CMM 2015-04-12

Minutes of Meeting for Worship for Business

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Fourth Month 12, 2015

Attending:  13

4.1  The meeting opened with worship.

4.2  State of Society, 2014:  The Meeting heard, and accepted, the current draft of the State of Society report [1], leaving any last minute minor edits to Ministry & Counsel Committee.  It will then be sent on to Quarterly Meeting and NEYM Ministry & Counsel.

4.3  Community Safety Statement:  The Quaker Outreach Pilot Project recommends that meetings, especially those who are developing outreach to parents and children, have a Safety Statement [2].  Youth Religious Education Committee is in the process of developing a Safety Statement for Concord Meeting.

4.4  Child Freedom Statement:  It was suggested that YRE Committee consider developing a Freedom Statement for children as well.

4.5  Prison Ministry:  Ministry & Counsel Committee is considering the possibility of organizing a prison ministry.

4.6  Financial Report:  Treasurer David Woolpert presented the financial report for the Budget Committee.  The total income as of April 10^th, 2015 is $18,293, total expenses are $17,568; and net income is $726.  Building maintenance is over budget but that is offset by the removal of the phone.  Ministry & Counsel and Peace, Social and Earth Care Concerns Committees still have money in their budgets.

David also presented an extremely rough draft of a budget for next year (that has not been reviewed by the Budget Committee) and asks that committees contact the members of the Budget Committee with their requested budget for next year by April 26^th.

Nominating Committee will consider the suggestion that a separate Outreach Committee be formed with its own budget line.

4.7  Outreach Committee Report:  The Outreach Committee is sponsoring a program on diversity and racism for children and parents next Sunday.  May’s event will be a pancake brunch for meeting families with children.  Plans are still in process for a presence at the Canterbury Fair.  Friends noted that New England Yearly Meeting is on the cutting edge of Quaker Outreach as many Quakers from other yearly meetings attended a recent event on the subject that was hosted by NEYM.

4.8  The meeting closed with worship.

Submitted by

Recording Clerk, Jonie LaBombard

Presiding Co-Clerk, Mark Barker