January 10, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 9:40 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Keitha Herron

9:45 – 11:15 monthly meeting for business: John Kraft, presiding clerk; Stephen Snyder, recording clerk

11:15 – 12:00 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Linda Hart – speaker; care of meeting, Carolyn VandenDolder

Worship and mid-morning program in January: 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

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 Opening the Heart of Worship, 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. Reserve your spot by emailing office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org. Plan to attend one of these enriching, community-building opportunities!

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: Whole Earth Justice. Gene Tierney, author of Whole Earth Justice, will speak on the idea that humanity is in the process of collectively maturing into a more inter-dependent civilization and culture; and that things we see as random developments are, in fact, part of this shift.

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

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 Wednesday.

The new Women’s Healing Circle will meet TONIGHT, 7-8:30PM. Contact Mary to express interest or with any questions. To receive the link, contact Deborah.

Monthly Meeting approved a food drive to benefit NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center’s food shelf. Bring your donations to the meetinghouse front door (York Ave) THIS Thurs, Jan. 14th 9AM – 3PM. You will not need to come inside. All nonperishable food, toiletries, and household cleaning supplies welcome; items most needed: oatmeal, grits, peanut butter, canned meats, razors and shaving cream. Coordinated by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee.

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 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). Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be connected.

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 22nd, and February 5th.

The Pendle Hill Reading Group will meet Wed, Jan 13th, 5:30–7PM (CT) via Zoom. This newly-formed reading group focuses on a mix of Pendle Hill pamphlets and other Quaker materials, gathering monthly to consider queries about the reading in a spirit of worship sharing. Come discuss the pamphlet, On Vocal Ministry: Nurturing the Community through Listening and Faithfulness (PHP #460) by Barry Crossno and J. Brent Bill. Free and open to the public; register in advance to receive the link: https://pendlehill.org/events/pendle-hills-reading-group-january/

The Elizabeth Ann Bogert Memorial Fund for the Study and Practice of Christian Mysticism, administered by Friends World Committee for Consultation, makes annual grants of up to $1,000. Pat Jones and Diane Barrett have received grants in the past. For more, see: https://fwccamericas.org/docs/Bogert%202019%20Fall%20letter.pdf App deadline, March 1, 2021.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

ISAIAH’s We Make Minnesota virtual launch on Jan 24th, 2-5PM is your chance to experience ISAIAH as an organization, to build power with our elected leaders, and talk about a plan of action to make sure we have a government #WhoCaresForUs.. This statewide public meeting will have 3000 people from across the organization (Barbershop and Black Congregation Cooperative, Latinx Coalition, Muslim Coalition, Young Adult Organizing, Greater MN, Metro, Kids Count on Us Childcare Organizing, One Body Catholics,) as we;; as elected leadership like Governor Walz, Speaker of the House, Melissa Hortman and others. Come together to celebrate the work we’ve done in the last four years and lay out strategic orientation for the next two years as a multi-racial, multi-faith political community. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/isaiahsummit.

OFFICE HOURS Carolyn VandenDolder, the Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed – Fri afternoons.

Phone messages checked daily. Email checked W-F. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur.