CMM 2007-06-10

Minutes of Meeting for Worship for Business

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

6^th Month 10, 2007

(As approved 9/9/2007)

Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting gathered in a regularly called Meeting for Worship for Business at the Merrimack Valley Day Care Center in Concord, NH.  Friends present were Don Booth, Lois Booth, Susan Chambers, Graham P. Chynoweth, David Freeman-Woolpert, Ruth Heath, Rich Kleinschmidt (recording clerk), Jay Smith, Sara Smith (clerk), and Kathy Urie.

The meeting was opened by the clerk with a period of worshipful silence

6.1  Minutes.  The minutes from the 5^th Month meeting were revised and approved.

6.2  Housing Committee.  We have received a $7,000 grant from the Obediah Brown Foundation.  The Foundation has told us that we may apply for additional grants once we have matched the $7,000 with funds we have raised.  The grant was deposited in the AG Edwards housing fund account. (Minutes 2007.2.5 and 2007.5.2)

=> We authorized the Housing Committee to spend up to $5,000 for planning, after the fund has received at least $2,500 in additional donations

6.3  Treasurers Report.  In the fiscal year 6/06 - 6/07, we received approximately $11,917 in contributions and spent approximately $11,826 for expenses and donations. The full report is attached.

The treasurer noted that we are still holding funds for the NH Alternatives to Violence Project.  They are in the process of becoming 501(c)(3)-authorized and then will manage their own funds.

6.4  Finance Committee.  The Finance Committee proposed a budget for 2007-2008.  The committee carefully reduced our expected contributions and expenses to reflect the smaller size of the meeting and our capital fund drive.

=> We approved the attached budget.

6.5  Nominating Committee.  The committee presented recommendations for the reduced committee structure.  Graham told us that he will continue as Recorder only if the meeting is willing to prune inactive members from our role.

=> We approved the nominations as presented.

6.6  Retreat.  We asked the Care of the Meeting committee to consider when and where we should have the next Meeting retreat.

The meeting ended with a period of worshipful, grateful silence, purposing to meet again on the second Firstday of Seventh Month or at the call of the clerk.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Richard Kleinschmidt, Recording Clerk

Accepted as the approved record when signed,

/s/ Sara Smith, Clerk

Concord Friends Meeting Committees

6^th Month 2007 – 5^th Month 2008