Campus Friends Meeting
Friday, December 29, 2006
CAMPUS FRIENDS MEETING
20 Dec 06
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Canby Jones, Richard Coleman, Ron Rembert, Lenna Mae Gara, Stephen Potthoff, Summer McBrayer, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, 31 Dec
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Dale Hayes
Sunday, 7 Jan
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast, Kelly Room 10
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Bob Powell
Sunday, 14 Jan
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Tuesday, 16 Jan
9:30 am Ministry and Counsel
Canby Jones, Apartment 417
Friendly Center
Wednesday, 17 Jan
7:00 pm Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Sunday, 21 Jan
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Lenna Mae Gara
Hymn singing at the rise of meeting, Patricia Thomas will
choose the hymns
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM that is to be the theme of t he State of Society Report, “How does your meeting use your “living stones” to build a spiritual house? How is your meeting vibrant with life?” (Reference: I Peter 2:4-5)
Minutes of the November Meeting
were approved with the following correction:
Treasurer’s Report – Dale Hayes – attached to these minutes
Patricia Thomas reported in Dale’s absence.
There was an error in the 2007 budget. The Wilmington Yearly Meeting (WYM) assessment should by $2605 instead of $2570. This increase is balanced by increasing the Contribution Meeting Support line to $7986. This change will be reflected in next month’s budget report.
The report was approved.
Ministry & Counsel – Roger Schroeder
Bob Powell reported in Roger’s absence.
The final draft of Phil Holmes’s memorial minute is still pending.
Bob Powell will draft a letter forwarding Lucy Steinitz’s African AIDS appeal to the two yearly meetings.
Discussion of the new draft of the WYM minute on sexual harassment was tabled until Roger can be with us.
The process for preparing the State of Society Report was agreed and reconfirmed. See the November minutes for a summary of the plan.
A report on the progress of our plan to extend our Sunday meeting activities was tabled pending Roger’s return.
Patricia Thomas gave the committee a courtesy report on the planning for the meeting retreat. See under “New Business.”
Bob Powell brought forward a draft letter to distant friends, as directed by meeting for business, asking whether they wished to continue on our rolls. There was much discussion on the tone and thrust of the letter. Although the proximal cause of the letter was concern over yearly meeting assessments, it was decided, after consulting the faith and practice documents of both yearly meetings, that we should couch the letter in terms of pastoral outreach. Dale Hayes will bring a revised draft to our next meeting.
The committee discussed the issue of Carol Swisshelm’s membership status and the pastoral obligations of the meeting in that matter. Patricia Thomas will meet with Carol.
Health of members was reviewed. Kate Lynn has moved to Chicago to be with her mother, who appears to be in the final stage of her cancer. Richard Coleman is off painkillers and is rehabbing into his prosthesis.
Ministry and Counsel will meet next on 16 Jan at 9:30 am in Canby’s apartment.
The report was approved.
Old Business
There was no old business.
New Business
Meeting Retreat. Patricia Thomas reported for the Retreat Committee. Planning is well underway. At this point the main issue is the date. The date chosen by meeting for business is not available. The only other winter date is 26-28 Jan. The next available dates are in April. After some discussion, the meeting approved the weekend of 20-22 Apr for the retreat.
Quaker Knoll Camp does not charge a fee for providing the venue, although donations will be greatly appreciated.
All of the activities are being planned to be “stand alone;” that is, friends can pick and choose which sessions to participate in as their schedules and interests permit. Overnight accommodations will be available for those who wish to stay at Quaker Knoll Friday and Saturday nights.
The committee proposed the theme “Is God Green?” This is the title of a recent Bill Moyers PBS special about attitudes of religious organizations, especially evangelicals, toward stewardship of the environment. Stephen Potthoff has obtained a DVD of the program, which will serve as the framework of the retreat.
The outline of the proposed schedule is as follows:
Outlawed The Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Peace and Social Concerns Committee has sent the meeting a DVD containing a World Council of Churches documentary by this title. The documentary covers the Bush administration’s use of unlawful detention, torture, and “extraordinary rendition” in pursuit of its goals in the “global war on terror.” After some discussion, it was proposed that the DVD should be made available to all members and attenders and that the DVD be shown at our next Fellowship Breakfast, 7 Jan 07. The meeting approved this proposal.
