MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Dan Jensen

Sunday worship through Sept 13: email 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.
Stick around after worship today for informal visiting in break-out rooms.

THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW

The Thurs noon bulletin deadline is firm this week. The Meeting Coordinator will not be in the office this Friday.

Next Sunday, monthly meeting for business will follow 10 AM worship. On the agenda: Louise’s memorial minute; a draft of the COVID acceptable building and grounds use protocol; and annual reports.

The fall schedule starts September 20th (links will be available next Sunday):
9AM worship (unprogrammed, via Zoom)
10:15AM mid-morning program and religious education for children and youth (via Zoom)
11:15AM worship (semi-programmed, via Zoom)

Looking for ways you can forward social justice during COVID? The Peace and Social Concerns Committee has a few suggestions of places to start (you can learn more about many online):
– ISAIAH has a list of a variety specific projects. Start with the general orientation and select one that appeals to you – like the Voter Engagement Project (training starts Sept. 1).
– FAITH IN ACTION also has a voter-related group. Training starts Sept. 10.
– NORTHPOINT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER in North Minneapolis (where Paul Erickson and Heidi Flores work) sponsors a number of resources for the north side.
– SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES including MFM’s Napolean Steele’s shoe-shine and leather goods repair. Contact him at 612-803-8993 .
– The American Friends Service Committee has recently posted the sessions it hosted on RADICAL FAITH IN ACTION FOR WHITE PEOPLE. Go to https://www.afsc.org/radicalAIF. A number of MFM Friends participated in the sessions and recommend them, finding the series challenging and deep. The sessions are one and a half hours each.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

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

Experience thirty minutes of worship sharing on a passage from George Fox and the Bible passage on which it is based: 11:25AM Wed. Contact Stephen for the link.

Care and Counsel Committee welcomes Carl Magruder who will attend mid-week worship Wed, Sept 23rd, and following, will offer a session on the Bible, focusing on Jesus as Trickster. Carl lives in far northern California where he works as a chaplain in palliative/hospice care. He was the inspirational presenter of the Bible half-hour at Friends General Conference this summer. His FGC series can be heard at FGC.org . Care and Counsel Committee hopes this will have wide participation with many Friends present. Worship at 7PM; Carl will begin his ministry at 7:45. Please make it a point to tune in to this rich offering!

Looking forward to Mid-Morning Programs again? The first mid-morning program will be at 10:15, Sept 20th on ISAIAH, an organization dedicated to building a just and abundant MN through faith in action. Faith in Minnesota is currently running a statewide voter engagement campaign to help shape the Senate. Friends are invited to sample ISAIAH’s work and leadership prior to the 20th so we can share experiences and impressions. Waiting to train until after the presentation misses out on a major engagement opportunity. Annika Fjelstad, (from Twin Cities Meeting and active in ISAIAH) will facilitate the mid-morning program on the 20th. Upcoming ISAIAH training is available:
Tue, Sept 8, 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Register Here / Wed, Sept 9, 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Register Here
Thurs, Sept 10, 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Register Here / Sat, Sept 12, 9:30am – 12:30pm | Register Here
Sun, Sept 13, 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Register Here / Tue, Sept 15, 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Register Here

First day school will start again before you know it! September 20th is the first day of the fall schedule. All school-age children and youth will be invited to zoom together at 10:15 for a story. After the story, younger children will sign off and older youth will stay online for further discussion, relating the story to their own experiences or current events. The theme for this year is the testimony of equality. Do you have a story (Bible, Quaker, or other,) that you think every child of the Meeting should know? The Good Samaritan? The story of Benjamin Lay? Lucretia Mott? Sign up to offer your story to the youth and young families of the meeting. Teachers can facilitate or help facilitate the discussion afterward. For more or to get on the schedule, contact Linda F. A successful program depends on all of us!

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Northern Yearly Meeting Youth Program News: The High School and Middle School programs will not have in-person retreats this fall. The High School Clerks are planning a virtual retreat for early November. They are also considering virtual game nights. The Middle School is currently undertaking a journaling project via snail mail (what a concept!) and are having monthly Zoom calls. For more information or to sign up for our communications lists—which will provide more information about upcoming activities—please contact: High School, Cynthia – hscoordinator(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org; Middle School, Seres – mscoordinator(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org

Young Adult Friends welcome all folks who identify as young adults to an evening of chatting, brief silent worship and sharing what’s been life-giving for you. Songs may even be sung! We’ll gather at the Mississippi Gorge Regional Park parking lot at 5PM Sun, Sept 13th and plan to wrap up by about 7. Bring your own chair if you have one, (a few will be provided if you don’t.) Email office@minneapolisfriends to be put in touch with Cece if you have any questions or concerns. Hope to see you!

Are you a white Friend who wants to go deeper in your reflections on racism and white supremacy in a challenging yet compassionate virtual space? Join an eight-week virtual affinity group, “White Friends Receiving the Ministry of Friends of Color” to engage with the queries posed in the POC Pre-Gathering Epistle. This is one of several upcoming groups which have emerged from the Friends General Conference’s weekly online meetings for worship for white Friends addressing racism. Anchored by Marijke van Roojen (WI) and Liz Oppenheimer (MN). Limited to 16. For more, email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with Liz.

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 Wed – Thurs afternoons. Phone messages checked daily; email checked Wed and Thurs. Bulletin deadline noon on Thurs.