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This too will pass

One lesson is stamped on all things—this too will pass. Understanding the primary truth of change has profound implications. If we are to be free, we are asked to cultivate a mind that is free of grasping. If we are to live this life with grace, we are asked to learn to embrace not only beginnings, but also endings. If we are to love deeply, we learn not to demand that people stand still for us.

Christina Feldman, Boundless Heart

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Posted by Patricia A Johnson on 08/19/2023 - 3:50pm

Memorial Fund Grants

On the evening of May 25 a group of around 10 people, including Mar

Valdecantos and Lisa Sexton, met by Zoom to hear about anti-racism

work done with support from two $2000 grants made in June 2021 from

the CVFM memorial fund.

Lisa Sexton described work of the Say Their Names Northfield

organization, which has a Facebook and a web presence, both readily

found by searching online. Say Their Names was founded in the

aftermath of George Floyd's murder, and has been led partly by

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Posted by Patricia A Johnson on 05/28/2022 - 4:42pm

CVFM Blended Meeting for Worship

Cannon Valley Friends Meeting is worshipping using a blended meeting. You can enter the Meeting for Worship via the Zoom connection and also by coming to the Meetinghouse. The Zoom link is:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82278391650?pwd=SVBiV3NUVU8xZGh5WnM4dUxBdVozZz09 Anyone having difficulties getting the Zoom app or using it can contact us at cvfmweb2@gmail.com

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Posted by Patricia A Johnson on 04/28/2023 - 11:17am

In Loving Memory of Joy Ganyo

Joy Ganyo
December 7, 1930 - April 27, 2021
Northern Yearly Meeting Memorial Minute
Cannon Valley Friends Meeting, Northfield MN

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Posted by Liana Cole on 05/13/2021 - 11:39am

CVFM Invites Memorial Fund Grant Applications

The Cannon Valley Friends Meeting (Quakers) in Northfield has established a Memorial Fund to support small grants to individuals and organizations for projects that promote social justice, build an inclusive community, and/or develop antiracist initiatives at the local level. Memorial Fund grants are made possible in memory of several Friends who have worked for and envisioned a more just world.

Attached below, find the memorial fund overview and application form, each in a downloadable PDF and Word document format.

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Posted by Liana Cole on 04/14/2021 - 8:24pm