CMM 2004-04-11

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting

Religious Society of Friends

Minutes of Meeting for Worship for Business

Fourth Month Eleventh Day, 2004

Attending: Betsy Cazden (Member), Graham P. Chynoweth (M), David Freeman-Woolpert (M), Ruth Heath (M), Dennis Holt (M), Jean Linne Holt (M), Zane Knoy (Attender), Ann Saunders (M), Jay Smith (M), Sarah Smith (M), and Kathy Urie (A)

The meeting was opened by Presiding Clerk, Graham Chynoweth, at 11:55 p.m., with a period of worshipful silence. 1

Minute 2004.4¹

Announcements:

A  Budget for 2004/05: Betsy Cazden requested that every committee submit a proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Any committee not requesting money might have none proposed in the draft budget for 2004/2005.

Old Business:

4.1  State of Society Report:  The Meeting reviewed a revised draft “State of Society Report - 2003” for Concord Monthly Meeting, as circulated with the previous month’s Meeting For Business minutes. Some concerns and suggested changes were raised and Ministry and Council was asked to consider these comments and bring a revision back to the Meeting for Business.

New Business:

4.2  Anne Saunders as New Member:  Jay Smith, on behalf of the Ministry and Counsel Committee, and Kathy Urie, on behalf of the Clearness Committee that has been meeting with Anne Saunders, reported their recommendation that Anne Saunders of Concord, NH, be approved as a member of the Meeting. After words from Anne and others attending, the Meeting approved Anne’s membership with joy for her decision and appreciation for all she has contributed to the Meeting so far. Although Anne Saunder’s children, Zoe Dinnean and Sara Shea Dinnean, were not included in her request for membership, the Meeting also welcomed their presence in the community of the Meeting.

4.3  Youth Religious Education Committee Description:  The description of the Meeting’s Youth Religious Education Committee was reviewed as distributed, both today and by e-mail earlier. The advantage of changing the Committee name from the Religious Education Committee was noted. No changes in the description were recommended by the Meeting and the current version will be attached as part of these Minutes.

Graham closed the meeting at 1:30 p.m. with a period of worshipful silence and hopeful expectation of meeting again next week.

1  Underlined captions, references to previous Minutes (e.g. “See also Minute 2001.1.1”), “Recording Clerk’s Notes” and the word “ACTION” (with action to be taken in bold type) are inserted by the Recording Clerk for convenience of reader in identifying Minute topics, minuted history of an issue and expectation of action and are not a part of the Minute as approved.