Prospect Hill Friends Meeting
The current version which was updated on 4 January 2009 describes
certain
aspects of
Prospect Hill Friends Meeting. A brief, and yet quite complete,
description
exists in a brochure distributed to visitors and other interested
persons.
A copy of the text within that brochure has been posted as a separate
web
page titled About Prospect Hill Friends Meeting.
Prospect
Hill Friends Meeting also maintains a small library. A listing of the library catalog is also posted;
members and
attenders of the Meeting are encouraged both to use the catalog to
request to
borrow books and also to suggest other appropriate titles.
Topics at the current site include, but are not limited to, those in
the following list; each is linked to the appropriate section on this
web
page:
First Day (Sunday) Meetings
Our Meeting is now in the process of locating a new meeting space for
our Meeting for Worship/Business. Please note the different meeting
locations below.
On the first First Day (Sunday) of each month,
the (unprogrammed) Meeting for Worship starts at 4:00 p.m. This is
followed
by a potluck at 5:00 p.m. and the Monthly Meeting for Worship with
Attention to Business at 6:00
p.m. Next Monthly Meeting for business is scheduled for 4 January 2009.
On the other First Days of the month there is a program which starts
at 4:00 p.m. This is followed by the (unprogrammed) Meeting for Worship
which begins about 4:45 p.m. The programs are varied; usually related
programs
are spaced about one month apart. It is intended that the following
list
be updated frequently. If it is out of date, please do regard it as an
indication of the types of programs at Prospect Hill Friends Meeting. A
contact person for meeting location updates is Sigrid Coats who can be
reached at 612-379-7398.
Meeting Location for
will be at the St. Paul
Council of Churches Headquarters, 1671 Summit
Avenue, St. Paul. For Driving directions or more information please
call
one of the clerking team: Michael Russelle (clerk, 651-646-0758), Lyn
Egolf-Grider (co-recording-clerk, 612-781-4560), or Ralph Jacobson
(co-recording clerk, 651-647-0758).
Programs scheduled starting 4 January 2009 are (or were):
Date
|
Topic |
Facilitator/Speaker |
Start/Introduce/Close
|
Jan 4th
|
Meeting for Worship followed by Potluck and
Meeting for Worship with Attention to
Business |
Clerking Team |
|
Jan 11th
|
Generating Ideas for 2009 Programsw
|
Members of the Program Committee
|
|
(tba = to be announced na = not
assigned)
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Yearly Meeting and Friends General Conference
Prospect Hill Friends Meeting is part of Northern Yearly Meeting. The
latter
is part of Friends General Conference. More information about Northern
Yearly Meeting is available at the Northern Yearly Meeting
website. However, please
click here if you desire for more information about Friends
General Conference.
Northern Yearly Meeting does not have Quarterly Meetings. Some of
those
functions are met by the Metro Friends
Coordinating
Committee which has representatives from the four Monthly meetings
in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Their programs are listed as
appropriate
on their own page.
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Third Friday Meetings
Prospect Hill Friends Meeting schedules a potluck dinner at the home of
one of the members or attenders at about 6:15 p.m. on the third Sixth
Day
(Friday) of each month. The potluck is followed by a program that lasts
about
two hours.
Third Friday in January will be on January 16, "The Moon of Telling
Stories" (as found in some American Indian traditions)will be an
opportunity to tell some of our stories. Plan to meet at 7 p.m. at
Cynthia and Ralph's home, 2126 Roblyn Ave. and share popcorn, hot
cider, snacks, and stories around the fire. Cynthia says, "We'll have
ideas to start the stories rolling! Also, we would like to know who can
bring cider!"
(Please note: The Third Friday gathering in December usually is
replaced
by the Holiday Season Musical.)
These programs enable the members of the Meeting to get to know one
another better. The potluck at the outset, serves to produce an
informal,
friendly aura. A somewhat related function is provided by the reading
group.
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Appointments
Prospect Hill Meeting uses the calendar year as its fiscal year. All
Meeting
appointments are also scheduled for the calendar year. The clerk
for
calendar year 2008 is Michael Russelle; the
recording
clerks are Lyn Egolf Grider and Ralph Jacobson; and the treasurer
is Frank Wood. Appointments to other organizations and committee
assignments
include the following:
| Ad Hoc Committees |
Audit and Budget Committee |
FCNL Representative |
QEW Representatives
|
Metro Friends Representatives |
Newsletter Editors |
| Nominating Committee |
NYM Representatives |
Program Committee |
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Reading Group
Prospect Hill Friends Meeting has in the past, sponsored a reading
group which met at various members' homes.
The books read are quite varied. For example, we once read
material
related to the Faith and Practice description being created by Northern
Yearly Meeting and then parts of the books Dakota: A Spiritual
Geography
and The Cloister Walk, both by Kathleen Norris.
On September 23, an informal group of Friends will meet at Marie
Knowlton's home, to discuss the book Why God Won't Go Away: Brain
Science and the Biology of Belief, By Andrew Newberg, MD, Eugene
D'Aquili, MD & Vience Rause. These meetings will be on the
4th Tuesday of each month starting on September 23 from 7:00 – 9:00
p.m. Marie anticipates that it may take five months to complete this
discussion. Some prior reading for the assigned night will be helpful
to encourage group discussion. The book may be available in the public
library or purchased for about $15.
The reading group has as its primary purpose to explore in a
leisurely
fashion the book or topic being considered. However, it also serves to
allow the members of the Meeting to become better acquainted with one
another
and with the current faiths and practices of the other members of the
Meeting.
The third Sixth Day (Friday) gatherings also
serve
a similar function.
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Activism and Links
The members and attenders of Prospect Hill Friends Meeting have been
active
in a number of Quaker related organizations. These include:
- Metro Friends Coordinating Committee (MFCC)
- Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM)
- Friends General Conference (FGC)
- Friends for a Non Violent World (FNVW)
- Friends School of Minnesota (FSMN)
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
- Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
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New Driving Directions
The location of Prospect Hill Friends Meetings for Worship and
Meeting for Worship with attention to
Business for the months of January thru December 31st will be at the
St. Paul
Council of Churches Headquarters, 1671 Summit
Ave, St. Paul. Our Meeting can be reached by driving south on Snelling,
from crosstown highway 94. At Summit Avenue turn right (west) and drive
for two blocks. The building is located on the right northwest corner
and parking
is available on the street or in the parking lot in back.
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If you are away from home, check out locations of other meetings at (Quakerfinder).
Please send as e-mail to jwescott (at) bluebottle.com any comments
or questions about this web site.