May 10, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

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

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

11:15 – 12:00 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Jane Downes- speaker; care of meeting, Carolyn VandenDolder

“Community does not necessarily mean living face-to-face with others; rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other. It is not about the presence of other people — it is about being fully open to the reality of relationship, whether or not we are alone.”
— Parker Palmer

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Opportunities to gather with MFM Friends (THERE WILL BE NEW LINKS WITH THE START OF THE SUMMER SCHEDULE):
Friday drop-ins every Friday, 1-3PM through the school year: contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org before noon Friday for the link.
Mid-week worship this Wed, 7-8PM with joys and concerns following from 8-9PM: contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org before noon Friday for the link.
Sunday 9AM and 11:15AM worship and mid-morning program through the school year: contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org before noon Friday for the link.
By phone: you will lack video but will be able to hear and speak – 312-626-6799. When prompted, enter the zoom meeting ID number.
Because participants are muted unless speaking during online worship, consider inviting the youth of the meeting to participate!

A Minneapolis Meeting Zoom account has been set up. If your committee or meeting-related group wishes to make use of it, please contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org, W-F.

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Tom Ward, clerk of the Death and Memorial Committee, and Lin Butler, a member of the committee, will moderate a session on end of life planning in light of the corona virus pandemic. Discussion will include updates on visitation and memorial services, especially in hospitals and nursing homes; preparation of your health care directive; and your Provider’s Order for Life Saving Techniques (POLST). Resources available at the meetinghouse, online, and from your clinic or doctor.

HEADS UP: the summer schedule – one worship each Sunday morning – will start May 24. On the 24th, Minneapolis Meeting will worship online with Northern Yearly Meeting Friends during the Northern Yearly Meeting annual session. Details and link to come.

The Mid-Morning Program Committee is starting to make plans for next year and wants to hear your opinions on how to best fulfill your expectations, needs, interests, and wishes. Please take a moment to offer your thoughts in the following survey. Responses will be confidential unless you indicate that we may quote you: Mid Morning Program Survey

Come celebrate the Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows, via Zoom for a festive virtual spring gathering and fundraiser, Thursday, May 14, 7:00-8:30 pm.
* QVS is a year-long service experience for six young adult Fellows who come to the Twin Cities to live in community, explore Quaker spirit-led process, and work at six local non-profit organizations. On Thursday, we will hear from Mike Huber and Hilary Burgin from the QVS national office, and meet the current Fellows and members of the Minneapolis/St. Paul QVS Local Support Committee. Each Fellow will share their reflections about working and living in the QVS program, along with how they are meeting the challenges of continuing their service during Covid19.
* Please send financial support to the QVS program as you are able, as costs for running the program in Minneapolis/St. Paul are greater than the annual contributions provided by the local Quaker meetings. (If contributing, please note that your donation is in support of the Minneapolis/St. Paul QVS community and is associated with this 5/14 event.)
* For the link, email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Thursday.

The Northern Yearly Meeting middle school group is meeting online every-other Thurs at 4PM (next on May 21). Want more information? Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with the coordinator, Seres.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

The entire Northern Yearly Meeting Annual Session will be online, starting with a talent show Friday night, May 22. We will continue on through various meetings for worship, business, workshops, plenaries, etc. through Saturday and Sunday, with plenty of time for breaks between sessions. Watch for link access in next Sunday’s bulletin. Worship, May 24, will be online with NYM Friends. More at northernyearlymeeting.org

The Friends General Conference Gathering in Virginia, scheduled for July will not be held in person. More at fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering/coronavirus-and-2020-gathering

Friends for a NonViolent World
~People Camp, 2020, an experience of peacemaking and community living, in will be August 9-15 in (hopefully) Northern Pines near Park Rapids. For more and to register, click here.
~ Have you listened to the FNVW Everyday Nonviolence podcast? In the most recent episode, Rebecca Slaby talks about her work at AMAZEworks and how we can all work on identifying our bias and striving past inclusion to true belonging. (https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t2cn7-da98d3?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium)
~ You are invited to enjoy a coffee break with the FNVW staff, M-F, 10-10:30AM here.

Pendle Hill Study and Retreat Center has daily worship, M_F, 7:30-8:10 AM (CT): https://pendlehill.zoom.us/j/432071090?pwd=aU5OOWk4ZGJkcWNUbzI5TXdjdVpSdz09
Quaker Voluntary Service has daily worship M–F, 10:30-11AM (CST): https://zoom.us/j/5702463400.

Upcoming Friends General Conference’s Spiritual Deepening e-Retreat topics include:
Aging, Death, & Dying – September 13-October 9
Weaving a Wider Welcome – September 27-October 23
Understanding & Healing White Supremacy – October 25-November 20
Learn more and register at www.FGCquaker.org/eretreats.

Wondering if you should register a camper and spread the word about Camp Woodbrooke, a Quaker-flavored overnight camp for 7-15 year olds, amidst the pandemic uncertainty? You can have a place-holder registration (first-come, first-served, pending approval) without payment. See campwoodbrooke.org for more.

OFFICE HOURS (email and phone only) Wed – Fri afternoons.