August 2, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Clifford Goltz

Sunday worship in August: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org before noon on Friday for the link.
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.
Yearning to visit with Friends but not necessarily all Friends at the same time? Stick around after worship today for an experiment with break-out rooms!

THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW

Miss visiting casually with Friends in a smaller group setting? Consider joining the experiment with break-out “rooms” after worship today (see above) or the conversation after mid-week worship on the 12th (see below.)

Birthdays, as well as many other celebrations, don’t have to be solo affairs! Happy birthday to Dave B (August 10th), Mary (August 12th) and Rae Beth (August 14th)! If you would like to have your birthday acknowledged by meeting Friends, please send the month and date of your birth, (no year necessary,) to Judith. Want to send birthday greetings but can’t find your directory? Electronic copies are available. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the 2018 directory and most recent update sheet.

Even though we are not meeting in person, there are ways to continue to make financial contributions to the Meeting! The easiest way is to mail a check to the meetinghouse. If you want information about making direct contributions from your bank or financial institution, please contact the office or Marilyn, clerk of Stewardship and Finance Committee.

Peace and Social Concerns Committee might make a recommendation to monthly meeting to join ISAIAH. Friends are encouraged to explore the organization at ISAIAH beforehand.

A recent Everyday Nonviolence Podcast, featuring educator Shelly Tochluk, is jam-packed with constructive ways of interrupting white nationalism as well as eye-opening resources. Give it a listen if you haven’t done so already, here.

Friends General Conference Annual Gathering video presentations, including, Valarie Kaur’s presentation, Sink Down to the Seed Sown in the Heart, (only available until Monday!) and Carl Magruder’s daily Bible half-hour can be viewed at: https://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering/schedule-glance/gathering-schedule-and-handouts/virtual-gathering-videos

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Discussion of My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem meets the first and third Tues of the month, 7-8:30PM, via Zoom: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Friday for the link, or contact Mary Jean. Next meeting THIS TUES, Aug 4th. Please read the Introduction and Chapter One, from pgs ix – 26, and do the Body Centered Practice on pg 24 before Tues night.

Mid-week worship on Weds in July at 7PM: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wednesday for the link.
Make new friends and keep the old. Care and Counsel Committee will facilitate a community-building conversation on Zoom from 8 – 8:45PM after mid-week worship on Wed, Aug 12th. You will be able to use the mid-week worship link (above).

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is hosting meeting-wide discussions on how to act at this time, ripe for forwarding racial justice. Meet at 8 PM every other Wed via zoom. The next meeting is THIS WED, Aug 5th. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wed for the link.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Non-Sunday morning opportunities to worship with Friends :
Prospect Hill Friends Meeting worships on Sunday afternoons starting at 3:45 PM for settling in, with worship at 4. (Programs follow worship from 5 to about 5:30 PM.) Email Michael R. for the link.
Laughing Waters Friends Preparative Meeting is worshiping Sunday afternoons at 1:30. More at laughingwatersfriends.org
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.

Another Quaker Voluntary Service year will begin in late August! THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL QVS PROGRAM: pair up with a friend and adopt a room or two at the house to prepare for the new Fellows (Aug 10, 17, and 24 plus a Saturday or two!); contribute items to the pantry; sign up to provide rides from the airport; donate items to put in welcome baskets for the Fellows, (including face masks) and more! Contact Tom or Ed (local support committee members) for more.

PEOPLE CAMP, Nonviolence in Action, is happening virtually everywhere this year! Everyone from everywhere can attend since all the activities will be ZOOMed right to your home, August 16-29.
 Start reading! This year’s PC book club picks are Tattoos on th Heart by Gregory Boyle and This is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt is Shaping the 21st Century by Mank Engler and Paul Engler. Join book club discussion on Zoom.
 Cook with the Chef; sign up to receive a recipe and cook together.
 Sign up for Games with adults and kids, happening not once but twice!
 Join the 4 part WORKSHOP and investigate social media as a medium for change.
 Attend one, or both Alternatives to Violence sessions led by AVP facilitators.
 Join the Friday night singalongs with a Singalong Leader
 Set up an Interest group and invite others to join
 Show your stuff at the Talent Show!
All this and more, People Camp will be the SAME, but different! Don’t miss it! Questions? Contact Leah: Leah(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org; register here.
People Camp is a source of funding for Friends for a Nonviolent World. The loss of this revenue (about $50 per camper) is coming at a very difficult time. Contributions to help mitigate the loss are welcomed.

OFFICE HOURS – Carolyn VandenDolder will be in the office Wed, Thurs and Fri, afternoons. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur. Phone items in to the office (612-926-6159), email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).