CMM 2020-02-09

Minutes of Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting of

the Religious Society of Friends

Second Month 9^th, 2020

Fifteen Friends gathered and entered into gathered worship. We accepted the minutes of First month [1] as posted on the website.

02.1 Finance Committee: We received the Finance Committee report. The committee participated in a webinar on New England Yearly Meeting Pooled Funds [2]. They will make a recommendation to the Meeting on whether we should invest some of our funds there. There is currently $23,849 in the checking and savings accounts.

It was noted that the Christine Imbiti – Kakamega fund had a balance of approximately $500 in August but has increased by the addition of $428 from the SERRV [3] order, $85 from the Make and Take, and $567 from the “Abundance in Advent” [4] calendar.

Donations are on track, noting that the Meeting received several large donations early in the year. Property Committee expects that we will have one more purchase of wood pellets this year which will still be under budget. Committees are requested to submit their FY 2021 budgets as soon as possible.

Income through January is $18,450; expenses are $14,901; net income is $3,549.

02.2 Property Committee is still researching the proper amount to be held in the Meeting’s Replacement Reserves. They expect to have a recommendation in time for the upcoming budget process. They are also looking at our kitchen cleanup process. They have ordered drying racks that will fit over the sink to see if this will expedite the dishwashing process. Friends with suggestions should contact Property Committee.

02.3 Youth Religious Education Committee reported that they are working on a location for the spring party. Jonie LaBombard will take over the scheduling of First Day School helpers [5]. The budget request for next year has been prepared. YRE would like the Meeting to prayerfully consider holding inter-generational worship on Fifth Sundays.

02.4 Outreach Committee has met twice. The committee participated in a webinar on multi-age participation [6] in your meeting which was very valuable.

02.5 Peace, Social, and Earthcare Concerns Committee met with Jeanne Hruska from the ACLU [7] on the issue of mass incarceration, an issue on which the ACLU would be happy to have more support. PSECC would like the meeting to anchor the start of community-wide education and action. Friends approved.

02.6 Ministry & Council Committee feels that white privilege and racism is an issue on which the Meeting would like to move forward, both individually and corporately. The committee met with a potential facilitator who asked that the Meeting bring questions, hopes, and visions to him for this process. How would the Meeting be different if we did this work?

[We spent time sharing the answers for this, which included the following comments: “We envision that we will all personally grow and we will grow as a meeting. That our Meeting will be a safe and welcoming place for all. We hope to take what we learn about ourselves to become more effective in the world; that as we project ourselves out in the world, we will also project that welcome. We are willing to be made uncomfortable [8] in order to become a more welcoming place. We are open to ongoing growth individually and corporately, and do not expect these first sessions to leave us “once and done”. We expect our relationships to deepen and trust to grow. We have a vision of the Peaceable Kingdom [9], the Beloved Community where all races can grow together. We hope to have an easier facility with forgiveness, greater acceptance, and readier conflict transformation. We hope to empower people in Meeting to reach out to others with less fear of doing or saying the wrong thing, (e.g., Amanda Kemp [10] book “Say the Wrong Thing [11]”). We will learn how to intervene gently with each other when microaggressions [12] of any kind occurs. All of this is part of the work our Yearly Meeting has begun in ‘noticing patterns of oppression and faithfulness [13]’, realizing that it is not just about noticing our unconscious bias but also noticing our faithfulness and recognizing and celebrating when we (individually and corporately) have successfully changed our patterns – the positive sense of eldering. We want to build this into our culture and to build ways to check in with our discernment on ongoing work.” [This paragraph was inserted after meeting.]]

The program would be on February 23 and possibly on March 22 if the Meeting so discerns. All are welcome with the understanding that the workshop is for the Meeting’s growth as well as that of the individual. The Meeting requests that M & C, with help from others, endeavor to contact as many people as possible on our mailing list to encourage attendance. This is the beginning of an ongoing process.

02.7 Nominating Committee will present a list of nominees for meeting positions in May.

Meeting was concluded with a brief moment of worship proposing to meet again on the second First Day of Third Month, 2020.

