AGATE PASSAGE FRIENDS MEETING FOR WORSHIP 
WITH ATTENTION TO BUSINESS MINUTES
FEBRUARY 15, 2004

Present: Lorena Bruff, Ed Sheridan, Bob Major, Barbara Wolf, Millie
Royce, Bob Royce, Lisa Down, Norman Down, Judy Brown, Barb Morrison,
Nancy Brantingham, Betty Petras, Diana Sheridan, and Michael Moore, Clerk

1. Meeting began at 11:45 a.m. with a reading of a query about Business
Meeting "How effectively do members of the meeting participate in the
tempering and strengthening of the leading of individuals?

2. Meeting approved the minutes of November 16, 2003 as printed. It was
decided however that in the future we will try to keep our minutes free
of expressions of judgment on particular persons. (Such as accepting a
member with "enthusiasm") January minutes were approved as corrected to
say in item number 10. that Ed Sheridan transferred the details of our
Meetings name change with Washington State to Michael Moore for the final
action.

3. Michael Moore has purchased a new bulletin board for Meeting use at
its gatherings and it was decided to reimburse Michael $50.00 of its cost
as a Meeting share in the Board's use.

4. Treasurer's report Nancy Brantingham asked about the timing of sending
the funds Agate Passage Meeting has pledged to the FCNL capital campaign.
We have collected only $200.00 of the pledge we made so far. It was
decided to send the $200.00 now and the other $300.00 of the pledge as
soon as it becomes available.

5. The Clerk passed out copies of the schedule which is attached to these
minutes. It was noted that at the March 21 business Meeting we will
evaluate our decision to have Business Meetings each month.
It was also noted that April 11 has an Easter celebration listed and that
Meeting has yet to decide how they will celebrate such holidays as Easter
and Christmas with the children. Meeting felt that the Visioning meeting
might be a good time to consider if we wanted to make such celebrations
closer to the dates of the solstice.

6. Ministry and Counsel report was given by Lorena Bruff.

a. Elizabeth Zwick. has been asked as to whether she would like to have a
Care Committee to be present in varying ways for help with her illness.
She has decided she would like such a committee and Judy Brown has
volunteered to convene it. There was discussion of what a Care Committee
is and does.

b. In response to concerns brought to Ministry and Counsel in regard to
events planned for the Meeting the following minute was approved: While
acknowledging our gratitude to individuals and committees who shoulder so
much of the responsibility for carrying out the work of planning for the
Meeting, it is respectfully requested that, in the spirit of consensual
decision-making, events planned for the whole Meeting be brought up in
Meeting for Business before dates, times, locations and general format
are made final.

7. State of Society Report The Clerk read us the State of Society Report
and those present had a chance to comment upon it. Suggestions for
changes were made and a suggestion that at the Visioning Meeting we go
around and each person choose and give one word about how they see the
state of the Meeting at the moment. Other suggestions were made and the
clerk will attempt to incorporate them in his final draft which will come
to the Meeting for final approval at the March meeting for business.

8. Quarterly Meeting Continuing committee. At Quarterly Meeting on April
23-25 at Lazy F camp near Ellensburg, the theme this year will be:
Worship in Song. Friends are encouraged to bring their singing voices and
small instruments, particularly for the children's program

9. It is hoped that the committee to plan the children's program will be
able to meet and think about what might be possible for children in our
meeting now that Elizabeth Zwick has had to resign from the Clerk's
position on the committee.

Meeting closed at 12:55 with a moment of silence.
Judy Brown, Recorder

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