January 12, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 9:40 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, John Dunham; Keitha Herron (mic)

9:45 – 11:15 monthly meeting for business: John Kraft, clerk; Stephen Snyder, recording clerk

10:15 – 11:00 first day school for youth

11:15 – 12:00 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Andrea Steele, speaker; care of meeting, Juliet Nail

First day school (Sunday school) is 10:15-11:00. It is hoped that children and youth who stay after first day school will be in worship from 11:15 until after the planned semi-programmed worship speaker. There is no planned supervision or activities downstairs until after the semi-programmed worship speaker.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Those who carry burdens and sorrows privately.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Telling and Hearing Family Stories. Come prepared to tell a 5-8 minute story about your family. Small groups; facilitated by Tom Wells.

Friendly Meals, opportunities to help us – newcomers and old-timers alike – get to know each other informally. Friendly Meals, a series of meals in participant homes, will happen in February, March and April 2020. There are two options when signing up:
*All in: you participate in three meals, one per month, hosting one of them.
*On call: your name will be placed on a substitute list to fill in for those unable to attend a particular meal.
Sign-up sheets and a detailed description are available on the elevator table. Coordinated by the Welcoming and Outreach Committee, speak to, call, or email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org with questions. Sign-up deadline is NEXT SUNDAY, Jan 19th.

The Nursery Committee, on behalf of the Meeting, seeks the right person to work with the little ones in the nursery. The work hours are Sundays during the school year, 8:45-12:30; and 9:45-11:15 during the summer months. The pay is $15 an hour. For more, contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with someone from the Nursery Committee.

Mary and Stephen invite Friends to their home at Kenwood Isles, this Wed, Jan 15, and every Wed until March, for worship sharing at noon. Come center on a passage for the first half hour followed by amazing conversation over a light lunch for the second half hour. Worship sharing is a Quaker technique of reading and heart listening, similar to the Benedictine practice of lectio divina. Please RSVP to Stephen or Mary.

The Watson Reading Group will meet on Tues, Jan 21, at 7PM, here at the meetinghouse. Currently we are reading Testament of Devotion, by Thomas Kelly. At our monthly meetings we read aloud and reflect on how these and other texts can help us lead Light-centered lives during turbulent times in the world. Everyone is invited.

The MFM Writing Group will meet on Jan 28th at 7PM – a fun and informal evening, with no preparation necessary. At each meeting, we write from prompts and share our writing. Discussion and general merriment continues over tea and homemade cookies. Everyone welcome, no commitment — drop in once or come when you can. We’d love to have you come! Meet at Jane and David’s home in Hopkins. For questions or directions, contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org .

Northern Yearly Meeting high school winter retreat at the Cannon Valley Meeting in Northfield, 7PM Fri, Jan 24th (starting with a snack supper,) through Sun, noon, Jan 26th. Theme: Mental Health. Bring warm sleeping gear, layers for clothes; good hiking/walking shoes; flashlights; snacks to share; other necessities and PERMISSION FORM. Kindly Adult Presences eagerly sought. Inquire or RSVP by Jan 22nd. Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with coordinator, Cynthia.

Every-other Friday, Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows have a development day for programming about Quakerism and other topics. Are you willing to prepare and drop off (vegetarian) lunch for eight for Jan 24th? Coordinate with Eli: eli(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Friends School of Minnesota’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration THIS Friday, Jan 17, 7PM at The O’Shaughnessy Theater, St. Catherine’s University, St. Paul. Join FSMN’s celebration of Dr. King’s work which was an inspiration for the founding of Friends School. Free and open to the public; enter the campus at Gate 3 (on Randolph Ave between Fairview and Cleveland) and the theater is the first building on your right. Free parking on the east side of the campus off Fairview Ave.

Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic Community Workshop – Jan 17-18. Interested in learning new skills and attitudes to address, prevent, and transform violence? Consider this two-day workshop offering a holistic, experiential, safe, and lively approach to learning the tools to discover your own power to transform conflict and frustration in your life. Fri, the 17th, 12-9PM and Sat, the 18th, 9AM-9PM at 393 N Dunlap St., St. Paul. Attendance both days is expected. To register (required), contact Miranda at 651-917-0383 or Miranda(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org or visit bit.ly/avpjanuary. Cost: $150; no one turned away for lack of funds. Questions? Contact Miranda. The local AVP is a program of Friends for a NonViolent World

Lobby with Friends Committee on National Legislation in DC at Spring Lobby Weekend! High schoolers from Madison Meeting as well as Zoe and Sarah (from MFM) are traveling to DC March 28-31 for two days of excellent training then going to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate staffers and with Congresspeople, boosting FCNL’s ongoing lobbying efforts. Would you like to join hundreds of young adult and high school students to press Congress to pass climate legislation? Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with Madison Meeting first day school coordinators for more.

American Friends Service Committee recently organized briefings for members of Congress on bill, HR 2407 (afsc.org/document/faith-leaders-support-hr-2407), which would stop US tax dollars from funding the detention of children by any country, including Israel. Contact your legislators and call for an end to child detention of any kind, anywhere. More at truthout.org/articles/on-universal-childrens-day-its-time-to-stop-imprisoning-kids-everywhere and wrmea.org/human-rights/rep-mccollum-states-case-for-bill-protecting-palestinian-children.html

Second Chance Day on the Hill. Join Friends for a Nonviolent World (FNVW) at MN Second Chance Day on the Hill. Wed, Feb 19th, 10AM – 12PM, at the Minnesota State Capitol. Join over 60 Minnesota organizations advocating for criminal justice reform. Contact Eleanor(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org to register.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Mayim Rabim welcomes Friends at their annual game night, here at the meetinghouse on Sat, Jan 18th, 6:30 – 9 PM. Bring board games, card games, dice games, drawing games, games of skill, and/or games of chance. Light refreshments and friendly competition will be provided. For more, contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mayimrabim.org or 612-247-5490.

Every Church a Peace Church – Mon, Jan 27th, Joan of Arc Church, 4537 3rd Ave. S, Mpls. Potluck at 6:30; program: The wounds of war in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iraq. Kathy Kelly will speak about the consequences of U.S. action in recent wars and will suggest ways that U.S. people can work to prevent future suffering among people affected by U.S. weapons and wars.

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