December 12, 2021

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 9:40 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Keitha Herron; Zoom host, Marilyn

9:45 – 11:15 monthly meeting for business: John Kraft, clerk; Tom Ward, recording clerk; Zoom host, Stephen

11:15 – 12:00 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Nette Smith – speaker; care of meeting, Gib Pellet; Zoom host, Stephen

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

“When the color of your skin is seen as a weapon, you will never be seen as unarmed.”
– sign carried by Black Lives Matter activist

“ Without inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.”
– Angel Kyodo Williams

“ ..But wait to feel the relieving measure of life and heed not distressing thoughts when they rise ever so strongly in thee, nay, though they have entered thee, fear them not but be still a while, not believing in the power that feels they have over thee, and it will fall on a sudden”
– Isaac Pennington (Quaker contemporary of George Fox)

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Leo’s story. Hussein (Leo) Khooshan, a recent graduate of the Quaker boarding school, Scattergood, comes from Kabul, Afghanistan. He has lived and worked among Quakers for the last four years, and lived with Rick and Carolyn this past summer. He was joined by his brother, Hassan, in early August, just a week before Kabul fell to the Taliban. Leo and his brother are now living in Ottawa, aided by Ottawa Meeting. Leo and Hassan have family remaining in Kabul, targeted by the Taliban due to their ethnicity and to Leo’s schooling in the U.S. Hear Leo’s story and about the work being done by Leo and Friends in Canada and the mid-west to get his family from Kabul to safety in Canada.

Northern Yearly Meeting will offer an all-NYM first day school opportunity on Sun, Jan. 16, 10–11AM. Watch for details. If you’re interested in registering, and you didn’t registered for the Nov. class, email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with the coordinator.

There is mid-week worship every Wed night, 7PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Wed for the link.

Caregivers’ Support Group: if you are a caregiver for a loved one, how about joining a confidential Zoom meeting once a month, to check in and support one another? Email John (of Care and Counsel Committee) and he will get the group started.

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.

SMALL GROUPS OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

Join Lectio Divina at 11:25AM on Wednesdays. Hold a short reading from the Bible, Quaker, or other spiritual text to see if and how it might speak to us today. Rather than reading for information, in Lectio, read for insight – open to the Divine and allow the text to speak to our life and times. Followed by a time of worship sharing. Contact Stephen for the link.

Experiment with Light groups are now open to new members. Groups meet once a month for a meditation based on early Friends’ worship. For more information regarding EwL at MFM contact Diane B.

The Deep Inner Work of Creating Racial Justice Group will meet this Tues, Dec 14, 7-9PM. This group meets on second Tuesdays of the month and is open to all members and attenders, whether you have come before or not. Contact Nettie or Jim for more.

IN THE WORLD OF FRIENDS

The Quaker Parenting Initiative, helping parents find direction and spiritual meaning in their journey with their children, as they love and live with them while seeking to nurture and guide them, hosts a weekly virtual Tea-and-Chat with Quaker Parents, Thurs, 7PM (CT). Come join the free-form conversation! Sign up via the above website.

From Friends Committee on National Legislation: Advocacy Teams will next focus on ending US support for the Saudis in the war in Yemen. The UN calls the war the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, as the Saudi forces maintain a blockade of ports that supply Yemen’s fuel and food. The US continues to support the Saudis with intelligence, parts, and maintenance for their bombing campaign. Contact Jim H.

Friends Committee on National Legislation will offer Faith, Ministry, and Leadership as a Public Friend THIS Wed, Dec 15, 5:30-6:30PM (CT) What does it mean to live our faith in public? What’s the connection between Quaker leadership and ministry? These are just some of the questions covered in the final Quaker Changemaker event of 2021, a conversation between FCNL Director of Quaker Leadership, Alicia McBride, and outgoing General Secretary, Diane Randall. For more and to register, click on the link above or go to: https://bit.ly/3yd2Fw3

Sing your favorite winter and Christmas songs with the Friends for a NonViolent World community on Dec 17th, 7-8PM at the virtual sing-a-long! All are welcome! Bring a song to lead, sing along (zoom style), or just listen and enjoy the music. Led by PJ Hoffman, Maria Musachio, and friends: http://bit.ly/zoomsingalong; ID: 995 6883 3010; passcode: 067324.

IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

The Minnesota Council of NonProfits is offering White Saviorism: Knowing Your Role, online, Dec 16th, 12-3PM. As White folks, we often do not seek to understand what our role is in anti-racism, equity and inclusion, even in our own workplaces and community spaces. This training will help you understand the Eight White Identities and find your role in the ongoing work of racial and social justice in our communities. Learn more and register. There is a fee to attend.

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).