Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting for Business
July 13, 2008
Present: Vonn New, Valerie Suter, Denise Sherman, Margaret Currie, Carol Rice, Mary Cadbury, Karen Snare, David Cardall, John Perry, Julia Giordano, Henry Muller, Sybil Perry.
Minutes are numbered from the beginning of the calendar year.
The meeting opens in worshipful silence.
2008-34 We accept the annual report of the Trustees. The clerk will contact the convener, Mary Williams, and ask her to re-form the committee.
THE REPORT IS ATTACHED.
2008-35 Ministry and Counsel Committee presents us with the following minute, which they ask us to consider:
In a predominantly heterosexual world, even where society has become more open to various gender differences, barriers remain for non-straight people. These people must, on entering a new group, often test the waters to see if they are truly included. Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting affirms the traditional testimony of equality of the Religious Society of Friends, and includes in that testimony people who are heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered. Our meeting recognizes and welcomes the ministry of people of all varieties of sexual orientation. We uphold, and take under our care, individuals and families without regard to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
We appreciate the work Ministry and Counsel has done on this minute. We ask them to consider it once more and bring it to September Meeting for Business.
2008-36 Ministry and Counsel ask us to accept the transfer of our friend, Christopher Sammond, currently sojourning with us, from his Twin Cities Meeting in Minnesota. This transfer has already been approved by Twin Cities. We gladly accept this transfer, and we ask the clerk to send a copy of this minute to the clerk of Twin Cities Monthly Meeting. Transfer is approved.
2008-37 Ministry and Counsel ask us to approve the request for transfer of our member Virginia Prenot to Mohawk Valley Monthly Meeting. We approve Ginny’s transfer and ask the clerk to forward a copy of this minute to the clerk of Mohawk Valley Monthly Meeting.
2008-38 We receive the treasurer’s report for the first half of 2008.
THE REPORT IS ATTACHED.
We adjourn to meet at the appointed time for Meeting for Business on September 14th.
Julia Giordano, Clerk
Sybil Perry, Recording Clerk
