Sunday, October 12, 2025
TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM

9:00 AM – 9:40 AM Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
Care of meeting: Carolyn VandenDolder
Zoom host: Bill H

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM Monthly Meeting for Business
Clerk: Stephen Snyder, Recording clerk: Tom Ward
Zoom host: Marilyn J

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship
Speaker: Heidi Flores, Care of meeting: Sandy Olson
Zoom host: Marilyn J

Children’s First Day School takes place every week in the lower level during 11:15 AM meeting for worship.

Our usual Sunday programming is hybrid. Some people come to the meetinghouse, others join by Zoom.
To join online, click here for zoom link, or use ID 875 5220 6319, passcode 275974.
You can either click above or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87552206319?pwd=hCPr8YSPS1MDgpV2w7aUhy9q2bazSe.1
To join by phone, dial 651-372-8299, and use the ID and passcode listed above.

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 every Wednesday evening, online at 7:00 PM. Click here for zoom link; use ID 849 3825 7185, passcode 123904; or paste the following into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84938257185?pwd=6gAGBiK76PObBraDKzH8ObLLJYtJJH.1. To join by phone, dial 651-372-8299, and use the ID and passcode listed above.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Linda H’s daughter, Lizzie E, is experiencing some significant health challenges right now. Please hold her in the Light.

MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS

To sign up as a second hour worship greeter, see Mary S at the rise of meeting. This is a great way to get acquainted with others.

Please collect your belongings from Lost and Found items. You’ll find them in a box in the basement outside the kitchen. Along with coats left on the coat rack, these will be donated soon. Items remaining after 12:30 PM next Sunday, October 19 will be donated. Coats and jackets will be donated to the Sanctuary Supply Depot, a mutual aid group in Minneapolis that gets basic necessities to our houseless neighbors; click here for links about Sanctuary Supply Depot.

If you will attend the October 26 MMP via Zoom, let Ellen S of C&C know so she can snail mail you a hand-out you will need for that MMP. Small group discussions will be based on this hand-out, which Roger says is too big for the Zoom screen. For those attending in person, handouts will be available at the meetinghouse.

There are office supplies available for use in the meetinghouse. You can find them in the drawer under the hallway sink for your convenience.

MFM EVENTS

One-time Minneapolis Friends Meeting events are announced in this section. For information about recurring events, pick up a flyer at the meetinghouse, or call/email the office to request a copy. You can also find recurring events at minneapolisfriends.org/calendar.

October 15 (in person). LGBTQ+ Group Outing to Valley Scare. Minneapolis Friends Meeting’s LGBTQ+ Group invites all LGBTQ+ members and attenders of our community to join in supporting Jaida and Lavender, who are performing at Valley Scare! We’ll carpool together for our October gathering on Wednesday, October 15. If you’d like to come, please contact Bill H. Drivers are especially welcome—carpooling will start from the Meeting House.

October 19 (hybrid). Parents Brunch: The Families and Children Committee will host brunch for parents of our youth attenders on Sunday, October 19, 10:15 – 11:00 AM. This mid-morning program is for parents to share their desires, needs, and hopes for their children when they attend MFM. All parents are welcome. If you know a family that would be interested in learning more about our youth programming, please extend an invitation.

October 25 (in person). Good News Youth Conference will gather Friendly youth from MFM and International Friends Church. This youth-led event will include community time and service projects. Pizza lunch provided. Bring your phone, a snack to share, your water bottle, a song you like, a ball to play games. Text or email Cathy N with questions. The conference is at the meetinghouse on Saturday, October 25 from 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

WIDER COMMUNITY

From the Twin Cities Advocacy Team of Friends Committee on National Legislation: FCNL encourages Friends to contact their members of Congress about our continuing government crises. See fcnl.org for ways to help.

Opportunity to help refugees in Minneapolis: Even as government support is reduced, there are still ways to help. A group is organizing to welcome Afghan refugees to Minnesota. You can get involved and sponsor a family through WelcomeCorps, or join interfaith ministry efforts to support newly relocated Afghan families. If you feel called to help, email Elise M.

October 16-19 (hybrid). Quaker Earthcare Witness fall gathering is open to anyone interested in Quaker concerns for Earthcare. This annual gathering will be held in-person at Powell House in New York, as well as online. Through workshops, plenary sessions, and shared reflection, we will explore the many things that connect us and our responsibility to each other and the planet. Click here to learn more on QEW’s website.

