November 5, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Roger Miller; zoom host: Stephen Snyder

10:15 – 11:00 Senior Housing in the Twin Cities…five diverse options presented by members of MFM. Coordinated by the Welcoming and Outreach Committee; zoom host: Stephen Snyder

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Roland Barrett- speaker; care of meeting, Barbara Ziegenhagen; zoom host: Stephen Snyder

Request the link for worship and mid-morning program in Nov by emailing office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Friday.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

The family and friends of Barbara Coffin. Barbara, a member since 1950, died Tuesday morning. She was 101. A memorial service date has not been set

The family and friends of Sue Murray. Sue, a member since 1968, died Wednesday, October 27th. She was 92. A memorial service via zoom is planned for Nov 27th, 2PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link.

THINGS TO KNOW

Every winter, Minneapolis Meeting takes a special collection, outside the regular operating budget, to benefit organizations recommended by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee and approved at monthly meeting. Please send your recipient nominations for this year’s Winter Envelope Gift to P&SC Committee clerk, Deborah, by Nov 22nd.

Ministry and Counsel Committee (M&C) asks individuals who feel led to share a prepared message or a reading during semi-programmed worship, to contact Bill or other members of M&C. M&C is also looking for closers for both the 9 and 11:15AM worships. Serving as a closer is a ministry of service to the meeting.

The meeting approved installing a new audio/video system in the meetinghouse to make worship and gatherings accessible to those who cannot attend in person. Thanks to the generosity of Friends, we have earned all the matching funds available for a total of $21,000 contributed so far! You may still contribute to the new system, allowing existing MFM funds to be used elsewhere. Make checks out to MFM Trustees with A/V system in the memo line. Thank you – to the anonymous donor and everyone else – for your commitment to making this possible!

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. Friends are asked to wear a mask in the common spaces of the building – entryway, hallways, stairs, bathroom, etc. 612-926-6159; office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org .

OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Monthly meeting for business is next Sunday, 9:45-11:15. Please plan to participate in this important part of Meeting life.

Ministry and Counsel Committee is facilitating spiritual nurture groups. Participants commit to adopting a daily practice (anything that nurtures your spirit) and meeting together with your group once a month to worship-share on the question, “How has the Spirit been active in my life?” Contact Carolyn by Nov 14th with questions or to sign up. “How do I listen to others? As if everyone were my master, speaking to me his cherished last words.” ~ Hafiz

Northern Yearly Meeting will offer first day school online for children, age 6-11, Sun, Nov 21, 10–11AM. Registration required – watch for details. This will hopefully be a monthly offering.

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.

Join Lectio Divina at 11:25AM on Wednesdays. We will hold a short reading from the Bible, Quaker, or other spiritual text to see if and how it might speak to us today. We have been schooled to study for information. In Lectio we study for insight – we open ourselves to Spirit and allow the text to speak to our life and times. Followed by a time of worship sharing. Contact Stephen for the link.

The Right Relationship with Indigenous People group will meet this coming Friday night, Nov 12th, at 7PM. Open to all interested, this group meets every second Fri night. Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday for the link.

Loaves and Fishes, Mon, Nov 29th: Join other metro-area Friends, the Ismaili Community and the Mayim Rabim congregation to provide a meal at Holy Rosary Church in S Mpls, 2424 – 18th Ave S. Prepare dinner (2-4:30); pack up and hand out the meals (4:00-6:30,) or clean up (5:15-7.) Fruit donations needed. Covid-19 has created more need and fewer volunteers (and fruit donations,) so your help is needed now more than ever. Email Sue to sign up for a shift to make sure there is sufficient space or to arrange to drop off fruit. Masks, gloves, and hats required. This remains a COVID risk. Sign up to come if you can on Mon, Nov 29th.

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) for Dec 3. Sign up with miranda(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org. Also sought – a small bookshelf / nightstand. Contact Miranda with leads.

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FRIENDS

Friends for a NonViolent World’s annual Holiday Fair will soon be upon us! This year’s online fair will run Nov 19-28; the in-person event it will be held at the Friends School of MN in St. Paul, Dec 3 – 4. Donate baked goods, soups, crafts, Quaker Treasures, books, and silent auction items. Sign up here to let FNVW know what you’ll be donating. For times and to access shopping online (after Nov 18), click here.

Threshing Session for Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM) Doctrine of Discovery minute, this Thurs, Nov 11, 6:30 – 8:30PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Thurs for the link. NYM approved creating a subcommittee in 2020 to explore the Doctrine of Discovery in response to a request from a United Nations standing committee of Indigenous Peoples. The Doctrine of Discovery subcommittee invited the yearly meeting to consider a minute (here) that they drafted. More discernment was deemed necessary before approval. Click Doctrine of Discovery Resources for supporting resources.

The COP26 in Glasgow is the overall decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Glasgow Meeting invites under-35 Quakers and the Quaker curious (aged teens to 35-ish) to worship during COP26 at 12:30PM (CT), Tues, 9th Nov. For more and to register, click here. Glasgow Young Friends look forward to worshiping with other Young Quakers at this important moment!

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS

2021 Overcoming Racism Virtual Conference, Fri, Nov 12th, 8AM – 4:45PM and Sat Nov 13th, 9AM – 3:45PM. More here. Volunteers are being recruited; all volunteers are able to attend the conference for free. Register this link.

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).