Sunday, September 13, 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: Bill Hendricks, Care of meeting: Sandy Olson, Musician: Jacque Wiersma
Zoom host: Steve S

11:00 AM Monthly Meeting for Business
Presiding Clerks: Lolly Lijewski and Jane Furnas; Recording Clerk: Elizabeth Showalter
Zoom host: Steve S

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

HOLD IN THE LIGHT

People who are grieving or suffering from injustice, conflict, racism, colonialism, displacement, loss, and the climate crisis, and all those who are aiding victims and the dispossessed.

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

Today is the last day of summer schedule! The Sunday schedule for meeting for worship, beginning on September 20, will include two meetings for worship: unprogrammed 9:00 AM and semi-programmed 11:15 AM.

On September 14, your Property Committee has hired a professional carpet cleaning service for scrubbing the carpeting in the building. Please Do Not Schedule a use or enter the building on that Monday, between 9:30 AM and 7:00 PM to allow for their work and the little amount of drying required.

The school-year schedule is fast approaching! Come to a special, singing mid-morning program at 10:15 AM on September 20. We’ll sing from the first day school songbook, have some treats, and learn a new (really short) song that we’ll sing together each Sunday before departing. Registration forms for First Day School are on the table near the elevator. Please fill one out for each child / youth who will participate in the FDS program this coming year.

Committee Clerks, please attend the first Committee Clerks meeting with the Presiding Co-Clerks and Office Manager, on Sunday, September 20 at the rise of 2nd worship in the Conference Room. We hope to share information on committee responsibilities and challenges in support of the life and work of the meeting. If you have questions, please contact Jane or Lolly.

MFM will host the Northern Yearly Meeting fall interim session on September 25 – 26, 2026. Please, we need volunteers willing to provide lodging for some attendees on Friday night, September 25. We also need help with lunch on Saturday, September 26. The lunch will be vegetarian soups, salads, cheese, fruit and cookies. We ask that volunteers making soup (your choice) to make enough for 10. If you are available for lodging or lunch, please contact Mary B.

The Welcoming and Outreach Committee is embarking on a banner project. We want to hang a banner across the balcony of the meetinghouse on 44th 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. Send your suggestions to Susan H and Keitha, who will collect them. Susan, Keitha, and Clifford will edit them. The committee’s purpose is to reach out to our larger community because we have much to share in these challenging times.

“Stories of God” is the theme for First Day School curriculum in the month of September. On Sunday, September 13, the class will discuss how our families have experienced God or the universal goodness.

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.

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:

• Joyful Aging coffee hour (in person), 3rd Fridays, 10:00 AM – noon. Next: September 18
• Watson Reading Group (hybrid), 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: September 28
• Peace & Social Concerns Committee (online), 4th Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: September 27
• Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: October 5
• Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice (online), 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: October 13

October 4 (in person). Kaitlin Ziehr, the Program Manager for Quaker Direct Action, will attend Meeting and share a brief informal presentation during the post-Meeting potluck on Sunday, October 4. Join her in a First Day School classroom during potluck to learn more about QDA’s current goals and programs, including an upcoming open Training Workshop on Nonviolent Direct Action (October 17). Please be sure to bus dishes in a timely manner, to support the potluck committee’s cleanup.

WIDER COMMUNITY

This section highlights events and news in the local community and among Friends beyond MFM. Additionally, you can email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to request a copy of the flyer about national Quaker organizations’ online resources. It contains virtual events such as:

Was Quaker women’s ministry in the 1650s a foundation for the modern Quaker testimony of equality? Steve Angell, Earlham School of Religion Professor of Quaker Studies, will offer an exploration of the history and significance of women’s ministry among early Friends and its connection to the Quaker testimony of equality, drawing from his recent book “Martha Simmons: A Life.” His talk will be online on Wednesday, November 18, 6:00 – 7:30 PM (CT). Register for this free event.

Volunteers sought for the third annual Native American Elder’s Day picnic. There are a variety of volunteer roles and times on Wednesday, September 16, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/Native-Elders-Day-Volunteers. Carolyn, Rick, and Pat helped last year. Ask them about it!

September 16 (in person). Lunch at immigrant restaurants. Hungry for connection? Join Friends from MFM and Twin Cities Friends Meeting next Wednesday, September 16 at 12:30 PM  to support our immigrant business community. This lunch will be El Burrito Mercado (175 Cesar Chavez Street, St. Paul). Questions? Contact Anne H from TCFM.

September 19 (in person). Song Circle will be in Susie K’s backyard on Saturday, September 19, from 4:30 – 7:30 PM. Bring a friend, your voices, song books, and instruments. Sunset will be about 7:15 PM, so bring a headlamp if you have it. In case of rain, singing will move indoors to Susie’s house. If you’d like, bring a snack or a dish to share, for after we sing. Susie will provide paper plates and cups. She has some chairs, but extra lawn chairs are helpful. Call or text Marilyn with questions.

September 19 (in person). Fundraiser for Gaza relief. The Center for the Performing Arts in Minneapolis is hosting a performance by SWANA (Middle-Eastern) and Arab-American artists Saturday , September 19, 6:00 – 8:30 PM. A silent auction will raise funds for the HOPE Foundation, which supplies humanitarian aid to Gaza. Please come to enjoy the dancing and drumming, and to buy something at the silent auction! Tickets and information on CFPA’s website.

September 25 – 26. (in person). Northern Yearly Meeting fall interim session. Please register to attend by September 18. On Friday night, John Greenler will lead exploration, through creative expression, how we find and take steps toward Active Hope as articulated by author and activist Joanna Macy. Friends will have the opportunity to explore singing, visual art, and written and spoken words. Highlights of our explorations will be shared throughout Saturday as a living report.

September 25 – 27 (in person). Middle School Gathering. Northern Yearly Meeting’s fall middle school gathering will be held at Cannon Valley Friends Meeting House. The gathering will explore the concept of Quaker simplicity. Why live simply? What does it mean to live simply? What even is simplicity? Tuition is a sliding scale $25 – $75 with a suggested contribution of $50 but no one will be turned away for lack of funds! Registration is open. The next NYM middle school gathering will take place December 11 – 13 at Milwaukee Friends Meeting.

OFFICE HOURS

The Office Manager will be in the office on Thursday, September 17, 1:30 – 6:30 PM; Friday, September 18, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM; and Sunday, September 19, 9:30 AM – 12:15 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.