October 20 (online). Peace & Justice Conversations: Riding Against War On Gaza, From CA to NH. Bob Sanders will report back on his summer-long bike trip across the US raising awareness about the injustices perpetrated against the Palestinian people. Sanders stopped in Minneapolis this June along his ride, which was endorsed by American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Click here to register for the zoom on New Hampshire Peace Action’s website. If you do not receive the Zoom link, email doreen(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)nhpeaceaction.org.

October 21 (in person). Join the Minnesota Council of Churches for an inspiring evening with Dr. Anton Treuer – Ojibwe scholar, author, and racial equity educator – as he explores pathways to racial justice through truth-telling, cultural humility, and community healing. Drawing on his experience in Native American history, language revitalization, and equity work, Dr. Treuer will challenge us to move beyond reforming broken systems and instead build new frameworks of liberation. This event will offer practical strategies for fostering authentic dialogue, bridging cultural divides, and advancing justice across faith traditions. All are welcome to this interfaith gathering. Click here to register on the Minnesota Council of Churches website.

October 24-26 (in person.) NYM invites middle school Friends to a fall retreat in Eau Claire, WI. Activities will include pressing apples, hiking, and singing around a campfire. Click here to register. Questions? Email the MFM office manager, who can connect you with NYM’s coordinator for this retreat.

October 31 – November 1 (hybrid). Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM)’s Fall Interim Session will be held online and in person at Milwaukee Friends Meetinghouse on Friday, October 31 (7 – 8:30 PM) and Saturday, November 1 (8:30 AM – 4:00 PM). Everyone is welcome for this time together of fellowship, community building, and doing Yearly Meeting business. If you’ve never been to an interim session or are new to the Yearly Meeting, you are warmly invited to check it out.

Click here for the registration form. If you can’t use the form, contact Robin Greenler, clerk(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)northernyearlymeeting.org. If you would like NYM to arrange hospitality for you, please make that request by Friday, October 17 on the registration form, or contact Pat B (email the MFM office to request Pat’s contacta info). If you are not requesting overnight hospitality, please register by Friday, October 24.

Click here and enter the password quaker2025 to check the session website. The Friday night program will be with Scott Fulton, from Madison Monthly Meeting, who will give a presentation and lead a worship sharing on the history of Quaker interactions with the Indigenous peoples they encountered, and how longstanding Indigenous worldviews and values can inform our current crisis. The agenda for the Saturday business meeting will include:
• Consideration of establishing an NYM Development working group for fundraising.
• An update on plans for the Annual Session 2026.
• Nimble Responder report. Additional reports from our committees and representatives to Quaker organizations including reports from American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Friends Committee for National Legislation (FCNL) and Quaker Voluntary Service.

November 6 (in person). Minnesota Multifaith Network (MnMN) annual conference will be held 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM at House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105. The theme is “The Time is Now: Strengthening Engagement, Understanding and Equity for ALL.” Pluralism is our antidote to hate and extremism and the key to peace and healing for our nation at this present time. Click here to find more information and register on MnMN’s website. In the spirit of equity and community, there is no set cost to attend; please donate if you can, and register as a student if you cannot contribute financially.

November 7-9 (in person). Nightingales will meet for a weekend of singing, fellowship, and sharing of food at a location near Prairie du Chien, WI. The fall gathering will be November 7-9 (this is an updated announcement – previous plans had been for a weekend in October). For some 40 years, Quakers from Northern Yearly Meeting have gathered to sing, two to three times a year, in various locations in MN and WI. If you love to sing, you are encouraged to join. Many kinds of songs are welcome, old and new, solemn to silly. Singers work together to cook and clean, and there’s time for a nap or a walk in the woods and always good fellowship. Need more info? Email the MFM office manager, who can provide contact info for a Nightingale organizer.

OFFICE HOURS

The Office Manager, Ariel, will be in the office this Sunday October 12, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM; Wednesday October 15, noon – 5:00 PM; and Friday October 17, 12:30 – 5:30 PM. Is there something you’d like included in upcoming bulletins? Weekly deadline for bulletin items is noon Thursdays. Please call the office (612-926-6159) or send the information to Ariel by email (o f f i c e @ m i n n e a p o l i s f r i e n d s . o r g).

The Children and Families Coordinator, Cathy, is typically in the meetinghouse on Fridays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. She is also available by phone or email, working remotely, on Wednesdays 2:30 – 5:00 PM and Thursdays 3:30 – 5:00 PM.