CMM 2020-01-12
Minutes of Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Concord (NH) Monthly Meeting of
the Religious Society of Friends
First Month 12, 2020
Nine Friends gathered and entered into quiet worship. We accepted the minutes of Twelfth month as posted on the website.
01.1 Finance Committee: We received the Finance Committee report. Donations are slightly above the budgeted amount. Income from rentals is also slightly higher than expected. Property Committee is looking into the appropriate amount to hold in our reserves for major replacements. Income and expenses from June through December of the current fiscal year, we have received $16,660 which is 60% of projected income 58% through the fiscal year. Expenditures for the seven months were $12,400. The balance sheet was updated with minor structural change since the last report.
Finance and Property Committees should be aware of the rollover dates of our loans to the NH Community Loan Fund.
Committee requests for funding in next year’s budget should be submitted to the Finance Committee by March 31. They are requested to consider the good that they can do in the world with their funds.
01.2 Property Committee expects to have a suggested amount for the major replacement reserves by the end of March. They are also researching possible new heating systems. Noise reduction in the Fellowship Room should become a higher priority for the committee as it is difficult for those of us with hearing issues.
01.3 Ministry & Council reported that this month’s Fourth Sunday program will focus on the State of Society report [for 2019]. An upcoming Fourth Sunday program on how to engage the Meeting on racism and micro-aggression will hopefully lead to ongoing involvement with this issue.
01.4 Peace, Social, and Earthcare Concerns Committee is still focusing on the mass incarceration issue, perhaps working with the ACLU.
Friends considered and approved a letter responding to the killings and threat of war in the Middle East as attached.
01.5 Kakamega Fundraisers: The Meeting has raised approximately $900 as of January 1, through the SERRV, ‘Make and Take’, and the “Abundance in Advent” calendar fundraisers. Friends are invited to send their contributions for the advent calendar even if they haven’t finished all of their calculations.
Meeting was concluded with a brief moment of worship purposing to meet again on the second First Day of Second Month 2020.
| Submitted by, | Accepted as the Approved Record, | |
| /s/ Jone LaBombard, substitute Recording Clerk | /s/ Richard Kleinschmidt, Presiding Clerk |
| Concord Monthly Meeting Income & Expenses | 2019-06-01 – 2019-12-31 | FY 2020 Budget | Amount Remaining | % Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | ||||
| Contributions | $15,115 | $25,150 | $10,355 | 60% |
| Interest Income | $7 | $680 | $673 | 1% |
| Rental Income | $1,538 | $1,500 | -$38 | 103% |
| Solar Roof Lease | $0 | $240 | $240 | 0% |
| Total Income | $16,660 | $27,570 | $10,910 | 60% |
| Expenses | ||||
| Program | ||||
| Budget/Finance Committee | $0 | $30 | $30 | 0% |
| Hospitality | $56 | $180 | $124 | 31% |
| Library | $40 | $90 | $50 | 44% |
| Ministry & Counsel | $0 | $225 | $225 | 0% |
| Outreach | ||||
| Outreach - Other | $0 | $355 | $355 | 0% |
| Website Expenses | $64 | $280 | $216 | 23% |
| Total Outreach | $64 | $635 | $571 | 10% |
| Peace, Social & Earthcare Concerns | $0 | $600 | $600 | 0% |
| Youth & Religious Education | $42 | $300 | $258 | 14% |
| Total Program | $203 | $2,060 | $1,857 | 10% |
| Property | ||||
| Building Maintenance | $9 | $600 | $591 | 2% |
| Debt Service | $1,903 | $3,805 | $1,902 | 50% |
| Donation in Lieu of Taxes | $0 | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Electricity | $583 | $1,000 | $417 | 58% |
| Grounds | $0 | $100 | $100 | 0% |
| Insurance | $1,101 | $2,000 | $899 | 55% |
| Replacement Reserve Expense | $2,800 | $4,800 | $2,000 | 58% |
