Thirteen Friends gathered both in person and by Zoom connection and entered into quiet worship. We accepted the minutes of Eleventh Month [1] as posted on the website.
We opened with a brief period of Worship.
12.01 We heard a report from the Outreach Committee. The “You are Welcome” card was updated to include virtual meeting possibilities. A mission statement and statement of goals were created (see attached) based on our current discernment. All new attenders will be contacted by a member of the committee to see if they’d like to meet and talk about Quakerism. A Friend noted that our Meeting does not have an affirming statement of welcome and suggests that Outreach consider drafting one. There was also a concern about the term “Quaker Way” in the document as our ways are many. The terms “Quaker values and process,” “Quakerism,” or “Quaker life” were suggested. We suggest that the Outreach Committee continues to work on this document and brings it back after further seasoning.
12.02 Treasurer’s Report: We are halfway through our fiscal year and are where we would like to be in terms of income. The Woolman Hill fund is still open to receive donations. Committees are urged to use their budgeted funds. We were reminded that all the work and cleaning projects that individual members do around the meetinghouse save us a great deal of money every year. We noted that there is a discrepancy in the insurance line that will be corrected in next month’s report. We may be going over budget in the insurance line in our current budget. A full report is attached..
| Total Income: | $14,971 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Expenses: | $11,333 | |
| Net Income: | $3,638 |
12.03 Insurance Coverage: Our insurance company is unwilling to insure the battery that Oxbow Solar would like to install in our utility room as a backup to our solar collection system. It is proving difficult to find an insurance company that is willing to insure us with both lithium iron phosphate [LiFePO4 or LFP] batteries and a wood-pellet boiler. A Friend noted that the difficulty in getting a response from our current insurance company is a matter of concern.
We authorize the Property Committee and the Finance Committee, working in concert, to research and purchase a new policy that can insure our meetinghouse with the new battery.
After a brief time of quiet worship, Meeting adjourned, purposing to meet again on the Second Sunday of the First month.
| Submitted by, | Accepted as the Approved Record, | |
| /s/ Heidi Babb, Recording Clerk | /s/ Richard Kleinschmidt, Presiding Co-Clerk |
| Concord Monthly Meeting Budget vs. Actual | 2021-06-01 – 2021-11-30 | Budget – FY 2021-22 | Budget $ Remaining | % of Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | ||||
| Contributions | $14,586 | $25,672 | $11,086 | 57% |
| Interest Income | – | $810 | $810 | 0% |
| Prior Year Funds | – | $723 | $723 | 0% |
| Rental Income | $385 | $300 | $-85 | 128% |
| Solar Roof Lease | – | $240 | $240 | 0% |
| Total Income | $14,971 | $27,745 | $12,774 | 54% |
| Expenses | ||||
| Program | ||||
| Finance Committee | – | $30 | $30 | 0% |
| Hospitality | $14 | $100 | $86 | 14% |
| Library | – | $140 | $140 | 0% |
| Ministry & Counsel | $40 | $400 | $360 | 10% |
| Outreach Committee | – | $475 | $475 | 0% |
| Peace, Social & Earthcare Concerns | – | $150 | $150 | 0% |
| Right Relations | – | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Website Expense | – | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Youth & Religious Education | 13 | $300 | $287 | 5% |
| Total Program | $68 | $2,395 | $2,327 | 3% |
| Property | ||||
| Data Usage | $580 | $1,000 | $420 | 58% |
| Debt Service | $1,903 | $3,805 | $1,902 | 50% |
| Donation in Lieu of Taxes | – | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Electricity | $500 | $1,000 | $500 | 50% |
| Grounds | – | $100 | $100 | 0% |
| Insurance | $1,141 | $2,200 | $1,059 | 43% |
| Maintenance | $800 | $500 | ($300) | 160% |
| Replacement Reserve Expense | $1,905 | $3,810 | $1,905 | 50% |
| Snow Removal | – | $1,700 | $1,700 | 0% |
| Supplies - Bldg. & Maintenance | $78 | $300 | $222 | 26% |
| Wood Pellets | $680 | $1,300 | $620 | 52% |
| Total Property | $7,586 | $16,215 | $8,629 | 47% |
| Support | ||||
| AFSC [3] | $800 | $1,600 | $800 | 50% |
| Dover Quarterly Meeting | – | $10 | $10 | 0% |
| FCNL [4] | – | $153 | $153 | 0% |
| Friends Camp [5] | – | $306 | $306 | 0% |
| FWCC [6] | – | $66 | $66 | 0% |
| Interfaith Council [7] | – | $50 | $50 | 0% |
| NEYM [8] - Equalization Fund | – | $306 | $306 | 0% |
| NEYM - General Fund | $2,879 | $6,334 | $3,455 | 46% |
| NH Council of Churches [9] | – | $75 | $75 | 0% |
| Woolman Hill [10] | – | $235 | $235 | 0% |
| Miscellaneous Expenses | – | – | – | – |
| Total Support | $3,679 | $9,135 | $5,456 | 40% |
| Total Expense | $11,333 | $27,745 | $168,412 | 41% |
| Net Income | $3,638 |
