Fifteen Friends gathered for meeting for worship to attend to business, in person and by Zoom. We opened with a period of quiet Worship.
The Minutes of Third month 2024 [2] were approved as posted on our website.
04.01 Finance Committee reported on the last 10 months of this fiscal year. Total income has been $27,952 and total expenses have been $22,354 for a net income of $5,598. There are a number of support donations that have not yet been made for the year but it will still leave a positive net income for the year once they are made in the next two months (unless other major expenses for Meeting programs or property are needed this year).
Total Income: | $27,952 | |
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Total Expenses: | $22,354 | |
Net Income: | $5,598 |
04.02 COVID-19 Policy Statement. Friends considered a revision to our policy for reducing the risk of transmission of COVID by people present for things which we do in our Meetinghouse. An extended discussion ensued. The policy statement worked out by Ministry and Counsel was accepted with some wording changes to add emphasis about how seriously we take this question. The statement is attached. We recognize that there may be some additional changes needed if we hear expressions that the statement does not clearly reflect what we intend. Ministry and Counsel is charged with making sure that the policy is effectively communicated amongst ourselves and to visitors.
04.03 FCNL Priorities. The clerk of PSECC committee asked whether it is alright to go ahead and send in the list of priorities we would like to see emphasized by FCNL for the coming year. Friends approved.
04.04 Landscaping. The landscape coordinator has made suggestions about repairs that should be made to the area disturbed by drilling the wells for the geothermal system. This will be coordinated with Property committee after some time to reflect on what has been suggested and circulated through the Meeting newsletter.
04.05 Green Burials in Canterbury. A request was received that our Meeting appoint representatives to meet with the trustees of the cemeteries in Canterbury about plans for green burial spaces. Friends approved the clerks appointing two people to do this.
After a brief period of worshipful thanks, we adjourned purposing to meet again on third Sunday of Fifth Month 2024.
Submitted by, | Accepted as the Approved Record, | |
/s/ Jennifer J Smith, Recording Clerk | /s/ Richard Kleinschmidt, Presiding Co-Clerk |
Concord Monthly Meeting Statement of Operations* | 2023-06-01 – 2024-03-31 | Budget – FY 2023-24 | Budget Remaining | % of Budget Raised |
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Income | ||||
Contributions | $22,007 | $27,400 | $5,393 | 80% |
Interest Income | $115 | $1,090 | $975 | 11% |
Rental Income – Child Care | $4,700 | $5,400 | $700 | 87% |
Rental Income – Others | $1,130 | $1,200 | $70 | 94% |
Solar Roof Lease | $0 | $240 | $240 | 0% |
Total Income | $27,952 | $35,330 | $7,378 | 79% |
Expenses | % of Budget Spent | |||
1 Program | ||||
Finance Committee | $9 | $100 | $91 | 9% |
Hospitality | $119 | $100 | ($19) | 119% |
Library | $0 | $140 | $140 | 0% |
Ministry & Counsel | $0 | $400 | $400 | 0% |
Outreach Committee | $20 | $175 | $155 | 11% |
Peace, Social & Earthcare Concerns | $123 | $150 | $27 | 82% |
Right Relations | $0 | $400 | $400 | 0% |
Website Expense | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0% |
Youth & Religious Education | $90 | $300 | $210 | 30% |
Total Program | $361 | $2,765 | $2,404 | 13% |
2 Property | ||||
Data Usage | $1,001 | $1,200 | $199 | 83% |
Debt Service – Interest, Short Term | $0 | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Debt Service – Mortgage, P&I | $2,855 | $3,805 | $950 | 75% |
Depreciation | $3,175 | $3,810 | $635 | 83% |
Electricity | $833 | $1,000 | $167 | 83% |
Grounds | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0% |
Insurance | $2,415 | $3,072 | $657 | 79% |
Maintenance | $719 | $1,740 | $1,021 | 41% |
Miscellaneous Expenses | $0 | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Snow Removal | $795 | $1,600 | $805 | 50% |
Supplies - Bldg. & Maintenance | $264 | $250 | ($14) | 106% |
Wood Pellets | $215 | $0 | ($215) | 100% |
Total Property | $12,271 | $18,477 | $6,206 | 66% |
3 Support | ||||
AFSC [4] | $1,889 | $1,889 | $0 | 100% |
Dover Quarterly Meeting | $0 | $10 | $10 | 0% |
FCNL [5] | $0 | $162 | $162 | 0% |
Friends Camp [6] | $0 | $323 | $323 | 0% |
Friends General Conference (FGC) | $0 | $159 | $159 | 0% |
Friends United Meeting | $0 | $159 | $159 | 0% |
FWCC [7] | $0 | $227 | $227 | 0% |
Interfaith Council [8] | $0 | $50 | $50 | 0% |
NEYM [9] - Equalization Fund | $361 | $361 | $0 | 100% |
NEYM - General Fund | $7,465 | $7,465 | $0 | 100% |
NH Council of Churches [10] | $0 | $75 | $75 | 0% |
Woolman Hill [11] | $0 | $248 | $248 | 0% |
Total Support | $9,715 | $11,128 | $1,413 | 87% |
Landscaping | $8 | |||
Total Expense | $22,354 | $32,370 | $10,016 | 69% |
Net Income | $5,598 |
* “A budget is a moral document” ~ often attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 1968)
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 | 3rd Month 31, 2024 | ||
