June 18, 2023

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Carol Bechtel; Zoom host – Rae Beth Cornelius

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link to worship.

Do not assume that vocal ministry is never to be your part. Faithfulness and sincerity in speaking, even very briefly, may open the way to fuller ministry from others. When prompted to speak, wait patiently to know that the leading and the time are right, but do not let a sense of your own unworthiness hold you back. Pray that your ministry may arise from deep experience, and trust that words will be given to you. Try to speak audibly and distinctly, and with sensitivity to the needs of others. Beware of speaking predictably or too often, and of making additions towards the end of a meeting when it was well left before.
~ Advices and Queries Quakers in Brussels, Gent and Luxembourg

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

If you are on Zoom, please find a place in your home to settle in to worship, as if you were at the meetinghouse. In the meetingroom, you would probably stay in your seat for all of worship. At home, please do not move from place to place with your camera on. If you need to move to another place, turn your camera off, and back on once you are settled. Thank you!

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. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for more.

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 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: TODAY, and July 2, 23, and 30. Please let Terry K. or Roger M. know of your interest.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford, Betsy and Sarah) meet after worship on the fourth Sunday 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

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.

Listen to Thee Quaker Podcast (created by Jon Watts and supported by MFM contributions!) The newest episode: Quakers and the Internet.

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

People Camp, offered by Friends for a NonViolent World (August 6-12) is a great summer adventure vacation at a very affordable cost! This is a great experience for parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, couples, and singles. Take a look at a slide show here and an information page and video along with link to registration, here, to get a glimpse!

VOLUNTEER

Friends for a NonViolent World is getting out and about, connecting with new people and communities this summer! Take a look and see if you’d like to join them at any of these events where they will be tabling: FNVW Community Events.

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

There is a Twin Cities Peace and Social Justice Meet-Up on June 21st, sponsored by Twin Cities Nonviolent (TCNV). Come for networking and sharing goals, struggles, successes and questions with other committee people in the community. Live music, good food, great company (including FNVW!) . . . register here!

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition will host a second event with Dr. Rosalyn LaPier (Blackfeet/Metis) on incorporating traditional plant medicine into daily life. Tues, June 27, 1PM(CT). RSVP to receive the link. The first event can be seen here.

Living Lightly – Create clean air! Certain plants are best for certain rooms: Mother-in-law’s tongue gives off oxygen at night, which makes it best suited to the bedroom; peace lilies and Boston ferns thrive in rooms with high humidity and can reduce the mould spores in the air, making them ideal for bathrooms; weeping figs have been found to be the best plant for removing formaldehyde released from carpets and furniture, making them good for living areas.

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.