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 Balance Sheet | 11th Month 30, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Current Assets | |||
| Checking/Savings | |||
| Checking 123410166 | $19,378 | ||
| Money Market 101049498 | $6,604 | ||
| Total Checking/Savings | $25,981 | ||
| Accounts Receivable | |||
| Accounts Receivable | $0 | ||
| Total Accounts Receivable | $0 | ||
| Other Current Assets | |||
| Prepaid Electricity | $6,500 | ||
| Prepaid Insurance | $3,006 | ||
| Total Other Current Assets | $9,507 | ||
| Total Current Assets | $35,488 | ||
| Fixed Assets | |||
| Building | $466,455 | ||
| Land (including new lot) | $144,400 | ||
| Total Fixed Assets | $610,855 | ||
| Total Other Assets - NH Community Loan Fund [12] | $23,123 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $669,466 | ||
| 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 | $2,000 | ||
| Solar Grant Funds | $1,209 | ||
| Special Projects | |||
| Asylum Seekers Support Fund | $1,310 | ||
| Blended Meeting Technology | $183 | ||
| Christine / Kakamega Care Centre | $915 | ||
| Mindful Mortality | $200 | ||
| Social Justice Fund | $603 | ||
| Woolman Hill | $700 | ||
| Total Special Projects | $3,912 | ||
| Total Other Current Liabilities | $8,606 | ||
| Total Current Liabilities | $8,606 | ||
| Long-term Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Loan 1 | $12,942 | ||
| Replacement Reserve | $47,058 | ||
| Total Long-term Liabilities | $60,000 | ||
| Total Liabilities | $68,606 | ||
| Total Equity | $600,860 | ||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY | $669,466 |
Report to Meeting For Business from Ministry and Counsel [13]:
December 12, 2021
Fourth Sundays: We are planning the following Fourth Sundays:
Christmas Eve: How about a potluck Christmas Eve program? – instead of a dish, bring a reading, poem or song to share! Contact Sara Smith if you can come and let her know if you wish to share. Let the spirit move us!
Meeting for Worship: When discussing Meeting for Worship, we were reminded of the variety of ways that people access Meeting for Worship and the need to value each kind of accessibility need we experience. We will continue to strive to make Meeting for Worship accessible in any way people need. If you experience any barriers to worship, please let us know and we will work together to address them.
Quaker Basics: We are happy to announce that a new round of the introductory Quaker Basics has been organized by Mark B to meet at a mutually agreeable time. This promises to be the largest group we have had since this course was first offered!
Ongoing programs: (These will be added to the bottom of announcements, to be shared every time there is an announcement- to be available for new people to see.)
If interested in joining these, check with any member of Ministry and Counsel for details.
MinistryAndCounsel [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org
to Meeting for Business, Twelfth Month 2021 [14]
The Outreach Committee met in November. We redesigned the newcomer “You Are Welcome” Card to add a virtual contact option. New attenders, both future and those of the recent past, will be contacted individually by one of us. We have defined our Mission Statement and set some broad goals (see below), recognizing these reflect our current discernment and may need modification as we move forward. We are working on the procedures to meet our goals!
-Kathi Connors, committee co-clerk
Mission statement:
The Outreach Committee seeks to increase the visibility of the Quaker way and our meeting in our community and to welcome newcomers. We seek to help the entire meeting be meeting ambassadors, prepared to share our experience of the Quaker way and articulate the importance of it in our own life. We do this in order to strengthen our meeting and help fellow seekers to find a spiritual home.
Goals of committee:
Visibility to the wider community:
Welcoming the Newcomer:
We recognize that this mission statement and these goals are working documents that we will use to guide us.
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Canterbury, New Hampshire 03224-2043 USA
Links:
[1] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2021-11-14_CMM_Minutes
[2] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/all/files/documents/CMM-IncomeExpenseFY2022asof2021-11-30forDec12.pdf
[3] https://www.afsc.org/
[4] https://www.fcnl.org/
[5] https://www.friendscamp.org/
[6] http://fwcc.world/
[7] https://www.greaterconcordinterfaithcouncil.org/
[8] https://neym.org
[9] http://nhchurches.org/
[10] http://woolmanhill.org/
[11] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/all/files/documents/CMM-BalanceSheetFY2022asof2021-11-30forDec12.pdf
[12] https://www.communityloanfund.org/
[13] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/all/files/documents/2021-12-12-MinistryAndCounselReportToMeetingForBusiness.docx
[14] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/all/files/documents/2021-12-12-CMM-OutreachCommittee.pdf