July 31, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Jane Furnas, speaker; care of meeting, Mary Bosserman; Zoom host – Bill H

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

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Happy birthday Dave B, (Aug 10th) Mary S, (the 12th) Rae Beth C (the 14th), and Paul K (the 28th)! Let Friends celebrate YOU! Send the month and date of your birth, (no year necessary,) to Judith.

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

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 John C. 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.

People who are interested and willing to learn the new AV system at the meetinghouse are now being sought. Let Terry K or Roger M know if you are interested.

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 and make sure you are aware of COVID safety precautions: 612-926-6159; office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org .

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

The Writing Group will have an informal writing session TOMORROW, Mon, Aug 1st, 7-9PM. Come connect with each other, writing with prompts and sharing what we write. ALL INVITED, whether or not you have participated before! Contact Jane D with questions or interest.

Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford, Betsy, and Rae Beth) meet at 6PM on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, June – Sept, at the meetinghouse. Come when you can for satisfying fun playing in the dirt, fabulous people, and lots of laughs. Questions? Contact Clifford.

Safety is Communal: from Fear to Focus workshop. Mary Jean Port and John Stuart have arranged for this workshop to be offered on August 9 – open to MFM members and attenders; limit of 25. This 90-minute workshop begins with an overview of the neuroscience of fear and safety. Through a series of interactive, reflective activities, we will learn how to name fear responses and apply specific coping skills to increase choice in how we respond to danger. Recommended for anyone who has ever felt afraid, (and particularly relevant for parents processing fear with young people,) this is an amazing opportunity to practice identifying somatic experiences we have in response to fears around race and other issues. To reserve a spot, email Nettie or Jim L.

OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

WORSHIP

~ Quakers Of Kyiv, Ukraine / Квейкери Києва, given power and internet, invite Friends worldwide to join them for worship Sundays at noon (CT) (8PM their time) Link here; ID: 829 8497 8940; Passcode: 586154. 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
~ Friends General Conference hosts a weekly worship, Sat nights, 8PM: https://forms.gle/GgqEva4KUf4eHFo1A For other opportunities, see: https://www.fgcquaker.org/resources/online-worship-opportunities
~ Pendle Hill Study and Retreat Center has daily worship, M-F, 7:30-8:10 AM (CT): https://pendlehill.zoom.us/j/432071090?pwd=aU5OOWk4ZGJkcWNUbzI5TXdjdVpSdz09
~ Quaker Voluntary Service has daily worship Tues and Thurs morning, 10:30-11AM (CST): https://zoom.us/j/5702463400; password, “worship”
~ Ben Lomand Quaker Center (California) meeting for worship daily 9:30 – 10AM. Instructions and to join visit http://www.chatzy.com/frame/QuakerCenter
~ Quaker Center in California has a Wed worship sharing at noon (CT) with Friends from around the world responding queries based on short readings. JOIN HERE; password, email: BobFisher(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)QuakerCenter.org
~ Global meeting for worship is offered every Wed, 1 PM (CT). Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with the coordinator.

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

There are forces at work in this country that are undermining the equality of all people, the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and respect and care for our neighbors, the planet, and all its inhabitants. What is the Light Within calling Friends to do in response to the rise of domestic extremism, white supremacy, and authoritarianism? Join a conversation, hosted by Earlham School of Religion, TODAY, July 31, 2-4PM (CT ) or a conversation hosted by Pendle Hill on Thurs, Aug 18, 6-8PM. For more and to register, go to quakercall.net/ .

Pendle Hill’s First Monday lecture, Friends and Sabbath in the Time of Climate Change, will be TOMORROW, Aug 1, 6:30-8PM. Friends historically and today have a variety of perspectives on Sabbath-keeping, from rejecting it as legalistic to strictly enforcing it. This First Monday Lecture will focus on ways that practicing the Sabbath might help face the spiritual and emotional experiences of our changing climate. In this moment of potential for a just transition to a sustainable future, practicing the Sabbath may support us as we begin orienting to the community of all life. Free but registration required: https://pendlehill.org/learn/workshops-courses-events/event-registration-friends-and-sabbath-08-01-22/

Nurturing Faithfulness, a 9-month faith and leadership program (Sept 10, 2022 – May 22, 2023,) will be offered by New England Yearly Meeting, Woolman Hill Quaker Retreat Center, and the Beacon Hill Friends House, with core teachers Hilary Burgin and Marcelle Martin. Applications are being accepted now. Learn more at this link.

VOLUNTEER

The snow might not yet be in the air, but planning has already begun for the 2022 Friends for a NonViolent World Holiday Fair Fundraiser and Social Event! FNVW would love your help in gathering the following items to sell at the fair this winter: handmade crafts, donated services, used books, Quaker treasures, desserts, donated items from local businesses. Sign up here to help: FNVW Holiday Fair Donations Form Interested in being on the Holiday Fair Planning Committee? Contact leah(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org.

Friends Committee on National Legislation:
1) Urge your US legislators to co-sponsor the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S. Act. The act would establish the first formal commission in U.S. history to investigate and document the policies and practices of 367 federally-sponsored, faith-run institutions from the 1860s through the 1960s. This includes assimilation practices, attempted termination of cultures and languages of Indigenous peoples, and human rights violations. Read more here. For easy access to your representatives, click here.
2) Tell Congress: Resist Wasteful Spending on the Pentagon and Nuclear Weapons. More and take action at this link.
3) Urge Sens. Klobuchar and Smith to cosponsor and vote for S.J.Res. 10 to repeal the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force. Thanks to the dedicated lobbying of FCNL Advocacy Teams and many others, the House has voted to repeal the law that sent us to war in Iraq. Now action is needed in the Senate to end this war authorization to help prevent new, unauthorized wars. Link here for more.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services has begun to serve 43 families – about 150 people – from Ukraine. These families have been experiencing delays in receiving their county food benefits. How can you help? Gift cards to Target, Aldi, and Cub are great ways to help put food in their tables. Donate a gift card by mailing it to: 122 W Franklin Ave #100, Minneapolis, MN 55404, ATTN. Refugee Services. Also useful: dish settings (4-6 people), stovetop pots/pans, baking dishes, food storage containers with lids, mixing/serving bowls, kitchen utensils/knives, silverware sets, glasses/mugs, can openers , dish towels, tea kettles (electric or stovetop), bath towels, hand towel, washcloths, sheet sets (twin or queen), blankets/comforters (all sizes), backpacks (gender neutral preferred). Call (612) 230-3219 for more.

OFFICE HOURS

Carolyn VandenDolder, Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed and Thurs. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur. Phone items in to the office (612-926-6159), email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org), or write and put in the bulletin file of the blue box.