February 28, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Keitha Herron; Zoom host – Mary B.

10:15 – 11:00 Friends School of Minnesota – Return and Renewal: Re-Building Community and Building Connections. Head of School, Joe Mueller, will share efforts to bring the school community back together after the first year of COVID, as well as efforts to grow the school’s presence in the wider community. Zoom host – Marilyn

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): John Dunham – speaker; care of meeting, Barbara Ziegenhagen; Zoom host – Marilyn

The link to Sunday morning worship and mid-morning program online is available by emailing office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

The people of Ukraine and Russia.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

The meetinghouse is again open for in-person, public worship. Hybrid worship is now supported so those unable to, or uncomfortable with, coming to the meetinghouse can worship via zoom with those gathered here; link available from the office.

Birthdays, as well as many other celebrations, don’t have to be solo affairs! Happy birthday to Ed S (March 3rd), Tom W (March 10th) Lolly L (March 17th) Cindy A (March 27th)! Let Friends acknowledge and celebrate you! Send the month and date of your birth, (no year necessary,) to Judith.

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Vocal Ministry Discernment. Come hear about the preparation and discernment processes used by some Friends, including Roger Miller, Jeannette Raymond, and Carolyn VandenDolder. There will be time for questions.

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee will show the film Harriet THIS Tues, March 1, at 7PM via Zoom. Harriet is the dramatization of the life and work of Harriet Tubman who, in the 1840s, was enslaved, escaped, and then helped more than 70 people to freedom. Discussion will follow. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Friday or contact Deborah for the link.

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

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

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is tasked with nominating a recipient(s) of the meeting’s voluntary carbon tax, $1,000 that is included in the annual budget. Recipient(s) promote environmental protection and/or work to address global warming; preferably are local; and should not have been an MFM recipient within the last three years. If you have a suggestion(s) to be considered, contact Deborah by TOMORROW, Feb. 28.

Friends Committee on National Legislation uses bi-annual input from monthly meetings to set priorities for lobbying Congress. Please send your suggested priorities to Jim H. or Doug H.

Congratulations to Lola, one of the leads in the Children’s Theater production of “Something Happened in Our Town” which opened on the 26th.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF FRIENDS

VOLUNTEER

Friends School Plant Sale – volunteer sign up has begun: FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com/volunteer / (651) 621-8930. The Plant Sale will be held May 6-8 at the State Fair Grandstand. Volunteers are needed! Volunteers get to shop early!

Friends for a NonViolent World Board of Directors could be a great fit for YOU! The Board develops, defines and reviews FNVW’s mission and provides overall leadership and strategic direction. Be part of creating a nonviolent tomorrow. More by contacting current Board Clerk, Miike: board(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org.

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

Friends for a NonViolent World’s most recent Everyday Nonviolence Podcast features Paula Palmer exploring the painful history of Indigneous boarding schools and examples of faith communities addressing the harm caused by them; and Eiona Street-Steward detailing a Twin Cities initiative that invites predominantly white churches to voluntarily return to Black and Indigenous communities the wealth that they accrued due to systemic inequities. Listen here.

Spirit-Led Climate Action Among Quakers: Learn more about how Quakers are taking action to mitigate climate change. Speakers: Hayley Hathaway, communications director for Quaker Earthcare Witness and Paul Chistiansen, member of East Side Meeting in Bellevue, WA, who travels in the ministry with a concern for climate change. Sat, March 19, 3-4:30PM. Offered by Friends World Committee for Consultation; register here.

Join Quaker Parenting Initiative’s Searching to Better Nurture and Guide Our Children and use queries and discussion to reflect on your family life, its joys and frustrations, and discover alternative scenarios that reflect your values and spiritual aspirations. Wednesdays in March. For more, see Quaker Parenting Initiative website or email harriet.e.heath(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

White Privilege Conference, March 9-12, in Charlotte, NC. Friends General Conference is offering a pre-registration form for the conference, providing a lower group rate cost. More at FGC’s White Privilege Conference Landing page. Once you pre-register, FGC will send you a discount code. You must register for the conference on their website once you get the discount code. Both in-person and virtual attendance are options this year.

OFFICE HOURS: 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).