Sunday, August 10, 2025

TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM

10:00 – 11:00 AM Meeting for Worship – semi-programmed (hybrid)
Speaker: Barbara Ziegenhagen; Closer: Gib Pellet; Musician: Dave Bostrom
Zoom host: Kate W

11:00 AM – noon Monthly Meeting for Business (hybrid)
Clerk: Stephen Snyder, Recording clerk: Tom Ward
Zoom host: Kate W

For this Sunday’s Zoom links, email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.

MORE WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT MFM

Sharing the Spirit, held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, is a brief centering time that is open to everyone. We gather at approximately 8:57 AM for ten-minute worship (online, cameras off) beginning at 9:02 AM. Click here for zoom link; use ID 859 3925 1575, passcode 251345; or paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85939251575?pwd=1aHrNcUclfw3o99kyDnc9nAwzwkYGU.1

Mid-week worship is on summer break in August. Watch the bulletin in September for an announcement of the date it will restart.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Ralph J (Kate W’s husband) will have surgery on his hand on August 14. Ralph is Kate’s primary caregiver.

MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS

Alert about fake text message: Last week, many MFM members received a phishing text message that was signed with the office manager’s name. This is a scam and not actually from Ariel. Please block that phone number (it is not actually Ariel’s phone). Do not click any links in the text – they are fake. We don’t know how a scammer got meeting members’ phone numbers, but please be careful of any other suspicious text messages. You may want to read the Federal Trade Commission’s webpage about how to recognize and report spam text messages: click here.

There will be a memorial service for Scott Wright on Saturday, August 23 at 1:00 PM at the meetinghouse. You can also attend on zoom (click here for the zoom link, or use ID 822 1471 8362, passcode 671707, or copy and paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214718362?pwd=dDQaZ2c3T09mUmYP9jlO3h682j5c18.1).

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.

Being a Zoom Host or a substitute A/V Tech is a great way to support the Meeting’s worship. Interested in being trained for either of these positions, or just finding out more? Contact Marilyn J.

Contributions update: First quarter contributions totaled $26,217, which is about 19% of our budget. Giving is often lighter in the summer months. We are almost on track to meet our annual budget. Thank you, Friends, for your generous financial support of the meeting. There is now a donate tab on MFM’s website (click here). If you would like to set up automatic contributions to the meeting, contact Carolyn V, clerk of Stewardship and Finance Committee.

UPCOMING MFM EVENTS

Schedule update – Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice group is on summer break. There will NOT be a gathering on August 12, and it will resume September 9. The group usually meets monthly on second Tuesday nights, 7:00 – 8:30 PM.

August 15 (in person). Joyful Aging is having coffee hour on Friday, August 15 at 10:00 AM at Turtle Bakery (W 44th Street & Beard Ave S, Minneapolis). Come see all your friends AND people you don’t know yet. Contact John S for more.

August 20 (in person). LGBTQ+ Group meets monthly, every third Wednesday, in person. All LGBTQ+ individuals welcome. This month, Mike and Bill are hosting at their home, 4749 Grand Ave S, Minneapolis. (Top doorbell). No Eats But Sweets! We’ll begin and end with a short period of silence. You can text or email Bill for more info. Hope to see you there!

August 23 (hybrid). Memorial service for Scott W at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 23 at the meetinghouse. You can also attend on zoom (click here for the zoom link, or use ID 822 1471 8362, passcode 671707, or copy and paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214718362?pwd=dDQaZ2c3T09mUmYP9jlO3h682j5c18.1).

August 24 (in person). Ice cream social! The Welcoming and Outreach Committee invites folks from MR and MFM to the annual ice cream social on Sunday, August 24 from 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM. Meet on the north lawn of the meetinghouse for treats and lively conversation. In case of rain, we’ll move indoors. Kosher and non-dairy ice cream treats available.

August 25 (online). The Peace and Social Concerns Committee meets on fourth Mondays, 7:00 PM via Zoom. If interested in Minneapolis Meeting’s peace and justice focus and witness, you are warmly welcome! Join by Zoom (click here) or use ID 899 1439 1038, passcode 455959.

