June 19, 2020

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Renae Bonde

Sunday worship in July: contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon 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.

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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, Nancy, OR, email Sue.

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

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

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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OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS FRIENDS

Mid-week worship on Weds in July at 7PM: contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wed for the link.

In response to the distress over racial injustice, Peace and Social Concerns Committee is starting a discussion group on the book My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem. Meet on Zoom on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, 7-8:30PM, beginning THIS Tues, July 21st. Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon on the preceding Friday or Mary Jean for the link. The first session will be introductory; try to get the book by Aug 4th. We will read the book and do the exercises on our own, then come together to discuss our experiences. E-book are on Amazon; audio book on Audible; a paperback at Central Recovery Press; hardcover at: resmaa.com/books; or curbside pick up at Magers and Quinn.

Explore the foundations of Quaker faith and practice with Mary and Stephen with thirty minutes of worship sharing on a passage from George Fox and the Bible passage on which it is based. Contact Stephen for the link.

THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW

A highlight of the Friends General Conference Annual Gathering is the daily Bible half-hour. Carl Magruder presented an insightful, energetic series this year. Watch it at: https://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering/schedule-glance/gathering-schedule-and-handouts/virtual-gathering-videos

Indulging in dreams of your post-COVID life? Centre Quaker Congenies in France is now open for bed and breakfast or self-catering guests. Centre Quaker Congenies, where Quakers and non-Quakers meet for worship, friendship, study, relaxation, joyful meals, and quiet meditation, offers a kitchen for use, and large, beautiful, and peaceful gardens to relax in. More at https://www.maison-quaker-congenies.org/en/

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER QUAKERS

Opportunities to worship with the wider family of Friends (collected by Northern Yearly Meeting): click here . In addition, 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 for the link. AND Laughing Waters Friends Preparative Meeting is worshiping Sunday afternoons at 1:30. More at laughingwatersfriends.org

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; contribute items to the pantry; sign up to provide rides to or from the airport; and more! Contact Tom W or Ed (local support committee members) for more.

There is a Northern Yearly Meeting Anti-Racism discussion group currently meeting once a month. The first session focused on Turning the Lens, the first episode of the podcast, “Seeing White”, (http://www.sceneonradio.org/tag/season-2/.) To join the discussion of the third podcast episode on July 30th or for more, contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org or antiracism(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org

Northern Yearly Meeting is offering a Friends General Conference Spiritual Deepening e-retreat, Understanding & Healing White Supremacy. The 4-6 week program helps participants understand racism, white supremacy, and white privilege and how they are embedded in our society, Quaker meetings, and lives. You can still sign up to participate. Email 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.

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.

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