March 27, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Keitha Herron; Zoom host – Rae Beth

10:15 – 11:00 At the Time of Death – The Death and Memorial Committee will describe its role and the ways that each of us can prepare ourselves and our families for that time of decision-making; Zoom host – Marilyn

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Tom Wells – speaker; care of meeting, Joey Giffen-Hunter; Zoom host – Marilyn

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link to worship and mid-morning program.

FUN WITH FRIENDS TODAY: Meet at the Minneapolis Institute of Art TODAY, 2PM, at the 3rd St. entrance lobby, beyond the information counter. Meet new F(f)riends or stroll the galleries with those you haven’t seen in a while. Masks required; admission free. Reservations not necessary, but helpful – contact Jane or David.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

People around the world who are suffering from conflict, racism, colonialism, displacement, loss, and the climate crisis, all those who are aiding victims and the dispossessed, and the world’s political figures.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

The Meeting’s service and fiscal year ends on March 31. Any time is a good time to say thank you to one another for the seen and unseen work and ministry Friends do within and on behalf of the Meeting. For your financial support, your time, your care, and the lending of your gifts to committee work, thank you.
Please contact your committee clerk about any outstanding reimbursements before the fiscal year ends.

Let’s celebrate each other! Happy birthday to: Bobby (April 6th,) Nancy (April 9th,) Joey (April 11th,) John D (April 21st,) and Darlene (April 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: My Spiritual Journey with Gib Pellet.

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.

Care and Counsel Committee is making a list of those who, on occasion, would be able to bring meals or offer rides to those in need. No obligation, just let us know if we can contact you as needs come up. Email or phone Nettie, C&C clerk, if you’d like to be on the list.

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. Followed by worship sharing. Contact Stephen for the link.

An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for families! Northern Yearly Meeting Annual Session (May 27-30) will be virtual BUT, if there is enough interest, youth and families may have in-person programming at Lions Camp. Families with children through high school age are asked to complete an online survey (here). Please fill out the survey, even if you do not plan to attend, so you can be alerted about future children and youth activities. See the Q and A document for more. PLEASE respond by March 31 if you are interested in the in-person Family Camp.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF FRIENDS

VOLUNTEER

Submit creative artistic work and writing, including personal reflections and articles about your work and experiences as Quakers, to the Northern Yearly Meeting Journal, nymjournal(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com. April 11 is the deadline for the Spring Issue. The winter edition of the NYM Journal can be found here.

Friends School Plant Sale – signing up to volunteer 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 – setting up, dealing with plants, dealing with people, clean-up, feeding other volunteers! Volunteers shop early! Online catalogue available here.

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

The 2022 Friends General Conference Gathering, “. . . and follow me” will be July 3-9, in person and online. Early registration starts April 11. Advanced Programs with a list of workshops will be available soon here. Learn more and register for the Gathering on the FGC website.

American Friends Service Committee invites Friends to its Quaker Action for a Just World: 2022 AFSC Corporation Program, April 3-7. Register to hear a panel of Quaker climate activists, workshops on key peace and justice issues, and a keynote address from Winona LaDuke. Learn more and register here.

Quaker House is hosting a worship sharing session on Sat, April 2 at 2PM (CT), on the peace testimony and how the events in Ukraine have affected your understanding of it. Email wayne.finegar(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakerhouse.org or call 910 -323-3912 to get the link. Discussion will follow.

There will be a Friends General Conference Children and Youth’s virtual retreat for youth of Color, April 2-3: https://www.fgcquaker.org/event/virtual-retreats-for-youth-of-color/

Early Bird registration for Friends for a NonViolent World’s People Camp (Aug 7-13) is now open. People Camp is an intergenerational experience of cooperation, exploration and community living. Come rest and refresh your mind, body, and spirit through a variety of workshops, group activities and recreation. More here.

School of the Spirit Contemplative Retreat, “All Shall Be Well: Contemplation in an Age of Crisis,” will be offered Thur – Sun, April 7-10, at the Siena Center in Racine WI – rich in landscape with beautiful woods, prairie and Lake Michigan shoreline. For more, see: https://www.schoolofthespirit.org/ .

Earlham School of Religion welcomes you to the 2022 Willson Lecture, Reimagining Spirit – Wind, Breath, Vibrations, Sat, April 9, 8-11:30 (CT), with Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Ph.D., Professor of Theology. Find more here.