Thursday, July 24, 2008
Meeting for Business-- July 2008
CAMPUS FRIENDS MEETING
18 July2008
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Ron Rembert, Ruth and Roy Joe Stuckey, Lenna Mae Gara, Dale Hayes, Richard Coleman, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, 3 Aug
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast, Room 10, Kelly Center
10:30 am Meeting for Worship, Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Roy Joe Stuckey
2:00-6:00 Miami Center Quarterly Meeting
Caesar Creek Pioneer Village meetinghouse
Sunday, 10 Aug
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship, Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Friday, 15 Aug
9:30 am Ministry and Counsel
Dale Hayes
427 N South Street
Saturday, 16 Aug 12:00-1:00 Peace Vigil
Corner of Fife Avenue and College Street
Sunday, 17 Aug
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: Lenna Mae Gara
Wednesday, 20 Aug
7:00 pm Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Sunday, 24 Aug
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship, Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Patricia Thomas
Sunday, 31 Aug
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Dale Hayes
Fifth Sunday program at the rise of meeting
Coffee and cookies will be available
Jim and Millie Ramsey will speak
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM Queries.
Minutes of the June meeting
The minutes were approved.
Treasurer’s Report – Dale Hayes – attached to these minutes
At the time of the report, meeting support had not yet risen to the level required to meet all our discretionary giving, though donations are still coming in. The Budget Committee also presented a five month transition budget to align our fiscal year with the calendar year, as is the practice of both yearly meetings. This situation required a number of actions by meeting for business:
• The Budget Committee recommended moving the budgeted amount in the Fund for Suffering into the Fund for Sufferings bank account. This is purely a bookkeeping transaction. The recommendation was approved.
• The Budget Committee recommended that the meeting make all the budgeted discretionary giving amounts except for the gifts to the two yearly meetings. This recommendation was approved.
• The Budget Committee presented the proposed transition budget, shown in the attached spreadsheet as the “2008-5m” budget. This budget is essentially the 2008 budget pro-rated for another five months. The only major change is that the FUM line is moved from Obligations and Assessments category to the Discretionary category. The 2008-5m budget was approved.
• It was proposed that if we have sufficient funds by 31 July to insure a healthy carryover balance, then the Treasurer will apportion the excess evenly between the two yearly meetings. The meeting approved.
The report was approved.
Ministry & Counsel – Bob Powell reporting for Roger Schroeder
Health of members was reviewed
Retreat
Ron Rembert has agreed to structure a program around the book Beloved by Henri Nouwen. The book includes a CD on prayer, solitude, busy-ness and similar topics. The basic exposition will occur in the Saturday morning session with follow-up in the afternoon session. Jim and Millie Ramsey will lead a nature activity in the afternoon. It was proposed that we have a walking meditation on Sunday morning before meeting for worship. The committee agreed to ask meeting for business for a committee to take on the detailed planning.
Fifth Sunday
At the time of the meeting, we needed a speaker for the 31 Aug Fifth Sunday program. Ruth Stuckey agreed to ask Jim and Millie Ramsey to speak and to ask Lenna Mae Gara to speak at the 30 Nov fifth Sunday.
The report was approved. The next meeting of the committee will be on 15 Aug at 9:30 at Dale Hayes home.
Old Business
Retreat Committee
The meeting approved the theme suggested by Ron Rembert. Linda Sears, Norma Allen, and Patricia Thomas will handle the logistics. The retreat is set for 26-28 Sep at Quaker Knoll Camp.
Dishes and Household Items
Patricia Thomas reported that the pantry is now well-stocked. No more donations are needed at present. The cupboard is locked and the key is in the metal cabinet in the Kelly Center library.
Wilmington Yearly Meeting Lunch Service
Campus Friends Meeting has volunteered to host lunch for WYM on 26 Jul from 11:30-2:00 in the large upstairs classroom in Boyd. CFM will coordinate getting orders from Jen’s Deli. Dale Hayes will handle taking orders and money and will get the orders to Jen’s Deli by 10:00. Jen’s will deliver. Patricia Thomas will make coffee. Iced tea and lemonade will by provided by Lenna Mae Gara. Norma Allen will decorate the tables.
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee, Ruth Stuckey and Terry Miller, will bring a new slate of officers to the August meeting for business.
New Business
Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Representative
We need to appoint a representative for the OVYM sessions. Dale Hayes volunteered to fill the post.
