Sunday, August 17, 2025

TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM

10:00 – 11:00 AM Meeting for Worship – unprogrammed (hybrid)
Closer: Benton Randolph
Zoom host: Bill H

For the link for worship this Sunday, 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

CONGRATULATIONS to Mary and Stephen S who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on August 15!!

MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be a memorial service for Scott W 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).

Volunteers Needed: Sometimes, but not often, we might need a volunteer to open or close the Meeting House on Sunday. Ariel and Lavender will be assuming most of the responsibility. You can do it before or after you attend Meeting! There are written directions on what to do plus Ariel will walk you through everything.

Here are Your Fantastic Opportunities to Help!
o I can help open the Meeting House
o I can help close the Meeting House
o I can help either opening or closing the Meeting House

Please call 612-926-6159 or email Ariel at office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfirends.org if you are willing to help. Your contribution is greatly appreciated and essential to maintaining a welcoming and functional community space. We are grateful for your generosity and commitment to our community. Call or email Rae C if you have questions.

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

August 17 (in person). Mayim Rabim invites Friends to join a walk on Sunday, August 17 at 4:30 PM in Lyndale Park Rose Garden, 4124 Roseway Road in Minneapolis. Meet at the fountain. In case of rainy weather, e-mail shimonides(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com to find out whether the walk will proceed.

August 20 (in person). MFM Young Adult Quakers are meeting on Wednesday, August 20 at 6:00 PM at Long Lake Beach in New Brighton. Join to picnic, swim, or just connect with other young adults. Kids are very welcome. RSVP to Elizabeth S by text or email.

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. No Eats But Sweets! We’ll begin and end with a short period of silence. You can text or email Bill H for more info. Hope to see you there! You can also join virtually by Zoom this month: click here, or use ID 838 9493 9409 and passcode 562310.

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.

August 31 (hybrid). Peace and Social Concerns Committee invites you to a letter-writing / postcard gathering on Sunday, August 31 at 11:15 AM in the conference room at the meeting house. All are welcome! It will be a hybrid meeting so you can join us from home. We will write letters and postcards to legislators, congress members, and letters to the editor. The Friends Committee on National Legislation has provided some recommendations; you can also write a letter to a recipient of your choosing. Questions? Contact Jim H or Nettie S.

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.

September 9 (online). Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice group meets every second Tuesday night, 7:00 – 8:30 PM and is exploring and practicing the inner and outer work of direct action using Resmaa Menakem’s book The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning. There is a core group; visitors / newcomers are warmly welcome. Contact Nettie S for the link.

September 19 (in person). Joyful Aging is having coffee hour every third Friday 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 on Friday, September 19. Contact John S for more.

QUAKER RESOURCES

From Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Twin Cities Advocacy Team: Both Minnesota Senators voted for resolutions to withhold the sale of certain weapons to Israel. Senator Klobuchar was praised in a New York Times op ed for her vote and speaking for an end to the war in Gaza. Yet the war goes on, with US weapons and approval. Thank our Senators, and encourage all members of Congress to speak out.

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). 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.

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.

September 20-21 (online). Northern Yearly Meeting is offering a two-day pastoral care training on Saturday, September 20, 2:00 – 4:30 PM and Sunday September 21, 2:00 – 4:30 PM. The training will be on Zoom. This is a joint project of NYM’s Ministry and Nurture Committee and its Anti-Racism Working Group. There is space for up to 30 attendees, and registration closes September 7. Contact antiracismnym(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com with questions. Click here to register on NYM’s website.

OFFICE HOURS

This week, the Office Manager, Ariel E, will be in the office Wednesday 1:30 – 5:00 PM, Thursday 12:30 – 5:00 PM, and Sunday 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.