July 11, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Lolly Lijewski – speaker; care of meeting, Mary Bosserman

11:00 – 12:30 PM monthly meeting for business: John Kraft, clerk; Stephen Snyder, recording clerk

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link to worship.

It’s easy to be in worship for as long as you are able. Consider inviting the youth of the meeting to participate!

TODAY – monthly meeting for business will follow worship. Come be part of the discernment around when and how we begin meeting face to face once more.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

The people of Haiti and others who live in fear and uncertainty.

Quaker Voluntary Service and the new Local Coordinator, Miranda, starting July 12. Congratulations, Miranda!

and heartfelt thanks to Eli as he moves on from his work as QVS Local Coordinator.

THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW

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 so a Sunday may be made available to you.

A memorial services for Ralph Hilgendorf, member of Twin Cities Meeting and most recently, of Prospect Hill Meeting, will be July 17, 1:00-2:15 at Friends School of MN, 1365 Englewood Ave, St Paul, followed by fellowship until 4. To participate remotely, contact dhaivyd(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com. Condolences may be sent to Kay Hilgendorf: 1701 Englewood Ave, St. Paul, 55104. The Star Tribune obit can be found here. The Pioneer Press obit can be found here.

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.

Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford, Betsy and Rae Beth) will gather on the first and third Mondays to play in the dirt. Contact Clifford for more.

The Deep Inner Work of Creating Racial Justice Group will meet 7-8:30PM this Tues, July 13th. Tools and exercises from My Grandmother’s Hands: Healing Racialized Trauma in Our Heart and Bodies are used. Come share your experience with implicit bias in your racial justice work. The group meets every second Tues. You are welcome, whether or not you have come before! Questions and link info, contact Nettie or Jimbo.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Friends for a NonViolent World seeks a new part-time Volunteer Engagement Specialist! This dynamic role develops opportunities for volunteers to be deeply engaged in every facet of FNVW’s work. The Volunteer Engagement Specialist is responsible for recruiting, training and supporting new FNVW volunteers and student interns, and plays a key role in planning, implementing, organizing and coordinating the volunteer and community engagement opportunities that drive FNVW’s mission forward. Come help build on the organization’s strong volunteer program and help realize its potential for growth. Job description and application here. There will be a goodbye party for Miranda Dils (the departing Volunteer Engagement Specialist) Wed, July 14th, 10-11AM. Email leah(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org for the link. During Miranda’s time at FNVW, she helped strengthen and streamline FNVW’s programs and operations. Her steadfast work helped keep FNVW strong during this historic and transformative time in our community and world. Thank you, Miranda, and God bless your future endeavors!

The Northern Yearly Meeting Middle School Coordinator position is still open! The NYM Children and Youth Committee have yet to receive any applications for the Middle School Coordinator position. Please prayerfully consider if you are led to support and nurture the young people of Northern Yearly Meeting. A complete job announcement and job description, with payment information, can be found on the NYM website.

Friends for a NonViolent World’sPeople Camp, “Seeking Justice in a Changing World,” will be at Northern Pines Retreat Center, August 8-14. For more and to sign up: People Camp 2021 Registration

Northern Yearly Meeting summer Journal deadline is July 23rd. Insights, poetry, reflections, photos, book or film reviews, Meeting or Worship Group activities – all are welcome. Send all materials to nymjournal(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com. Limit written articles to 1500 words; feel free to include a suggested image. The Spring, 2021 Issue of the Journal is at this link.

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: Fri and Sat, July 23 – 31. No prior experience is needed. Sliding fee scale, $25-$100. More at: fnvw.org ; register here.

The Quaker Voluntary Service second annual Supporters’ Briefing can be viewed at this link. Hear a report and recap from the QVS board as well as from three current QVS Fellows sharing about their experience in the program.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Healing Minnesota Stories Sacred Sites Tours: July 24, 10AM – 2PM; August 2, 1PM – 5PM, starting at St. Peter’s Church, St. Paul. Listen to the stories of the people who called Minnesota home before settlers arrived while being present at sites sacred to the Dakota people. Better understand the history of indigenous peoples whose lives still shape this state. Register here.

Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services is busy building up capacity as we prepare to welcome what may be our largest number of arrivals in the coming year. To help equip families arriving this summer, we are in need of new, standard-sized bed pillows, sheet sets – particularly twin size but also full and queen – electric alarm clocks, laundry detergent. Items can be dropped off in person or ordered online and shipped directly to our office. For more information, please contact Kathryn at rsvolunteers(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mnchurches.org.

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 bulletin items in to the office (612-926-6159), or email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).