Campus Friends Meeting
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
CAMPUS FRIENDS MEETING
April 18, 2007
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Richard Coleman, Lenna Mae Gara, Ron Rembert, Canby Jones, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, Apr 29
9:15 am Fifth Sunday program. Speakers: Richard Coleman and Bob Powell
Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Ron Rembert
Sunday, May 6
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast. Patricia Thomas will overview new draft of WYM Faith and Practice
Kelly Room 10
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Sunday, May 13
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Canby Jones
Tuesday, May 15
9:30 am Ministry and Counsel
Canby Jones, Apartment 417
Friendly Center
Wednesday, May 16
7:00 pm Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Sunday, May 20
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Patricia Thomas
Hymn singing at the rise of meeting, Jim and Millie
Ramsey will select the hymns.
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM Queries.
Minutes of the March meeting
were approved.
Treasurer’s Report – Patricia Thomas reporting for Dale Hayes
There is still come concern over the rate of giving. At the current rate, we may have difficulty meeting our discretionary giving goals.
The report was approved. The full report is attached to these minutes
Ministry & Counsel – Roger Schroeder
Draft WYM Faith and Practice. We have received the draft revision of the Wilmington Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice. It is emphasized that this is a revision designed to incorporate changes approved by Yearly Meeting over the past two decades and is not intended to break new ground. Our input is due to WYM on July 1. WYM requests one of four responses:
Ministry and Counsel proposes the following process:
The meeting approved this process.
Contact with distant friends. Gretchen Huddleston wishes to remain a member in memory of her father, Phil Holmes. Kelly Snider has not responded, possibly because of difficulties in reaching her. We will try again. There is also the question of the status of Phil’s grandchildren, who are approaching college age
The report was approved.
Old Business
Retreat. Final arrangements were made for the retreat to be held at Quaker Knoll Camp April 20-22.
New Business
Miami Quarterly Meeting will take place on May 20 at Dayton Friends Meeting. We are co-hosts. The meeting discussed what contribution we might make. Patricia Thomas will coordinate with the Dayton clerk.
Your Father’s Kitchen. Our turn to serve lunch at Your Father’s Kitchen comes up again on June 2. Linda Sears’ family has avidly supported this the last two times. Patricia will contact Linda to see if they want to take it on again.
Moratorium on Executions. Ken Boardwell of Community Friends is leading a drive for Ohio to declare a moratorium on executions in order to conduct an ab initio study the whole question of capital punishment . He is seeking minutes from other meetings endorsing this program. Lenna Mae and Larry Gara will draft such a minute for Campus Friends and bring it to Meeting for Business.
FCNL letter writing request. Lenna Mae Gara reported that FCNL is requesting friends to write their senators to vote for approval of the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act, Senate Bill 185.
Jon Carr found. Canby Jones reported receiving correspondence from Jon Carr, who was displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The correspondence came in the form of a wedding invitation. Jon can be reached at
Another wedding invitation came from Violetta Tribandiene and Ross Gwynn, who will be married at Quaker Knoll Camp, at 3:00 pm on May 12, 2007.
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS –May 16, 2007-7:00PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@earthlink.net
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
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April 18, 2007
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Richard Coleman, Lenna Mae Gara, Ron Rembert, Canby Jones, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, Apr 29
9:15 am Fifth Sunday program. Speakers: Richard Coleman and Bob Powell
Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Ron Rembert
Sunday, May 6
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast. Patricia Thomas will overview new draft of WYM Faith and Practice
Kelly Room 10
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Sunday, May 13
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Canby Jones
Tuesday, May 15
9:30 am Ministry and Counsel
Canby Jones, Apartment 417
Friendly Center
Wednesday, May 16
7:00 pm Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Sunday, May 20
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Patricia Thomas
Hymn singing at the rise of meeting, Jim and Millie
Ramsey will select the hymns.
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM Queries.
Minutes of the March meeting
were approved.
Treasurer’s Report – Patricia Thomas reporting for Dale Hayes
There is still come concern over the rate of giving. At the current rate, we may have difficulty meeting our discretionary giving goals.
The report was approved. The full report is attached to these minutes
Ministry & Counsel – Roger Schroeder
Draft WYM Faith and Practice. We have received the draft revision of the Wilmington Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice. It is emphasized that this is a revision designed to incorporate changes approved by Yearly Meeting over the past two decades and is not intended to break new ground. Our input is due to WYM on July 1. WYM requests one of four responses:
1. Approve
2. Approve with minor changes
3. Do not approve for stated reasons
4. Stand aside
Ministry and Counsel proposes the following process:
May 6: Patricia Thomas presents an overview of the draft at fellowship breakfast. The text is available on CD. A copy may be requested by any friend. In addition, we have one hard copy; however, others may be obtained by applying to the recording clerk.
Jun 3: Friends offer input at fellowship breakfast. After discussion, suggestions will be gathered by Ministry and Counsel
Jun 19: Ministry and Counsel considers a draft response, should one be necessary, to take to meeting for business.
Jun 20: Meeting for Business approves draft
Jul 1: Campus Friends Meeting submits response to Wilmington Yearly Meeting
The meeting approved this process.
Contact with distant friends. Gretchen Huddleston wishes to remain a member in memory of her father, Phil Holmes. Kelly Snider has not responded, possibly because of difficulties in reaching her. We will try again. There is also the question of the status of Phil’s grandchildren, who are approaching college age
The report was approved.
Old Business
Retreat. Final arrangements were made for the retreat to be held at Quaker Knoll Camp April 20-22.
New Business
Miami Quarterly Meeting will take place on May 20 at Dayton Friends Meeting. We are co-hosts. The meeting discussed what contribution we might make. Patricia Thomas will coordinate with the Dayton clerk.
Your Father’s Kitchen. Our turn to serve lunch at Your Father’s Kitchen comes up again on June 2. Linda Sears’ family has avidly supported this the last two times. Patricia will contact Linda to see if they want to take it on again.
Moratorium on Executions. Ken Boardwell of Community Friends is leading a drive for Ohio to declare a moratorium on executions in order to conduct an ab initio study the whole question of capital punishment . He is seeking minutes from other meetings endorsing this program. Lenna Mae and Larry Gara will draft such a minute for Campus Friends and bring it to Meeting for Business.
FCNL letter writing request. Lenna Mae Gara reported that FCNL is requesting friends to write their senators to vote for approval of the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act, Senate Bill 185.
Jon Carr found. Canby Jones reported receiving correspondence from Jon Carr, who was displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The correspondence came in the form of a wedding invitation. Jon can be reached at
7825 McCallum Blvd, #111
Dallas, TX 75252
Another wedding invitation came from Violetta Tribandiene and Ross Gwynn, who will be married at Quaker Knoll Camp, at 3:00 pm on May 12, 2007.
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS –May 16, 2007-7:00PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@earthlink.net
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com ¶ 12:51 PM 0 comments
