March 6, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Dan Jensen; Zoom host – Bill

10:15 – 11:00 Vocal Ministry Discernment. Come hear about the worship preparation and discernment processes used by Jane Furnas, Jeannette Raymond, Roger Miller, Carolyn VandenDolder, and Allen Gibas. There will be time for questions. Zoom host – Bill

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Juliet Nail – reader; care of meeting, Joey Giffen-Hunter; Zoom host – Stephen; Nursery care: Betsy and Deborah

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

“Life is meant to be lived from a Center, a divine Center… Life from the Center is a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It is amazing … It takes no time, but it occupies all our time.” Thomas Kelly, A Testament of Devotion

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

The people of Ukraine and Russia and the people who are aiding victims of the current violence.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Minneapolis Meeting has resumed in-person, public worship and mid-morning programming. Hybrid worship is now supported so those unable to, or uncomfortable with, coming to the meetinghouse can worship via zoom with those gathered here.

Monthly Meeting for business will be next Sunday, 9:40-11:15. On the agenda: the 2022-23 proposed budget; the 2022-23 proposed slate of committees; the priority recommendations to Friends Committee on National Legislation.

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.

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.

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.

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. Please 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

SMALL GROUP 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.

The Writing Group will meet tomorrow Mon, March 7th, 7-9PM. This is a chance to connect with each other, writing with prompts and sharing what we write. ALL INVITED, whether or not you have participated before! Meets every first Monday. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Fri for the link.

The Deep Inner Work of Creating Racial Justice Group will meet this Tues, March 8th, 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 for more.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF FRIENDS

WORSHIP

Opportunities to worship with Russian and Ukrainian Friends:
~ Quakers Of Kyiv, Ukraine / Квейкери Києва, given power and internet, invite Friends worldwide to join them for worship Sundays at 10:30AM their time (2:30AM CT) Check for updated information at fb.com/QuakersKyivUkraine.
~ Friends House in Moscow daily worship with a concern for Ukraine, 11AM (CT) Click here to go to online worship; ID: 416 500 5614; Passcode: 182805

VOLUNTEER

Quaker Voluntary Service has two program Fridays each month. Could you provide a vegan lunch for seven (and one gluten-free option) on March 18th, April 1st, 15th, or 29th? Sign up with Miranda, QVS Local Coordinator: miranda(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org . THANK YOU, Friends, for this gesture of care and support.

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! Volunteers shop early! A catalog will arrive in March. To see it online, available March 16, go to FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com.

Friends are encouraged to 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 2 is the deadline for the Spring Issue. The winter edition of the journal can be found here.

Friends for a NonViolent World is powered by volunteers! If you are looking to join a team of engaged, passionate people, dedicated to nonviolent social change, check out the many ways YOU can get involved with FNVW! More at https://www.fnvw.org/volunteer

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

Love Knows No Borders, a Pendle Hill first Monday lecture will be TOMORROW, March 7, 6-8PM (CT). Pedro Rios will talk about his life-long work dedicated to upholding the dignity of border residents and migrants as well as sharing personal stories that have guided his journey as a human rights defender. More and register here.

American Friends Service Committee presents Alaska On Line: Red Boucher Interviews Mahala Ashley Dickerson, Saturday, March 12 at noon, followed by a discussion as part of its Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival. Mahala Ashley Dickerson was a Quaker Alaska homesteader and legal pioneer in both Alaska and Alabama. Every-other Saturday through April 9th, a film centered on a Quaker of Color will be screened with an introduction from a guest expert and a follow up discussion facilitated by Black Quaker Project’s Dr. Harold D. Weaver. Register here.

Friends World Committee for Consultation, Section of the Americas virtual Section Meeting, Hope and Resilience, is March 12. Be uplifted through music, prayer, and opportunities to connect and get to know one another. Free and open to everyone. Register for all or part of the day-long event at http://fwccamericas.org/ under “Events.”

Friends General Conference Children and Youth retreat opportunities:
~ The Family Place – a virtual retreat for children, ages 0-5, March 20, 2:30-4PM (CT): More here.
~ Many Hands Make Light Work: Quaker Business as Spiritual Practice for ages 12-35, online March 20 and April 3; in-person at Arch Street Mtg Apr 23. The responsibility of Quaker business falls to the entire community, not just the clerks. The more that the full body, including younger leaders, understands the Quaker discernment process, the more deeply grounded and spiritually alive is that process. Participants are expected to attend all three sessions if possible. High School participants are invited to stay overnight at Arch Street for fellowship with guidance from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting youth program staff. Contact Marian Dalke mariand(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fgcquaker.org with questions. More here.
~ Virtual Retreat for Youth of Color, April 2-3: https://www.fgcquaker.org/event/virtual-retreats-for-youth-of-color/

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.

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. For more, see: https://www.schoolofthespirit.org/ .

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Joint Religious Legislative Coalition’s Virtual Day on the Hill is March 15! Tune in for the evening program, 6:30PM Tues, March 15, with opportunities for legislative visits the days and week following. Keynote speaker, Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, Executive Director of the St. Louis Jewish Community Relations Council, will inspire courageous action using the theme from the book of Esther, For Such a Time as This. JRLC counts on your engagement to shape, influence, and support public policies for dignity, justice and the common good. Be a change agent and ally for and with struggling Minnesotans! Minneapolis Meeting is a member of JLRC. More here .

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).