Friends Committee on National Legislation Request
FCNL is asking meetings to contact local candidates for Congress to urge them to make peace a prominent part of their agendas. Lenna Mae Gara presented a draft letter to be sent to Mike Turner and Jane Mitakides. The meeting approved making the letter a part of these minutes and it is attached. Lenna Mae will forward copies to both candidates.
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS – 20 Aug 08 -7:00PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@hughes.net
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com
Minute on Peace in the 2008 Electoral Process
As the current electoral campaign moves toward Election Day, November 4, we, the members and attenders of Campus Friends Meeting of Wilmington, Ohio, wish to convey our deep concern for the content of that campaign. With the many issues that demand attention from Congress – war in the Middle East, health care, the economy, the environment, and the energy crisis, to name some of the most urgent – we believe the need to establish long term conditions for peace should inform and undergird all the others.
As long as the United States is embroiled in war in Iraq and Afghanistan at a sickeningly high cost in money and lives, none of the other problems can be adequately addressed. Should rumors of U.S. military action against Iran become reality, even the fragile equilibrium that now exists in the Middle East would surely dissolve into chaos. We urge Ohio Third District candidates for the House of Representatives to inform voters of their views on war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, and of which initiatives they would support in an effort to bring real peace to that troubled region.
We hope those initiatives would include increased support for diplomatic moves to ease international tensions and promote peace in areas of conflict. We note that funding for diplomatic efforts and the personnel needed to carry them out has been sharply reduced over the past decade, something we hope the next Congress will rectify.
We write as Christians, as members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and as concerned citizens of the country we all love. We respectfully ask Congressman Mike Turner and Ms. Jane Mitakides to speak frankly during this campaign on issues of war and peace, and to tell voters how they will address those issues should they be victorious in the upcoming election. We urge them to make every effort to put peace on the agenda of the next Congress.
Approved in Meeting for Business
July 16, 2008 ¶ 7:43 AM
18 July2008
Monthly Meeting for Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Unapproved Minutes
PRESENT: Patricia Thomas, Ron Rembert, Ruth and Roy Joe Stuckey, Lenna Mae Gara, Dale Hayes, Richard Coleman, Bob Powell
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS
Sunday, 3 Aug
9:15 am Fellowship Breakfast, Room 10, Kelly Center
10:30 am Meeting for Worship, Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Roy Joe Stuckey
2:00-6:00 Miami Center Quarterly Meeting
Caesar Creek Pioneer Village meetinghouse
Sunday, 10 Aug
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship, Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Richard Coleman
Friday, 15 Aug
9:30 am Ministry and Counsel
Dale Hayes
427 N South Street
Saturday, 16 Aug 12:00-1:00 Peace Vigil
Corner of Fife Avenue and College Street
Sunday, 17 Aug
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: Lenna Mae Gara
Wednesday, 20 Aug
7:00 pm Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Ellis Room, Friendly Center
Sunday, 24 Aug
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship, Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Patricia Thomas
Sunday, 31 Aug
9:15 am Inner Search, Boyd Lobby
10:30 am Meeting for Worship,
Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse
Greeter/Breaker: Dale Hayes
Fifth Sunday program at the rise of meeting
Coffee and cookies will be available
Jim and Millie Ramsey will speak
Friends gathered with a time of centering and a query from WYM Queries.
Minutes of the June meeting
The minutes were approved.
Treasurer’s Report – Dale Hayes – attached to these minutes
At the time of the report, meeting support had not yet risen to the level required to meet all our discretionary giving, though donations are still coming in. The Budget Committee also presented a five month transition budget to align our fiscal year with the calendar year, as is the practice of both yearly meetings. This situation required a number of actions by meeting for business:
• The Budget Committee recommended moving the budgeted amount in the Fund for Suffering into the Fund for Sufferings bank account. This is purely a bookkeeping transaction. The recommendation was approved.
• The Budget Committee recommended that the meeting make all the budgeted discretionary giving amounts except for the gifts to the two yearly meetings. This recommendation was approved.
• The Budget Committee presented the proposed transition budget, shown in the attached spreadsheet as the “2008-5m” budget. This budget is essentially the 2008 budget pro-rated for another five months. The only major change is that the FUM line is moved from Obligations and Assessments category to the Discretionary category. The 2008-5m budget was approved.
