Sunday, September 6, 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: Deborah Jones
Zoom host: Steve S

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

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

The 2026-2027 Quaker Voluntary Service Fellows arrived in Minneapolis on Thursday, and they are joining us for worship and potluck this Sunday, September 6), along with Minneapolis Coordinator, Ray! Please help welcome the Fellows as they begin their year of service and settle into their Minneapolis home. We are also looking for people to provide meals for their QVS days that take place twice each month during the program, starting on September 18.

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 the following Sunday. Thanks!

Our summer schedule’s last day is next Sunday, September 13. 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. Additionally, everyone attending NYM Fall Intern Session should register.

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.

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:

• Writing Group (online), 1st Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Next: September 7
• Deep Inner Work of Racial Justice (online), 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Next: September 8
• 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

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. Watch for more information coming soon.

October 18 (hybrid?) Storytelling! We will gather again, on Sunday, October 18 at 12:30 PM at the meetinghouse and hopefully on Zoom. The prompt for you to mull over is “What Happened at Dinnertime.” This is a wide open topic that allows you to tell a story about food or family or your dog under the table. Whatever grabs you. Please remember that stories must not exceed five minutes. 

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:

• 1st Mondays 6:30 PM — Pendle Hill’s lecture series focuses on themes including peace, social justice, and environmental justice. Register on Pendle Hill’s website.
• 3rd Tuesdays 7:00 PM — Protect, Resist and Build, a monthly webinar to learn how to support just peace, just migration, and just economies. Register through Mobilize for this American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) event.
• Every Wednesday 4:00 PM — Witness Wednesdays, a time for silent reflection. Register on Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)’s website.
• Every Thursday 6:30 PM — Worship with Attention to Peace. Friends gather to bring their attention to witnessing injustice in our world and bolster their solidarity with people facing oppression. Register on AFSC’s website.
• Every Friday 11:00 AM — Action Hour for Palestine provides weekly updates on what’s happening in Gaza and an invitation to take action by calling Congress. Register on AFSC’s website.

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.

October 7 – 12 (in person). Alternatives to Violence Project will hold a Justice & Peace Workshop 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. Learn more and register on the Friends Peace Teams website.

October 23 – 25 (in person). Do you love singing? Nightingales is a group of Friends from Northern Yearly who love to sing. Their fall retreat will be held October 23 – 25 at WI Badger Camp near Prairie du Chien. Contact Janet A to join the Nightingales email invitation list.

Call to divest from Vanguard: EQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team) wants Friends to consider divesting from Vanguard investments as a protest of their continuing support of the fossil fuel industry. As the world’s largest investor in fossil fuels, Vanguard props up the industries destroying our climate and harming our communities. Vanguard leadership must take bold action, so we can leave a livable future for generations to come.  Find out about the “Never Vanguard pledge” campaign on EQAT’s website.

OFFICE HOURS

The Office Manager will be in the office on Monday, September 7, 1:00 – 5:00 PM; Thursday, September 10, noon – 5:30 PM; and Friday, September 11, 10:00 AM – 2:30 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.