Charleston Friends Meeting

RCCR Building

(Religious Coalition for Community Renewal)

1516 Washington Street East

Charleston, WV

http://charlestonwv.quaker.org/

Meeting for Business

May 4, 2008

Meeting was opened in silence.

Minutes for April were amended to list as separate items the Blues Society Report and Bonni’s request for Meeting’s consideration to partner in the Sustainable Kanawha Valley Initiative.

Treasurer’s Report is attached.

Peace and Social Justice

• The Friends General Conference Gathering Committee will meet four times before the Annual Gathering in Blacksburg, VA next summer.  Conni has registration forms if you are interested in helping plan the annual gathering in Blacksburg next summer.  Check out fgc.org for more information or email Conni.
• There are opportunities to learn about and become involved in issues of interest to Quakers at the AFSC and FCNL websites.
• It’s not too late to register for SAYMA’s Annual meeting  June 11-15 at Asheville, NC.  SAYMA.org will have more information.
• We were the first Meeting to respond to FCG’s queries on global warming, and they were pleased to receive our comments.
• AFSC’s reorganization is proceeding-this affects only the Philadelphia office.
• There will be a gathering to celebrate Joan Hairston’s decades of service to the AFSC Logan project on June 21.
• Anyone interested in religious education is encouraged to attend the FGC Education gathering in August.

Inreach/outreach materials from FGC are designed to help meetings grow.  We will schedule a discussion on this material.

The WV Fall Gathering- This is information is from the Monongalia Meeting:

“We need a committee to organize the activities for both adults and children.  If you are willing to help please contact Christine at monquakers@mac.com.

The annual Gathering will be Saturday, 9/20-Sunday, 9/21 at Jackson’s Mill near Jane Lew, arriving by 1 p.m. Saturday and leaving by 1 p.m. Sunday.  Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast will be in the Mill’s main dining room.  But we need to bring snacks.  We will be in Kanawha cottage that has 2 dormitory style sleeping areas and a meeting room.  Cost will be $30 each (children 3 and under are free at the Mill).  Program details, registration forms, etc. are on the way, but we do need an idea of numbers and a deposit of $15 per person as soon as possible.  Please send your deposit to the Monongalia Friends Meeting, PO Box 441, Morgantown, WV 26507. ”

Various correspondences were shared, including copies of the AFSC regional newsletter, MARSTAR, and are available at Meeting .

Bible study will be held on Wednesday, May 14 and 28, at the Wellons’ at 7 p.m. We are studying the book of Matthew.

Meeting was closed in silence.

Calendar:

May 11 Mother’s Day- Meet for lunch after meeting

May 18 Bringing Religious Education Home-Power

May 25 Open

June 1 Business Meeting

June 8 Potluck at the Wellons’

June 15 Inreach/Outreach Discussion

June 22 Wedding of Alison Wise and Ian Slyboom, no meeting

June 29 Worship Sharing