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS –January 17, 2007-7:00PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@earthlink.net
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com
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20 Dec 06
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Canby Jones, Richard Coleman, Ron Rembert, Lenna Mae Gara, Stephen Potthoff, Summer McBrayer, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, 31 Dec
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Dale Hayes
Sunday, 7 Jan
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast, Kelly Room 10
Outlawed, a DVD produced by the World Council of10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Churches will be shown. See below for more information.
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Bob Powell
Sunday, 14 Jan
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Tuesday, 16 Jan
9:30 am Ministry and Counsel
Canby Jones, Apartment 417
Friendly Center
Wednesday, 17 Jan
7:00 pm Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Sunday, 21 Jan
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Lenna Mae Gara
Hymn singing at the rise of meeting, Patricia Thomas will
choose the hymns
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM that is to be the theme of t he State of Society Report, “How does your meeting use your “living stones” to build a spiritual house? How is your meeting vibrant with life?” (Reference: I Peter 2:4-5)
Minutes of the November Meeting
were approved with the following correction:
Page 2, paragraph 3 is amended to read “$1746” instead of “$1736.”
Treasurer’s Report – Dale Hayes – attached to these minutes
Patricia Thomas reported in Dale’s absence.
There was an error in the 2007 budget. The Wilmington Yearly Meeting (WYM) assessment should by $2605 instead of $2570. This increase is balanced by increasing the Contribution Meeting Support line to $7986. This change will be reflected in next month’s budget report.
The report was approved.
Ministry & Counsel – Roger Schroeder
Bob Powell reported in Roger’s absence.
The final draft of Phil Holmes’s memorial minute is still pending.
Bob Powell will draft a letter forwarding Lucy Steinitz’s African AIDS appeal to the two yearly meetings.
Discussion of the new draft of the WYM minute on sexual harassment was tabled until Roger can be with us.
The process for preparing the State of Society Report was agreed and reconfirmed. See the November minutes for a summary of the plan.
A report on the progress of our plan to extend our Sunday meeting activities was tabled pending Roger’s return.
Patricia Thomas gave the committee a courtesy report on the planning for the meeting retreat. See under “New Business.”
Bob Powell brought forward a draft letter to distant friends, as directed by meeting for business, asking whether they wished to continue on our rolls. There was much discussion on the tone and thrust of the letter. Although the proximal cause of the letter was concern over yearly meeting assessments, it was decided, after consulting the faith and practice documents of both yearly meetings, that we should couch the letter in terms of pastoral outreach. Dale Hayes will bring a revised draft to our next meeting.
The committee discussed the issue of Carol Swisshelm’s membership status and the pastoral obligations of the meeting in that matter. Patricia Thomas will meet with Carol.
Health of members was reviewed. Kate Lynn has moved to Chicago to be with her mother, who appears to be in the final stage of her cancer. Richard Coleman is off painkillers and is rehabbing into his prosthesis.
Ministry and Counsel will meet next on 16 Jan at 9:30 am in Canby’s apartment.
The report was approved.
Old Business
There was no old business.
New Business
Meeting Retreat. Patricia Thomas reported for the Retreat Committee. Planning is well underway. At this point the main issue is the date. The date chosen by meeting for business is not available. The only other winter date is 26-28 Jan. The next available dates are in April. After some discussion, the meeting approved the weekend of 20-22 Apr for the retreat.
Quaker Knoll Camp does not charge a fee for providing the venue, although donations will be greatly appreciated.
All of the activities are being planned to be “stand alone;” that is, friends can pick and choose which sessions to participate in as their schedules and interests permit. Overnight accommodations will be available for those who wish to stay at Quaker Knoll Friday and Saturday nights.
The committee proposed the theme “Is God Green?” This is the title of a recent Bill Moyers PBS special about attitudes of religious organizations, especially evangelicals, toward stewardship of the environment. Stephen Potthoff has obtained a DVD of the program, which will serve as the framework of the retreat.
The outline of the proposed schedule is as follows:
- Friday evening: Story-telling and sharing of our experience of nature. Singing. Worship.
- Saturday: Breakfast. Moyers DVD and discussion. Lunch. Nature walk with Jim Ramsey. Supper. Sharing: everyone contributes a song , story, dance, art work, craft, etc.
- Sunday: Breakfast. Worship sharing: “What does it mean to me to walk gently on the Earth?” Meeting for worship at the regular time. Clean up and depart.
