June 28, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship: Tom Wells, planned speaker; care of meeting, Heidi Flores

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Sunday 10AM worship for June: contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link.
By phone: you will lack video but will be able to hear and speak: (312-626-6799. ID and password above.)
It’s easy to be in 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.

Sunday worship in July will have a new link. Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for details.
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A memorial service for Louise White will be THIS AFTERNOON at 2PM via Zoom. Louise was a beloved member of Minneapolis Meeting for 69 years. Come celebrate her long, happy, and beautiful life. Bill is available for technical assistance starting at 1PM.

UPCOMING MEETING EVENTS

Mid-week worship this Weds at 7PM: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wednesday for the link

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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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New to Quaker worship and want to talk to someone about it and/or Quakerism? Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org or call the office, 612-926-6159, to be put in touch with Welcoming and Outreach Committee member, Jim!

There will be no lecio divina this Wed with Mary and Stephen due to the Friends General Conference Gathering.

Loaves and Fishes, TOMORROW, June 29: Join other metro-area Friends, the Ismaili Community and the Mayim Rabim congregation to provide a nutritious meal at Holy Rosary Church in S Mpls, 2424 – 18th Ave S. Due to Covid-19 restrictions we have significantly altered how the event is handled. The first group will cook (2-4:30); the second group will pack up and hand out the meals (4:45-6:30,) and clean up (5-7:30.) Fruit donations, dropped off at Holy Rosary after 2:00, are needed as well. Email cbourdo(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)Loavesandfishesmn.org to sign up to make sure there is sufficient space for all the volunteers. Please sign up to come if you can!

Quaker Voluntary Service Spiritual Nurturers for 2020-2021 sought. Do you feel called to help support and provide a listening ear and spiritual friendship to a Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow during their year of service and spiritual growth? This year-long commitment, meeting at least once each month (September through July) with the Fellow and participating with other Nurturers at least three times during the program year is an important and unique aspect of the QVS program. There will be a Spirit-led matching process to identify a nurturer for each of the seven incoming Fellows. Contact Lin, Spiritual Nurture Anchor or Mary Ellen, QVS Local Support Committee Clerk to find out more

OTHER HAPPENINGS AMONG QUAKERS

Opportunities to worship with the wider family of Friends (collected by Northern Yearly Meeting): click here

Bring Friends General Conference Spiritual Deepening eRetreat: Understanding & Healing White Supremacy to Northern Yearly Meeting. The 4-6 wk program helps participants understand racism, white supremacy, and white privilege and how they are embedded in our society, Quaker meetings, and lives. We hope to get enough Northern Yearly Meeting interest to host a retreat for those in NYM. Commit by June 30: antiracism(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org with interest. For more information on the eRetreat and to see other anti-racism resources, visit the Anti-Racism Working Group page on the NYM website.

Friends for a NonViolent World has reopened their search for Executive Director. Priority given to applications arriving by June 30. “Bridging the Divides” (on policing) and the “Alternatives to Violence Project” make FNVW uniquely positioned to help communities address issues demanding historic change. Broad-based leadership, management, and operational responsibilities. The ED mobilizes the energy, talents, and commitment of an extensive volunteer network. FNVW, a Quaker-inspired organization, works to end systems of privilege and oppression by transforming individuals and communities through nonviolent practice and action. Submit resumes and cover letters to brucie(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org. Full job description is found here.

Friends for a NonViolent World Whatcha Wednesday, July 1st, 10-11:30AM, will focus on the role of music in nonviolent social change movements. We’ll consider three categories of songs: individual expression; internal solidarity; and tell the world, and will brainstorm protest and social change songs for each. Participants are encouraged to share a recorded or live song, followed by discussion. https://zoom.us/j/96162676801?pwd=Q3ZOWCtGTE1WMEJLbG96NmpHVDNpZz09 ; Meeting ID: 961 6267 6801; Password: 655383 / phone in: 312-626-6799

Scattergood, a diverse, college preparatory community of motivated and open-minded learners, who value simplicity, equality, and non-violence, has new Quaker scholarships available for 75% of tuition and board. Applications are due July 1. A virtual Open House including an opportunity to chat with current students and parents, a virtual tour, and a discussion with teachers and the new Head of School, is scheduled for July 1 as well. See scattergood.org / 319-519-1860 for more.

American Friends Service Committee invites white people of faith to deepen our practice and to show up to support the movement for racial justice. Sign up for the new e-course, “Radical Acting in Faith for White People” starting July 9th.

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

The state of Minnesota is making A Good Time for the Truth edited by Sun Yung Shin, available online. Each of the book’s sixteen authors contributes a chapter to share their perspective on life as a person of color in MN: https://library.biblioboard.com/module/one-book-one-minnesota/

The U of MN Press has made twenty-two racial justice books free through Aug: minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/books-to-read-for-racial-justice/

OFFICE HOURS (email and phone only) on and off Wednesday – Friday due to Friends General Conference Gathering. Bulletin deadline, noon Thurs.