June 27, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Bill Hendricks – speaker; care of meeting, Doug Herron

Sunday worship in June: email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wed (early this week!) for the link. The link will change for July. Look for the new link in next week’s bulletin.
It’s easy to be in worship for as long as you are able. Consider inviting the youth of the meeting to participate!

Yearning to visit with Friends but not necessarily all Friends at the same time? Stick around after worship today for an experiment with break-out rooms!

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The Care and Counsel Committee has worked with volunteers to develop resources for members and attenders who have various needs during the Covid-19 era:

LISTENERS-CONVERSATIONALISTS for you to check in with:
Connie A., Barbara M., Roland B., Jim L., Stephen S., Nancy H., OR, email Sue K.

CLEARNESS COMMITTEES for a sounding board and helping you find spiritual clarity if you are making big decisions, contact John S.

TELECARE for experienced folks to talk to about spiritual care and issues of all kinds, contact Judith J. for referrals.

COVID 19 EMERGENCY FUND for members or attenders facing financial hardships due to the virus, contact Nettie S.

Do you have other wishes, questions, want to volunteer? Please call committee clerk, Nettie.

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THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW

Birthdays, as well as many other celebrations, don’t have to be solo affairs! Happy birthday to Stephen S (July 8); Sue K (20th); Xavier S (23rd); Andrea S (24th)! If you would like to have your birthday acknowledged by meeting Friends, please send the month and date of your birth, (no year necessary,) to Judith J.

Planned vocal ministry: Take the opportunity to nurture and encourage each other! If you think someone has a message for the meeting community, recommend them to Ministry and Counsel Committee or encourage them to speak with someone from M&C themselves. Likewise, if you feel you have been given a message to share, contact Bill H. so a Sunday may be made available to you.

Zephyra and Roland Shepherd created the Shepherd Scholarship in 1977 for the post-secondary education of Minneapolis Meeting members or children of members. Applications and eligibility criteria are available from the office (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.) Applications should be mailed to the meetinghouse or emailed to the office by June 30th. More at https://minneapolisfriends.org/shepherd-scholarship-fund/

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 .

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

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 for June. The link will change next week.

The Writing Group will have an informal writing session Mon, July 5th, 7-9PM. This is 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 D. with questions or email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Friday for the link.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Friends for a NonViolent World:
People Camp, “Seeking Justice in a Changing World,” will be at Northern Pines Retreat Center, August 8-14. Take on a leadership role and have a reduced fee. People Camp registration is open now. Sign up here: People Camp 2021 Registration

Friends for a NonViolent World will offer a virtual Alternatives to Violence Basic Community Workshop! Discover new skills and attitudes to address, prevent, and transform violence; holistic, experiential, safe, and lively in approach, learn the tools to discover your own power to transform conflict and frustration wherever the find you: Fridays and Saturdays, July 23 – 31. No prior experience is needed, this is the first of three levels of AVP workshops. Sliding fee scale, $25-$100. More at: fnvw.org ; register here.

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