AGATE PASSAGE MEETING FOR WORSHIP

WITH ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, 

Seabold Hall, March 19, 2006

 

 

The Meeting opened with silence at 11:25 a.m. followed by a reading by our Clerk, Judy Brown, from Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Faith and Practice.

 

PRESENT:  Judy Brown, Bob Major, Bob & Millie Royce, Lucy Johnson, Eric and Virginia Hoyte, Jim and Dorothy Rana-Meadows, Barbara Wolf, Michael Moore, Ed Sheridan, Lisa Down.

 

MINUTES:  The Minutes of the last Meeting for Business were not available for corrections or approval, so it was agreed to trust their accuracy, as they had been read and approved by our Clerk, Secretary and Treasurer..

 

TREASURER’S REPORT:  The Treasurer’s report was approved as read by our Treasurer, Michael Moore. 

 

OFFICIAL CHECK SIGNERS:    Agate Passage Friends Meeting then nominated the following persons to be their Check Signers, any one of the three being approved to sign alone:    Michael Moore, Treasurer, Judy Brown, Clerk, and Eric Hoyte, Attender

 

DATE OF NEXT BUSINESS MEETING CHANGED:  Our Clerk reminded us that the next Meeting for Business will be moved from Easter Sunday to April 9^th, the second Sunday next month.

 

SCHEDULE FOR QUAKER 101 EDUCATIONAL SERIES:   Ed Sheridan passed out the schedule for our forthcoming series, “Quaker 101,” of which we’ve had the first, very successful one.  A very good turn out explored “Quaker Testimonies” at Judy Brown’s on Sunday, March 12^th, followed by a potluck dinner……  The Meeting then concurred they wished to officially acknowledge Ed for all the work he has done to plan and organize this series.

 

 Following is the plan for our forthcoming discussions:  Ed will email the final schedule to all members and attenders as soon as it is finalized.

 

QUAKER 101 SERIES

 

We decided at the February business meeting to offer a series of short presentations and discussions that focus on central aspects of Quakerism.  These are the six topics

 

1. Quaker History
2. Quaker Testimonies
3. The Quaker Approach to Social Action
4. How Quakers gain Clearness and Consensus
5. Quaker Worship and Spirituality
6. Quaker Faith and Practice

 

The basic plan is to offer these presentations on the first and second Sundays of each month.

• On the first Sunday the presentation will be scheduled from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Seabold Hall.
• On the second Sunday the presentation will be scheduled from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, and it will include a potluck.  These second Sunday events will be at someone’s home.

 

March 12, 4:00 – 6:00PM

·         Quaker Testimonies - Home Potluck: at Judy Brown’s house.  Ed facilitated.

 

April 2, 11:30 – 12:30 PM

·         Quaker History – Seabold Hall; Bill Matchett (UFM) presents and facilitates

 

April 9, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

·         Quaker Worship and Spirituality – Home Potluck at the home of Barbara Wolf.   Judy Brown presents and facilitates this session.

                                                         

May 7, 11:30 – 12:30 PM

·        Quaker Approach to Social Action – Seabold Hall: Asia Bennett (UFM) presents and facilitates this session.

 

 May 14, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

·        Quaker Faith and Practice, particularly Advices and Queries, Membership and Monthly Meeting; Judith Larsen presents and facilitates; this will be a home potluck at Diane Carle’s.

 

June 4, 11:30 - 12:30 PM

·        Quaker Process and Decision-Making; Seabold Hall; Carolyn Stevens (UFM) presents and facilitates.

                                                         

         

 

MINUTE CALLING ON THE U.S. TO WITHDRAW LL MILITARY FORCES FROM IRAQ:

 

Bob Royce wrote a Minute that urges strong support for U.S. Military Withdrawal from Iraq.  This Minute received full approval as revised with the addition of further clarification of the FCNL “Step Program” in the third paragraph.   A discussion followed as to where the minute should be distributed,  It was agreed to set up an email address for our Meeting in general that could be used by responders.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

            Virginia Hoyte, Recording Clerk 3/19/06