July 16, 2023

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Rae Beth Cornilius; Zoom host – Bill H

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

If you feel moved to speak, take a moment to test your leading. Is your message from the Spirit, or somewhere else? If it is from God, is it meant only for yourself, or for the entire Meeting? Genuine ministry is often preceded by a physical uneasiness, a “heart pounding weakness,” from which our name Quaker is derived. Remember that silence is not just the space between messages, but a deep and living communion with the “Spirit which gives life.” Your silent prayer and openness to God are themselves a form of ministry that enriches the Meeting community. Allow adequate time between spoken messages, so that all may listen to God and truly hear the previous message.
Brevity is an under-appreciated virtue. If you speak, do not feel compelled to explore all the implications of your insight. Rather, leave room for the Spirit to work through the next person, potentially building on your words and possibly extending them in an unexpected direction.
~ Friends General Conference

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

The leadership of The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition who will be in D.C. this week to advocate for the Truth and Healing Bill Commission.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Thanks to the formatting work of Bill H, you can pick up a new directory today! A stapler is available for those who wish to fold and staple theirs before they go home.
The Minneapolis Meeting directory is for inter-personal Meeting use only and may not be used for solicitation or promotion outside of Meeting approved organizations and functions. Thank you Friends!

There is online mid-week worship every Wed night, 7PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84938257185; ID: 849 3825 7185.

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 Lolly L. 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 Care and Counsel Committee facilitates pastoral care for Minneapolis Meeting members and attenders, understanding the Quaker tradition that Friends minister to each other. If you are dealing with illness, grief, a major transition, or a stressful personal problem, we would like to be there for you. Contact committee clerk, Sandy O.
If a confidential discussion would support you as you make a decision, we will set up a clearness committee with you. Email John S. to explore that opportunity.
Other committee members are Connie A, Mary G, and Ellen S.

Minneapolis Meeting is looking for an In-house Audio Visual Operator to support hybrid worship and programming, starting in August. Job description and application, contact Marilyn J.

People who are interested and willing to learn / review how to work the meetinghouse AV system, a few sessions after worship are available: July 23, and 30. Please let Terry K. or Roger M. know of your interest.

Plan ahead to participate in Loaves and Fishes on July 31st: Join other metro-area Friends, the Ismaili Community and the Mayim Rabim congregation to provide a nutritious meal at Holy Rosary Church in S Mpls, 2424 – 18th Ave S. There are three shifts to cover the tasks of the meal: meal prep (2-3:30PM); burrito assembly and handing out the meals (4:15-5:30PM,) and clean up (5:15-6:30PM.) Fruit donations, dropped off at Holy Rosary after 2:00, are needed as well. Email Sue K. to sign up for a shift or to arrange to drop off fruit. Masks, gloves, and hats required.

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. Email Stephen for the link.

Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford G, Betsy S, and Sarah McCl) meet after worship on the fourth Sunday (July 23) through Sept. 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

Friends for a NonViolent World is 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.

Thee Quaker Podcast (created by Jon Watts and supported by MFM contributions!) offers a new episode most Thursdays. George Fox and the Birth of Quakerism, A Quaker Pacifist Joins the Military, Quaker Meeting for Worship, and more. This week, Inside a Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship.

People Camp 2023, Caring for Our Future, 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. Find an information page and video along with link to registration, here!

American Friends Service Committee Restorative Justice Co-Learning Cohort: Do you want to learn restorative justice skills? Apply for AFSC’s participation-limited, co-learning cohort, taking place online every other Wednesday from Sept. 6 – Nov. 15. Participants will get instruction and practice in facilitating lower-level restorative justice circles ans will be tasked with applying what we learn — whether in organizing work, in communities, or in our personal lives. Attendees are expected to attend all six sessions. Apply before Aug 6.

Visit the American Friends Service Committee’s Twin Cities Healing Justice Program on Instagram or Facebook for an introduction to their awesome collaboratives and fellow creatives for next week’s “I Deserve a Shot” Summer Intensive, a five-day, summer Understanding Racism from a Systems Lens. Twenty-one youth have signed up for the event at North Commons Park. A national walkout march from the State Capitol is planned for August. An estimated 500 young people will focus on gun violence and gun policy laws.

VOLUNTEER

The Northern Yearly Meeting Journal is published 2-3 times/year. Friends are encouraged to submit creative, artistic work and writing, including personal reflections and articles about your work and experiences as Quakers to nymjournal(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com. Submission deadline for the Summer Issue is July 25th. Past journals are available on the Northern Yearly Meeting Website at About > Publications

The snow is not yet flying, but it’s never too early to gear up for the Friends for a NonViolent World Holiday Fair!
~ Use those lazy, hazy days of summer to create crafts to be sold or preserve the bounty of your garden! Work on your own or parallel play with a group of friends! Jams, honey and salsa are popular sale items. And of course, it’s always a good time to teach one of your skills to a younger person!
~ Clean up those Quaker Treasures to prepare them for their next life. Items with special meaning and value to the Quaker community are most fun to have.
~ Donate books! (We would also love multi-gallon storage tubs, and a few bookcases!) Contact Caron Moore to donate at 651-308-9842.
~ Have ideas of how to make the Fair even better this year? Be part of the planning team! Contact Cindy Robinson (cstarkeyrobinson(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)hotmail.com) with questions or to volunteer. Serving on the Holiday Fair Planning Committee is a great way to volunteer with FNVW for a limited period of time.
~ Let us know what you’d like to donate to the sale using this FNVW Holiday Fair Donation Sign Up

Support the work of Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW): (1) Walk for Peace & Justice: Challenged by our experiences of violence across the Twin Cities in recent years, FNVW is organizing a Walk for Peace and Justice on September 30th, 2023. The Walk for Peace and Justice is a fundraising event designed to bring together and support the people and organizations working to create a safe and healthy Twin Cities where we all can thrive. FNVW walkers will be raising funds to support FNVW’s advocacy work and the Alternatives to Violence (AVP) program. Find out more and sign up to participate here: fnvw.org/walk4peace. Register to walk or support a walker at this link.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Living Lightly – We are again appreciating how precious water is for our lives, our gardens, our fellow-beings, our planet. In addition to identifying large ways to conserve water, try taking a shower in the time that a favorite song lasts.

Feel like it’s difficult to know what to do in the face of continued racial injustice? MN Council of Churches’ ACTION Program (A Commitment to Inclusion in Our Neighborhoods), developed, facilitated by and featuring BIPOC educators, is designed to give MN congregations the same grounding in our current reality (through the stories of experience from MN’s BIPOC); training in community organizing and working effectively with local government; and developing a reparations ministry. Think of what we could do together if our good intentions were systematically informed, prepared, and cooperatively directed! Designed for congregations to enroll together, the program is being made available to individuals without a congregational commitment. Learn more here. LAST CHANCE to attend an ACTION Project information opportunity! Attend on Wed, July 19th, noon-1PM. Zoom link for the sessions here.

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.