Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting for Business
March 9, 2008
Present: Christopher Sammond, Vonn New, Valerie Suter, Carol Rice, Robert West, Nettie West, Janet Carter, Karen Snare.
Minutes are numbered from the beginning of the calendar year.
2008-12 The meeting appoints Karen Snare as Clerk for the day.
2008-13 The Nominating Committee reports that Adam Pinsker has resigned from the committee because of other commitments. The committee will need a replacement. The meeting approves appointing Vonn New and John Perry to a Naming committee.
2008-14 Ministry and Counsel was asked to consider Montclair Monthly Meeting's minute to "establish Montclair Friends Meeting as a safe place for people of all sexual orientations." Ministry and Counsel feels that Bulls Head Monthly Meeting is in fundamental agreement with Montclair Friends' position, and that further discussion of this issue is not necessary at this time. In discussion of this report, it became clear that Friends were called to draw on our spiritual depth to engage in how we interact, as peace-builders, with those we see as “other”. The meeting requests Ministry and Counsel to develop a program to explore the opportunities that this question offers. Vonn New offered to work with the committee on this matter. It is suggested that Nine Partners Quarterly Meeting be invited to engage with us in consideration of this concern.
The clerk is asked to send a copy of this minute to Montclair Monthly Meeting.
2008-15 The Ministry and Counsel Committee presents a draft of the State of the Meeting Report. There are some suggestions, and Friends are encouraged to contact a member of Ministry and Counsel with any other suggestions they may have. The report is returned to Ministry and Counsel for revision, and will be brought back to Meeting for Business in April. THE REPORT IS ATTACHED.
Karen Snare, clerk for the day
