October 10, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

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

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

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

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link to worship and mid-morning programs in October.

THINGS 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.

DOUBLE YOUR GIFT in support of the new A/V system. The meeting has received an anonymous matching grant of up to $10,000 to fund the new audio-visual system being installed in the meetinghouse to enable reliable hybrid worship. Any amount that you contribute between now and the end of October will be doubled by this matching grant and will allow other MFM funds to be used elsewhere. Make checks out to MFM Trustees with A/V system in the memo line.

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.

OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Growing Up Connected A panel of members and attenders will share positive childhood experiences in Friends meetings or other faith communities. There will be time for others to share. Offered by the Care and Counsel Committee.

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 October.

The Deep Inner Work of Creating Racial Justice Group will meet this Tues, Oct 12, 7-9PM. This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month and is open to all members and attenders, whether you have come before or not. Contact Nettie or Jim L for more.

Movie night is back! The Peace and Social Concerns Committee will show “Evolution by Whole Earth Justice” via Zoom on Oct 21st at 7PM. Environmental issues threaten our existence. Social justice issues and economic inequities threaten our peace. Political and cultural polarization threaten our stability. We need to find our place in bringing the interdependence needed during this time of change and renaissance. Produced by Gene Tierney and MFM’s Roger Miller: Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon on the 21st for the link.

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 15th or 29th. Sign up with miranda(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org. Also sought – a full size mattress and a bean bag chair. Contact Miranda with leads.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

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

Planning is underway for the 2021 Friends for a NonViolent World Holiday Fair, Dec 3-4 at Friends School of MN! Volunteers for all sorts of things are needed to make the fair a success. To donate crafty things you will make, to donate a service you could put on the values board, or to commit to asking your favorite business to donate a gift card or item, sign up here.

Want to door knock with other Friends in support of the YES4 Minneapolis charter amendment? This would create a new department of public safety in the city of Minneapolis that would be under the supervision of the city council and the mayor. Leah Robshaw Robinson and Nettie Smith have signed up to door knock on October 10th, 17th 24th. Join us! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdQuFwfqEywf0PeRjVPmKPsOCYf0RoXeDX8HiOsLnglDTvaw/viewform

Join a community conversation on the Public Safety Charter Amendment on the Mpls ballot this fall. Reflect on what safety means and discuss how the public safety charter amendment expands nonviolenct crisis response option in Mpls Tues, Oct 19th, 7-8:30PM https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87359184536; ID: 873 5918 4536. Hosted by Friends for a NonViolent World.

Friends With Nature meets for a monthly walk in a local natural area, weather permitting, or a Zoom conversation, if weather or other conditions make this advisable. Nerd out about nature, with spiritual interjections as Spirit may lead us on Oct 23. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Oct 22 to RSVP and to get details of the location.

Build Back Fossil Free: Actions for Friends – from Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW) Thousands of people will come to DC October 11-15, to demand that President Biden hasten the end of the fossil fuel era, stop approving fossil fuel projects, and declare a climate emergency immediately, ahead of the United Nations climate summit in November. QEW is collaborating with People vs. Fossil Fuels (see below) to take action over five days to highlight the damage done by fossil fuels, the climate impacts we are already facing, and the need for real solutions rooted in justice. If you’re planning to attend, please register with QEW. We will help you stay connected with other Friends who are attending and send you updates. More on this event from the organizing group People vs. Fossil Fuels.

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).