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date Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:13:27 +0000
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2 *Location of children at AAM*
3 Central placement of the table makes a worshipful gathering harder
4 for the adults
5 No complaint wrt CC trying this, but now it's been raised, we should
6 consider it.
7 Motivation was making it possible for a wheelchair user to get to the
8 table.
9 2) It is Elders' role to care for the holding of MfW, and we should
10 share our feelings about this and look for an alternative
11 resolution.
12
13 2) There's a more general issue here, which is that when things
14 overlap with our responsibilities, it would be helpful to involve
15 us in the discussion.
16
17 *Action* Margaret to speak with Madeleine Harding _qua_ Convenor of
18 Childrens C'tee about the above two points.
19
20 *World Quaker Day*
21 We have some unease about the whole idea. Being up there with World
22 Lawn Bowls day...
23 There is in any case an apparent overlap as to days with the
24 invitation for people to bring a child/newcomer with them.
25
26 We agree not to do anything.
27
28 *Action* Gareth to speak to Marilyn Higgins _qua_ member of the
29 Clerking Team to convey the above.
30
31 *Secpnd half of the RESTORE programme*
32 Zoe has offered to do this on request.
33
34 *Action* HST to ask Zoe to suggest a date, early November, same timing
35 as last time, i.e. after lunch.
36
37 *State of Meeting*
38 David shared incidents lately when reading from the Bible resulted in
39 pushback. There's an asymmetry of tolerance: tolerance for
40 disinterest in or even dislike for traditional Christian
41 language/belief is required of us, but intolerance of these is common.
42
43 How do we foreground that we are the _religious_ Society of Friends
44 in a way that is encouraging of respect, without feeling like being
45 accusing or sounding like special pleading...
46
47 Individually we are feeling a bit lost spiritually ourselves, and a
48 lack of spiritual witness in the Meeting.
49
50 There's also a lack of channels for service, to the community and to
51 the Meeting.
52
53 Possible things to do: Someone from Woodbrooke, getting house groups
54 going.
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56 2022-11
57
58 *Matters Arising*
59 - Location of children at AAM
60 Tables have been moved to the side
61 Round table would be preferred, MM will take this forward with the
62 Silvia Marshall fund
63
64 - RESTORE
65 HST to check the the Hall is available on the 27th
66 Not blended but online for listening/watching? HST to ask Zoe
67 Go with option 2, see my email
68
69 *House/study groups*
70 HST to pester Pip for syllabus
71 HST to give MM info about the Pendle Hill _Exploring the Quaker Way_
72 Gareth Rae MfLs on Swarthmore Lecture book: Tom Shakespear on _Hope_
73 MM to ask SMF for a starter
74 HST to ask for time/day starting in 2nd week of January
75
76 *Memorial meetings*
77 Should LMs be responsible for memorial meetings, or should it be an
78 AM matter? AM Elders? Probably -- we might be able to cope in CE,
79 but smaller mmeetings shouldn't have to bear that weight.