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November 2002 QuakerShaker
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Editor, QuakerShaker
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Nov 18, 2002 03:24 PST
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****** QUAKERSHAKER, November, 2002*****
Newsletter of the Yellow Springs Religious Society of Friends
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I am a Khudai Khidmatgar [servant of God], and as God needs no service,
but serving his creation is serving him, I promise to serve humanity....
I promise to refrain from violence and taking revenge. I promise to
forgive those who oppress me or treat me with cruelty. I promise to
refrain from taking part in feuds and quarrels and from creating enmity.
I promise to treat every Pathan as my ... friend. I promise to refrain
from antisocial customs.... I promise to live a simple life, to
practice virtue .... I promise to practice good manners and good
behavior and not to lead a life of idleness. I promise to devote at
least two hours a day to social work. --
Initiation Pledge for members of the Khudai Khidmatgar, the Pathan part
of the Gandhian independence movement in India in the 1920’s, 30’s and
40’s. The Pathans (also called Pushtuns) straddle the border between
Afghanistan and what is now Pakistan. Most members of the Taliban were
Pushtun.
1. November Calendar
2. Eleventh month Query
3. Friends Music Camp this past summer (a report from Peg Champney)
4. News Notes
Letter from the Leubas
Tim Wood in Thailand
Death of Dorothy Hilbert
5. News of Rival Religious Groups (Muslim Women in America)
6. Friendly Sharing
Jimmy Carter’s Nobel Peace Prize (from Irwin Abrams)
About Jeremiah (from Jean Putnam)
Orville Wright’s Misgivings (also from Jean)
Quantum Politics (by John Hagelin, shared with us by Billie Eastman)
7. Koinonia Pecans
8. Business Meeting Minutes, October 6, 2002
Quakershaker deadline for December is November 23. Give information to
Bill Houston (email: htul-@antioch-college.edu) or Irwin Abrams, or
email to Quake-@aol.com
1. Calendar
Always: Sundays: 8:30 a.m., Meeting for Worship, at Rockford
10:00 a.m. First Day School (Sept-May), at Rockford
11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship, at Rockford
Wednesdays: 7:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship, at Rockford
Saturdays: noon - 1 pm Peace Vigil, SW corner of Limestone
St. & Xenia Ave.
Sunday, November 3, 12 noon: Potluck lunch at Rockford before Business
Meeting Continuation of Series, An Introduction to Quaker Faith and
Practice, old hands and neophytes welcome, Sunday mornings, 9:45 -
10:45.
For more, see www.quakershaker.net
November 3 Evolution of the Religious Society of Friends
November 10 The Meeting for Worship
November 17 Discernment and decision-making
November 24 Quaker organizations
December 1 Quaker testimonies, traditions and customs v
2. Query for Eleventh month: Do you endeavor to live in harmony with
nature, avoiding pollution and the destruction of our environment? What
are you doing about your use of the world’s irreplaceable resources? Are
you concerned for
family and population planning so that future generations will be able
to live on the resources available to them?
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3. Friends Music Camp 2002 was a very special summer; a number of
contributing factors brought this about: --A harmonious group of staff
and campers --A strong interest in spiritual matters. One camper
initiated a group to "discuss
spirituality" during free time. Staff member Drea Pedisich led a
Quakerism 101 course for 7 interested staff members. --Having a 2-week
intern, sponsored by the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts. This was
Sally Stevens, from Guilford
College. --The return to our staff, after about 10 years, of Martha Hyde
(who grew up in, and is still a member of Yellow Springs Meeting) and
her husband, Earl Whitted, accompanied by their two young boys --The
initiation of an FMC
alumni association by former campers/staff members Jorge Quant and
Richard Tirk --Most exciting of all, the presence of 7 Palestinians--1
adult and 6 campers--during the entire 4 weeks of camp. Their coming
was made possible by generous
financial contributions which covered their entire tuition costs. These
contributions came from campers, parents of campers, former campers,
Friends meetings, a Unitarian Fellowship, and many other individuals. We
weren't sure
until a few days before the beginning of camp if all of their visas
would come through; if the 5 who lived in Ramallah would be able to
leave during a time of almost constant curfew; if they would all make it
safely through numerous "check
points" to the airport in Jordan. But way did indeed open for them, and
they arrived at the Pittsburgh airport at 1:15 a.m., on July 5, with 2
days to recover from jet lag before camp started July 7. We found them
to be great campers: cheerful, polite, friendly, intelligent and eager
to learn, and each one a very special person. They added a positive
dimension to everyone's camp experience--sharing about their lives
through an evening discussion, teaching us their dances, contributing a
Palestinian entree to our annual Feast, and stretching us all to think
and feel more about issues of war and peace and international
connections. And they loved FMC, and wish to return next summer. They
are: Tala, Tyme and Rand, 12 year old "best friends" who all attend the
Ramallah Friends School; 15 year old Musa who pulled off with skill a
major role in the musical theater, and who demonstrates quite a
potential for leadership; and Misbah, 11, and Nawras, 10, who held their
own among the younger campers. Nawras wrote an article about his life
in Ramallah for the camp newsletter. His article began, "We live under
a very brutal and cruel occupation," and ended, "In spite of the Israeli
occupation, we will continue to learn and to be creative in music,
drawing and writing and gardening in our home backyard, growing
vegetables and fruit trees."
