September 19, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Terry Kayser

10:15 – 11:00 The Spiritual Practice of Seeing that of God in Everyone – With our country being divided, it can be hard to talk to people who have a different point of view, much less to see that of God in them. Karen Tibbals will share her own journey and how recent psychology research can contribute to a spiritual practice of learning to see that of God in others in the midst of a disagreement. (Karen is am author and the former co-clerk of Rahway Plainfield Monthly Meeting in New Jersey and a graduate of Earlham School of Religion. She holds a traveling minute for this work from her meeting and has been doing presentations at various Quaker meetings and regional gatherings.)

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (intergenerational semi-programmed): Keitha Herron – reader; care of meeting, Bill Hendricks

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link for Sunday morning programming in September.

It’s easy to be in worship for as long as you are able. Consider inviting the youth of the meeting to participate! There is no online first day school currently offered on Sunday mornings.

THINGS TO KNOW

Feel led to offer a message or a reading during semi-programmed worship? Ministry and Counsel Committee (M&C) asks you to contact Bill or another member of M&C. M&C is also looking for closers for both the 9AM and 11:15AM worships. Acting as a closer is a ministry of service for the meeting.

Spiritual Nurture Groups: Ministry and Counsel Committee (M&C) would like to speak with you if you are interested in learning more about or being part of a Spiritual Nurture Group, focused on participants committing to a daily spiritual practice and participating in monthly, open-hearted listening and sharing in small groups. Contact Carolyn or Bill.

OUR NEW AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. The meeting has approved installing a new audio-visual system in the meetinghouse to make worship and gatherings accessible to those who cannot attend in person. If you contribute toward funding this new A/V system before the end of October, your gift will be doubled by a $10,000 matching grant we have received from an anonymous donor. Please consider giving something now to double the value of your gift.

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: Golden Rule Peace Boat. Come hear a brief history of the Golden Rule Peace Boat, started by four Quakers in 1958, and restored by Veterans For Peace and Quakers. Presenter, Helen Jaccard, (from Northern California,) will discuss what activists are doing today to stop the possibility of nuclear war and radioactive contamination from the rest of the nuclear chain.

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 September.

Come to a work and pizza party! The meeting gardeners invite Friends to help spread mulch on the east side of the meetinghouse on Sun, Oct 3rd, 2PM, then stay for a pizza party. Questions, call Clifford. Bring you old newspapers!

Upcoming mid-morning program needs your input! On October 31, Care and Counsel Committee will provide a mid-morning program of Friends telling stories of experiences as kids in First Day School or in other faith communities. Can you tell your story? Contact Nettie Smith or John Stuart.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows have a program day together every-other Fri. Local Friends are asked to provide (vegan) lunch for seven (with a gluten-free option for one) on Oct 1st, 15th or 29th. Sign up with miranda(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org

Letting Go: Embracing Autumn; Sun, Oct 3rd, 6PM. Each new season invites opportunity to change and adapt. Fall inherently includes letting go of things, but letting go can also invite a new time. How does what you let go of become mulch in the ground of your life? What do we learn from the land which needs time to rest and renew? Join Anne Supplee and Maia Twedt (TCFM) as we experience the act of letting go and acknowledge darker days and longer nights. Share in a ritual of putting things to rest. Be together as we prepare for a seasonal shift. Offered through Anne and Maia’s new collaboration, Way Opening Workshops. Email way.opening.workshops(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com to receive the link to this 75-minute Zoom gathering.

Northern Yearly Meeting High School Fall Retreat: Save the DATE: Fri, Oct 8th – Sun, Oct 10th at Camp Woodbrooke More details soon. Kindly Adult Presence sought for part or all of the retreat, email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch. (There is a bit of pre-screening to be done if you are new to KAP-ing.)

Save the Date for Northern Yearly Meeting Fall Interim Session via Zoom, October 28-31. More details to come.

Northern Yearly Meeting still seeks a Middle School coordinator. Job description and application here.

Friends for a NonViolent World is partnering with Minneapolis Community Education this fall! Executive Director Leah Robshaw Robinson is leading a wellness talk, “Good Trouble: Nonviolent Action Then and Now” on International Peace Day, Sept 21st, 10:30 – 11:30AM; And Alternatives to Violence Project facilitators are leading a two-week class on “Reimagining Community Safety,” Tues, Oct 5th and 12th, 6:15-8:15PM. Register online at: https://mplscommunityed.com See https://commed.mpls.k12.mn.us/home for the full schedule (FNVW on pgs 6, 7 and 19).

Friends for a NonViolent World’s Alternative to Violence Project will offer a Basic Community Workshop Oct 1-3 via zoom. This workshop will offer a holistic, experiential, safe, and lively approach to learning the tools to discover your own power to build safer communities and transform conflict and frustration in your life. For more and to register, click here .

COMMUNITY EVENTS

ReMembering: Singing Water is a One Voice collaboration with water protector Sharon Day; puppeteer Sandy Spieler; singer-songwriter Sara Thomsen; and features performances by Kymani Kahlil, Tara Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ, and the Ikidowin Youth acting ensemble. Free and viewed on a big screen at two outdoor venues, Sept 24 and 25, RSVP at OneVoiceMN.org.

Stolen Wealth Returns (SWR) Online Open House Sept 30th, 7PM especially for Resource Generation, Unitarian Universalists, and Quakers. With encouragement from the Black organizers of SWR, there will be an online Information & Open House Event for Stolen Wealth Returns. Invitation to the Zoom call will be sent separately to people who register. Click here to register.

The Minnesota Multifaith Network (MnMN) invites you to an online interfaith conversation, “In a Time Such as This: The urgent need for building stronger multifaith communities in Minnesota,” Oct 7 & 13, 10AM-12PM, via Zoom; Registration required: https://mninatimesuchasthis.eventbrite.com. Gathering across faith traditions can be a powerful salve to the wounds of systemic oppression, division, isolation, and trauma that our communities have been struggling with. Inspiring speakers and interactive breakout conversations on Thur, Oct 7 (10AM-noon). Relationship building and learning across shared areas of interest will be the focus on Wed, Oct 13 (10AM-noon.) Featured guests include Shanta Premawardhana, a national and international speaker who trains people of faith to act collaboratively and effectively to counter religious extremism and religion-based injustices; and Whitney Terrill, an Environmental Justice Program Manager at Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, and a speaker for Islamic Resource Group, who is deeply committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Hear from, join with and enter relationship with Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Native American, Sikh, Unitarian, and other communities working for a more just and loving world. Contact MnMN at info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mnmultifaith.org or visit www.mnmultifaith.org for more.

From the Minnesota Council of Churches: Help Needed for Afghan Evacuees. While individuals with refugee status continue to be resettled, numerous families evacuated from Afghanistan are also expected in September. Most will be coming to Minnesota having been granted “humanitarian parole,” which means that they won’t be eligible for all the same financial and program support as refugees. Donate household items or volunteer or co-sponsor a family, whether from Afghanistan or another refugee family. Email Kathryn at rsvolunteers(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mnchurches.org to let us know if you are interested in co-sponsorship, helping set up apartments, or helping transport individuals to key appointments. Donation link here.

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. Bulletin items can be phoned in to the office (612-926-6159) or emailed (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).