Sunday, May 31, 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 (Unprogrammed)
Care of meeting: Stephen Snyder
Zoom host: Sandy O
Children’s First Day School takes place every week in the lower level at 10:00 AM during the summer.
11:15 AM. Postcard-writing with the Peace & Social Concerns Committee. Come to the conference room or join on Zoom to write postcards to legislators. (This is a different Zoom link than the rest of Sunday programming.) You can bring your own postcards or use those provided.
MORE WORSHIP SHARING AT MFM
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
HOLD IN THE LIGHT
Happy birthday Lindy V, Kate C, Rick V, Patrick H, Roland B, Allen G, Jacque W, and Roy F! Let Friends celebrate YOU! If you would like to have your birthday acknowledged by meeting Friends, please send the month and date of your birth (no year necessary) to Judith J.
MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Care and Counsel Committee facilitates pastoral care for Minneapolis 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 to explore that opportunity. Other committee members are Mary G, Jeff N, Mary B, and Jimbo L.
June 1 is the deadline to apply for the Shepherd Scholarship. This fund supports future Meeting folks with their education costs. Please submit an application if you or your parents have been active and contributing to Minneapolis Friends Meeting for 5+ years. Contact Allen G with questions.
The new fiscal year for Minneapolis Meeting begins 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 on the MFM website, 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.
MFM EVENTS
This section contains special events held by Minneapolis Friends Meeting. Additionally, there are ongoing groups in the meeting. Pick up a flyer about these ongoing MFM groups from the information table in the meetinghouse hallway, or email the office to request a copy. Upcoming dates include:
Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: June 1
Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice (online), 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: June 9
Joyful Aging coffee hour (in person), 3rd Fridays, 10:00 AM – noon. Next: June 19
LGBTQ+ Potluck (in person), 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: June 17
Peace & Social Concerns Committee (online), 4th Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: June 22
Watson Reading Group (hybrid), 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: June 23
Are you in an MFM group whose schedule will change for summer? Please notify the MFM office (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org, 612-926-6159) to correct meeting calendars.
June 7 (in person). All-Meeting Potluck is once a month on first Sundays. During the summer, it starts at 11:00 AM. Come after meeting for worship for friendly food and conversation at the potluck downstairs. New attender or seasoned member – all are welcome whether you brought anything or not! If you brought a dish, please label ingredients so everyone can participate without worry.
June 8 (in person). Joyful Aging visits the Japanese garden at Normandale Community College on Monday, June 8 at 10:30 AM. Call or text (best) Jeanie H if you need a ride or can give a ride. Contact MFM office for Jeanie’s phone number.
WIDER COMMUNITY
The local Quaker Voluntary Service program needs your support! Can you provide a meal for the Fellows on June 1 or a subsequent QVS day (program days that happen twice a month)? Please sign up on QVS’ meal train. Please text/call local coordinator Ray Hommeyer on the day before or day of to coordinate the best time for drop-off. If you want to join the Fellows for the meal, ask Ray first.
May 31 (online). Quaker Call to Action will host a conversation, Faithfully Protecting Democracy, with Maria Stephan, Co-lead & Chief Organizer at the Horizons Project, an initiative focused on strengthening connections and collective action among US pro-democracy movements and sectors on Sunday, May 31, 6:00 – 7:30 PM (CT). Register for the Zoom link.
June 3 (updated date; in person). Wednesday lunch. Join friends from Twin Cities Friends Meeting and MFM to support immigrant businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 3 at 12:30 PM at Colonial Market and Restaurant (2100 East Lake Street). This business operates as both a Latin American grocery store and a pleasant quick-service eatery in the back. They were incredibly generous to the community during Metro Surge, and parking is ample. Questions? Contact Anne H from TCFM. Anne and Lauri are coordinating lunches through August. For the summer months, the group will meet on first Wednesdays and third Tuesdays.
Tuesday, June 16 at 11:30 AM
Wednesday, July 1 at 12:30 PM
Tuesday, July 14 at 11:30 AM
Wednesday, July 29 at 12:30 PM
Wednesday, August 5 at 12:30 PM
Tuesday, August 18 at 11:30 AM
July 19 (updated date; in person). Minneapolis Friends of all ages are invited to join Mayim Rabim for Puppet Making with In the Heart of the Beast! Gather with friends and family to spend time together as we make simple puppets from recyclable materials. Make a puppet from a recycled toilet paper roll, a crankie from a tissue box or make a mask into an animal character. Possibilities are endless! We will bring a variety of supplies and ideas to engage different ages! Let your imagination be your guide and you will be surprised how fast the afternoon flies in good company as your creative juices flow! Our storyteller and puppeteer will guide you in your creative process and might even do a few puppet shows (we never know what to expect when we are around her!) We will be supplying materials but you are welcome to bring recyclables as well. This activity will take place on Sunday, July 19, 12:30 – 2:30 PM, at the meetinghouse, facilitated by HOBT artists and staff. RSVP appreciated to Mayim Rabim’s office. If you don’t have their email address, send your RSVP to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org and ask to have it forwarded to Mayim Rabim).
August 7 – 10 (in person). Dreaming Sanctuary, an LGBTQ+ gathering for all ages, will take place at Pendle Hill, a Quaker center for retreat, learning, and community. Registration closes on July 1 or when filled. Sliding scale registration fees, and scholarship funds available. Learn more on Pendle Hill’s website.
OFFICE HOURS
The Office Manager will be in the office on Thursday June 4, noon – 5:00 PM; and Friday, June 5, noon – 5:00 PM. Is there something you’d like 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. On Sundays 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, she is at the Meetinghouse in person.