• It was proposed that if we have sufficient funds by 31 July to insure a healthy carryover balance, then the Treasurer will apportion the excess evenly between the two yearly meetings. The meeting approved.
The report was approved.
Ministry & Counsel – Bob Powell reporting for Roger Schroeder
Health of members was reviewed
Retreat
Ron Rembert has agreed to structure a program around the book Beloved by Henri Nouwen. The book includes a CD on prayer, solitude, busy-ness and similar topics. The basic exposition will occur in the Saturday morning session with follow-up in the afternoon session. Jim and Millie Ramsey will lead a nature activity in the afternoon. It was proposed that we have a walking meditation on Sunday morning before meeting for worship. The committee agreed to ask meeting for business for a committee to take on the detailed planning.
Fifth Sunday
At the time of the meeting, we needed a speaker for the 31 Aug Fifth Sunday program. Ruth Stuckey agreed to ask Jim and Millie Ramsey to speak and to ask Lenna Mae Gara to speak at the 30 Nov fifth Sunday.
The report was approved. The next meeting of the committee will be on 15 Aug at 9:30 at Dale Hayes home.
Old Business
Retreat Committee
The meeting approved the theme suggested by Ron Rembert. Linda Sears, Norma Allen, and Patricia Thomas will handle the logistics. The retreat is set for 26-28 Sep at Quaker Knoll Camp.
Dishes and Household Items
Patricia Thomas reported that the pantry is now well-stocked. No more donations are needed at present. The cupboard is locked and the key is in the metal cabinet in the Kelly Center library.
Wilmington Yearly Meeting Lunch Service
Campus Friends Meeting has volunteered to host lunch for WYM on 26 Jul from 11:30-2:00 in the large upstairs classroom in Boyd. CFM will coordinate getting orders from Jen’s Deli. Dale Hayes will handle taking orders and money and will get the orders to Jen’s Deli by 10:00. Jen’s will deliver. Patricia Thomas will make coffee. Iced tea and lemonade will by provided by Lenna Mae Gara. Norma Allen will decorate the tables.
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee, Ruth Stuckey and Terry Miller, will bring a new slate of officers to the August meeting for business.
New Business
Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Representative
We need to appoint a representative for the OVYM sessions. Dale Hayes volunteered to fill the post.
Friends Committee on National Legislation Request
FCNL is asking meetings to contact local candidates for Congress to urge them to make peace a prominent part of their agendas. Lenna Mae Gara presented a draft letter to be sent to Mike Turner and Jane Mitakides. The meeting approved making the letter a part of these minutes and it is attached. Lenna Mae will forward copies to both candidates.
The meeting concluded with a period of silent worship.
NEXT MEETING FOR BUSINESS – 20 Aug 08 -7:00PM - ELLIS ROOM
Patricia Thomas, Presiding Clerk
pcthomas42@hughes.net
Bob Powell, Recording Clerk
rdp1710@gmail.com
Minute on Peace in the 2008 Electoral Process
As the current electoral campaign moves toward Election Day, November 4, we, the members and attenders of Campus Friends Meeting of Wilmington, Ohio, wish to convey our deep concern for the content of that campaign. With the many issues that demand attention from Congress – war in the Middle East, health care, the economy, the environment, and the energy crisis, to name some of the most urgent – we believe the need to establish long term conditions for peace should inform and undergird all the others.
As long as the United States is embroiled in war in Iraq and Afghanistan at a sickeningly high cost in money and lives, none of the other problems can be adequately addressed. Should rumors of U.S. military action against Iran become reality, even the fragile equilibrium that now exists in the Middle East would surely dissolve into chaos. We urge Ohio Third District candidates for the House of Representatives to inform voters of their views on war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, and of which initiatives they would support in an effort to bring real peace to that troubled region.
We hope those initiatives would include increased support for diplomatic moves to ease international tensions and promote peace in areas of conflict. We note that funding for diplomatic efforts and the personnel needed to carry them out has been sharply reduced over the past decade, something we hope the next Congress will rectify.
We write as Christians, as members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and as concerned citizens of the country we all love. We respectfully ask Congressman Mike Turner and Ms. Jane Mitakides to speak frankly during this campaign on issues of war and peace, and to tell voters how they will address those issues should they be victorious in the upcoming election. We urge them to make every effort to put peace on the agenda of the next Congress.
Approved in Meeting for Business
July 16, 2008 ¶ 7:43 AM