Staff with a Yellow Springs connection, in addition to Martha Hyde and
Earl Whitted, were Jason Ashley, Iris Bieri, Peg and Wendy Champney, Eli
Cheney, Caitlin Freeman, Larry Halpern, Gail Keen and Linnet Leuba. YS
Meeting-connceted
campers (including grandchildren of YS-ers) were Celeste Beyer, Chiara
Enderle, Elizabeth Firestone. Gwen Glowaski, Suzie Hodgkins, Maggie
Krabec, Jewel Leuba, Jake Somerson and Max Webb.
SPECIAL NOTE: Musa Hamideh, one of the FMC campers mentioned above, was
unable to return home after camp, due to passport complications. He is
attending Olney Friends School, and Olney has asked for help raising his
tuition costs. YS Meeting has already responded, at October business
meeting, with a generous contribution. The Meeting also minuted that it
would accept further contribution for this purpose from individuals.
Anyone wishing to make such a contribution can send it to the local
Meeting, and earmark it "Musa Hamideh scholarship."
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4. News Notes: Here’s a letter from our members Jim and Tammy Leuba,
who recently moved with their kids to British Columbia. So good to hear
from you and to read the Quaker Shaker. I would like to send a big
congratulations to Irwin on the success of Jimmy Carter finally winning
the Noble Peace Prize. I know Irwin has worked for many years to this
end. There was a nice write up in the Vancouver Sun about it along with
the perceived political nuances.The kids are all settling in and making
new friends. Rowan and Mica are involved in kayak racing. They had
their first regatta 2 weekends ago. Each boy competed in 6 races over 2
days. They race single K1, double K2 and 4 person K4 kayaks 200 and 500
meters. Mica received 2 - third place ribbons and Rowan cleaned up with
2 - 1st, 2 - 2nd and 1 - 3rd place ribbons. Both of their age groups
won the Burgee (pennant) for most team points. Today Mica and his
paddling partner had one K2 long distance (2000 meters) race. They came
in first. He was supposed to race in the K1 but decided it was too far
by himself. We all raced in the Voyagers which are huge 11 person
canoes. My team of kids came in 3rd. Mica and Sky were in my boat.
Jim's team came in 4th. It was the annual Cranberry festival in town
(kind of like the Street fair) so there was a lot going on. I am hoping
Sky will warm up to the idea of kayaking because all ages practice and
compete at the same time (makes for less driving). Jewel is off, by
herself, this weekend to half yearly meeting in Calgary, Alberta
(12 hr. drive). She took the Greyhound to Kamloops. From there she
caught a ride with the clerk and his family for the rest of the way. I
was a little apprehensive sending her off on a bus by herself. But I
noticed the passengers were more upscale than what you usually see in
the USA (grandparents, other teenagers, etc.). Jewel was invited to
join the Senior Choir at school (only sophomore, junior and senior), she
likes the variety of songs they sing. They are planning a concert trip
to Toronto in the spring for the national HS Choir championships. We
found her a piano teacher and she is dreaming of playing on a cruise
ship (good summer job). Jewel is enjoying the opportunities a 1800
student school offers, taking Drama and Music Composition classes in
addition to her required courses. She finds the school relaxed, some
teachers don't bother with attendance etc., she has not figured out what
size of infraction merits a detention. She has observed that skipping
classes does not raise much notice.
It is quite possible to float thru school here, getting passed without
having gained much knowledge. Jim and I had our first big date in a
while. We took the Vancouver Dinner train from N. Vancouver to Squamish.
