DQM 2016-07-31

DOVER QUARTERLY MEETING of FRIENDS

Attending at Weare Meeting – Quaker Street, Henniker, NH

31^st July 2016

Following worship and Sunday school with Henniker Friends, Agneta Injairu, a Friends woman pastor from Malava Yearly Meeting gave a talk about what it is like to be a woman growing up and living in Kenya and other gender issues..

Present at business meeting were: Concord Meeting- 2; Gonic Meeting -1; Dover Meeting- 0; N. Sandwich Mtg.- 0; Souhegan Allowed Mtg- 0; West Epping Preparative Mtg.-0; Weare Meeting-5; plus the visiting Friend from Kenya.

2016-07.1  Previous minutes  Previous minutes were read and approved.

2016-07.2  Recording Clerk for the day  Due to the lack of a recording clerk, Marian Baker took minutes for the day.

2016-07.3  Appointment of new treasurer  Due to resignation of the previous treasurer it was approved to appoint Muriel Farrar as Dover Quarterly Meeting Treasurer.  She is authorized to sign all checks and delete the name of William Woodward from the list of signatories at this time.

2016-07.4  Nominating Committee  JJ Smith reminded us that this was her last meeting as clerk . After a long discussion about how to reorganize our Quarter and find someone to be clerk, we approved appointing Sara Smith, Muriel Farrar, and Marian Baker as a nominating committee. They are asked to consult with Friends from the meetings that were not present at this meeting, and to come with a proposal of how to move the Quarterly Meeting forward, consider a structural review of the Quarter and its functions, and come up with names to consider at our October 30th Meeting.

2016-07.5  Next Meeting  We decided to try to hold our next meeting at Dover if possible.

2016-07.6  Appreciation to outgoing clerk  Friends expressed appreciation for JJ Smith's travels to each meeting, her help with North Sandwich and her attempts to revive the Ministry and Counsel of the Quarter.

2016-07.7  Appreciation to Weare Meeting  Friends also expressed appreciation for the warm welcome and hospitality of Weare Meeting.

We adjourned purposing to meet next, if way opens on 30^th October 2016.

Respectfully submitted,

Marian Baker, Recording Clerk for the day.

Edited (dots & commas) by JJ. Smith, Presiding Clerk of Dover Quarter