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author Henry S Thompson <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk>
date Fri, 26 May 2023 16:11:54 +0100
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1 *Committee on Clerks review*
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3 Take the lessons/ideas that came from the review of Central
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4 Nominations into the ConC.
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6 [DS has seen the CN review report?]
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8 *Yearly Meeting 2018 -- report from the Clerk*
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10 2020 Gathering will be in Bath 1--8 August
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12 Most of the time to deciding on revising the BoD
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13 * Theological differences
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14 * Structural proposal, wrt CG [principles in book and guidelines
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15 e.g. online]
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16 * Trustees' report (highlight of 2017?!)
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18 Deadlines for JYM _next week_, other youth programmes mid-March
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20 There will be registration again
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22 *Report from BYM Sustainability Group*
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24 Near the beginning of their 2nd 3-year 'term'
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26 Struggling a bit to get the resourcing they think they need
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28 Uptake of the sustainability concern is very uneven across the YM --
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29 YM said we need to change in the 2011 Canterbury Commitment [1], but
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30 that hasn't always translated into action
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32 Sufferings appointed a Review Group, (now) due to report in time for
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33 April MfS
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35 G. K. Chesterton:
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37 “I tell you naught for your comfort,
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38 Yea, naught for your desire,
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39 Save that the sky grows darker yet
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40 And the sea rises higher.”
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42 [1] http://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/minute-36-leaflet-2011
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44 *Quaker Life CC report*
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46 A lot of changes, in CC and in central Staff
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48 A new (no longer draft) Strategy
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50 Staff say existing work all fits
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52 QLCC mindful that membership is declining, and aging
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53 What _can_ we do? Is what we are trying to do working?
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55 Organised in terms of OFitF
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57 Priority to 1 (MfW), 2 (Community), 6 (Visibility)
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59 New "Quake!" e-newsletter: [ref coming]
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61 1330 House group Hilda Clark 1 [time, participation, questions]
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62 1445 back to plenary
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63 -----[House Groups on QLCC report]-----
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64 Carol Rakoby & Gill Reid facilitating
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65 plus usual suspects, one or two changes
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66 [membership, meetings for learning, [afterword]]
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67 ----------QLCC report revisited--------
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68 Flexible membership - email JBB about FWCC c'ttee
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70 [?email to Clerk? -- concerned at your (2nd meeting in a row)
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71 appearing to rebuke someone for their ministry. Not my understanding
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72 of a Clerk's job]
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74 Are we slaves to our buildings?
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76 Welcoming isn't enough -- without depth, people won't come back
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77 Qualitative indicators
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