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Present:
Dorothy Rana, Bob Major, Gayle Henry, Judy Brown, Kathryn Keve, Norm
Down, Elizabeth Zwick, Michael Moore, Ed Sheridan, Millie Royce, Bob
Royce, Lisa Down
1.
Silent Query:
How do we communicate to others on
understanding of the basis of our peace testimony?
2.
Review of minutes
of last Business Meeting on September 17, 2002.
3.
Calendar
– December 2002 – January 2003
Meeting
locations:
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· 11/24/02 – Lisa and Norm Down
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· 12/22/02 – Katherine Keve
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· 12/29/02 – Seabold Hall
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1/26/03
- Bob Major
Item
of Note - December 8th meeting for Worship will occur on the same day as
the Winter Crafts Fair, and we will need to leave Seabold Hall by 11:00
-- worship 9:30 AM to 10:30 on 12/8
First
Day Education Sign-ups:
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12/1 -- Judy Brown
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12/8 – Millie Royce
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12/15 -- Christmas Party
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1/5 -- to be determined
v
1/12 --to be determined
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1/19 -- to be determined
Elizabeth
Zwick and Dorothy Rana-Meadows will provide baby duty as necessary.
We
still do need sign-ups for the January dates.
Keys/Opening
Seabold:
v
12/1 Kathryn Keve
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12/8 Michael Moore
v12/15
Michael Moore
4. Financial Matters:
Treasurer’s
Report: Balance $2699.00
Budget
for 2003: (see appended statement)
Charitable
donations category was increased to $400.00 for the year. Special
support for organizations or activities can be financed through
individual earmarked donations to the Meeting.
A
$50.00 donation to Women in Black was approved with optional donations
by individuals
5.
Peace Vigil:
Lisa
Down proposed a weekly evening Quaker vigil for peace in front of or
near the ferry terminal. This
would not preclude participation in Women in Black by women wishing to
do so. The Quaker vigil
would use leaflets and a sign to present a clear statement for peace
drawing on traditional Quaker practice.
Both women and men
would
be present in the vigil, and it would augment and reinforce the
statement being made by Women in Black.
It
was also suggested that the Meeting consider a one-time event in support
of peace and the use of diplomacy and the U.N. as an alternative to war.
The recently organized Bainbridge for Peace organization was
noted as a group with whom we might collaborate.
Lisa
Down will work on setting up the Vigil and a possible peace event.
6.
Quaker Seminars:
Michael
Moore proposed a series of 3 seminars on Quaker topics:
1. Consensus
2. How do Quakers care for each other?
3. Prayer & Meditation
Each
session would be about 2 hours long with a potluck lunch or supper.
Michael
will organize the series.
7.
Brown Family Trust
Ed
Sheridan call for confirmation of a committee to consider the generous
offer by Judy Brown’s family of part
of their property for use by the Meeting.
Judy clarified the offer stating that the offer was for the use
of her house as a meeting place and for the use of land fronting on the
main road for parking The committee proposed includes Norm Down, Gayle
Henry, Eric Hoyte and Judy Brown and was approved.
Others are welcome to join the committee.
The committee’s responsibilities are to:
a) Solicit reactions, concerns, ideas from Agate Passage
members
b) Put together a basic description of the proposal
c) Design a parking plan
d) Discuss the proposal with the neighbors
e) Present the proposal to the city if it should prove
feasible
8.
Ministry and Oversight Committee Name:
After
discussing pro’s and con’s of the existing, traditional name and the
questionable connotations for some members of the term
“oversight”, it was decided to rename the Committee as the
Ministry and Counsel
Committee.
9.
Seabold Hall and home meetings:
Since
there questions in some members minds about the best location for Sunday
meeting, an ad hoc (coffee shop) committee was designated to work out a
recommended solution and present it to the Meeting for consensus. The
committee is as follows: Gayle
Henry, Norm Down, Dorothy Rana and Lisa Down. (Bob Major graciously
offered to pay for the coffee!)
10.
Peace Pagoda
Kathryn
Keve presented the idea being developed by a local Buddhist Temple to
construct a Peace Pagoda on the Wykoff Property at the entrance to Eagle
Harbor. She provided
brochures on the project to interested members.
The
meeting adjourned at 1:20 pm.
Millie
& Bob Royce
Recorder
prolion@juno.com
(Millie)
bomiki@bainbridge.net (Bob)
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