August 26 (online). Watson Reading Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7:00 – 8:30 PM via Zoom. We are finishing Becoming Wise, An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, by Krista Tippett. We are almost ready to start a new book and would appreciate recommended readings. If you have interest in joining, please let John D know.

August 31 (in person). Children will lead semi-programmed meeting, celebrating our summer ending. Families will bring kites to MFM that day to fly one block away at our closest park. Contact Cathy N with questions.

September 1 (online). Writing Group: Established writers and dabblers will have an informal writing session on Monday, September 1, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. This is a chance to connect with one another, writing with prompts and sharing what we write. Serious, whimsical, beautiful and quirky – we enjoy it all! You are welcome to come laugh, ponder, and create together, whether or not you have participated before. Contact Jane D with questions. The group meets monthly on first Monday nights. Click here for zoom link or use ID 882 1594 6063, passcode 573695.

October 11 (in person). Fall Together, an annual retreat held by MFM, is a wonderful opportunity to gather with Friends and rest, relax, renew, re-connect and relish time together in the great outdoors. This year’s retreat will be at Fish Lake Regional Park in Plymouth, MN, a beautiful setting familiar to those who have attended Fall Together in recent years.

Other groups on summer break: Conflict Soiree, which usually meets monthly on last Tuesdays at 3:30 PM, is on break for the summer. Lectio Divina, which usually meets weekly on Tuesdays at noon, is also on break. Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice, usually meets monthly on second Tuesday nights, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, will resume on September 9.

QUAKER RESOURCES

August 11 (online). A monthly worship for Newcomers and Seekers, offered by Friends General Conference (FGC), introduces Quaker worship practices as well as allowing for questions and reflection. Every second Monday evening from 5:30 – 6:30 PM. Click here to register on FGC’s website.

August 17 (online). A monthly worship for Friends of Color, offered by Friends General Conference (FGC), is held on third Sundays at 7:00 PM. These worships offer a place for Friends of Color to come together in community and worship. Click here to go to FGC’s website for more and to request the link.

August 21 (online). Becoming the Quakers the World Needs is a monthly worship-sharing opportunity offered by Northern Yearly Meeting for Friends seeking community, spiritual guidance, and nurture in this time of social, climate, and political instability. Come every third Thursday, 7:00 – 8:00 PM. To join by zoom, click here or use ID 824 8501 6662, passcode 929041.

August 23 (online). Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns hosts two regular events online (click here for zoom link). There is a monthly worship on first Saturdays at 4:00 PM (CT), and a monthly worship sharing on fourth Saturdays at 4:00 PM (CT) – the next being Saturday, August 23. There is also a Listening Line (listening support to queer Friends), 4:00 – 11:00 PM (PDT) every Saturday. Additionally, Canadian Friends (U.S.ers invited) have a Queer Gender group. Email clerks(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)flgbtqc.org for more.

September 8 (online). Earthquake, Wind, and Fire – Seeking the Calm Center, a Pendle Hill lecture, is open to the public on Monday, September 8, 6:30 – 9:00 PM (CT). You can learn more and register on Pendle Hill’s website: click here.

October 31 – November 1. Save the date for Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM)’s Interim Session, held from a Friday evening through Saturday at the Milwaukee Meeting house. Everyone is invited to this Yearly Meeting Session where we will do business of the Yearly Meeting, as well as enjoy sharing, fellowship and some good meals together. Overnight hospitality in local Friends’ homes will be provided.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

August 16 (in person). Song Circle: Meg and David Luce invite us to their home to sing on Saturday, August 16 at 5:00 PM. Bring a friend, your voices, song books (e.g., “Rise Up Singing” or “Rise Again” or your favorite) and/or song sheets, guitars, kalimbas, and extra song books if you have them. If you’d like, bring a snack or a dish to share, for after we sing. Bring your own eating and serving utensils. Folks can call Meg with questions.

OFFICE HOURS

The Office Manager, Ariel E, is typically in the office Thursday and Fridays 12:30 – 5:00 PM and Sundays 9:30 – 11:30 AM. Bulletin deadline: noon Thursday. Phone items in to the office (612-926-6159) or email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).

The Children and Families Coordinator, Cathy N, can be reached: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 – 5:00 PM; Thursdays 3:30 – 5:00 PM; Sundays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the meetinghouse.