Sunday, November 8, 2026

TODAY’S WORSHIP AND PROGRAM

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

9:00 AM Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
Zoom host: AV Tech (mfmzoom2(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gmail.com; secondary contact, if you need help, is Bill H)

9:45 AM Monthly Meeting for Business
Presiding Clerks: Lolly and Jane; Recording Clerk: Jeannette
The Zoom room is open, but there is no volunteer available for Zoom host today.

11:15 AM Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship
Speaker: tbd, Closer: Joanne
The Zoom room is open, but there is no volunteer available for Zoom host today.

Children’s First Day School takes place downstairs every Sunday during 11:15 AM meeting for worship. “God and Play: Old Testament” is the theme for First Day School curriculum in the month of November. On Sunday, November 8, the focus is the Creation story in the Book of Genesis. We will be talking about how, in this biblical origin story, God needs human, animal, and biologic life in this world.

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

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.

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 9:00 AM. This space is always open during this time for worship and meditation, for one or for many. Attendance varies. Join on Zoom.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2026 FNVW Holiday Fair: Planning help, donations, and coordinators needed. To get involved, use the signup sheet on the meetinghouse info table. There are many ways to participate: 1) Planning Committee – We meet on Teams as needed to help plan the Holiday Fair. 2) Quaker Treasures Coordinator collects, labels, and prices donated treasures. 3) Quaker Treasures Donations. Do you have special items with a story looking for a new home? 4) Unbelievable Bargain Board Donations. Do you have a Service you would like to offer for the Bargain Board? Do you work for a company that would be willing to donate? Are you willing to ask at one or more retail stores for a donation? 5) Crafts and Book and Food Donations. We are looking for homemade crafts, books, and food to be offered for sale at the Holiday Fair.

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, clerk of Stewardship and Finance Committee.

Care and Counsel Committee facilitates pastoral care for Minneapolis Friends Meeting members and attendees, understanding the Quaker tradition that Friends minister to each other. If you’re dealing with illness, grief, a major transition, or a stressful personal problem, we would like to be there for you. Contact committee co-clerks, John S or Ellen S. If a confidential discussion would support you as you make a decision, we will set up a clearness committee with you. Email John S to explore that opportunity. Other committee members are Mary G, Jeff N, Mary B, and Jimbo L.

To schedule a Zoom meeting for a committee meeting or Minneapolis Meeting activity, please send a request to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org. Include date, time, and purpose of the gathering.

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: November 10
• Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: November 17 (different schedule than usual in November)
• Joyful Aging coffee hour (in person), 3rd Fridays, 10:00 AM – noon. Next: November 20
• LGBTQ+ Group (in person), 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: November 18
• Peace & Social Concerns Committee (online), 4th Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: November 23
• Watson Reading Group (hybrid), 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: November 24

November 7 (in person). Meeting-wide costume party! Gather in playfulness with the families of the meeting and show off your creativity while appreciating others’ costumes. Games! Treats! Pizza! This is a chance to delight in being together. All ages and levels of costuming are encouraged to participate. Join us on Saturday, November 7, 4:00 – 6:30 PM. Hosted by the Children and Families Committee.

November 8 (in person). Movie night series with Mayim Rabim continues. Join us for a free screening of “Einstein & Eddington,” a docu-drama that touches on Quaker themes and LGBTQ, war (WWI), political intrigue, scientific discovery, and principled stands. We’ll start the evening on Sunday, November 8 at 6:00 PM with a vegetarian potluck, and show the movie around 7:00 PM. Come for food, film, or both. Please RSVP to Jeff N to receive the address and so we know how many folks to expect. Open to all ages (the film is rated PG-13). Organized by the Joyful Aging group.

November 15 (hybrid). Being Present with Others: Obstacles, Shells, and Roles is the topic of the mid-morning program on Sunday, November 15 at 10:15 AM. John S will present on behalf of the Care and Counsel committee.

November 22 (hybrid). Expectant Waiting and Discernment is the topic of the mid-morning program on Sunday, November 15 at 10:15 AM. What does it mean to “wait in the Light”? How do we discern when a message is meant for our own growth or when it is given to us to be shared with others? A panel of longtime Quakers will share from their experience and then open the discussion to all.

November 29 (hybrid). Walk in the Light. Three people — Ross Brubeck, Krysten Voelkner, and Julian Hinshaw — are culminating a walk across the eastern US that started in Brooklyn, NY. They have been walking to test and experience the fabric of Quaker society, and to encourage Friends to face the future with faith instead of fear. Arriving in Minneapolis the last week of November, Ross will be a guest presenter at mid-morning program on Sunday, November 29 at 10:15 AM to speak about the experiences that he, Krysten, and Julian have had along the way.

November 30 (in person). Loaves and Fishes. Join other Friends as well as Mayim Rabim to provide a meal at Great Is Thy Faithfulness Church (1115 30th Ave N, Minneapolis). MFM, 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.

Please save the date of Sunday, January 31, 2027 for a production at the Meetinghouse of THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH. John Cutler 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.

WIDER COMMUNITY

November 11 (in person). Lunch at Immigrant Restaurants. Hungry for connection? Join Friends from Twin Cities Friends Meeting and MFM to support our immigrant business community. On Wednesday, November 11, at 12:30 PM, the group is back on Lake Street at Mercado Central (1515 E Lake Street, Minneapolis). Questions? Contact Anne H.

November 18 (online). Earlham College lecture. Was Quaker women’s ministry in the 1650’s a foundation for the modern Quaker testimony of equality? Register for this free talk held Wednesday, November 18, 6:00 – 7:30 PM Central Time.

November 28 (in person). National Peace Walk. Friend Ross Brubeck, on a Quaker pilgrimage from NYC, will arrive at TCFM after 6½ months of walking through 15 states. Friends are invited to join the final 10 miles of this 2200-mile journey from MFM to TCFM, starting from the Minneapolis Friends Meetinghouse at 10:00 AM, arriving at TCFM about 4:00 PM. You are also welcome to go directly to receive the walkers on their arrival. Find more info on the peace walk’s website.

OFFICE HOURS

The Office Manager will be in the office on Sunday, November 8, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM; Monday, November 9; Thursday, November 12, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and Friday, November 6, 11:00 AM – 3:00 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.