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ASSETS | |||
Current Assets | |||
Checking/Savings | |||
Checking MCSB | $18,529 | ||
Money Market MCSB | $464 | ||
Savings Granite State Cr Union | $10 | ||
Total Checking/Savings | $19,054 | ||
Other Current Assets | |||
Pledges Receivable | $0 | ||
Prepaid Electricity | $4,169 | ||
Prepaid Insurance | $2,569 | ||
Total Other Current Assets | $6,738 | ||
Total Current Assets | $25,792 | ||
Fixed Assets | |||
Building/Furnishings/Fixtures | $513,629 | ||
Less Accumulated Depreciation | ($36,248) | ||
Land (including new lot) | $144,400 | ||
Total Fixed Assets | $621,781 | ||
Other Assets | |||
Granite State Credit Union CD | $3,148 | ||
Total NH Community Loan Fund [13] | $24,869 | ||
Total Other Assets | $28,017 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS | $675,591 | ||
LIABILITIES & EQUITY | |||
Liabilities | |||
Current Liabilities | |||
Loan - Heating - Fire Safety | $14,000 | ||
Total Current Liabilities | $14,000 | ||
Long-term Liabilities | |||
Mortgage Loan | $6,340 | ||
Total Long-term Liabilities | $6,340 | ||
Total Liabilities | $20,340 | ||
Equity | |||
General Fund Balance | |||
Fire Safety Improvements | $33,635 | ||
Land & Building Fund - Other | $610,855 | ||
General Fund Balance – Other | $561 | ||
Total General Fund Balance | $645,051 | ||
Temp. Restricted Net Assets | |||
Donor Restricted Funds | |||
Asylum Seekers Support Fund (ASSF) | $247 | ||
Kakamega Family Support Fund | $918 | ||
Mindful Mortality | $975 | ||
Social Justice Fund | $303 | ||
Solar Grant Fund | $1,209 | ||
Total Donor Restricted Funds | $3,652 | ||
Meeting Temp. Restricted Funds | |||
Friendly Assistance Fund | $950 | ||
Total Meeting Temp. Restricted Funds | $950 | ||
Total Temp. Restricted Net Assets | $4,602 | ||
Net Income | $5,598 | ||
Total Equity | $655,251 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY | $675,591 |
All are welcome to attend our Meetings for Worship which are held in person and via Zoom (hybrid).
We strive to create a beloved community which shows loving concern and actions toward all members of the Meeting and all with whom we interact in the wider world. Because vaccination protects not only the person vaccinated but others with whom they come into contact by decreasing the risk of spreading COVID-19 with or without symptoms, we demonstrate this care and love by being vaccinated (if able) and encourage that those who attend the meeting in person do so also. We believe this will make our meetinghouse a safer space available for members and attenders whose own network includes people who are at greater risk of death or disability should they get the COVID-19 virus.
We request that you attend via Zoom if any of the following apply:
Otherwise, masks are currently optional in the Meetinghouse unless the CDC reports hospital admissions for COVID as “red” in any county of New Hampshire on the following map: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_new-admissions-rate-county [15]. For further clarification or questions, please contact Clerk [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org (subject: COVID%20Policy) .
A group of Quakers from Concord Monthly Meeting met on April 7, 2024 to discern our list of our top five priorities for FCNL to focus on for the next two years. Committee members of our Peace, Social, and Earthcare Committee explained the process. We listed out any priorities we wanted to include, using both the current priorities list and adding those we felt were missing. Then we held a couple rounds of voting by placing stickers on our top five. We needed to hold a second round to narrow it down to five, but tied with six.
The priorities, in no particular order are:
Also high on the list was justice for Israel and Palestine.
Submitted by
Sara Smith, Clerk of Peace, Social, and Earth Care Concerns Committee
Greg proposes that this spring, like right away, we landscape the font area disturbed by the geothermal install.
Links:
[1] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/CMM/Minutes/2024/CMM%202024-04-14-FourthMonth2024MeetingForWorshipWithAttentionToBusiness.docx
[2] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2024-03-10_CMM_Minutes
[3] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/CMM/Finance/2024/CMM-OperationsFY2024asof2024-03-31forApril2024.xlsx
[4] https://www.afsc.org/
[5] https://www.fcnl.org/
[6] https://www.friendscamp.org/
[7] http://fwcc.world/
[8] https://www.greaterconcordinterfaithcouncil.org/
[9] https://neym.org
[10] http://nhchurches.org/
[11] http://woolmanhill.org/
[12] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/CMM/Finance/2024/CMM-BalanceSheetFY2024asof2024-03-31forApril2024.xlsx
[13] https://www.communityloanfund.org/
[14] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/CMM/M%2BC/CMM-M%2BC-2024-04-14-CovidPolicyRevised1.docx
[15] https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_new-admissions-rate-county
[16] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/CMM/PSECC/CMM-PSECC-2024-04-14-FCNLpriorities.docx
[17] https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/sites/CMM/Property/CMM-Property-2024-04-14-Landscape.docx