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+*Location of children at AAM*
+ Central placement of the table makes a worshipful gathering harder
+   for the adults
+ No complaint wrt CC trying this, but now it's been raised, we should
+ consider it.
+ Motivation was making it possible for a wheelchair user to get to the
+  table.  
+ 2) It is Elders' role to care for the holding of MfW, and we should
+    share our feelings about this and look for an alternative
+    resolution.
+
+ 2) There's a more general issue here, which is that when things
+    overlap with our responsibilities, it would be helpful to involve
+    us in the discussion.
+
+ *Action* Margaret to speak with Madeleine Harding _qua_ Convenor of
+Childrens C'tee about the above two points.
+
+*World Quaker Day*
+ We have some unease about the whole idea.  Being up there with World
+Lawn Bowls day...
+ There is in any case an apparent overlap as to days with the
+ invitation for people to bring a child/newcomer with them.
+
+ We agree not to do anything.
+
+ *Action* Gareth to speak to Marilyn Higgins _qua_ member of the
+ Clerking Team to convey the above.
+
+*Secpnd half of the RESTORE programme*
+ Zoe has offered to do this on request. 
+
+ *Action* HST to ask Zoe to suggest a date, early November, same timing
+  as last time, i.e. after lunch.
+
+*State of Meeting*
+ David shared incidents lately when reading from the Bible resulted in
+ pushback.  There's an asymmetry of tolerance:  tolerance for
+ disinterest in or even dislike for traditional Christian
+ language/belief is required of us, but intolerance of these is common.
+
+ How do we foreground that we are the _religious_ Society of Friends
+ in a way that is encouraging of respect, without feeling like being
+ accusing or sounding like special pleading...
+
+ Individually we are feeling a bit lost spiritually ourselves, and a
+ lack of spiritual witness in the Meeting.
+
+ There's also a lack of channels for service, to the community and to
+ the Meeting.
+
+ Possible things to do: Someone from Woodbrooke, getting house groups
+ going.