Outlawed The Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Peace and Social Concerns Committee has sent the meeting a DVD containing a World Council of Churches documentary by this title. The documentary covers the Bush administration’s use of unlawful detention, torture, and “extraordinary rendition” in pursuit of its goals in the “global war on terror.” After some discussion, it was proposed that the DVD should be made available to all members and attenders and that the DVD be shown at our next Fellowship Breakfast, 7 Jan 07. The meeting approved this proposal.
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS –January 17, 2007-7:00PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@earthlink.net
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com
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Thursday, December 14, 2006
CAMPUS FRIENDS MEETING
15 Nov 06
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Lenna Mae Gara, Richard Coleman, Roger Schroeder, Canby Jones, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, 26 Nov
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast, Kelly Rm 10
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Lenna Mae Gara
Saturday, 2 Dec 11:30 am
Serve lunch at Your Father’s Kitchen
Sunday, 3 Dec
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Patricia Thomas
Sunday, 10 Dec 9:15 am
Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Sunday, 17 Dec
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Canby Jones
Carol singing at rise of meeting
Tuesday, 19 Dec 9:30 am
Ministry and Counsel
Canby Jones’s apartment
Wednesday, 20 Dec 7:00 pm
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM Queries.
Minutes of the October meeting
The minutes were approved with one technical correction.
Treasurer’s Report – Dale Hayes – attached to these minutes
Dale reported that we no longer qualify for the group subscription rate for Quaker Life. Friends must renew individually if they wish to continue receiving the publication.
The meeting currently gets two copies of Quaker Life. We put one copy in Watson Library and one in the meeting house. It was proposed that we reduce this to one copy to be deposited in Watson Library. The meeting approved.
The college subscribes to Friend’s Journal. We put our copy in the Kelly Center library. It was proposed that we put the current copy in the meeting house and transfer the previous month’s copy to the Kelly Center library. The meeting approved.
The OVYM assessment has increased by $36. The meeting approved amending the budget to accommodate the increase. Specifically, the OVYM line is to $1736 and that additional expense is to be offset by increasing the Contribution Meeting Support line to $436.
Dale has been having trouble getting bank statements on time. He has taken steps to get the statements by e-mail.
The report was approved.
Ministry & Counsel – Roger Schroeder
Memorial Minute for Phil Holmes. All corrections have been made. Patricia Thomas is doing the final draft. The question was raised about whether memorial minutes are submitted to Quaker Life and/or Friends Journal. Lenna Mae Gara will check to see if a fee is involved.
Lucy Steinitz’s AIDS appeal. The meeting reviewed the appeal and took the following actions:
Membership questions. The effort continues to establish which of our distant members and young Friends wish to remain on our rolls. The meeting approved the following specific steps
Health of members was reviewed
State of Society report. Ministry and Counsel proposes the following schedule for preparing the report, the theme of which this year is “Living Stones.”
Extended Sunday activities. Roger will contact Richard Coleman to check the state of arrangements with the General Denver.
The report was approved.
Old Business
Inner Search. Canby Jones has obtained three copies of Reflections on Divine Love by Julian of Norwich. Inner Search will explore Mother Julian’s writings for the foreseeable future.
Youth Center. Terry Miller and Lenna Mae Gara have decided that they can provide snacks during the shortened Thanksgiving week.
New Business
Meeting retreat. Quaker Knoll camp is opening up to the public. This opens the possibility of reserving it for a meeting retreat. There is no fee, but donations are gratefully received. The meeting approved the idea and directed that the following steps be taken.
All Campus Worship The Office of the Campus Minister is proposing to institute an All Campus Worship Meeting on Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45 pm during February, March and April. A “semi-programmed” meeting for worship is contemplated. Patricia Thomas asked if Campus Friends Meeting would like to be a co-sponsor of this activity. The meeting approved.
Kate Lynn Kate has gone to Chicago to be with her mother whose cancer appears to be terminal. Friends wishing to contact Kate may reach her at the following addresses:
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS- 20 Dec 06, 7:30PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@earthlink.com
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com ¶ 2:48 PM 0 comments
15 Nov 06
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Lenna Mae Gara, Richard Coleman, Roger Schroeder, Canby Jones, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, 26 Nov
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast, Kelly Rm 10
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Lenna Mae Gara
Saturday, 2 Dec 11:30 am
Serve lunch at Your Father’s Kitchen
Sunday, 3 Dec
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Patricia Thomas
Sunday, 10 Dec 9:15 am
Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Sunday, 17 Dec
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Canby Jones
Carol singing at rise of meeting
Tuesday, 19 Dec 9:30 am
Ministry and Counsel
Canby Jones’s apartment
Wednesday, 20 Dec 7:00 pm
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM Queries.
