May 31, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Carolyn VandenDolder, reader; care of meeting, Marilyn Johnson

Opportunities to gather with MFM Friends:
~ Friday drop-ins every Friday, 1-2PM through June (NEW LINK NOW NEEDED): email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Fri for the link.
~ Mid-week worship Weds through June, 7-8PM with joys and concerns following from 8-9PM (NEW LINK NOW NEEDED): email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wed for the link.
~ Sunday 10AM worship for June: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Fri for the new link.
By phone: you will lack video but will be able to hear and speak – 312-626-6799.
It’s easy to worship for as long as you are able. Consider inviting the youth of the meeting to participate!
Bill is facilitating the worship on zoom this Sunday morning. He is available by phone or email if you have any trouble logging in.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

The family and friends of George Floyd and of the police officers involved, the black community, here and across the country, and the people of Minneapolis.

Friends for a NonViolent World and Board Clerk Brucie Hawkins as she moves into the role of Acting Executive Director, ensuring that all the key functions of FNVW will continue while the board continues the search for the next Executive Director.

Friends School of MN. Joe Mueller will be appointed interim Head of School as a Head of School search gets underway. Rick Juliusson announced that he will be leaving at the end of the 2019-20 school year. For more, see fsmn.org/fsmn-interim-head-of-school-appointed/

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

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The Care and Counsel Committee has worked with volunteers to develop resources for members and attenders who have various needs during the Covid-19 era:

LISTENERS-CONVERSATIONALISTS for you to check in with:
Scott, Connie, Barbara M, Roland, Jim L, Steve, or email Sue.

CLEARNESS COMMITTEES for a sounding board and helping you find spiritual clarity if you are making big decisions, contact John S.

TELECARE for experienced folks to talk to about spiritual care and issues of all kinds, contact Judith for referrals.

COVID 19 EMERGENCY FUND for members or attenders facing financial hardships due to the virus, contact Nettie.

Do you have other wishes, questions, want to volunteer? Please call committee clerk, Nettie.
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Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford, Betsy and Rae Beth) meet at 11 AM on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, June – Sept, at the meetinghouse. Come when you can for satisfying fun playing in the dirt among Friends. Questions? Contact Clifford, 612-296-9892.

The Young Adult Quakers(18-39 years old, give or take,) are having a virtual game night on June 1st at 7PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday to get the login info and instructions.

Loaves and Fishes heads up: Monday June 29 is the next time to help prepare and serve a meal at Holy Rosary Church in the Philips neighborhood, 2-7PM. Covid-19 has put many people out of work and school, creating a need for more meals to be served. While the number of guests served has quadrupled, there has been a reduction in the number of our volunteers. Plan to help if you can! More details to come.

In the interest of general health safety and the safety of the Meeting coordinator who still comes to the meetinghouse to work, Friends are encouraged to not enter the meetinghouse. If a visit to the meetinghouse is a necessity, Friends are asked to:
– stay home if you are sick;
– alert the coordinator about when you will be in (whether she is scheduled to be there or not) and what area of the building you will be visiting;
– bring brass-safe sanitizing wipes to use on the door handles before and after use as well as other handles and fixtures you touch;
– wash your hands upon entering the meetinghouse;
– consider wearing a mask for the duration of your stay and bringing your own pens / pencils to use and take away again;
– restrict movement through the meetinghouse as much as possible.

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

From the American Friends Service Committee’s Twin Cities Healing Justice program in St. Paul: White allies who wish to offer concrete help in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, could donate the following items for members of the community who are peacefully protesting, since many of the stores in that area are no longer operational: Food (that you would serve your own family), disposable diapers, infant formula, masks (for protesters’ safety), gloves.
Shanene Herbert, AFSC Program Director in the Twin Cities, is working in close partnership with the Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO). Items should be delivered to their location at 3715 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407.

Friends General Conference Annual Gathering, Sink Down to the Seed Sown in the Heart, June 28-July 4, will be held online this year. Registration open soon. For workshops and more, see: https://mailchi.mp/fgcquaker/virtual-fgc-gathering-2020-workshops-and-worship-opportunities?e=2c750c377e

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.

Prospect Hill Friends Meeting is worshiping via Zoom on Sun afternoons at 3:45 PM for settling in, with worship at 4 PM. Programs follow worship at about 5 PM and last about 30 minutes. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with Michael for more.

Friends for a NonViolent World’s Whatcha Wednesday, June 3 at 10AM: Learn and practice methods for coping with life right now using self-compassion and applied nonviolence towards ourselves, our loved ones, and those who challenge us. Think of it as a DIY tutorial for mindfulness and nonviolence skills that can be practiced anywhere, anytime. An hour-long interactive program facilitated by leadership development educator Anthony Streiff, with Q&A following at 11AM: meet.google.com/rge-zviw-quu / (‪US‬)‪+1 304-981-5436‬ ; PIN: ‪931 850 250#‬

Twin Cities Meeting is seeking resident caretaker. One-bedroom apartment, (no pets, non-smoker,) in exchange for light duties, about ten hours per week. Full job description on www.tcfm.org. To apply, please email letter of intent to office@tcfm.

OFFICE HOURS (email and phone only) Wednesday – Friday afternoons. Bulletin deadline, noon Thurs.