Sunday, July 5, 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: Carolyn VandenDolder
Zoom host: Bill H
Children’s First Day School takes place every week in the lower level at 10:00 AM during the summer.
11:00 AM All-Meeting Potluck
Stay after semi-programmed 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. Families are making an effort to come on first Sundays. Don’t forget young palates when deciding what to bring! There is a potluck every first Sunday.
MORE WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 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
MFM ANNOUNCEMENTS
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. It will be under the care of both Minneapolis and Twin Cities Friends. Please save the date on your calendar. More information later.
The presiding Co-Clerks kindly request, if you have agenda items for the Monthly Meeting for Business, that you please get them to Lolly and Jane no later than the first Sunday of the month — aka July 5 — in order to appear on the agenda. Thanks!
Next Sunday, July 12, one agenda item for discussion at Meeting for Business is a financial request from Detroit Friends Meeting, who have built a new meetinghouse. The request is for funds to pay down two interest-free loans made from retirement accounts of two of their members, to pay off the remaining debt associated with the new building.
Another agenda item for the upcoming Meeting for Business (July 12) is that Peace and Social Concerns Committee will request volunteers for a liaison committee, under P&SC’s care, to keep track of the Minnesota 15 cases, share information, and present possible actions. Background materials for this request include the June 16 indictment; the June 18 statement by 50 local Minnesota organizations against what they view as retaliatory prosecution; a June 18 article in The Reformer about faith and labor groups’ response, in the context of the Human Rights Watch report documenting federal agents’ acts of violence (unindicted) in Metro Surge; and a June 21 statement by the Star Tribune editorial board.
Remember to schedule committee meetings, events (even interest group events), and visits to the meetinghouse with the office to help avoid conflicts: 612-926-6159; office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org.
Want to donate funds to the Meeting? Gifts of all amounts are meaningful and appreciated. Donations are used for operational expenses and to support programming, outreach, and ministry. One-time and recurring contributions are accepted. Click here to donate online or learn about financial giving.
Many thanks to all who participated at the Loaves and Fishes meal at Great is Thy Faithfulness Church on June 29. With 16 volunteers, we brought ingredients to the kitchen, and prepared a meal ready for 150 people. We served 92 meals, and leftovers were served for lunch the following day. Our next event will be August 31. If you want to volunteer before this date, contact Loaves and Fishes (office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)loavesandfishesmn.org). Your donations of time and money help this program continue.
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: July 6
Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice (online), 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Please note that in July, the group will attend the Monarca Election Defense training rather than have a Zoom meeting on July 14.
LGBTQ+ Potluck (in person), 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: July 15
Joyful Aging coffee hour (in person), 3rd Fridays, 10:00 AM – noon. Next: July 17
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
July 12 (hybrid). Meeting for worship with attention to business is held every second Sunday. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. During our summer schedule, MMB directly follows Meeting for Worship. Participate at the meetinghouse or online next Sunday, July 12 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
July 12 (in person). Joyful Aging goes to a baseball game. Next Sunday, July 12, Joyful Aging is making an excursion outside the city. Meet at the meetinghouse. We’ll leave at 1:00 PM and carpool to the Jack Ruhr field in Miesville, about 35 miles along the road to Red Wing. Admission is $5.
July 14 (in person). Monarca Election Defense Training is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 PM at the meetinghouse. It provides training in actions to defend the integrity and results of upcoming elections, which are important to the future of our democracy. Please register to help the facilitators plan for how many people will attend. The training is free and open to anyone at MFM, and the wider public. To volunteer at the event, contact Rick V.
