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SPECIAL NOTE: A Memorial Service for Dan J, a member of Minneapolis Friends Meeting, will be held on Saturday, August 8 at 2:00 PM at the Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse (1725 Grand Ave, St. Paul) and on Zoom. It will be under the care of both Minneapolis and Twin Cities Friends.
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Sunday, August 9, 2026

TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM

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

10:00 AM Meeting for Worship (Semi-programmed)
Speaker: Nettie Smith, Care of meeting: Clifford Goltz, Musician: Beau Denton
Zoom host: Marilyn

Children’s First Day School takes place every week in the lower level at 10:00 AM during the summer.

11:00 AM Monthly Meeting for Business
Presiding Clerks: Lolly Lijewski and Jane Furnas; Recording Clerk: Jeannette Raymond
Zoom host: Stephen

MORE WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our annual Ice Cream Social will take place next Sunday, August 16 after meeting. All welcome — children, grownups, friends and neighbors.

The Welcoming and Outreach Committee is embarking on a banner project. We want to hang a banner across the balcony of the meetinghouse on 46th Street, a different one for each month. We ask the whole meeting to send W&O their ideas for short phrases that explain our values and actions based on our worship and Testimonies and other sources from our readings. We want banner suggestions of no more than 10 words, and quotes would need to mention the author. Susan H and Keitha will collect your suggestions, which will be edited by Susan, Keitha and Clifford. Please email them to Susan or Keitha. The committee’s purpose is to reach out to our larger community because we have much to share in these challenging times.

A visiting friend from Durham, North Carolina, Sam, who will be here in September, is offering a unique opportunity to experience silence. Sam has arranged an hour inside the anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories in the Seward neighborhood — “the quietest room in North America, so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat.” He is generously inviting Minneapolis Friends to join him there on Thursday, September 17 at 11:00 AM. Six people can fit in the room. If you are interested in experiencing a really silent meeting with Sam, please email Joanne to reserve a spot. First come, first served.

The fiscal year for Minneapolis Friends Meeting began on April 1. This year’s approved budget is just under $139,000; $11,583 per month in contributions is needed to meet our budgeted obligations. Thank, Friends, for your financial support of the meeting. You can donate online, find the offering boxes inside the main doors of the meetingroom, or mail a check. If you would like to set up automatic contributions to the meeting, contact John K, clerk of Stewardship and Finance Committee.

Please save the date of Sunday, January 31, 2027 for a production at the Meetinghouse of THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH. John C plays Eddie in this one-man show produced by Six Points Theater, based on a New York Times bestseller by Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor. More details forthcoming.

EVENTS

This section contains special events held by Minneapolis Friends Meeting. Additionally, there are ongoing groups in the meeting. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to request a digital flyer about ongoing MFM groups or pick up a printed copy from the information table in the meetinghouse hallway. Upcoming dates include:
Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice (online), 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: August 11
Joyful Aging coffee hour (in person), 3rd Fridays, 10:00 AM – noon. Next: August 19
Peace & Social Concerns Committee (online), 4th Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: August 24
Watson Reading Group (hybrid), 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: August 25
Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: September 7

August 12 (hybrid). Stop the Bleed training. Mayim Rabim and Minneapolis Friends Meeting are hosting a “Stop the Bleed” course on Wednesday, August 12, 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the meetinghouse and online via Zoom. Rob Allen from the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas is the trainer. Developed by the American College of Surgeons, “Stop the Bleed” will teach you three basic actions to control severe blood: direct pressure, wound packing, and using a tourniquet. No medical training is necessary — anyone can learn these. Uncontrolled bleeding is one of the top causes of preventable death in the US. With this training, you can help save lives. Please attend! If at least 12 individuals participate, MFM and Mayim Rabim will receive free blood-saving kits.

August 20 (in person). Joyful Aging group goes to The Russian Museum of Art (5500 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis) for an evening in the art galleries. The museum will be free on August 20, 5:00 – 8:00 PM. No pre-registration required.

August 31 (in person). Loaves and Fishes. Join other Friends and Mayim Rabim to provide a meal at Great Is Thy Faithfulness Church (1115 30th Ave N, Minneapolis). Minneapolis Friends Meeting, along with other metro-area Friends, are responsible for funding, preparing, and hosting a meal for Loaves and Fishes on months that have a fifth Monday. We prepare dinner (2:00 PM), pack up and hand out meals (5:00 PM), and clean up (6:00 PM). Fruit donations are needed. Email Sue K to sign up for a shift or arrange to drop off fruit. Enter the church via the alley, and find the kitchen downstairs. Volunteers wear hair covering/hats and closed-toe shoes. Food is served to-go. The remaining 2026 dates of MFM’s commitments are Mondays August 31 and November 30.

WIDER COMMUNITY

August 10 – 17 (hybrid). Conscientious Objection: Is This for You? Effective December 18, 2026, eligible males (assigned at birth) aged 18 to 25 will be automatically registered for the military draft pool, removing the need to register manually. How do we respond as Friends, and prepare young people in our lives and communities? Join Friends for this interactive workshop for teens and young adults of any gender, as well as all interested adults or mentors of any age. Diversity of participants enriches discussion, and personal participation in war includes everyone. Curt Torell will facilitate this workshop, a collaboration by Quaker Religious Education Collaborative, Durham Friends Meeting, and Quaker House. The workshop will take place over the course of three sessions: August 10, 13, and 17 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM Central Time. Register to attend online or in Durham, NC.

OFFICE HOURS

The Office Manager will be in the office on Sunday, August 9, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM; Thursday, August 13, 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM; and Friday, August 14, noon – 4:00 PM. Want something included in upcoming bulletins? Weekly deadline for bulletin items is noon Thursday. Please call the office (612-926-6159) or send your announcement by email (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).

The Children and Families Coordinator has the following office hours: On Thursdays noon – 4:30PM, she is available by text, phone call or email (canagler(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com, 507-261-9462). On Sundays 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, she is at the Meetinghouse in person.