| Snow Removal | $0 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0% |
| Supplies - Bldg. & Maintenance | $154 | $200 | $46 | 77% |
| Wood Pellets | $1,180 | $1,680 | $500 | 70% |
| Total Property | $7,732 | $16,685 | $8,953 | 46% |
| Support | ||||
| AFSC | $913 | $1,565 | $652 | 58% |
| Dover Quarterly Meeting | $0 | $10 | $10 | 0% |
| FCNL | $0 | $150 | $150 | 0% |
| Friends Camp | $0 | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| FWCC | $0 | $65 | $65 | 0% |
| Interfaith Council | $0 | $50 | $50 | 0% |
| NEYM - Equalization Fund | $0 | $290 | $290 | 0% |
| NEYM - General Fund | $3,553 | $6,090 | $2,538 | 58% |
| NH Council of Churches | $0 | $75 | $75 | 0% |
| Woolman Hill | $0 | $230 | $230 | 0% |
| Total Support | $4,465 | $8,825 | $4,360 | 51% |
| Total Expense | $12,400 | $27,570 | $15,170 | 45% |
| Net Income | $4,260 |
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 | 12th Month 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Current Assets | |||
| Checking/Savings | |||
| Checking 123410166 | $17,379 | ||
| Money Market 101049498 | $6,599 | ||
| Total Checking/Savings | $23,978 | ||
| Other Current Assets | |||
| Prepaid Electricity | $8,417 | ||
| Prepaid Insurance | $2,062 | ||
| Total Other Current Assets | $10,479 | ||
| Total Current Assets | $34,457 | ||
| Fixed Assets | |||
| Building | $466,455 | ||
| Land (including new lot) | $144,400 | ||
| Total Fixed Assets | $610,855 | ||
| Total Other Assets - NH Community Loan Fund | $21,550 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $666,862 | ||
| LIABILITIES & EQUITY | |||
| Liabilities | |||
| Current Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable | |||
| Accounts Payable | $348 | ||
| Total Accounts Payable | $348 | ||
| Other Current Liabilities | |||
| Building & Grounds Fund | $485 | ||
| Friendly Assistance Fund | $1,000 | ||
| Operating Reserve | $3,000 | ||
| Solar Grant Funds | $1,209 | ||
| Special Projects | |||
| AFSC-NH | $200 | ||
| Christine / Kakamega Care Centre | $1,301 | ||
| Social Justice Fund | $897 | ||
| Total Special Projects | $2,398 | ||
| Total Other Current Liabilities | $8,093 | ||
| Total Current Liabilities | $8,441 | ||
| Long-term Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Loan 1 | $18,920 | ||
| Replacement Reserve | $39,469 | ||
| Total Long-term Liabilities | $58,388 | ||
| Total Liabilities | $66,829 | ||
| Total Equity | $600,033 | ||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY | $666,862 |
NB. The Balance 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.
Do we have the resources to support our obligations? YES
Variable Assets Less Current Liabilities and Replacement Reserve = $3,837
| + Total Current Assets | $34,457 | |
| + Total NHCLF Loans | $21,550 | |
| Total Available Assets | $56,007 | |
| - Total Current Liabilities | ($8,441) | |
| - Replacement Reserve | ($39,469) | |
| - YTD Net Income | ($4,260) | |
| ($52,170) | ||
|
= Net Unrestricted Funds: (if projected budget is achieved) |
$3,837 |
Middle East War Threat
[Third Draft As approved by Meeting for Business– Sunday 1/12/20]
A Quaker response to the killings and threat of war in the middle east.
More killing is not the answer.
International affairs are complicated. We do not pretend to know all the answers, but we are clear that the Holy Spirit teaches us to love our enemies and that revenge only leads to more hatred.
As we grope our way through this life, we seek guidance from the Holy Spirit, and we seek to live in ways that take away the seeds of war and violence.
We urge you to tell the White House that you want an end to the killing in the Middle East. We invite anyone concerned by the threat of war to sit with us in Quaker worship as we listen to the promptings of Love and Truth in our hearts and seek to bring God’s love to this world.
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