Present: Mary Cadbury, Vonn New, Julia Giordano, Kathie Scanlon, Denise Sherman, Karen
Snare, Val Suter, Bob West, Nettie West.
Monthly Meeting began with a brief period of silent worship.
2011-12 Julia Giordano presents Ministry & Counsel’s recommendation that Bulls Head Monthly
Meeting ask the Quarter to sponsor a weeknight Meeting for Worship in the name of Jesus on a
monthly basis. They also recommend that Bulls Head serve as host for some of these meetings.
Friends are not prepared at this time to make this recommendation to the Quarter. Friends return
the recommendation to Ministry & Counsel for further seasoning, and ask them to bring forward
a recommendation at May Monthly Meeting. We ask Ministry & Counsel to labor with various
concerns that are brought to light by this recommendation. Some of the concerns voiced include:
the unspoken constraint against Christ centered ministry that some Friends have expressed, the
concern of exclusivity (in various ways) that some Friends have expressed, a general concern
about the nature of Jesus/Christ on which Friends have varying perspectives, the need for mid-
week Meeting for Worship in some form.
2011-13 Val Suter report as follows for Ministry & Counsel: Friends thank those who worked
closely with this issue and accept the report.
Report on our attempts at Restorative Justice with our teenage neighbor.
Following a session at the Dutchess Mediation Center between two
representatives from our Meeting and the neighbor who admitted to stealing the
Meeting’s Cell phone, that neighbor agreed to perform 12 hours of community
service at our Bulls Head site by March 31. The young man completed two hours of
community service on January 21, 2011. He did not fulfill his agreement to complete
more shoveling by Feb. 21, nor did he respond to several phone messages and a
card delivered to the family’s mailbox.
After clarifying with Dutchess Mediation that the report should go directly
to the Assistant District Attorney, our representatives, Kathie Scanlon and William
Leicht, in consultation with Valerie Suter, clerk of Ministry and Counsel and with
Karen Snare, Monthly Meeting Clerk, sent a letter to the Assistant District Attorney
reporting the outcome.
2011-14. NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Nettie West presents the attached list of 2011
nominations for a first reading: (see attached)
Friends receive the report, and ask Nominating to confirm that all the dates of service are correct,
and to fill in blank dates. The final report will be presented at May Monthly Meeting.
2011-15. Kathie Scanlon has requested release from service on the Committee for Ministry and
Counsel. Friends approve releasing Kathie from this service.
2011-16. At this time our cell phone has run out of minutes. Friends direct the Treasurer to
purchase more minutes for the time being.
2011-17. MINISTRY & COUNSEL Upcoming events:
April potluck – April 24 - Easter breakfast, a potluck at 9 am hosted by the hospitality
committee
May & June potlucks – May 15 we will formally welcome the Connolly family;
June 19 – program on the meaning of membership.
Spiritual Nurture – May 22 at 9 am; Julia Giordano will facilitate a session on the
Passion Narrative as set out in Mark 8 – 16. At the May meeting Julia will
work with others to ensure the continuation of this important group.
2011-18. TREASURER’S REPORT: Val Suter submitted the following report:
(see attached)
Friends accept the report.
2011-19. Friends accept Karen Snare’s determination that, due to her involvement with the
issue, she should not clerk the 4/17 threshing session about Oswego Meeting house. She is
directed to attempt to find someone to take on this duty.
Meeting closed with a brief period of worship, to adjourn again on May 8, 2011 at 12.30.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Snare,
Clerk
Denise Sherman
recording clerk
