August 4, 2024

MEETING SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

TODAY

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

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

Friends are reminded to silence your cell phone before entering the meetingroom.

Following the closing handshake, we will take time for introductions and there will be a few moments for worship sharing and joys and concerns. Preferred practice is to put announcements in the bulletin. After-worship announcements, when needed, should be pre-arranged with the closer and be brief so Friends can be released to the potluck.

Attenders, visitors, members, regulars and newbies – you are welcome at the potluck today at the rise of worship! To regulars, please list your dish’s ingredients so people can eat with confidence! Potlucks are do-it-ourselves affairs. Look for ways to help the effort – especially clearing, washing and putting away tables, and washing, drying, and putting away dishes. Many hands make light work and for good conversation!

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

Mid-week worship is suspended for the month of August.

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.

We need a deeper bench of AV Techs! Being a substitute A/V Tech is a great way to support the Meeting’s worship and commitment to inclusion. Take advantage of the relaxed schedule of summer to get some AV training / refreshers! Running the AV system is not about technology – it’s more like following a recipe. There are step by step ‘recipe cards’ to operate the system. This is a call to a ministry of making connections – helping connect people remotely with the meetinghouse and back again. Willing to help? Contact Marilyn J. or Roger M.

Save the date for a beach day with the Young Adult Quakers on Sat, Aug 17th, at 2PM; location TBD. Contact Elizabeth S. with questions or to RSVP.

The local Quaker Voluntary Service House will welcome three Fellows this month! Read about them and their site placements at https://quakervoluntaryservice.org/minneapolis/.

Jeff Halper recently spoke at MFM, offering, From Genocide in Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine: Toward A Democratic State for All Between the River and the Sea. He offered a similar talk at New Branches Church a few days later. Jeff’s presentation there is available on You Tube: https://youtu.be/LNBTmXqhmaU

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 co-clerks, John S. or Ellen S.
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, Jill F, and Jimbo L.

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

Interested in gardening? Meeting gardeners (currently Clifford, Betsy, and Sarah,) will meet this Tues afternoon, 3:30. You are welcome to come, too, for satisfying fun playing in the dirt, fabulous people and lots of laughs. Questions? Contact Clifford.

Established writers as well as dabblers will have an informal writing session Mon night, Aug 5th, 7-9PM. This is a chance to connect with one another, 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! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87325724605?pwd=yMsUgPpvuSMffVRf3HgvFMOj8SI7yV.1; ID: 873 2572 4605; passcode: 839578. Contact Jane D. with questions or interest.

Please join the monthly “Conflict Soiree,” meeting on Zoom , Wed, Aug 7th, 2PM. This is an ongoing group and drop-in’s are always welcome! We explore conflict and difference in our individual lives and in the meeting. We propose that becoming more skillful and comfortable with difference might cause us to be more authentic peacemakers everywhere we go. Contact Nettie S for a Zoom link.

Small group line-up: Writing Group, first Monday night; Conflict Soiree, first Wednesday afternoon; Getting to Know You Group, second Tuesday afternoon; Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice Group, second Tuesday night; Reading Group, fourth Tuesday night.

OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FRIENDS

Northern Yearly Meeting is looking for a new Journal editor! The Journal, started in 2019 to inspire and inform Friends with examples of Quaker Faith and Practice, has been a vehicle for Friends to witness to, ponder, challenge, and describe their faith journeys, enriching others and deepening our connection across geography. The Journal is changing format to make the editor’s job more manageable and enabling videos and podcasts to be more easily shared. If you are interested in helping maintain this ministry among Friends, please contact: webclerk(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org More and the archived Journals can be found at https://northernyearlymeeting.org/publications/nym-journal/.

