August 6, 2023

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

10:00 – 11:00 AM meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Mary Bosserman; Zoom host – Marilyn J

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

Linger for a moment after worship to say fare thee well and THANK YOU to Patch. Patch has served faithfully and gracefully for the past year as Minneapolis Meeting’s in-house AV technical person. We so appreciate his dependable, able care as we have worked to join the 21st century. THANK YOU Patch and may you find challenge, nurture, and growth at college!

ALSO today at the rise of worship – BAG LUNCH / POTLUCK FINGER FOOD downstairs! The kitchen is off-limits, but tables will be set up so Friends can eat and visit over bag lunches brought from home, or share potluck finger food. Coffee / hot water provided. Please choose items to share which need no cutlery.

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.

FUN WITH FRIENDS – come to an old-fashioned CORN ROAST AND POTLUCK PICNIC, 4PM, Sun, Aug 20th at family-friendly Burnes Park in Hopkins. Corn provided, bring picnic food to share. Sponsored by the Welcoming and Outreach Committee.

Save the Date for the Welcoming and Outreach Committee’s Ice Cream Social – August 27 at the rise of worship.

Minneapolis Friends Meeting seeks applicants for a Nursery Supervisor to care for children 0-5 years old during Sunday morning worship and programming. This is a part-time position, approximately 3-4 hours on Sunday mornings. Hourly wage is $15-20/hour, depending on experience. Interested candidates should have experience caring for young children, dependability to provide a consistent presence, attentiveness to children’s safety, and ability to communicate effectively. A full job description can be found here. Send a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references by email to: office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org, with Nursery Committee in the subject line.

PLAN TO ATTEND – George Lakey, well-known Quaker activist, teacher, and author, will be in the Twin Cities this coming autumn! He will offer the mid-morning program on Sun, Sept. 24th and will be speaking at the meetinghouse on Wed evening, Sept 27th on Organizing for Environmental and Climate Justice. Learn more about George’s visit here.

CONGRATULATIONS to Paul E, again named one of the Twin Cities top doctors by Mpls St. Paul Magazine. This makes the tenth year in a row!

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.

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

Established writers as well as dabblers will meet for an informal writing session tomorrow night, Aug 7, and every first Monday, 7-9PM. This is a chance to connect with each other, writing with prompts and sharing what we write. Serious, whimsical, beautiful and quirky – we’ve enjoyed them all! You are welcome to come laugh, ponder, and create together, whether or not you have participated before! Contact Jane D with questions or interest.

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 Getting to Know You (GTKY) group will meet via Zoom this Tues, Aug. 8th, (and every second Tuesday,) at 1PM. Contact Kate W-J for more information, the link, or the story prompt. You are warmly welcome, even if you haven’t come before!

NEW GROUP FORMING: Learn together how to deal with conflict. Attend a monthly “soiree” focusing on how we deal with conflict and difference in our individual lives and meeting life. (You don’t have to wear elegant clothes and we might meet in the daytime sometimes.) The topic is challenging, it might be uncomfortable sometimes – but we plan to have fun and become more authentic peacemakers in the world as we learn to be more skilled in our day to day lives. This group is planning to start in September. Interested folks call or email: John S, Kate W-J, Jimbo L, or Nettie S. All are welcome. Newcomers, old-timers, young and old!

OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

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 and 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 by Aug 6.

Wait and Listen, Love and Yield: Stages and Diligence for the Traveling Ministry, a Pendle Hill First Monday Lecture with Benigno Sanchez-Eppler, will explore the challenge of responding to invitations to speak as a public Friend. What is the Holy Spirit calling us to do when we respond to an invitation with external expectations? Aug 7, 6:30-8PM (CT). More and register online here.

Quakers Uprooting Racism: a nine-month program, sponsored by a coalition of national Quaker organizations, is a transformative experience bringing together a diverse cohort of Friends and those at the margins of Quakerism. From January-October 2024, participants will cultivate skills to recognize and disrupt racism within and outside Quaker communities. Through monthly Zoom sessions, online small group meetings, and three retreats, participants will engage in dialogue, share insights, and co-create teaching tools and action resources for anti-racism work. We will explore the intersections of racial justice and Quakerism, seeking to dismantle oppressive systems and foster transformation and healing. Program facilitators, Lisa Graustein and Dwight Dunston, are Friends and leaders in racial justice work. Their Spirit-led leadership, expertise, and compassionate presence will create a nurturing space for personal and collective growth. For more information and application link, click here. Application deadline is Aug 15th.

United Society of Friends Women and International Friends Church are hosting a Women in Ministry Conference August 19th 9:30AM – 3:30PM in Brooklyn Park. USFW was formed in 1881 by Quaker women, carrying a concern for missionary work. For more, Hilda Shikhubari at 651-529-4091 / hildashikhubari(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com . The link to register is here. Nettie S, Deborah J, and Mary S plan to attend.

Listen to Friends for a NonViolent World’s Everyday Nonviolence Podcast’s new episode about gun safety in MN here.

There is a new QuakerSpeak episode featuring Christopher Sammond, Where We Touch God and God Touches Us. Christopher facilitated a rich workshop with MFM Friends a few years ago.

Listen to Thee Quaker Podcast’s newest episode: Quakers and Zoom.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

Community Engagement Specialist at Friends for a NonViolent World. The Community Engagement Specialist supports and advances community participation in FNVW initiatives. They coordinate outreach that increase awareness of and support for FNVW’s work. They also work with organizational leadership to build and sustain relationships with members of the community and partnerships with other organizations. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Leah Robshaw Robinson, Executive Director, at leah(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org. Interviews have begun. Position open until filled. View complete job description at FNVW Community Engagement Specialist Job Description.

Development Director at Friends School of MN – someone who is excited about FSMN’s values, a good storyteller, comfortable reaching out to new audiences, has a wide range of fundraising experience, and is interested in helping to lead the school’s first major capital planning effort in a decade. More at this link.

Ministry on Racism Program (MRP) Associate at Friends General Conference (FGC) – this new, term-limited (one-year) position supports the MRP Coordinator and Manager with helping Friends understand and end racism and ageism, transforming our religious society into a beloved community. Job description and application details here Applications deadline is August 11th.

General Secretary at Quaker Earthcare Witness. Passionate about environmental justice and faith-based social change? Are you a networker committed to inspiring action in your community? Quaker Earthcare Witness is hiring! Our General Secretary of ten years, Shelley Tanenbaum, is retiring at the end of 2023. More at this link.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

MN Council of Churches’ Sacred Sites Tour is again available, Sept 21. More here. This tour teaches the MN history not often taught. Highly recommended by MFMers who have taken it! Tours fill quickly, act fast!

Broke and Woke, How do you advocate racial justice through law and faith?, a MN Council of Churches conversation with MN Attorney General Keith Ellison and Rev. Dr. Curtiss Paul DeYoung on the connections between their leadership in different sectors in Minnesota after the murder of George Floyd, will be offered on Wed, Aug 16th, 11:30AM – 1PM at the Minnesota Church Center, (122 W Franklin Ave at Pillsbury), Minneapolis. Pre-registered attendees will receive copies of AG Ellison’s book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence, and Rev. DeYoung’s book The Risk of Being Woke: Sermonic Reflections for Activists. Register here.

OFFICE HOURS – the Meeting Coordinator, will be in the office Wed, Thurs and Fri, afternoons. Phone messages checked daily. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur.