December 11, 2022

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

9:00 – 9:40 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Lin Butler; Zoom host – Rae Beth

9:45 – 11:15 monthly meeting for business: John Kraft, presiding clerk; Stephen Snyder, recording clerk; Zoom host – Nick

11:15 – 12:00 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Barbara Ziegenhagen – speaker; care of meeting, Joey Giffen-Hunter ; Zoom host – Stephen

Need the link to Sunday programming? Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Where a life of acting, and a life in the Spirit . . . meet with John Cutler.

There is mid-week worship every Wed night, 7PM. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)mninneapolisfriends.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.

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/

From John S – thanks for the loving, generous celebration of the life of Mary Jean Port. Thanks, cookie bakers, poetry readers, musician, Death and Memorial Committee, Social Committee, photographers, closers, tech experts, and all who were there.

From Friends for a NonViolent World – A huge thank you to everyone at Minneapolis Meeting who helped make this year’s Holiday Fair a success! All the donated items plus the time and talent of so many volunteers came together to create another wonderful social and fundraising event that supports FNVW’s peacebuilding and conflict transformation work in our community. There are still a few unsold Holiday Fair items available for purchase on the tables in the long hall. Today is the last day!

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

The Right Relationship with Indigenous People group will meet this coming Monday night, Dec 12th, at 7PM. Possible agenda items: a trip to the Hocokata Ti exhibit, Mdewakaton: Dwellers of Spirit Lake; planning a mid-morning program for Jan 22; healing the trauma of Native boarding schools; and repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery. Open to all interested, this group meets every second Monday night. Contact Rick V or Cathy N for more.

Join Lectio Divina at noon on Tuesdays. 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 or Mary for more.

The Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice group will meet this Tues, Dec 13th, via Zoom, 7-8:30PM. Email Nettie or Jimbo if you want a link to attend. This meeting is open to all to come and explore making a six-month commitment to the group to read and process together Resmaa Menakkem’s book, The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nations Upheaval and Racial Reckoning. Newcomers welcome! No previous experience necessary – just a desire to deal with the state of our society in an embodied way and to build an anti-racist (feeling and seeing no stranger) culture.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF FRIENDS

VOLUNTEER

From the Friends Committee on National Legislation Twin Cities Advocacy Team – Bernie Saunders will introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution to stop US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen. He is using a Senate procedure that requires a floor vote. FCNL Advocacy Teams have been lobbying for this vote all year, and this vote will be the last chance in this Congress. Friends can support the measure by calling their members of Congress. FCNL has provided a system to use for a national action this Monday: http://www.fcnl.org/ATyemencall .

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

American Friends Service Committee along with the InterFaith Immigration Coalition will host a teach-in webinar, A Faith Call to Solidarity Along the Asylum Journey, THIS Wed, Dec 14th, 7PM (CT). Learn about the harm caused by Title 42 and the lack of real solutions, the unique injustices facing Venezuelan asylum seekers, and how people of faith can make a difference. Register at https://bit.ly/AsylumDec14Zoom

Friends With Nature meets monthly, usually on fourth Saturdays; in Dec, THIS COMING Sat, Dec 17th, 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.

The Quaker United Nations Office COP27 debrief. A complete summary of QUNO’s week two activities as well as a link to informal analysis of the Loss and Damage decision, a draft paper on potential funding, and a post-COP reflection by representative Lindsey Fielder Cook can be found here. The update on the first week’s activities can be found here.

The Elizabeth Ann Bogert Memoral Fund for the Study and Practice of Christian Mysticism, administered by the Friends World Committee for Consultation, makes annual grants of up to $1000. See more about the grant program and application process on the long bulletin board or go to https://scholarships.gtu.edu/fwcc-grants-for-the-study-and-practice-o-christian-mysticism/

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition invites you to Protecting Our Children: A Conversation on the Indian Child Welfare Act TOMORROW, Dec 12th, online at 1PM. Come for a conversation about the Indian Child Welfare Act, the current state of child welfare in Indigenous Country, and caring for ourselves when heavy emotions are heightened. The history of Indian Child Welfare in the U.S has been one of removal, beginning with Federal Indian Boarding School policies. Join the movement to #bringourchildrenhome. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ee7Ns24WQ7uHKf30p8TTKQ

MN350.org invites you to Prioritize Justice: People’s Climate and Equity Plan for Minneapolis, online, TOMORROW NIGHT, Dec 12th, 7-8PM. Minneapolis in the process of updating the ten-year Climate Action Plan. This, paired with new federal dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act, provides a real opportunity to completely transform our city! The question remains: will the path forward leave our most vulnerable communities behind or will we work for 100% carbon-free buildings, clean transportation, and stable, healthy neighborhoods for everyone? Come learn what you can do to support the city council to secure a future that works for everyone. Register at https://mn350.org/events/prioritize-justice-peoples-climate-equity-plan-for-minneapolis/ .

White Church Truths Review: The morning session of Minnesota Council of Churches’ White Church Truths featured a keynote from Dr. Michael O. Emerson whose research demonstrates that most White Christians prioritize a belief system he identifies as “whiteness” over Christianity. Watch the introduction, his talk, and the following Q&A here.

Understanding Christian Nationalism Episcopal theologian Diana Butler Bass uses three of her recent essays on the topic of Christian nationalism for a study series. Find links to each essay with discussion questions, appropriate for use in a small group or other adult reflective setting.

OFFICE HOURS

Carolyn VandenDolder, the Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Thurs and Fri afternoons. Phone messages checked daily; email checked Th-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).