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1 2022-09
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2 *Location of children at AAM*
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3 Central placement of the table makes a worshipful gathering harder
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4 for the adults
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5 No complaint wrt CC trying this, but now it's been raised, we should
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6 consider it.
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7 Motivation was making it possible for a wheelchair user to get to the
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8 table.
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9 2) It is Elders' role to care for the holding of MfW, and we should
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10 share our feelings about this and look for an alternative
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11 resolution.
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12
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13 2) There's a more general issue here, which is that when things
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14 overlap with our responsibilities, it would be helpful to involve
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15 us in the discussion.
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16
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17 *Action* Margaret to speak with Madeleine Harding _qua_ Convenor of
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18 Childrens C'tee about the above two points.
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19
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20 *World Quaker Day*
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21 We have some unease about the whole idea. Being up there with World
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22 Lawn Bowls day...
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23 There is in any case an apparent overlap as to days with the
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24 invitation for people to bring a child/newcomer with them.
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25
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26 We agree not to do anything.
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27
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28 *Action* Gareth to speak to Marilyn Higgins _qua_ member of the
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29 Clerking Team to convey the above.
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30
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31 *Secpnd half of the RESTORE programme*
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32 Zoe has offered to do this on request.
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33
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34 *Action* HST to ask Zoe to suggest a date, early November, same timing
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35 as last time, i.e. after lunch.
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36
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37 *State of Meeting*
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38 David shared incidents lately when reading from the Bible resulted in
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39 pushback. There's an asymmetry of tolerance: tolerance for
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40 disinterest in or even dislike for traditional Christian
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41 language/belief is required of us, but intolerance of these is common.
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42
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43 How do we foreground that we are the _religious_ Society of Friends
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44 in a way that is encouraging of respect, without feeling like being
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45 accusing or sounding like special pleading...
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46
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47 Individually we are feeling a bit lost spiritually ourselves, and a
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48 lack of spiritual witness in the Meeting.
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49
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50 There's also a lack of channels for service, to the community and to
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51 the Meeting.
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52
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53 Possible things to do: Someone from Woodbrooke, getting house groups
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54 going.
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55 ---------------
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56 2022-11
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57
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58 *Matters Arising*
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59 - Location of children at AAM
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60 Tables have been moved to the side
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61 Round table would be preferred, MM will take this forward with the
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62 Silvia Marshall fund
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63
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64 - RESTORE
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65 HST to check the the Hall is available on the 27th
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66 Not blended but online for listening/watching? HST to ask Zoe
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67 Go with option 2, see my email
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68
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69 *House/study groups*
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70 HST to pester Pip for syllabus
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71 HST to give MM info about the Pendle Hill _Exploring the Quaker Way_
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72 Gareth Rae MfLs on Swarthmore Lecture book: Tom Shakespear on _Hope_
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73 MM to ask SMF for a starter
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74 HST to ask for time/day starting in 2nd week of January
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75
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76 *Memorial meetings*
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77 Should LMs be responsible for memorial meetings, or should it be an
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78 AM matter? AM Elders? Probably -- we might be able to cope in CE,
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79 but smaller mmeetings shouldn't have to bear that weight.
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