October 16, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Bill Hendricks; Zoom host – Nick Prieve

10:15 – 11:00 Comfort with Movement and Dance. Come explore the connectedness of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of ourselves and how we can express spirituality through the body. Facilitated by Jacque Wiersma and Ellen Swanson; Zoom host – Nick Prieve

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Mary Bosserman- speaker; Dave Bostrom – musician; care of meeting, Deborah Jones; Zoom host – Sandy Olson

Need the link for worship and mid-morning program in October? Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon Friday.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Hybrid Update: Technology Tips and More . Roger Miller, Terry Kayser, and Marilyn Johnson will help us explore the ins and outs of our new hybrid reality.

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.

The memorial service for Alice Bell will be at 1PM on October 16, in-person here at the meetinghouse, and online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86403328599?pwd=ZjFKSXVjSWlqL0s0ckZxc2M3Vi9kUT09; ID: 864 0332 8599; Passcode: 208743

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.

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee will show the film, The Best of Enemies, based on a true story of how an African American activist and a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, and their respective communities, came together in Durham, N.C. in 1971 to discuss school integration. The two groups used a process called “charrette,” led by a mediator, to discuss their differences. Thurs, Oct. 20, at 6:30, via Zoom; two hours, discussion following. Watch the trailer here; link to watch on the 20th: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87686993474?pwd=UTE2S1F2OVArL084b1kwNURFUzRRUT09

Attend the Northern Yearly Meeting Fall Interim Session October 28-29, held in-person here at the meetinghouse and online. Link and schedule soon. Northern Yearly Meeting, a gathering of monthly meetings and worship groups in the upper mid-west for mutual support and nurture. Interim sessions are a wonderful opportunity to hear about what NYM is doing and to experience a different flavor of Quaker practice. Please come to all or part!
NYM Interim Sessions Host Homes needed. If you are able to host out-of-town interim session attenders on Friday Oct 28th and Sat, Oct 29th, please contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.com

Loaves and Fishes, October 31: Join other metro-area Friends, the Ismaili Community and the Mayim Rabim congregation to provide a meal at Holy Rosary Church in S Mpls, 2424 – 18th Ave S. Prepare dinner (2-4:30); pack up and hand out the meals (4:45-6:30,) or clean up (5:30-7.) Fruit donations needed. Covid-19 has created more need and fewer volunteers (and fruit donations.) Email Sue K to sign up for a shift to make sure there is sufficient space or to arrange to drop off fruit. Masks, gloves, and hats required; Halloween costumes optional! This remains a COVID risk. Sign up to come if you can!

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee receives nominations, then reviews and recommends recipients for the meeting’s Winter Gift in December. If you would like to nominate an organization to be a recipient, please send an email to Deborah J.

Find warmth and art this weekend (Fri evening, Sat PM and Sun afternoon) with Terry Kayser, his wife Ceile and over forty other artists at the St. Paul Arts Crawl, FOK warehouse, across from Harriet Island in St. Paul. 106 Water St West. Free parking and handicapped accessible.

FUN WITH FRIENDS: Attend a very special excursion on Thurs, Nov 3 at 7:30PM when a group will attend the one-man show of our own John Cutler in Six Points Theater’s Uncle Philip’s Coat. The Star Tribune named Uncle Philip’s Coat one of the 10 best and brightest theater shows to catch this fall. More and tickets at Sixpointstheater.org

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.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF 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. There is also a new worship on Wednesdays. 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). Contact office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link.
~ Quaker Earthcare Witness and Friends General Conference fourth Thursdays, 7PM (CT) – worship share in small groups, respond to queries, explore our experiences, and share. Register here. Come for spiritual support and connection for those engaged in environmental work and witness.

VOLUNTEER

Planning has 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: Donations Form

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

Friends With Nature meets monthly on fourth Saturdays for a walk in a local natural area or a Zoom conversation. Nerd out about nature, with spiritual interjections as led. FFI, email Twin Cities Meeting’s Dave C.

Quaker parent mutual support groups provide a forum in which Quaker parents can talk about their parenting and their faith. Parents celebrate one another’s successes and provide fellowship for one another through difficulties. Each group has two co-facilitators who will structure the conversations. Groups are free and open to any Friend currently raising children under the age of nineteen. Groups meet for one hour, via zoom, every-other week, Nov, 2022 through Apr, 2023. Find more here; register by Nov 1 here.

Friends for a NonViolen World will offer an Alternatives to Violence Project Basic, Advanced and Training for Facilitators Combo Virtual Workshop. In the context of a supportive community, you’ll discover your power to build safer communities and transform conflict and frustration in your life. Thurs, Nov. 3rd evening; Sat, Nov. 5th; Thurs, Nov. 10th evening; and Sat, Nov. 12th. Sign up now to reserve your spot: AVP-MN Combo Community Virtual Workshop – November 2022 Registration Form.

Registration is now open for the Friends Committee on National Legislation Annual Meeting and Quaker Public Policy Institute, “Brave and Constant,” Nov 16-20. Gather to make decisions that will guide FCNL’s work during the coming 118th Congress and to connect with people who share like values. Underlying this whole experience is the worship that anchors our community and strengthens our connections. In-person (in DC) and via Zoom. Visit the website for a first look at the schedule and for more.

Friends Peace Teams have been working in Ukraine since 2014, supporting internally displaced people, communities, and youth and spreading the message of peace through Power of Goodness stories, classes, and workshops. Friends Peace Teams currently support Olha Lychko-Parubocha, who visits with people in the IDP camps in Lviv, discerning what’s needed — from basic needs to counseling and social supports. Once stable, they find Power of Goodness offers needed skills and insights on how to recover from war. Read more about Olha’s work here. To receive ongoing news, subscribe for e-news in the bottom banner of friendspeaceteams.org (Europe).

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Living Lightly – Collectively, cars and trucks account for nearly one-fifth of all US emissions, emitting around 24 pounds of carbon dioxide and other global-warming gases for every gallon of gas. Consider having car-free days in your week; clump errands to minimize driving time; learn to take public transportation to places you frequent.

Learning from Place: Bdote, an immersive, free, learning experience from the Minnesota Humanities Center, is an opportunity to learn more about Indigenous Nations and connect with others seeking to create a more inclusive contemporary MN community. Guided by Ramona Kitto-Stately and Ethan Neerdaels. Ramona is the Project Director for We Are Still Here Minnesota.Oct 25th, 8:30AM-4PM. More at Minnesota Humanities Center website to learn about the program and register to attend. Lunch is provided! Contact jessica(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mnhum.org with any registration questions.

Overcoming Racism: The Power of Truth-Telling will be held Nov 11-12 at Metro State University, St. Paul. The conference features keynote speaker Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer, and entertainment keynote JUSTMove. Learn more and register 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).