CMM 2012-07-08

Minutes of Meeting for Worship for Business

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting

Religious Society of Friends

7th Month 8, 2012

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting gathered in Meeting for Worship for Business.  Members and attenders present were:  10

The meeting began with a period of silent worship.

7.1  Budget Committee Report

The Meeting reviewed the Balance Sheet and the Income/Expense Operating Budget Report provided by Dave Woolpert, Treasurer.  Total income was $2,414 as of today and expenses totaled $1,810.

7.2  Representatives to Yearly Meeting Sessions

The Meeting appointed Jay Smith, Sara Smith, Mark Barker, and Virginia Barker to be representatives for Concord Monthly Meeting to New England Yearly Meeting 2012 sessions, August 4-9 in Smithfield, RI.

7.3  Eighth Month Meeting for Business:  The Meeting agreed to forego Meeting for Worship for the purpose of conducting business in Eighth Month.

7.4  Service Activities:  Jay Smith invited Meeting to consider whether Concord Meeting might find a way to reflect on and engage more actively in service activities of Friends elsewhere (e.g., Friends Volunteer Service, which provides young adult Friends with opportunities for serving the poorest communities).

The meeting ended with a period of silent worship.

Minutes accepted when signed,

Ruth Heath, Clerk

Rob Yager, Acting Recording Clerk