DQM 2017-07-30
Minutes Dover Quarterly Meeting
Seventh Month, Day 30, 2017
at North Sandwich Friends Meetinghouse
The Quarterly Meeting convened at North Sandwich Friends meetinghouse with Friends gathering from Dover( 3), Concord (3), Gonic (1), North Sandwich (2), Souhegan (1), Weare(3) and 3 Friends from Princeton NJ , summer sojourners in North Sandwich.
We began at approximately 12:30 p.m. with a period of open worship.
We reviewed the proposed agenda and added items per request of attending Friends.
07.1 Treasurer’s Report:
Previous treasurer report was submitted with revisions and is attached to this document.
Report for Jan. 1 to June 30 Quarterly Meeting was submitted by treasurer, Muriel Farrar, and is attached.
07.2 Memorial Minute:
Memorial Minute for Jean V. Blickensderfer was read and endorsed by the Quarter. A recommendation for revision was suggested and accepted. Revised minute will be forwarded to NEYM and as an attachment to the minutes of this meeting.
07.3 Potential Future Minute:
Marian Baker will be returning to East Africa, planning to work with children and starting a Sunday. The following minute was approved by the Quarter:
Dover Quarter gives the Clerk authority to issue a letter of support, as needed, should Marian require it for the purpose of securing funds from The Lyman Fund and Obadiah Brown.
07.4 Quarterly Meeting Schedule for Tenth Month:
The next session for Dover Quarterly will be Tenth Month, Day 29, 2017. Gonic will provide hospitality; Weare will provide program on outreach.
07.5 Meetings Doings:
Dover will have a retreat on Sept. 16 entitled “Nudged Into Action.” It is a day-long retreat to discuss and reflect about the process of being led by the spirit of God.
Friends from Dover Quarter participated in climate change pilgrimage organized by NEYM. The march went through Dover Quarter, including stops at 3 Friends meetinghouses. The people on the pilgrimage slept at Dover meeting, worshipped at West Epping Meeting and worshipped outside the coal powered plant in Bow with Concord Friends. Marian Baker reported that the pilgrimage stimulated great interest from the NH Council of Churches, noting Quaker efforts in climate change.
07.6 Program:
The meeting for business closed at 1:05 p.m. to start the program regarding Friends mission to Cuba. Mary and Maggie Fogarty of Dover Meeting presented their experiences as part of the multi-generational delegation to our sister meeting of Cuba Friends in Holguin.
Dover Quarterly Meeting of Friends
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends, Religious Society of Friends
c/o Muriel A. Farrar, Treasurer 148 Gear Road; Gonic, NH 03839
Treasurer’s Report: January 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017
Combined Beginning Balance: Savings, Unrestricted, and Restricted Funds: $2,312.36
| Unrestricted Funds | Amount | Date (MM/DD/YY) | Check № |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share/Savings - Holy Rosary Credit Union Membership Requirement: | $5.01 | ||
| Beginning Balance: | $1,312.36 | ||
| Expenditures (Withdrawals): | |||
| NEYM (Puente de los Amigos) | -$500.00 | 04/30/17 | ck# 416 |
| West Epping (Rental Porta Potty) | -$122.79 | 05/12/17 | ck# 417 |
| Total Expenditures (Withdrawals) | -$622.79 | ||
| Income (Donations): (Please contact me if this is incorrect) | |||
| Concord MM | $10.00 | 06/16/17 | |
| Dover MM | $75.00 | 04/26/17 | |
| Gonic MM | |||
| N. Sandwich MM | |||
| Weare MM | $50.00 | 01/26/17 | |
| Weare MM | $50.00 | 05/06/17 | |
| Total Income (Donations): | $185.00 | ||
| (Interest is shared equally between Unrestricted and Restricted Funds) | $4.91 | ||
| Unrestricted Funds Ending Balance: | $879.48 |
| Restricted Funds | Amount | Date (MM/DD/YY) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Balance: | $1,000.00 | |
| Expenditures (Withdrawals): | $0.00 | |
| Total Expenditures (Withdrawals) | $0.00 | |
| Income (Interest): (Please contact me if this is incorrect) | ||
| Interest Earned $9.81 ÷ 2 = $4.91 [$1000.00 invested in 60-month certificate of deposit @ 2.00%] | $4.91 | maturing 11/17/21 |
| Total Income (Interest): | $4.91 | |
| Restricted Funds Ending Balance: | $1,004.91 |
Combined Ending Balance Unrestricted and Restricted Funds: $1,884.39
| Respectfully submitted, | ||
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| /s/ Muriel A. Farrar, Treasurer, Date 7/29/2017 |
** Restricted Funds are the “Mary G. Morrell and Horatio S. Morrell Trust Funds. Such funds are dedicated to help ‘poor … ministers … in the service of the Lord.’” (In the 1st Month 2000 Dover Quarterly Meeting for Business minute, the treasurer was directed to maintain $1000.00 of the Restricted Funds as “principal” in keeping with restrictions on the funds, with the remainder available for use by the Quarter.)
