Minutes
Bennington Friends Meeting for Worship for the conduct of Business
Held at the Senior Citizens Service Center, Bennington, Vermont
July 22, 2012
Present: Timmy Bullock, Clerk; Juliet Wright, Recording Clerk; Beth Cheadle, Arnold Ricks, Bain Davis.
“As the meeting gathers, they find a collective way forward, rather than arguing points or taking sides.”
Geoffrey Durham, Being a Quaker: a guide for newcomers, 2011, p47
2012-37 Meeting for business approved the approach of having our retreat at Cail Johnstone’s house in East Poultney on Saturday, October 6, 2012, dependent upon approval of the date by Cail. The retreat will use some of the ideas from Quaker Quest to reach out to those families in Poultney who might be interested in becoming Quakers. Ministry and Council will take up the planning details.
2012-38 Auberta Galusha reported for Interfaith Council.
2012-39 Bain Davis reported on behalf of a new community mentoring project that is being developed in Bennington.
Meeting closed with a few moments of silence.
Timmy Bullock, Clerk
Juliet Wright, Recording Clerk
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Minutes for Ministry and Counsel Meeting
Sunday, July 12, 2012
Present were Priscilla Tracy, clerk, Timmy Bullock, clerk ex-officio, Beth Cheadle, Auberta Galusha and Juliet Wright
Pastoral concerns were discussed.
10-12 M & C is reading and researching several options for the topic for retreat.