January 24, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Barbara Ziegenhagen

10:15 – 11:00 Friends Committee on National Legislation – Setting Priorities. Come be reminded what the Meeting recommended as priorities for this past legislative year and help discern what our Meeting recommends FCNL focus its lobbying efforts on with the new Congress.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Mary Leikvold – speaker; care of meeting, Stephen Snyder

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 members and attenders 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; schedule details are on the website. 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!

Nominating Committee is starting its work – matching the gifts and energies of MFMers with meeting work and projects we wish to have done. Please return calls and emails from the Nominating Committee to facilitate their work. A PARTICULAR NEED: The Stewardship and Finance Committee is looking for a receiving treasurer who has comfort with Excel, QuickBooks, and/or pages. This individual would need to come into the meetinghouse and process deposits. If you have specific questions, please contact the S&F clerk, Marilyn or email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.

OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: An Asylum-Seeker’s Journey. Ayuk Fedinard Ayuk, housemate of John, will offer a dramatic, first-person account of one his travel from Cameroon to the USA through South America and northward; a look at the (fast-changing) legal stages once in the US; an examination of some of the logistical emotional challenges an asylum-seeker or refugee faces in adapting to a new culture; and finally what Americans can do to help those in his situation.

The Writing Group will meet for an informal writing session this Tues, Jan 26th, 7-9PM – a chance to connect with each other, writing with prompts and sharing what we write. ALL INVITED, whether or not you have participated before! Contact Jane with questions, interest or for the link.

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

Come practice facilitating on zoom THIS THURS, 7 PM. Contact Bill for more. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Thursday for the link.

Mary Jean Port will offer a poetry reading for Quakers and guests on Fri, Jan 29th, at 7PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Volunteer at the Friends School of Minnesota Plant Sale! Come to the remaining virtual information session to: get a sneak peek at the plans for this year’s sale, learn more about operations, hear of specific school needs, and still have time for questions and discussion. All community members are encouraged to attend whether or not you have volunteered in the past. Wed, Jan 27th, 12 – 1PM. Registration required: https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcuqppj0vGNWdvUeygRLpsE-3F_JbdjFb

Activating Revolutionary Love Friends for a NonViolent World is partnering with The People’s Inauguration and its “10 Days to Activate Revolutionary Love,” led by Valarie Kaur and a community of visionaries, artists, activists, and healers. It is designed to inspire, equip, and embolden us to deepen our commitment to heal, reimagine, and rebuild our nation together. On Jan 27th’s Watcha Wednesday, dive into the content of The People’s Inauguration to begin integrating it into our personal lives and FNVW’s work. This Wed, 10-11:30AM. Facilitated by Leah Robshaw Robinson, Miranda Dils, and other FNVW leaders: https://zoom.us/j/96162676801?pwd=Q3ZOWCtGTE1WMEJLbG96NmpHVDNpZz09; Meeting ID: 961 6267 6801; Password: 655383

There is a Northern Yearly Meeting Anti-Racism discussion group currently meeting once a month. Sessions have focused on the podcast, “Seeing White”, (http://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-45-transformation-seeing-white-part-14/ ) The next meeting is THIS Jan 28th, 7 PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Thurs for the link.

Friends Committee on National Legislation Quaker Changemaker Event, “Strengthening Quaker Community.” Hear how participating in FCNL’s Advocacy Teams can help bring new life to meetings and their communities. Program manager of Beacon Hill Friends House will share how to facilitate community-building and community action. Wed, Jan 27, 5:30 PM (CT) Register: https://act.fcnl.org/event/quaker-welcome-center-events-watch-home/2001/?source=fcnlweb

COMMUNITY EVENTS

ISAIAH’s We Make Minnesota virtual launch TODAY, Jan 24th, 2-5PM. Experience ISAIAH as an organization, 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 and elected leadership. 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.

Middle East Peace Now, Jan 30th, 10:00AM presentation and discussion. Gaza, BDS and Justice for Palestine. Dr. Haidar Eid will give an introductory background on the situation in Gaza, focusing on the horror of the blockade and the three wars of aggression 2009, 2012, and 2014. He will discuss the necessity of international intervention in the form of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions as the most effective tool of solidarity with the Palestinian people. Dr. Haidar will also discuss how to avoid normalization with apartheid Israel by heeding the BDS call made by Palestinian civil society. REGISTER HERE

OFFICE HOURS

Carolyn, the Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed – Fri afternoons. Phone messages checked daily; email checked W-F. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur. Bulletin items can be phoned in to the office (612-926-6159), or emailed (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).