*Committee on Clerks review*

 Take the lessons/ideas that came from the review of Central
 Nominations into the ConC.

 [DS has seen the CN review report?]

*Yearly Meeting 2018 -- report from the Clerk*

 2020 Gathering will be in Bath 1--8 August

 Most of the time to deciding on revising the BoD
   * Theological differences
   * Structural proposal, wrt CG [principles in book and guidelines
                                  e.g. online]
   * Trustees' report (highlight of 2017?!)

 Deadlines for JYM _next week_, other youth programmes mid-March

 There will be registration again

*Report from BYM Sustainability Group*

  Near the beginning of their 2nd 3-year 'term'

  Struggling a bit to get the resourcing they think they need

  Uptake of the sustainability concern is very uneven across the YM --
  YM said we need to change in the 2011 Canterbury Commitment [1], but
  that hasn't always translated into action

  Sufferings appointed a Review Group, (now) due to report in time for
  April MfS

  G. K. Chesterton:

   “I tell you naught for your comfort, 
    Yea, naught for your desire, 
    Save that the sky grows darker yet 
    And the sea rises higher.”

[1] http://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/minute-36-leaflet-2011

*Quaker Life CC report*

  A lot of changes, in CC and in central Staff

  A new (no longer draft) Strategy

    Staff say existing work all fits

    QLCC mindful that membership is declining, and aging
      What _can_ we do?  Is what we are trying to do working?

    Organised in terms of OFitF

    Priority to 1 (MfW), 2 (Community), 6 (Visibility)

  New "Quake!" e-newsletter: [ref coming]

  1330 House group Hilda Clark 1 [time, participation, questions]
  1445 back to plenary
-----[House Groups on QLCC report]-----
Carol Rakoby & Gill Reid facilitating
 plus usual suspects, one or two changes
[membership, meetings for learning, [afterword]] 
----------QLCC report revisited--------
Flexible membership - email JBB about FWCC c'ttee

[?email to Clerk? -- concerned at your (2nd meeting in a row)
 appearing to rebuke someone for their ministry.  Not my understanding
 of a Clerk's job]

Are we slaves to our buildings?

Welcoming isn't enough -- without depth, people won't come back
 Qualitative indicators