September 3, 2023

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

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

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

BAG LUNCH / POTLUCK FINGER FOOD at the rise of second worship TODAY! The kitchen remains off-limits, but pull up a chair downstairs to eat and visit over bag lunches, brought from home, or potluck finger food. Please bring items to share that are not dependent on plates/bowls or cutlery. You are welcome to bring your own place setting. No dishes will be done on site. Coffee / hot water provided.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

People who are under great stress and are reluctant to ask for help. May they summon the courage to reach out to others.

Children, parents, grandparents, teachers, and bus drivers as school begins.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Fall schedule and celebration HEADS UP – the school year schedule starts on September 17 with 9AM worship (unprogrammed); 10:15AM mid-morning program – Family Festival, a celebration of youth and families complete with pizza, singing, and games (may start early); 11:15AM worship (semi-programmed and first day school). Plan to come!

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 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 month! He will offer the mid-morning program on Sun, Sept. 24th (How NonViolent Campaigns Succeed in Polarized Times); will offer Prophetic Quakerism Tackles Climate Crisis Sun afternoon, Sept 24th at Twin Cities Meeting in St. Paul; will be part of a panel at the meetinghouse on Wed evening, Sept 27th about Organizing for Environmental and Climate Justice; and more! Learn more about George’s visit here.

Fall Together at Fish Lake, a mostly outdoor gathering of Friends at Fish Lake Regional Park will be Sat, Oct 14th, 11AM – 7PM, if there is sufficient interest. Would you attend? On the tentative schedule: a singalong, a scavenger hunt, hiking/biking, a program, a variety show, group games, pizza supper, and other activities. Fish Lake is beautiful and inviting, children warmly welcome. The Pavillion is available in case of inclement weather. Come to all or just a portion of the day. The committee is happy to plan the event if there is sufficient interest. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by Fri noon, Sept 22 if you would come to Fall Together.

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.

The Community Choir will once again be practicing at the meetinghouse on Thurs nights. Want to join the fun? Sign up and more here. Open to anyone wanting to make a joyful noise. Tenors and basses needed. Deadline, Sept 2.

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

The writing group WILL NOT MEET tomorrow, due to Labor Day.

Lectio Divina is suspended until sometime in October.

Friends who Read Mysteries: a mini-Google group is starting to send each other notes when we find a good book or author. We won’t have meetings, nothing to put on your calendar, just getting and giving a note about something good to read. Interested? Email John S.

Learn together how to deal with conflict. Attend a new monthly gathering focusing on how we deal with conflict and difference in our individual lives and meeting life. 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. Hopefully starting sometime in Sept. Interested folks call or email: John S, Kate W-J, Jimbo L, or Nettie S. All are welcome. Newcomers, old-timers, young and old!

Small group line-up: Writing Group, first Monday night; Getting to Know You Group, second Tuesday afternoon; Right Relationship with Indigenous People, third Tuesday night; Reading Group, usually fourth Tuesday night (but will meet the third Tues night in Sept); Gardeners, after worship on fourth Sundays, through Sept; Spirituality of Dance Group, last Tuesday morning in odd months.

OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

Friend School of MN will have a seed bomb table, highlighting FSMN’s pollinator protection efforts, at the Selby Ave Jazz Fest this year – intersection of Selby and Milton Aves in St. Paul, Sat, Sept 9, 11AM-7PM. Want to volunteer? Contact Eileen Galvin: communications(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fsmn.org

Beloved Community with Friends – A Journey through the Refiner’s Fire, a Pendle Hill First Monday lecture (on the second Monday due to Labor Day) will be offered y Bridget Moix, General Secretary of Friends Committee on National Legislation. Monday, Sept 11, 6:30PM (CT). In a world wrought by lies, injustice, and violence, how do we live out Quaker faith and spiritual truths? How do we live “in the virtue of that life and power that takes away the occasion of war”? How do we “walk cheerfully over the Earth” while forests burn and oceans rise around us?  How do we “seek that of God in everyone” when we are so deeply divided from one another by fear and pain?  Bridget Moix shares lessons, laughter, and Light from her journey with Friends. Register here.

Shelley Tanenbaum has guided Quaker Earthcare Witness for ten years! She will be retiring at the end of the year. Come hear her speak on “Insights and Inspirations: Ten Years as General Secretary” on Sept 19, 6-7PM(CT). Register here.

Cannon Valley Meeting invites Minneapolis Meeting Friends to a UN International Day of Peace celebration Thurs, Sept 21, 5-7PM in Central Park, Northfield. Music, dancing, food trucks, and keynote speaker Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer (at 5:45). AFSC, QVS, FCNL, and FNVW will be there too!

Support the work of Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW): Walk for Peace & Justice. Challenged by violence across the Twin Cities, FNVW is organizing a Walk for Peace and Justice on Sept 30th. The Walk is a fundraising event 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 its Alternatives to Violence (AVP) program. Find out more and sign up here. Register to walk or support a walker at this link.

WORK OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

Alternatives to Violence Project MN Youth and Adult Program Coordinator at Friends for a NonViolent World. Responsible for the overall coordination of AVP-MN’s workshops and activities, working closely with the Executive Director and AVP-MN Council to expand the capacity and impact of the program. See more here. Interviews will begin the second week of Sept.

Thee Quaker Podcast is hiring a Social Media and Newsletter Coordinator. Learn more here. Deadline is Sept 18.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota found in their investigation of the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department that there is reasonable cause to believe that the City and MPD engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates people’s constitutional or federal rights. These offices are seeking community input about improvements we would like to see as they work with MPD and the City to resolve the identified violations and implement remedial measures through a consent decree. A listening session for the public is set for Sept 18, 7-8:30PM(CT). Register here. Can’t attend on the 18th? You can leave a comment at Community.Minneapolis(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)usdoj.gov or leave a message at (866) 432-0268. The DOJ’s full report is available here; a video of the announcement is here, and a published summary is 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 or email items in to the office – 612-926-6159 / office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org