July 19 (in person). Mayim Rabim invites Minneapolis Friends to a puppet-making workshop. All ages invited! Gather with friends and family of all ages to create simple puppets from recycled materials. Using toilet paper rolls, tissue boxes, masks, and other supplies, you’ll bring imaginative characters to life with guidance from storyteller and puppeteer Chelly Beaver and Heart of the Beast staff member Elina Kotlyar. Materials are provided, though you’re welcome to bring your own recyclables. Bring a sack lunch to eat outside. This free program, open to all, will take place Sunday, July 19, 12:30 – 3:00 PM, at the meetinghouse. RSVP appreciated to ensure there are enough materials; you can email your RSVP to office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to be forwarded to Mayim Rabim if you don’t have their office’s contact information.
July 26 (in person). Storytelling with Joyful Aging will take place on Sunday, July 26 at 11:15 AM in the meetingroom. The theme this time is “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. Priority will be given to people who did not read last time. Email John S if you need a ride.
October 10 (in person) Fall Together, an annual retreat held by MFM, is a wonderful opportunity to gather with Friends and rest, relax, renew, re-connect and relish time together in the great outdoors. Camp Committee has reserved the Pavilion at Fish Lake Regional Park in Maple Grove, MN, a beautiful setting familiar to those who have attended Fall Together in recent years. Please save the date.
WIDER COMMUNITY
July 4 (in person). Nationwide Vigil, “Love as Action: Declaration of Resistance,” will be held on Saturday, July 4 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM along Snelling Ave near Summit. This is sponsored by AFSC nationwide, and the local vigil is hosted by a TCFM member.
July 9 (online). Love: Tending the Soil of our Sanctuaries for Queer Identities. This online workshop series invites people of faith who are working for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and liberation to gather in community. The session on Thursday, July 9, takes place 6:30 – 8:30 PM Central Time and is specifically for cisgender and heterosexual allies of the LGBTQIA+ community. Those who attend will be invited to a follow-up workshop on Saturday, August 15, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Central Time, which will be a mixed identity space — including LGBTQIA+ people who attended an earlier workshop in their own affinity space. Free and open through Pendle Hill. More information and registration at this link.
July 16 (in person). Are you interested in helping LGBTQ people seeking refuge in Minnesota? MN Welcoming Village is a community coalition that supports gender diverse folks who are fleeing to MN from unsafe states by offering mutual aid and community building. Opportunities to support new people include housing, financial, social and logistical support. There will be a meeting about the Welcoming Village program and how to get involved on Thursday, July 16, 6:30 – 7:30 PM at Queermunity (3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis). Please register for the meeting. Email your questions to Cascade (MNWelcomingVillage(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)proton.me).
August 9 – 15, 2026 (in person). Bearing Witness, Building Power is the theme for this year’s People Camp, held August 9 – 15 near Park Rapids. The week’s workshop will address our moment in history, with workshop leaders experienced with In the 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. Visit FNVW’s website for more information or to register.
October 7 – 12 (in person). An Alternatives to Violence Project — Justice & Peace Workshop will be held near Minneapolis from October 7 – 12, 2026. This workshop is sponsored by Friends Peace Teams. It’s for anyone who is actively seeking to make the world more just and peaceful. Folks in their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s are especially encouraged to consider attending. For information, reach out to Janet A. You can email office(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)minneapolisfriends.org to request Janet’s contact info.
Friends are invited to consider serving as mentors through the Basilica of St. Mary’s mentoring program with students at Minneapolis College. Those who feel led to offer accompaniment in a spirit of listening and encouragement are invited to learn more about becoming a mentor. You can find more information and apply on St. Mary’s website. Application deadline is August 7, 2026. For more information, please contact one of the Friends who were mentors this last academic year: Roland B, Stephen S, Jeannette R, and Lynda G.
In response to recent anti-immigrant US Supreme Court decisions, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) urges everyone to contact their members of Congress. The Supreme Court recently affirmed some of the administration’s most harmful policies, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deportation. Congress must act now. AFSC’s website makes it easy to tell your representatives to protect immigrant rights and welcome people with dignity.
OFFICE HOURS
The Office Manager will be in the office on Thursday, July 9, 3:00 – 8:00 PM; Friday, July 10, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sunday, July 12, 9:30 AM – 12:30 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 (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.