Submitted by,		Accepted as the Approved Record,

/s/ Jone LaBombard, substitute Recording Clerk		/s/ Richard Kleinschmidt, Presiding Clerk

Concord Monthly Meeting

Income and Expenses as of First Month 31, 2020 [14]

(66⅔% of Fiscal Year 2020)
Concord Monthly Meeting Income & Expenses	2019-06-01 – 2020-01-31	FY 2020 Budget	Amount Remaining	% Budget
Income
Contributions	$16,615	$25,150	$8,535	66%
Interest Income	$7	$680	$673	1%
Rental Income	$1,588	$1,500	-$88	106%
Solar Roof Lease	$240	$240		100%
Total Income	$18,450	$27,570	$9,120	67%
Expenses
Program
Budget/Finance Committee	$0	$30	$30	0%
Hospitality	$56	$180	$124	31%
Library	$40	$90	$50	44%
Ministry & Counsel	$0	$225	$225	0%
Outreach
Outreach - Other	$0	$355	$355	0%
Website Expenses	$64	$280	$216	23%
Total Outreach	$64	$635	$571	10%
Peace, Social & Earthcare Concerns	$0	$600	$600	0%
Youth & Religious Education	$120	$300	$180	40%
Total Program	$280	$2,060	$1,857	14%
Property
Building Maintenance	$159	$600	$441	27%
Debt Service	$1,903	$3,805	$1,902	50%
Donation in Lieu of Taxes	$0	$500	$500	0%
Electricity	$667	$1,000	$333	67%
Grounds	$0	$100	$100	0%
Insurance	$1,273	$2,000	$727	64%
Replacement Reserve Expense	$3,200	$4,800	$1,600	67%
Snow Removal	$980	$2,000	$1,020	49%
Supplies - Bldg. & Maintenance	$154	$200	$46	77%
Wood Pellets	$1,180	$1,680	$500	70%
Total Property	$9,517	$16,685	$7,168	57%
Support
AFSC [15]	$1,043	$1,565	$522	67%
Dover Quarterly Meeting	$0	$10	$10	0%
FCNL [16]	$0	$150	$150	0%
Friends Camp [17]	$0	$300	$300	0%
FWCC [18]	$0	$65	$65	0%
Interfaith Council [19]	$0	$50	$50	0%
NEYM [20] - Equalization Fund	$0	$290	$290	0%
NEYM - General Fund	$4,060	$6,090	$2,030	67%
NH Council of Churches [21]	$0	$75	$75	0%
Woolman Hill [22]	$0	$230	$230	0%
Total Support	$5,103	$8,825	$3,722	58%
Total Expense	$14,901	$27,570	$12,669	54%
Net Income	$3,549

NB. The Income & Expenses Sheet was created with two decimal points, which were removed for readability, the cents being unimportant to the overall understanding. This can have the effect of throwing off any given sum by a dollar due to compounded rounding. — Prepared by Greg Heath and Chris Haigh.

Concord Monthly Meeting FY 2020

Accrual Basis Balance Sheet as of First Month 31, 2020 [23]
Concord Monthly Meeting Balance Sheet	1^st Month 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
Checking 123410166	$17,250
Money Market 101049498	$6,599
Total Checking/Savings	$23,849
Other Current Assets
Prepaid Electricity	$8,333
Prepaid Insurance	$1,890
Total Other Current Assets	$10,224
Total Current Assets		$34,072
Fixed Assets
Building	$466,455
Land (including new lot)	$144,400
Total Fixed Assets		$610,855
Total Other Assets - NH Community Loan Fund [24]		$21,550
TOTAL ASSETS			$666,478
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Accounts Payable	$0
Total Accounts Payable	$0
Other Current Liabilities
Building & Grounds Fund	$485
Friendly Assistance Fund	$1,000
Operating Reserve	$3,000
Solar Grant Funds	$1,209
Special Projects
AFSC-NH	$200
Christine / Kakamega Care Centre	$1,576
Social Justice Fund	$897
Total Special Projects	$2,673
Total Other Current Liabilities	$8,367
Total Current Liabilities		$8,367
Long-term Liabilities
Mortgage Loan 1	$18,920
Replacement Reserve	$39,869
Total Long-term Liabilities		$58,788
Total Liabilities		$67,155
Equity
General Fund Balance	$549,811
Unrestricted Net Assets	$45,963
Net Income	$3,549
Total Equity		$599,323
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY			$666,478

NB. The Balance Sheet was created with two decimal points, which were removed for readability, the cents being unimportant to the overall understanding. This can have the effect of throwing off any given sum by a dollar due to compounded rounding.

Do we have the resources to support our obligations? YES

Variable Assets Less Current Liabilities and Replacement Reserve = $3,838

Current Liquidity Available
+ Total Current Assets	$34,073
+ Total NHCLF Loans	$21,550
Total Available Assets		$55,623
- Total Current Liabilities	($8,367)
- Replacement Reserve	($39,869)
- YTD Net Income	($3,549)
		($51,785)
= Net Unrestricted Funds: (if projected budget is achieved)		$3,838

CMM 2020-02-09

Minutes of Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting of

the Religious Society of Friends

Second Month 9th, 2020

Second Month 9^th, 2020