April 20, 2025

WORSHIP AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE TODAY

9:00 – 10:00 meeting for worship (unprogrammed): care of meeting, Lindy Venustus; Zoom host – John K.

10:15 – 11:00 Celebrate! Come and bring your favorite festive spring edibles and celebrate the beauty of creation, of spiritual renewal, and of loving community! Zoom host – John K.

11:15 – 12:15 meeting for worship (semi-programmed): Carolyn VandenDolder – speaker; Jacque Weirsma – musician; care of meeting, Mary Bosserman; Zoom host – John K.

Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org for the link to Sunday worship and programming

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

Those who are suffering from fear, injustice, violence, discrimination, colonialism, displacement, loss, and the climate crisis, and all those who are aiding victims and the dispossessed.

Those in positions of power.

NEWS FOR MINNEAPOLIS MEETING FRIENDS

TODAY at the rise of second worship – join in the fun as the Meeting’s children and youth search for eggs!

Feeling stressed? Discouraged? Fearful? Come to mid-week worship, Wed nights, 7PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84938257185; ID: 849 3825 7185; by phone: +1-651-372-8299.

Mid-Morning Program next Sunday at 10:15: Walking in the Light. Come sing, listen, and share! Heidi Flores, Mary Snyder, and Sandy Olson will each tell a story about an experience they’ve had of walking in the Light. Small groups will then allow all of us to share if and when we’ve had the feeling of walking in the Light.

FRIDAY, April 25, 7PM – Citizen George, a feature-length film that uses the drama of George Lakey’s life and witness to show the impact of one Quaker’s dedication to peace and social change, will be shown here at the meetinghouse as a fundraiser for Friends for a NonViolent World! The fundraising goal of $5000 will cover trainer costs, scholarships, and an honorarium to George for non-violence and direct action training offered at FNVW’s People Camp this summer. Discussion and visiting will follow the film. Come for a warm evening of inspiration, support of FNVW, and being energized by each other!

NEXT SUNDAY at the rise of semi-programmed worship – stay and enjoy fresh air and camaraderie as we tidy the grounds in preparation for the May 3rd celebration!

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee will meet Monday night, Apr 28, 7PM via Zoom. Everyone is welcome, especially those who are energized and want to talk about the work they are individually doing as a peace and justice witness: ID: 899 1439 1038; Passcode: 455959; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89914391038?pwd=WE1JOE9VdmpHWWJlSlVEMkFvSUprZz09.

Come continue the democratizing electricity conversation with George Crocker on Tues, April 29, 7PM at the meetinghouse. George Crocker has done considerable work in the field and with legislators and will answer all your questions on how we ratepayers can turn our electric power system around to more cheaply and reliably serve our needs without expensive systems upgrades and increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81144908699?pwd=yOGjX9bAXbq2BTi6qqrekcfnkULvOX.1; ID: 811 4490 8699; passcode: 730140

The Minneapolis Friends/Mayim Rabim Joyful Aging Group is going on a walk at the Wood Lake Nature Center on Wednesday, April 30 at 1PM. Please join us—bring your friends—all ages are OK. Want to be in the Joyful Aging Google Group? Let Bill H. and Ellen S. know!

SAVE THE DATE: May 3rd. Come celebrate the strides the meeting has taken toward greening our community life. There will be an Energy Fair / ribbon-cutting celebration on May 3rd with food, activities for children, speakers from the nonprofits and for-profits that helped with the solar panel project, and a local politician or two. This is meant to be a celebration as well as an invitation to other churches, non-profits, and neighbors to investigate the support available for their own greening endeavors. Come be part of the party and outreach! Donations of cookies / bars to add to the spread will be greatly appreciated!

Register by May 1 for the Northern Yearly Meeting annual session over Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, in Rosholt, WI! Build community in a weekend of worship, walking, singing, dancing, business meetings, talent show, art gallery, boating, games, interest groups and explore this year’s theme, Becoming the Quakers the World Needs: How is God Calling Me to Use My Gifts in a Challenging Time? in small group discussions. A parent support group and an engaging and enriching program for children and youth of all ages – there are lots of opportunities for connection! Business Meeting, theme discussions, and selected other activities will be available online. Read all about the weekend on the NYM website: https://bit.ly/4iTv6Wt; find registration at: https://bit.ly/3Ydu6E0 or explore more generally: northernyearlymeeting.org

Contributions update: $11,500 in monthly contributions is needed to meet this year’s budget. Contributions in April, so far, total $7665. Thank you, Friends, for your generous support of the meeting!

SMALLER GATHERINGS AT MINNEAPOLIS MEETING

Sharing the Spirit, open to everyone, every Mon, Wed, and Fri AM on zoom, cameras off. This brief opportunity for worship is focused on healing, in a broad sense, gathering at approximately 8:57; ten-minute worship beginning at 9:02. You may attend as the spirit moves you or as your schedule permits. Try it out! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85939251575?pwd=1aHrNcUclfw3o99kyDnc9nAwzwkYGU.1; ID: 859 3925 1575; passcode: 251345.

Come to thirty minutes of Lectio Divina, Divine Reading, followed by worship sharing on ZOOM, Tuesdays at noon. Hold a very brief reading from the Bible, Quaker, or other spiritual text to see how it might speak to us today: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82172920370?pwd=4v3zY9LtA79jzf5tGg24BDXb28Clkd.1; ID: 821 7292 0370; passcode: 661188

The Watson Reading Group meets on the fourth Tues of each month, 7-8:30PM via Zoom. Take turns reading aloud from Krista Tippet’s Being Wise with time for discussion. If you have interest in joining, please let John D know.

Minneapolis Meeting’s LGBTQ+ Group invites other Queer individuals to join them on Free Thursday, THURS, April 24th, 7PM, at the Walker Art Center in the James Turrell installation, “Sky Pesher, 2005” / https://bit.ly/4hUH4O5. After a short silence, we will visit more of the museum. For more information, contact Bill H.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER WORLD OF FRIENDS

Earlham School of Religion invites Friends to a Perkins Lecture April 23, 6PM(CT), Yearning and Yielding: Living Together in the Life and Power of God with Colin Saxton, available via Zoom: ID: 859 8602 2045; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85986022045?pwd=qp8d3R0F90zsJx8YEmtvD9QvgKWaqG.1; passcode: 300721

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

MN National Organization of Women hosts monthly online conversations with individuals working for social justice which explore how to create inclusive, sustainable, collaborative and thriving communities. Every third Monday, via Zoom. April 21: Jim Bear Jacobs on The Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools; in May – Building a Movement for Gender Justice; in June – Seeing People with Disabilities; in July – Protecting Immigrant Rights. Read more at https://mnnow.org/taking-action-2025/

OFFICE HOURS

The Meeting Coordinator will be in the office Wed – Fri afternoons. Bulletin deadline, noon Thur. Bulletin items can be phoned in to the office (612-926-6159) or emailed (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org).

The Children and Families Coordinator can be reached: Mon and Wed, 2:30-5PM and Thurs, 3:30-5PM; and at the meetinghouse, Sun,9AM-2PM.