Pendle Hill’s First Monday lecture, Living the Spirit of Ubuntu: Responding with Hope to God’s Call to Cherish Creation and One Another, will be offered by Robin Mohr (E.D. of Friends World Committee for Consultation,) on Aug 5, 6:30-8PM via Zoom. More and register at https://pendlehill.org/events/friends-world-committee-for-consultation-world-plenary-first-monday-lecture/

Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns hosts a monthly online worship on first Saturdays, 4PM(CT) and a monthly online worship sharing on fourth Saturdays, 4PM(CT). In addition, there is a Listening Line (listening support to queer Friends) from 4-11PM(PDT) every Saturday. And, Canadian Friend (U.S.ers invited) have a Queer Gender group, focusing on gender ID instead of sexual orientation. Email clerks(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)flgbtqc.org for more.

Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples – Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change workshop opportunities: Experience the history of the colonization of Turtle Island, the land that is now known as the United States. The story is told through the words of Indigenous leaders, European/American leaders, and Western historians. Engage with this history through experiential exercises and small group discussion. And participants are invited to consider how we can build relationships with Indigenous peoples based on truth, respect, justice, and our shared humanity. Facilitated by Toward Right Relationship’s Native and non-Native teams. Appropriate for high school students and adults.
The same workshop will be presented on each date: Sat, Aug 10th, 3-5PM(CT), REGISTER at https://friendspeaceteams.org/trr-workshop-aug-2024/; Sun, Sept 29th, 3-5PM(CT), REGISTER at https://friendspeaceteams.org/trr-workshop-sep-2024/

FRIENDS FOR A NONVIOLENT WORLD EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Friends for Non Violent World (FNVW) is a social justice organization started by Quakers from Twin Cities Meeting, Minneapolis Meeting and Prospect Hill Meeting in the 1970s. FNVW has supported the life-changing Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) in prisons and jails in Minnesota. It championed the Nuclear Freeze in the 80’s, promoted political engagement in the 90’s and police reform in the 2000’s -2010’s. Today, FNVW is bringing AVP to youth in Hennepin County. FNVW is a voice in the community for Quaker concerns and values.
Currently, the FNVW board needs greater Quaker participation. A new director will be setting a fresh direction for the organization this coming year, so it is a great time to get involved. If you might consider serving on the board, even for a temporary term (board elections are in March), please email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be put in touch with the board chair.

Register for FNVW People Camp, Aug 11-17. People Camp is a rich experience of shared community life and work, recreation and connection, social justice learning and action opportunities for children and adults at the North Pines Retreat Center in Park Rapids . . . Find out more and register here.

FNVW seeks a passionate and motivated individual person to serve as the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) – MN Youth and Adult Program Coordinator. This dynamic role is 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 AVP program. The primary focus will be implementing our AVP youth workshop initiative with Minneapolis Public Schools this fall and continuing to coordinate workshop opportunities for youth in Hennepin County. Full job description at https://www.fnvw.org/vertical/sites/%7B8182BD6D-7C3B-4C35-B7F8-F4FD486C7CBD%7D/uploads/Job_Description_-_AVP-MN_Program_Coordinator_2024.06.pdf. FNVW is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Submit your cover letter and resume to: info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org

FNVW is hiring a part-time Administrative Assistant! The position will oversee the day-to-day administrative tasks that move FNVW’s mission forward. The Administrative Assistant provides invaluable support for FNVW’s staff and programs in this moment when community-based violence prevention and conflict transformation work is so critically needed. The cover letter should outline 1) relevant experience 2) unique skills or characteristics you bring to the role and 3) connections (personal or professional) you have to FNVW’s mission. This is a part-time / 20 hours a week position. Full job description at https://www.fnvw.org/vertical/sites/%7B8182BD6D-7C3B-4C35-B7F8- F4FD486C7CBD%7D/uploads/FNVW_Administrative_Assistant_Job_Description_2024.pdf? For best consideration, submit your cover letter and resume to info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)fnvw.org by August 9th.

Join FNVW at the 28th Annual Community Peace Celebration, Aug 16th, 2-9PM at Western Sculpture Park – 387 Marion St, St Paul, MN 55103. Come for a day filled with music, dance, delicious food, and uplifting stories of peace. More 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.