December 27, 2020

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Carol Bechtel

10:15 – 11:00 “There is perhaps no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility. ” ― Benjamin Franklin
Come consider Pride, Ego, Hubris, Humility and Openness in worship and when offering ministry during worship.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): John Cutler – speaker; care of meeting, Keitha Herron

Worship and mid-morning program in December – email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wed for the link. Heads up – there will be a new link for next Sunday!

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.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Those who have experienced the recent death of a loved one.

THINGS TO KNOW

Birthdays, as well as many other celebrations, don’t have to be solo affairs! Happy birthday to Jane (the 3rd) and Suzie (the 19th)! Send the month and date of your birth, (no year necessary,) to Judith James at judithmariejames(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com . Let Friends acknowledge and celebrate you!

Worship is at the heart of our practice as Friends. And we mostly leave each other to find our own way in this crucial part of our lives. This need not be the case. While Spirit-filled worship is something we can’t make happen, there are practical skills we can learn which will enhance our ability to enter into deep, transformative worship. Christopher Sammond will be offering Minneapolis Meeting Friends a workshop focused on practices which can make us more ready to receive that blessed gift of powerful worship, which can nurture, heal, and transform us and our lives; AND draw us closer together as a community. The workshop will be 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.

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. 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 – working for policing characterized by equity, professionalism, partnership with the community, and respect for the dignity of everyone.
~ 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. Year-end contributions must be received and processed by Dec 31 for 2020 tax deduction eligibility.

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.

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 .

OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Turning toward Hope and Joy. “Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” (Psalm 30:5) We will reflect about, and draw a picture of, where we are on the journey from grief to a sense of hope and joy. If there’s time, we will discuss in small groups. Sponsored by Care and Counsel Committee.

Experience thirty minutes of worship sharing on a Quaker reading, this Wed, 11:25AM – email Stephen for the link.

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

Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows have a program day twice a month where they learn about different aspects of Quakerism and living in community. Area Friends willing to bring vegetarian lunch for the six Fellows are encouraged to sign up with Eli: eli(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org. Upcoming lunches needed on January 8th, January 22nd, and February 5th.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Opportunities to worship with the wider family of Friends :
~ Friends General Conference hosts a weekly worship, Sat nights, 8PM: https://www.tfaforms.com/4816591 For other opportunities, see: https://www.fgcquaker.org/resources/online-worship-opportunities
~ 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
~ Global meeting for worship is offered every Wed, 1 PM (CT). Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to get the link.

The Gwich’in people, a tribe in the northern part of Alaska and Canada, have relied on the Porcupine Caribou Herd for thousands of years, for food, and for cultural and spiritual needs. The Porcupine Caribou Herd migrates to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain every year to give birth. The Coastal Plain is sacred to the Gwich’in, the “Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit” (The Sacred Place Where Life Begins). In these thirty days prior to the proposed lease sales on the Arctic Coastal Plain, Gwich’in and Iñupiat peoples are calling on protectors to join in prayer and advocacy for protection of Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit. Alaskan Friends invite you to join thirty minutes of worship and prayer on Mon, Wed, and Fri, beginning at 10:30AM MN time. Vocal and silent prayers during this time are welcome. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link. For more, see: https://ourarcticrefuge.org; for advocacy actions: https://www.defendthesacredalaska.org/arctic-refuge

Pendle Hill is hosting a Candlelight Meeting for Worship with Care for the New Year, 10 -11PM Dec 31; registration required.

Quaker Voluntary Service is accepting applications for next year’s Fellows (app dealine, March 15)! Share this news with your networks – Facebook, Linked In, Twitter (has it come to that?!) More about QVS at https://quakervoluntaryservice.org/about-us/

OFFICE HOURS
Carolyn VandenDolder, the Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Tues – Thurs afternoons. Phone messages checked daily; email checked Tues – Thurs. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur.