June 11, 2023

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Carolyn VandenDolder, speaker; Jacque Wiersma, musician; care of meeting, Jimbo Lovestar; Zoom host – Sandy

11AM – 12:30PM worship with attention to business: Stephen Snyder, clerk; Tom Ward, recording clerk; Zoom host – Sandy

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link to worship and monthly meeting for business this Sunday.

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.

Minneapolis Meeting is looking for an in-house Audio Visual Operator to support hybrid worship and programming, starting in August. Detailed job description and application information found here. Contact Marilyn Johnson at office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org or call 612-227-5311 for more.

Fun with Friends: Summer is here, and it’s time for Shakespeare! Last year, Shakespeare in the Park was one of the best-attended and favorite events of the summer. This year, we’ll meet in a different park, for a different play – Much Ado about Nothing at Lake of the Isles, Sat, June 17th. Gather at 5:30PM; bring your own picnic supper and a lawn chair or blanket. Play starts at 7PM. Sponsored by the Welcoming and Outreach Committee.

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 any 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 / review how to work the meetinghouse AV system, a few sessions after worship are available: June 18, and July 2, 23, 30, after worship in June and July. Please let Terry K or Roger M know of your interest.

Please remember to schedule committee meetings, events, and visits to the meetinghouse with the office to help avoid conflicts: 612-926-6159; office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org .

The 2023 Friends General Conference Gathering (FGC), Listen So That We May LIVE, will be July 2-8 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR. Plenaries will be hybrid. FFI, see fgcquaker.org/fgcprograms/the-gathering/ FGC registration closes June 26

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

Come for thirty minutes of Lectio Divina and worship sharing at noon on Tuesdays. We hold a short reading from the Bible, Quaker, or other spiritual texts to see if and how it might speak to us today, followed by a time of worship-sharing. Contact Stephen for the link.

The Right Relationship with Indigenous People group will meet this coming Monday night, Jun 12th, at 7PM. Open to all interested, even if you’ve not come before. We will be talking about changing the meeting time.

The Getting to Know You (GTKY) group will meet via Zoom THIS Tues, Jun 13th, at 1PM. Contact Kate for more information, the link, or the story prompt. You are warmly welcome, even if you haven’t come before!

OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

WORKSHOPS, FILMS, RETREATS, PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS

Lunch and Learn, a Zoom session offered by Friends World Committee for Consultation about their work to create the precious, sacred spaces to connect and build community among Friends will be this Wed, Jun 14, 1PM(CT). Register here to hear directly from World Office General Secretary Tim Gee and those who are developing tools that are important to Quakers.

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) – Reimagining Independence Day. AFSC and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition will convene a panel conversation on the meaning of Independence Day in today’s global migration context on Thurs, June 29th, 6PM(CT) via Zoom. Who is Independence Day for? How does nationalism impact migration policy and the individual experiences of migrants? How has the United States lived – and not lived – into values of liberty and equality in its approach to migration? What is our vision for a U.S. immigration system that truly embodies these values? What is our vision for a decolonized global migration system? Register here.

The Quaker Indian Boarding Schools: Facing Our History and Ourselves, a presentation by Paula Palmer, is available here.

VOLUNTEER

Visit Friends for a NonViolent World at the Community Peace Celebration Friday, June 16th, 2-6PM at the Western Sculpture Park, 387 Marion St, St. Paul. Let them know you’ll be attending here. Want to help staff the FNVW table or volunteer at the event in other ways? Reach out to samantha(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org.

Help recruit for Quaker Voluntary Service in Minneapolis/St. Paul! There are three Fellow positions still available for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Quaker Voluntary Service program. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis through early June. Placement organizations available are Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL), Spanish fluency required; Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW); and Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Find position descriptions for all three here: https://z.umn.edu/QVS_Openings. If someone in your friends and family circle is looking for their next opportunity after finishing college or taking a break (age 21-30), encourage them to consider Quaker Voluntary Service – eleven months living in community and working full-time for a non-profit organization that is congruent with Quaker values. Training, support from a coordinator and local Friends, housing, a stipend, and spiritual and vocational development resources are included. The program year starts with a national retreat; jobs begin in September, going through the following July. Application at this link, or contact Miranda Dils at miranda(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quakervoluntaryservice.org with questions.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

MN Council of Churches’ ACTION (A Commitment to Inclusion in Our Neighborhoods) Program will accept applications for its second cohort soon! This three-year commitment offers History (How did we get here? facilitated by BIPOC educators), Life and Faith (the current climate – includes training in community organizing and local government,) and Solidarity (as defined in the margins; includes consultation with faith communities.) Designed for congregations to enroll together, the program is being made available to individuals without a congregational commitment. Learn more here. ACTION Project information opportunities are happening on Tues, June 13th, noon-1:00PM; Thurs, June 15th, 7-8PM; Mon, July 10th, 7-8PM; and Wed, July 19th, noon-1PM. Zoom link for the sessions here.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with 26 Senators as co-sponsors, recently reintroduced legislation S.1723 to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. The bill was unanimously passed recently in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. S.1723’s commission will conduct a full inquiry into the assimilative policies of the U.S. Indian boarding schools. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition asks you to reach out to your Senator and urge their support and passage of S.1723 to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian boarding schools.

American Genocide Podcasts, a series of six excellent podcasts where Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee) and Lashay Wesley (Choctaw) dig into the history of Indigenous boarding schools on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Their interviews reveal the compounding intergenerational pain caused by the policy of forced assimilation of Native children. They explore whether it’s possible for a community, Native peoples, and the United States to achieve truth, healing, and reconciliation.

OFFICE HOURS

The 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.