Bennington Friends Meeting
Meeting for Worship on the Occasion of Business
Held at the Senior Citizens Service Center,
Bennington, Vermont
August 16, 2015
Present were Timmy Bullock, Juliet Wright, Eliza Navias-Bell, Arnold Ricks and Auberta Galusha
In your relations with others, exercise imagination, understanding and sympathy. Listen patiently, and seek whatever truth other people’s opinions may contain for you. Think it possible that you may be mistaken. In discussion, avoid hurtful and provocative language; do not allow the strength of your convictions into making statements or allegations that are unfair or untrue.
London Yearly Meeting, Advices and Queries 1964
Out of the silence, the clerk read the above quotation from London Yearly Meeting, Advices and Queries 1964
2015-30 The recording clerk read the minutes from meeting for business for August 16, 2015. They were approved.
2015-31 Timmy Bullock reported on the status of Quarterly Meeting to be held on December 5 and 6, 2015 in Poultney.
2015-32 Meeting for business discussed briefly retreat and will have a post potluck discussion on Sunday, October 4, 2015.
2015-33 Ministry and Counsel report. Timmy Bullock reported.
2015-34 Ministry and counsel will further explore ideas and readings for possible future post potluck discussions on Quaker practice.
Minutes for Ministry and Counsel
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Present were Priscilla Tracy, Timmy Bullock, clerk ex-officio, Auberta Galusha, and Juliet Wright
Pastoral concerns discussed
15-17 Ministry and Counsel looked at the questions raised by Standford Searl in his book Voices From the Silence and suggests that reading his book and studying the questions within would be a valuable study for this meeting. Books would be purchased for members of the meeting and a post potluck discussion would be scheduled for November. We need to determine how to use the questions shape the discussion.