Sunday, July 26, 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: Roger Miller, Care of meeting: Allen Gibas, Musician: Dave Bostrom
Zoom host: Marilyn J
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. You can bring your own postcards or use those provided.
11:15 AM Storytelling with Joyful Aging
This gathering is in-person only, in the meetingroom. Come tell and listen to stories on the theme “Tell About Something That Happened That Changed You.” Like all good prompts, this is infinitely elastic. It can be anything big or small. Keep your story under 5 minutes (750 words if you’ve written it out). Priority will be given to people who did not read last time.
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
The presiding Co-Clerks kindly request if you have items for the Monthly Meeting for Business agenda, that you please get them to Lolly and Jane no later than the first Sunday of the month in order to appear on the agenda for the Monthly Meeting for Business the following Sunday. Thank you!
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. For the Zoom link, please email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org. The memorial service will be under the care of both Minneapolis and Twin Cities Friends. If you can bring finger food for the reception, please email Gayle M with your offer.
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.
The Children’s Program theme for July and August is Community. We have named our family, school, neighborhood and Quaker communities. We read about other religious communities in the book “Many Ways.” We continue to explore Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Orthodox, Sikh, and Christian religions during First Day School. We continue to learn songs from the blue children’s Quaker songbook to be sung this September at our upcoming Mid Morning Program.
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:
Peace & Social Concerns Committee (online), 4th Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: July 27
Watson Reading Group (hybrid), 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: July 28
Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: August 3
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
August 2 (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 bring a dish, please label ingredients so everyone can participate without worry.
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. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org by August 6 for the Zoom link. 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. Please attend! If at least 12 individuals participate, MFM and Mayim Rabim will receive free blood-saving kits.
WIDER COMMUNITY
This section highlights events and news in the local community and among Friends beyond MFM. Additionally, there are many recurring groups and online resources from national Quaker organizations, some of which we’ve collected in a flyer. Email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to request a digital copy of the flyer, or pick up a printed copy from the information table in the meetinghouse hallway. Links include:
Online meetings for worship for newcomers and seekers; Friends of Color; LGBTQ Friends; and white Friends confronting racism
Discussion groups for Neurodivergent Friends, and for Generation X
Drop-in events to take action for Palestine, and learn how to build peace and justice
Podcasts and videos such as Everyday NonViolence, Quakers Today, and The Seed
July 29 (in person). Lunch at Immigrant Restaurants. Hungry for connection? Join Friends from MFM and Twin Cities Friends Meeting to support our immigrant business community. On Wednesday, July 29 at 12:30 PM, we’re back in Minneapolis near Lake Street at Abi’s Restaurant (2828 Lyndale Ave S). It is a Salvadoran/Mexican restaurant with easy parking next door. Questions? Contact Anne H. The next lunch will be Wednesday, August 5.
July 30 (online). Worship Made Visible: QEW Day of Action. The Quaker Earthcare Witness Day of Action, planned for September 19, is an invitation for Quaker meetings, churches, schools, worship groups, and surrounding communities to gather for a day of intentional earthcare: work done as prayer, celebration, community resiliency, and witness. Join this webinar on Thursday, July 30 at noon CT to learn more about our vision and brainstorm actions your Meeting can take. Register for the Zoom link.
August 9 – 15 (in person). People Camp has options to register for either the whole week, one night, or part of the week. This year’s camp will be held near Park Rapids, MN on the theme Bearing Witness, Building Power. Workshop will address our moment in history, with workshop leaders experienced with Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theater, BareBones Puppet Theater, Joanna Macy’s work on climate change despair, and non-violent direct action campaigns through Quaker Direct Action. Register on FNVW’s website.
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.
Quaker Direct Action (QDA) is hiring a part-time Business Manager. If you or someone you know is interested, please apply by July 31. QDA is a new Twin Cities-based social change organization involving both Friends and “fellow travelers” in the philosophy and strategies/tactics of nonviolent direct action. The Business Manager pays attention to bookkeeping, record-keeping, purchasing, technology, social media presence, and communications. The management team also includes a Program Manager. This job is approximately 20 hours per week with a competitive hourly pay rate. QDA doesn’t maintain an office, so the work will be home-based. For information, email info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)quaker-action.org.
The Tamarack Mine is a proposed nickel mine in Central Minnesota, about two hours north of the Twin Cities. While sulfide mining proposals remain under consideration in the Boundary Waters and Lake Superior watersheds, the Tamarack Mine, threatening the Mississippi and St. Croix River watersheds, is currently advancing through the environmental review process. The public comment period for this risky sulfide mining threat is underway, and Minnesotans have until September 12 to weigh in on it. Learn more about the Tamarack proposal and how to defeat it at a free webinar on Tuesday July 28, noon – 1:00 PM (CT). Register for the Zoom webinar.
OFFICE HOURS
The Office Manager will be in the office on Sunday, July 26, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM; Wednesday, July 29, 1:00 – 5:30 PM; and Friday, July 31, 1:00 – 6:00 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.