Sunday, February 15, 2026

TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM

For the Zoom link to Sunday programming, please email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.

8:00 AM Breakfast at the meetinghouse
Come enjoy casual visiting and connection over breakfast before early worship! Breakfast served at 8:15 AM — eggs with sides and vegan oatmeal with sides, coffee, juice, and muffins. No need to bring anything. Hope to see you there! This is an experiment to offer more fellowship. We can decide if we would like to continue.

Reminder on discernment of messages shared from the silence: Friends in the Meetinghouse and on Zoom are asked to enter worship quietly and settle into the silence. Meeting begins when one or two Friends have assembled. As you enter and join in worship, take time to “center down” and enter fully into the spirit of worship. If you feel the leading to speak, take time to test your leading. Ask yourself, “Is this message from the spirit or is it from somewhere else? If it is from God or spirit, is it meant only for me or for the entire Meeting? Even if meant for the entire Meeting, is now the right time?”

9:00 AM Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
Zoom host: Lavender J

10:15 AM Quaker Direct Action Update
Friends are busy building the new organization Quaker Direct Action, which works to foster peace and justice by using the principles and practices of nonviolent action to address societal problems and the root causes of injustice. Come hear all about it at the mid-morning program.
Zoom host: Kate W

11:15 AM Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship
Speaker: John Stuart, Care of meeting: Jeff Naylor, Musician: Dave Bostrom
Zoom host: Kate W
 

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

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Please hold Kate W in the light while she is ill.

Hold in the light people who are grieving or suffering from injustice, racism, colonialism, and displacement. Hold in the light people in positions of power. Is there a person or community that you would you like to ask the meeting to hold in the light? Email their name to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to include in the bulletin.

MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join an informal study group which will meet for five consecutive Wednesday nights, March 4 – April 1. We will read and discuss Rufus Jones’ short intro to Quakers, The Faith and Practice of the Quakers (published 2018). Great for newcomers, rich for old-timers. Some copies are available. Contact Carolyn V for more or with interest.

Want to donate funds to the Meeting? Gifts of all amounts are meaningful and appreciated. Donations are used for operational expenses and to support programming, outreach, and ministry. One-time and recurring contributions are accepted. Click here if you’d like to donate online or learn more about financial giving.

Remember to schedule committee meetings, events (even interest group events), and visits to the meetinghouse with the office to help avoid conflicts: 612-926-6159; office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.

MFM EVENTS

Read on for new and one-time events held by Minneapolis Friends Meeting. There are also ongoing groups in the meeting. Click here for a flyer about ongoing groups, or pick up a copy from the information table in the meetinghouse hallway.

February 18 (in person). Our next LGBTQ+ Group gathering is Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 PM at the Meetinghouse. We’re planning a Game Night Extravaganza (okay, maybe not extravagant… but definitely fun). There will be snacks, drinks, laughter, and excellent peopleship. Bring a favorite game if you’d like — or just bring yourself.

February 22 (hybrid). Friends are invited to a mid-morning program offered by Ministry and Counsel on Sunday, February 22 at 10:15 AM, focusing on the peace testimony. Members of Minneapolis Friends Meeting will share their familial and personal experiences with what the peace testimony means to them and how it has informed their lives.

February 22 (hybrid). Postcard-writing with the Peace & Social Concerns Committee. After second worship on Sunday, February 22, join P&SC committee in the conference room or on Zoom to write postcards together. You can bring your own postcards, or use those provided. Click here for the Zoom link.

March 30 (in person). Our Loaves and Fishes ministry provides meals for hungry people in South Minneapolis. In 2026, we’ll serve meals during months with five Mondays. Please plan to assist with meals on Monday March 30, June 29, August 31, and November 30. Thanks for your support!

October 10 (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. Camp Committee has reserved the Pavilion at Fish Lake Regional Park in Plymouth, MN, a beautiful setting familiar to those who have attended Fall Together in recent years. Please save the date.

WIDER COMMUNITY

Below you’ll find events, held by organizations other than MFM, that may interest members and attenders. In addition, click here for a flyer about Quaker events held regularly in the wider community, and national organizations that provide online resources. You can also pick up a copy of the flyer from the information table in the meetinghouse hallway.

February 14 (in person). Game Night: Valentines Edition. Please bring board games, card games, dice games, games of love, games of skill, and/or games of chance. Any and all games and gamers are welcome! Expect light refreshments and friendly competition. In person only, at the Meeting House, on Saturday evening, February 14, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Hosted by Mayim Rabim — Minneapolis Friends are cordially invited to join in the fun.

February 17 (in person). Rise and Repair, a non-partisan alliance advancing Indigenous rights and Climate justice in MN, will have a rally day on the first day of the legislative session, this Tuesday, February 17, 10:00 AM – noon at the capitol. Please come make sure legislators get the message loud and clear: protect Water, protect Wild Rice, strengthen our environmental protections, honor Indigenous and tribal sovereignty and take bold action on climate. Click here to register.

February 17 (in person). Meet for lunch at the Himalayan Restaurant. Please join friends from Twin Cities Friends Meeting and MFM to support our immigrant business community along Lake Street in Minneapolis. We’ll do this by meeting for lunch on Tuesday, February 17 at noon at the Himalayan Restaurant (2910 East Lake Street). There’s plenty of parking in the lot adjacent to the restaurant. Time and location for future weeks will be announced later. Questions? Contact Rob S.

February 18 (online). This Black History Month, the Pendle Hill Reading Group is discussing Zenaida Peterson and Lauren Brownlee’s pamphlet “Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities.” Join for online worship sharing on Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 – 7:30 PM (CT). Registration required; click here to register on Pendle Hill’s website.

February 23 (hybrid). Jim Bear Jacobs will speak about the Doctrine of Discovery at New Branches (5011 31st Ave S, Minneapolis) on Monday, February 23, 6:30 PM. Free and open to the public; registration requested. Click here for the registration form. The presentation will be streamed live on YouTube (click here).

February 18 – March 19 (in person). The Muslim American Society of Minnesota and Minnesota Council of Churches and extend an invitation to come together as neighbors. You are welcome to join a Taking Heart Ramadan Iftar, an evening rooted in hospitality, shared food, and relationship-building across difference. When you attend an Iftar, you will observe evening prayer, learn about the Muslim faith, and break fast with Muslim neighbors over a shared meal. Iftars will take place across Minnesota from February 18 – March 19, with new locations added regularly. Space is limited. Click here for dates, locations, and registration on MCC’s website.

February 25 – March 1 (in person). Bring the Heat: Melt the ICE is a week of action hosted by neighbors and anti-ICE organizers in the Twin Cities. Save the dates for rapid response networks and huge public protests. Community members, students, workers, people of faith, and people of conscience from around the country are asked to show up. Click here for the website, which will be updated as events are added.

Find ways to support anti-ICE efforts in the Twin Cities from near and far. This list of calls to action was updated today, and new information is added regularly. Click here for the document.

QVS is hiring a Development and Outreach Manager. Click here for the job description on QVS’ website. Priority is given to applications received before February 23rd.

OFFICE HOURS

The Children and Families Coordinator, Cathy N, has a new schedule:
Wednesdays 2:00 – 5:00 PM available by phone, text or email, working from home.
Thursdays 2:00 – 5:00 PM available by phone, text, or email, working from home. 
Fridays 12:00 – 3:00 PM available by phone or in person at Minneapolis Friends Meetinghouse.
Sundays 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM available in person or by phone at Minneapolis Friends Meetinghouse.

The Office Manager, Ariel E, will be in the office on Sunday, February 15, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM, and Friday, February 20, 10:30 AM – 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 your announcement by email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).