August 14, 2022

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Kate Wolfe-Jensen, planned speaker; care of meeting, Joanne Esser; Zoom host – Bill H

11:000 AM –12:30 PM monthly meeting for business: John Kraft, clerk; Stephen Snyder, recording clerk

The link to worship is available by emailing office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

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.

Help to make the meetinghouse shine again! Next Sunday, August 21, after worship, join in the fun and help clean windows, cobwebs, chairs, buggy light fixtures, elevator shaft and maybe the exhaust hood, etc. It’s been awhile since we have cleaned these, so come in your coversalls, ready to use some elbow grease! Rags and other cleaning items supplied; plan to do a window or group of chairs before heading home! Coordinated by the Property Committee.

Come savor the last days of summer and enjoy the sweet company of Friends and neighbors at an ice cream social on the front “lawn” after the rise of worship, August 28th! Hosted by the Welcoming and Outreach Committee.

Loaves and Fishes, Mon, August 29th: Join other metro-area Friends, the Ismaili Community and the Mayim Rabim congregation to provide a nutritious meal at Holy Rosary Church in S Mpls, 2424 – 18th Ave S. There are three shifts to cover the tasks of the meal: meal prep (2-3:30PM); burrito assembly and handing out the meals (4:15-5:30PM,) and clean up (5:15-6:30PM.) Fruit donations, dropped off at Holy Rosary after 2:00, are needed as well. Email Sue to sign up for a shift to make sure there is sufficient space or to arrange to drop off fruit. Masks, gloves, hair-covering and close-toed shoes required. This remains a COVID risk. Sign up to come if you can!

HEADS UP! The return to the school-year schedule will be September 18th.

Congratulations to Sandy Olson whose poem, Birthing Still, appears in the Friends Journal, August edition.

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

The Police Reform Group will meet this coming and every third Tuesday night, August 16th. Come for this session of discernment as we assess where we are and where we’d like to go next. New leadership energy will also be considered. Contact Nettie for more or for the link.

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.

OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

From the Midwest office of American Friends Service Committee: 10 Things You Can Do to Challenge Islamophobia.

What is the Light Within calling Friends to do in response to the rise of domestic extremism, white supremacy, and authoritarianism? Join a conversation about a Quaker Call to Action, hosted by Pendle Hill on Thurs, Aug 18, 6-8PM. For more and to register, go to quakercall.net/ .

The Golden Rule Peace Boat, which we learned about at a mid-morning program last September, will be launched nearby this coming autumn! The historic Golden Rule sailboat will set sail to raise awareness about the growing danger of nuclear war and actions we can take to prevent it, beginning its epic 11,000 mile Great Loop Voyage in Stillwater, MN before heading downstream to New Orleans and beyond. Meet the crew, and enjoy music, food and presentations about the project on Sun, Sep 18th 2-4 PM at Lowell Park South, Sam Bloomer Street, Stillwater, MN 55082, or come to the Veterans for Peace / Women Against Military Madness office, 4200 Cedar Ave, #3, Minneapolis 55407 on Fri, Sept 23rd, 6-9PM. Spread the news of this witness, and plan to get to Stillwater yourself to encourage the travelers!

Quaker Concern Over Population (a UK Quaker organization) will screen 8 Billion Angels, Wed, August 17th, at 1PM (CT). Weaving together stories from around the world – farmers in Kansas to scientists in Japan – that tell of the increasing impact of unsustainable population on lives and the planet, the film gives voice to an issue that is often relegated to the shadows of our personal, political and international discussions. In spite of the daunting challenge, proven, positive and practical solutions are offered that will not only heal the environment but improve the health and well-being of all its inhabitants. Discussion to follow with producer Terry Spahr. Space limited, register soon, here.

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 assistance 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.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches is working with The Real Minneapolis and will soon help provide showers for people who are unhoused. In preparation, the following items are sought: travel or regular sized shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and toothpaste; toothbrushes; new or gently used socks (all sizes); new or gently used pants (all sizes); new or gently used bath towels and washcloths; wipes; other new or gently used clothing items. Drop off items after 11AM at the GMCC table at Open Streets this Sat or at the GMCC building (both at 1100 E Lake) the week of August 22nd.

OFFICE HOURS

Carolyn VandenDolder, Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed, Thurs and Fri, afternoons. 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.