Meeting for Worship on the Occasion of Business
Held at the Senior Citizens’ Service Center
Bennington, VT
September 15, 2019
Present were Timmy Bullock, clerk, Priscilla Tracy, Eliza Navias-Bell, Lucie McKee, Auberta Galusha, Juliet Wright and Michael Wajda
How ardently we need to pray, if we are to escape the ravages of our own disillusioned, frustrated, dried-up egoism.
Pierre Ceresole, cited from The Spirit of the Quakers
Geoffrey Durham
Out of the silence the clerk read the above quotation.
2019-32 Meeting for business approves having extended singing of Christmas carols on the first Sunday of December followed by worship and potluck; other celebration to be discussed; Juliet will be in touch with Allison and Amy with a list of Christmas carols that she plays.
2019-33 Meeting for business approves Eliza Navias-Bell as a member of Ministry and Counsel.
2019-34 We have received with regret and appreciation, the resignation of our treasurer, Eliza Navias-Bell. In this one instance meeting for business will function as a nominating committee to consider names for treasurer. Eliza’s resignation will be effective, December 3l, 2019.
2019-35 The clerk will reach out to Juliet Wright, Michael Wajda and Mary Ann St. John to discuss their interest and willingness to serve as treasurer, and she will bring forward a name to meeting for business.
After a period of silent worship, the meeting adjourned.
Timmy Bullock, clerk
Juliet Wright, recording clerk
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Minutes for Ministry and Counsel
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Present were Timmy Bullock, clerk, ex-officio, Priscilla Tracy, Auberta Galusha, Juliet Wright
and Eliza Navias-Bell
Pastoral concerns discussed.