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1.
The Meeting opened with silence.
The
Query was: How do we offer strength and support to the aging, the
widowed, the separated or divorced, and others in families that have
been affected by disruption of some kind?
2.
Minutes of the last business meeting for reviewed and approved.
3.
Calendar Planning:
Meeting locations:
1/26/03
home of Bob Major, Poulsbo 360-779-3532
2/23/03
home of Barbara Wolf, Suquamish 360-598-5547
3/23/03
home of Elizabeth Zwick, Bainbridge 206 780 2892
3/30/03
home of Eric and Virginia Hoyte Bainbridge, 206 842 8252
o First Day Education
2/2
Norm Down
2/9
Diana Sheridan
2/16
Judy Brown
3/2
Virginia Hoyte
3/9
Ed Sheridan
3/16
Elizabeth Zwick
o
Responsibility for Opening
Seabold Hall - It was agreed that
we would have a circulating clipboard with a key attached to it for
OPENING THE MEETING and two persons would be responsible for opening at
Seabold and set-up each Sunday. The
volunteers for February and March;
2/2
Gayle Henry, Barbara Wolf,
2/9
Michael Moore, Wendy McClure
2/16
Lisa Down, Judy Brown
3/2
Virginia Hoyte, Eric Hoyte
3/9
Diana Sheridan, Ed Sheridan
3/16
Elizabeth Zwick, Gayle Henry
The
duties are:
Turn
heat on in both rooms
Fill
coffee pot and plug in
Put
coffee, tea, etc cups, coffee pot on stainless cart
Roll
table out into Meeting room
Set
up chairs in Meeting room
4.
Treasurer’s Report
Barbara
Morrison reported* that we have $2,202.59
in our checking account, and we are paid up at Seabold for the rest of
the year. A letter of thanks was read from the young student in Gabon
whom we have helped go to school. It was decided that the Meeting would
include a Meeting gift to the students in Gabon once we have decided
exactly how the discretionary funds in our budget will be allocated for
contribution such as this one. Meanwhile
individuals may wish to contribute to the purchase of three school
backpacks for the students. Michael Moore is planning to go there this
summer and he would be able to deliver them to the students.
Barbara was asked to convene a committee to determine donations
and to report back to the full Meeting by June 2003.
Their charge is to make the decision about which groups will be
supported and by how much. Since
the Friends Committee on National Legislation is a long time priority
for the Meeting, we approved sending $100.00 from that discretionary
fund to the F.C.N.L. capital fund campaign.
We were very much appreciative of Bob Schultz’s visit and
presentation to the meeting in January to speak about the campaign
5.
Meeting Library - Wendy McClure told us she would like to discuss
the
operation of the LIBRARY that she is now keeping.
It was
agreed
we would speak about this at another Meeting.
6. There has been no word from the
COMMITTEE to CONSIDER AGATE
PASSAGE’S MEETING STATUS since our last potluck with them. The clerk
was asked to telephone the Clerk of that committee and ask for an update
so that we are sure the matter comes up at the spring Quarterly Meeting.
7.
BRINTON VISITOR: Eric
Moon, this year’s Brinton Visitor is scheduled to be in our area at
the end of March and the beginning of April. After discussion,
preference was expressed to speak with him at a joint meeting
with
Port Townsend Meeting when he is scheduled to be in PT on Saturday,
March
29. The clerk was asked to explore this possibility.
8.
UPDATES
§
Lisa Down reported that her
idea for a Peace Vigil is on hold
since
she is exploring the varying things we can do to join others in the
West
Sound area in peace promoting activities.
§
Norm Down reported for the
COMMITTEE EXPLORING the BROWN FAMILY TRUST’S OFFER of the use of their
property for a Meeting House. The committee has met twice and is
preparing a report to present to the Meeting discussing the structure of
the offer and its implications for the Meeting. It was decided that at
the Friday 6:00 P.M. February 21 potluck for Business, which is planned
to be held at the Brown’s home, we will ask for that committee’s
report and have a thoroughgoing discussion of the proposal.
§
There was no update of the
question as to whether we use Seabold Hall
consistently
or continue with home meetings on the fourth and fifth
Sundays.
(This issue was used as a practice issue during the Seminar on
Decision
Making given by Michael Moore in the later afternoon on January 19)
9.
Worship Sharing. After
discussion, because certain individuals regret the
breaking of the silence during Meeting for a query, it was decided to
experiment with gathering after the social hour on the first Sunday of
the month for about a half hour to consider a query with the process of
worship sharing. This would
be done on a voluntary basis for those interested.
10.
As for the process at the Rise of Meeting which calls for participants
to share insights
that they didn’t choose to share during the regular
Worship,
pleasure was expressed at this process by a number of
individuals.
It was decided to
continue this practice with an
experimental
attitude.
Meeting
adjourned at 1:25 p.m. with intention to re-convene at the
Seminar
on Decision Making at 2:30 p.m.
Judy
Brown,
Recorder,
pro tem.
*See below
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