org/creating-cultures-of-peace-youth-training/

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Risking Light, a thought-provoking documentary that explores resilience and the painful process of moving from grief to compassion to forgiveness, will be shown at the Riverview Theatre, 7 PM, this Tues, Nov 19th. From the streets of Minneapolis, the aboriginal lands of Australia, and the killing fields of Cambodia come the powerful stories of three people who had the courage to step out of the tragic darkness of the past to reach for the light of their own compassion. After the film, stay for remarks by Mary Johnson, North Minneapolis resident and the founder of From Death to Life, whose story of meeting and forgiving the man who murdered her son is featured in the film. Presented by Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA), an organization that works to keep people out of the criminal justice system, and instead connects them back with community, while also giving people that were harmed a voice in the process. eventbrite.com/e/risking-light-tickets-64629312012?discount=RJCA

OFFICE HOURS: Wed – Fri, 11:00-4. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur.