November 22, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Roger Miller

10:15 – 11:00 Regenerative Agriculture: Climate Panacea? Regenerative agriculture has the created excitement in environmental circles because of its potential to draw carbon from the air and put it in the ground on a planetary scale. Terry Hokenson will talk about his investigation of this promise and whether the reality is compatible with racial and social justice concerns.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Bill Hendricks – speaker; care of meeting, Nettie Smith

Worship and mid-morning program in November: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link.

First day school for youth at 10:15: In order to better match first day school with student and family energy and zoom tolerance, we will have first day school / programming for youth on the first and third Sundays of the month. There is no programming today.

THINGS TO KNOW

Winter Envelope Gift: Every winter, Minneapolis Meeting designates organization(s) or programs to receive a one-time gift, outside the Meeting’s annual budget. This year’s recipients respond to current crises in our community.
~ NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center Food Shelf – serving the North side of Minneapolis and people who have been particularly hard-hit by COVID, NorthPoint offers pantry items, miscellaneous nonfood items, baby food and diapers, and produce. Financial donations allow discounted food purchases, buying to fill holes in inventory, and fresh meat, milk and eggs.
~ Friends for a NonViolent World’s Bridging the Divide: Policing that Works for Everyone – Bridging the Divide works to create policing that is characterized by equity, professionalism, partnership with the community, and respect for the dignity of every member of our society.
~ To contribute to the Winter Envelope Gift, make checks payable to Minneapolis Meeting with “Winter Envelope Gift” in the memo line and mail to Minneapolis Meeting, 4401 York Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE hosting on Zoom with Bill and Carolyn on Wed, Dec 2, 7PM. Great for clerks, Mid-Morning Program Committee members, Religious Education Committee members, Experiment with Light facilitators and more! Look for the link next week.
Need to schedule a Zoom meeting for a committee meeting or Minneapolis Meeting activity? Please send a request, including date, time, and purpose to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to have it set up.

Do you seek worship that is gathered and grounded? Do you yearn to feel more meaningfully connected to MFM Friends? Christopher Sammond will be offering Minneapolis Meeting Friends a workshop to deepen our connection to each other and to the Divine. Offered twice: Feb 12, 13 and 21 and Feb 19, 20 and 21. Space limited to 25 per workshop. More details to come; SAVE THE DATES on your calendar for one of these enriching, community-building opportunities.

Friends who must visit the meetinghouse or who want to meet on the meetinghouse grounds are asked to schedule those visits with the office to help avoid conflicts and make sure you are aware of COVID safety precautions: 612-926-6159; office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org .

John and Mary Jean have donated an oximeter for use by MFM Friends in need. (Oximeters go on a finger and measure the oxygen level in your blood.) Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to arrange a hand-off.

The Meeting Coordinator will be in the office TUES and Fri afternoons this week.

OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: The Social Model of Disability. Lolly Lijewski and Jane Downes will facilitate a discussion of the current thinking about the Social Model of disability, Disability Rights, and how disability awareness affects our Meeting.

The Writing Group will have an informal writing session this Tues, Nov 24, 7-9PM. Connect with each other through writing with prompts and sharing what we write. ALL INVITED, whether or not you have participated before! Contact Jane or email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Tuesday for the link.

Experience thirty minutes of worship sharing on a Quaker reading: 11:25AM Wednesdays. Contact Stephen or email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Tuesday for the link.

There is mid-week worship every Wed night, 7PM. This Wed, there will be a brief reading at the beginning of worship. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Tuesday for the link.

Want some light-hearted Quaker fun on Thanksgiving? Log in at 10AM to watch The Friendly Persuasion together! Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Tues for the link. Sponsored by the Care and Counsel Committee.

Loaves and Fishes, Mon, Nov 30: 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. Prepare chili burrito, fruit, and salad (2-4:30); pack up and hand out the meals (4:45-6:30,) or clean up (5:30-7.) Fruit donations are needed: dropped off at Holy Rosary after 2 on Mon, or with Sue (3612 – 46th Ave S Mpls) or Ann (3845 Harriet Ave S Mpls) on Sun the 29th. Covid-19 has created a greater demand for L&F meals. Email Christian at cbourdo(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)Loavesandfishesmn.org to sign up for a shift. Masks, gloves, and hats required. This activity remains a COVID transmission risk despite precautions. Please sign up to come if you are able!

Police Reform: If you live in Minneapolis and would join a group of Friends to talk with your City Councilperson, please email your name and the name of your councilperson to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriend.org by Nov 29. John is willing to organize groups.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Friends for Nonviolent World virtual Holiday Fair is open NOW through Nov 29 at FNVW.org
~ Shop for books, crafts, brownies, handmade quilts, music, previously loved treasures, holiday trees and wreaths, as well as enjoy music, the virtual café with programs and visiting and more.
FNVW programs continue during the time of COVID. This is an opportunity to support them as well as shop for your friends, your family, and yourself.
~ Volunteer – Sign up at FNVW Holiday Fair Volunteer Opportunities and Sign Up Link.
~Virtual Café programs, events and hang-out times happen daily (except Thanksgiving). Check out the website (FNVW.org) for the schedule and link.