November 27, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Doug Herron; Zoom host – Nick

10:15 – 11:00 Green Options at the End of Life with natural death care provider, Angela Woosley; Zoom host – Stephen

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): John Kraft – speaker; Jacque Wiersma – musician; care of meeting, Diane Barrett; Zoom host – Stephen

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

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

All those who are grieving – loss of loved ones; loss of home; loss of hope.

The American Friends Service Committee office in Michigan and the family and friends of Danny Jones. Danny, the AFSC Michigan Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, was shot and killed last weekend in Detroit.

Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows, many of whom will be returning home over the holidays with new perspectives on family and community.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Healing into self-compassion. Kate Wolfe-Jenson will talk about her journey with chronic illness. After years of running from her diagnosis, she turned toward it, seeking to understand how dealing with illness might be a sacred, creative process. For the last fifteen years, she has encouraged herself (and others) by practicing twelve kind promises that are invitations to self-compassion.

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

The celebration of the life of Mary Jean Port will be THIS Sat, Dec 3rd, at 1PM, in-person and online via this Zoom link; Meeting ID: 859 7027 9864; Passcode: 805562

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.

Minneapolis Meeting Committees can be a vehicle for getting to know, and being better known by, each other. They can offer us an opportunity to work together, learning the joy of companionship, the lessons of patience, the benefits of multiple perspectives. They can be a place to develop and employ our gifts and to learn how we accomplish tasks and bring leadings to life together. They are a means to being in community with each other. Talk with a member of the Nominating Committee about if the time is right for you to find a place on an MFM committee: Connie A, Bill H, Jim L, or Carolyn V. A description of committees and their area of focus is on the website: https://minneapolisfriends.org/committees/

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.

Legislation to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian boarding schools is moving forward, but the opportunity to begin to right the historic, devastating wrong of Indigenous boarding schools will end Jan. 3. Minneapolis Meeting has approved a minute encouraging support of establishing this commission, Legislation S. 2907/H.R. 5444. The minute was sent out to the google group and will be available online when monthly meeting minutes are posted. Friends Committee on National Legislation also has resources for conveying your support of the commission to your elected officials: https://fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/35660/

Quaker Voluntary Service has two program Fridays each month. Could you provide a vegetarian lunch for three on Dec 2nd? 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.

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

Join Lectio Divina at noon on Tuesday. 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.

Established writers as well as dabblers will have an informal writing session next Monday night, Dec 5th, 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! Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by noon the preceding Friday for the link.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF FRIENDS

VOLUNTEER

THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER IS NOW! The Friends for a NonViolent World Holiday Fair needs your help! Find out what baked goods / soups are needed or sign up to help decorate, transport and tote items, help set up the book sale, work the cash register, greet, or help in the Friendly Café at https://bit.ly/FNVWvolunteer2022.
THE ONLINE PRE-SALE IS NOW! Visit https://fnvwholidayfair.myshopify.com . New items listed daily. Online purchases will be available for pick-up at the Friends School of MN on the 2nd and 3rd.
THE TIME TO DONATE IS NOW! There’s still time to sign up to donate an item at https://bit.ly/FNVWdonate2022.
And make space in your schedule to visit the sale – a special opportunity to embrace the holiday spirit of peace, gratitude, giving back, and loving your neighbors AND FNVW’s biggest fundraiser of the year. A wide variety of holiday gifts, unique craft items, candles, soaps, handmade winter accessories, discounted gift cards to local businesses, used books, desserts, Quaker Treasures, Christmas trees, wreaths, delicious home-cooked meals and much, much more await. Proceeds support local artisans and FNVW’s violence prevention work. Fri, Dec 2nd, 1-9PM and Sat, Dec 3rd, 10AM – 4PM.

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

Friends General Conference has begun a new podcast, Quakers Today. Check it out at: quakerstoday.podbean.com/

Northern Yearly Meeting has an Anti-Racism working group which will host an evening discussion Thurs, Dec 8, 7PM: Discuss the film “Two Rivers” (Watch the film beforehand.) Find the trailer here: http://tworiversfilm.com/2riv_film.htm. Join the discussion at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85615929757?pwd=L1lFTS9FZkxQajBxVDd4bXhkRWpMZz09; Meeting ID: 856 1592 9757; Passcode: 924914

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Friends for a NonViolent World Volunteer Engagement Specialist. This part-time position helps grow FNVW’s capacity and impact by recruiting, training and supporting new FNVW volunteers and student interns, developing opportunities for volunteers to be deeply engaged in every facet of FNVW’s work. They also play a key role in planning, implementing, organizing and coordinating the volunteer and community engagement opportunities that drive FNVW’s mission forward. FNVW is eager to hire that dynamic person who can build on the organization’s strong volunteer program and help it realize its full potential. Send resume and cover letter to Leah Robshaw Robinson at leah(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org. Please put “Application for Volunteer Engagement Specialist” in the email subject line. Learn more at fnvw.org/jobs

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Visit an exhibit by native artist Brad Kahlhamer! Jim and Nettie will go on TOMORROW, the 28th at 2:15PM. Meet at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking (912 W. Lake Street ). Masks are encouraged. It’s free. For more about the artist and the exhibit: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/11/08/artist-explores-native-and-american-identity-at-highpoint-center-for-printmaking

Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches invites Friends to an in-person reception and social justice training on Mon, Dec 5th from 6-8PM at the GMCC office – 1100 E Lake St. Mpls. The social justice training exercise, “Face the Facts: Understanding Poverty,” is a poverty simulation that brings to light the complexities and root causes of poverty in order to raise awareness of social justice issues. We are offering this as a way for those in the GMCC community to connect and to spark important conversations about key issues happening in right now. It will also be a great opportunity to discuss what different congregations are doing and how we might be able to partner. Space is limited; to RSVP, email myoung(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmcc.org or call 651-336-6838.