Minutes of the October meeting
The minutes were approved with one technical correction.
Treasurer’s Report – Dale Hayes – attached to these minutes
Dale reported that we no longer qualify for the group subscription rate for Quaker Life. Friends must renew individually if they wish to continue receiving the publication.
The meeting currently gets two copies of Quaker Life. We put one copy in Watson Library and one in the meeting house. It was proposed that we reduce this to one copy to be deposited in Watson Library. The meeting approved.
The college subscribes to Friend’s Journal. We put our copy in the Kelly Center library. It was proposed that we put the current copy in the meeting house and transfer the previous month’s copy to the Kelly Center library. The meeting approved.
The OVYM assessment has increased by $36. The meeting approved amending the budget to accommodate the increase. Specifically, the OVYM line is to $1736 and that additional expense is to be offset by increasing the Contribution Meeting Support line to $436.
Dale has been having trouble getting bank statements on time. He has taken steps to get the statements by e-mail.
The report was approved.
Ministry & Counsel – Roger Schroeder
Memorial Minute for Phil Holmes. All corrections have been made. Patricia Thomas is doing the final draft. The question was raised about whether memorial minutes are submitted to Quaker Life and/or Friends Journal. Lenna Mae Gara will check to see if a fee is involved.
Lucy Steinitz’s AIDS appeal. The meeting reviewed the appeal and took the following actions:
- Patricia Thomas will respond as clerk to Lucy offering our support
- Ministry and Counsel will draft a letter forwarding Lucy’s appeal to both yearly meetings
Membership questions. The effort continues to establish which of our distant members and young Friends wish to remain on our rolls. The meeting approved the following specific steps
- Ministry and Counsel will bring forward a draft letter to distant friends soliciting their wishes
- Need a pastoral meeting with Carol Swisshelm to determine her desires,/li.
- Dale Hayes will draft a letter to Ian Snyder
Health of members was reviewed
State of Society report. Ministry and Counsel proposes the following schedule for preparing the report, the theme of which this year is “Living Stones.”
- Use queries at meetings for business in December. January and February to ground members, seek input.
- Solicit input through worship sharing fellowship breakfast the first Sunday in March
- Draft approved by Ministry and Counsel at March meeting
- Draft approved by Meeting for Business at March meeting
- Submit final draft to Wilmington Yearly Meeting by 31 Mar
Extended Sunday activities. Roger will contact Richard Coleman to check the state of arrangements with the General Denver.
The report was approved.
Old Business
Inner Search. Canby Jones has obtained three copies of Reflections on Divine Love by Julian of Norwich. Inner Search will explore Mother Julian’s writings for the foreseeable future.
Youth Center. Terry Miller and Lenna Mae Gara have decided that they can provide snacks during the shortened Thanksgiving week.
New Business
Meeting retreat. Quaker Knoll camp is opening up to the public. This opens the possibility of reserving it for a meeting retreat. There is no fee, but donations are gratefully received. The meeting approved the idea and directed that the following steps be taken.
- Patricia Thomas will reserve Quaker Knoll for us for the weekend of 2-4 Feb, or the next nearest suitable weekend
- Patricia Thomas and Steven Potthoff will constitute the retreat committee and will bring an agenda to Meeting for Business
All Campus Worship The Office of the Campus Minister is proposing to institute an All Campus Worship Meeting on Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45 pm during February, March and April. A “semi-programmed” meeting for worship is contemplated. Patricia Thomas asked if Campus Friends Meeting would like to be a co-sponsor of this activity. The meeting approved.
Kate Lynn Kate has gone to Chicago to be with her mother whose cancer appears to be terminal. Friends wishing to contact Kate may reach her at the following addresses:
321 Kenyon Dr
Wilmington OH 45177
perfectunfolding@yahoo.com
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS- 20 Dec 06, 7:30PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@earthlink.com
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com ¶ 2:48 PM 0 comments
