There's a Peace Pole with benches and landscaping in front of the Meetinghouse. The Peace Pole says "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Tibetan, Ojibway, Lakota Sioux, Swahili, Somali, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Hmong and animal paw prints, plus Braille -- representing the Twin Cities area and its history.

A young couple talks about their first experience at Minneapolis Friends Meeting, and what learning about Quaker values has meant to them and to their daughter.

Sunday Schedule

Most Sundays
9:00 - 10:00 AM	Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
10:15 - 11:00 AM	Adult Program
11:15 - 12:15 PM	Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship & First Day School
2nd Sunday of the Month
9:00 - 9:45 AM	Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
9:45 - 11:15 AM	Meeting for Business
11:15 - 12:15 PM	Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship & First Day School

1st Sunday of the month: Potluck lunch after Semi-Programmed Meeting

Nursery care (under age 7) available throughout morning every Sunday.

Click for a graphical Sunday schedule

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MEETING MATTERS / CALENDAR

(updated 1/15/2012)

Adult Program Sunday, Jan 22, at 10:15: "Prayer and the Quaker Tradition." Marion VanDellen of Rochester Monthly Meeting will present. Rick will come also. Marian was one of the creators of Northern Yearly Meeting Spiritual Nurture Program and has been a participant in the School of the Spirit.

The next Peace and Social Concerns meeting will be next Sunday, Jan 22 at 10:15. All interested are welcome!

All of you interested in creating a circle 8 (a fellowship group of around eight people), plan to meet and decide a course of action over a bag lunch Sunday, Jan 22 at the rise of semi-programmed worship.

A Café Cabaret is coming to MFM - with poetry, jazz, desserts and beverages. Join with metro Friends Sat, Jan 28th , 7-9:30! Come, kick back and enjoy the evening among Friends! Brought to you by Metro Friends Coordinating Committee.

George Watson, a member of Minneapolis Friends Meeting since 1991 and a Quaker since 1938, passed away on the morning of December 21 at the age of 96. A video interview with George recorded in June is available. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 10, 2:00 PM at the meetinghouse.

Some Friends have expressed interest in taking action against the proposed marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution. As a follow-up to the threshing session held at MFM in Sept, is there interest in forming a working group around this issue at MFM? Contact Barbara Mohr 612-927-8937 if you would like to participate.

The Quaker Peace Testimony Resources and links assembled by Dr. Dennis W. Mills

MFM History and its sesquicentennial

In 2001, the ad hoc History Committee recognized the beginning of our Meeting Sesquicentennial and made a history of the William and Catherine Wales family available. 150 years ago, on May 12, 1851, the Wales settled in Minneapolis as its first Quakers. In 1855, regular meetings for worship after the manner of Friends began and in 1860 Minneapolis Friends built a meetinghouse at 8th and Hennepin.

Who are the builders and worshippers at this meeting house? Are we only a sect of the past or do we really exist today? We, who have been called Seekers of the Truth, Quakers and Friends, are members of the Society of Friends. Yes, we are a sect, but we do not separate ourselves from the world around us.

We believe that there is that of God in every person; that God continuously reveals life and truth directly to everyone who seeks after the Spirit. We believe differences are best settled by appeal to the Light within each person; that the way of peace is preferable to violence and war. We gather in silent communal worship to wait on the leadings of the Spirit.

We avoid formal creeds, doctrine and ritual. Instead, to help us follow Divine guidance, we pose searching queries:

• Do we nurture a forgiving and open spirit?

• Do we work toward peace, inwardly and
  outwardly, believing it is the only way?

• Do we implement our belief that everyone is
  of equal value in the eyes of God?

• Do we strive for simplicity and honesty in daily life?

The Quaker commitments to spiritual deepening and social action are not always easy to honor, but our search has led us to commit ourselves to them, as exemplified in the life and teachings of Jesus.

Perhaps this approach of Friends could be meaningful to you, could "speak to your condition." We welcome you to search with us. Feel free to join us for worship, as the Spirit leads you. Your children are also welcome either at Meeting for Worship or First Day School.

This site prepared by Ralph W. Henn
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