The train rolled out of Vancouver west into the sunset along the coast
for 1 1/2 hours while we ate dinner and drank in the scenery. Then the
train stopped for 1/2 hour of dancing with a live band. We returned to
Vancouver under the stars, with dessert and coffee (salmon dinner on the
way up mmmmm). We sat at a table with a nice couple from Halifax. He
is an investment banker, she is a top marketing executive for the phone
company (their political views are at least as liberal as ours). We
enjoyed the splurge.
We try to get out at least one day a weekend to enjoy our beautiful
surroundings. Jim, Mica, Jewel, Linnet, Rowan and Sky have all climbed
the Golden Ears (highest mountain alongside the Frasier Valley). Elev.
5,900 feet. 6 hours up and 5 down in one day. We have canoed down the
Frasier River. Seeing Bald Eagles, Herons and a swamped car ferry. Had
fun exploring the old ferry. It leans at a 45 degree angle so walking
on it was quite disorienting. The locals view the
Frasier as a squalid polluted river, looks drinkable to me. On the days
when the air pollution is the worst, it resembles Ohio. Seattle has
both clear days and days with terrible air pollution (and grid lock 12
lane traffic), Jim drove thru there on a clear day and could not see the
mountains at all, yet on another trip the sea sparkled and the mountains
looked like I could reach out and touch them.We make it into Vancouver
the first Sunday of the month for Vancouver Friends
Family Meeting (with theme and potluck, 1 hr. drive). On the 3rd Sunday
we go to a closer Friends Worship group (1/2 hr. drive). Vancouver
meeting set a kid attendance record with us as we doubled the amount of
children. We have also
attended a contra dance in Vancouver. The live music and dancing felt
like home.
The traffic is thick here, day and night with almost no freeways. As we
drive out our driveway, Jim tunes into the traffic report, to plan our
trip. Thank goodness we work at home. We try to find entertainment
close to home or out of
the valley. Jim usually rides the transit train into Vancouver for his
Wed. evening Landmark Education Seminar. We all rode the train into
Vancouver to view the world fireworks competitions in July. Truly
fireworks as art, we were all
mesmerized.
The house is starting to look lived in. It was a month after I arrived
that the drywall people finally finished. That was a great relief,
living in perpetual dust was no fun. Gone is Jim's picnic table and
lawn chair furniture with
drywall mud dust decorated walls. I have been painting and cleaning,
decorating and landscaping, which may never end. We moved the business
shipping mess from the guest bedroom to the freshly painted garage just
in time for my Mom's month (it seemed so short) visit. She was a big
help making plum, raspberry and blueberry jam. This has to be the berry
capitol of the world. THE KITCHEN- that was top priority, is
recognizable as a homemaker's kitchen with fresh paint,
organization, a new dishwasher and table. The business is still in the
living room but will hopefully be moved into its new space before
Christmas.
I try to lap swim at least 3 times a week. We have a great public rec.
facility here, with lap swimming open most of the time. The facility
also has a steam room, sauna, 2 jacuzzis (one for just adults and one
for families), a water slide
and warm shallow pool with water spouts. We haven't explored the gyms
and exercise equipment rooms yet. Unfortunately the Library is just a
shadow of Yellow Springs Library. Thank goodness for the internet. We
live in a wonderful vacation spot, lots of camping & big city life close
by. Come take a vacation here, we have room for visitors. Hint, Hint.
Skiing is just 1 hour away etc.
My dance friend Ranee met me in Seattle for Oasis Dance Camp (belly
dancing). We had a wonderful time dancing and visiting. She usually
goes to the Michigan camp but decided to try this one and visit at the
same time. It was a wonderful week but made me homesick. I miss Yellow
Springs a lot with all the familiar and well loved friends and faces.
Love, tammy (with jim's additions)
Jim's PS:
After being here 7 months I am beginning to discern some social
differences of the USA from Canada. First, the USA is much more
violent. From this vantage point it is plain. Canadians value being
humane, to themselves, and other
animals. For example, Vancouver has a major drug problem, and is using
the 4 pillar approach to control/reduce it (treatment, welfare aid,
infrastructure improvements and police). Canadians are shy and reserved.
I am afraid we are
quite an entertaining show for our neighbors, with our loud kids,
business, wandering dog etc. Canadians trust their government and
community. Nobody is screaming for lower taxes, Canadians assume that it
is proper for the gov. to
manage health care, roads etc. Canadians avoid pinning blame (there is
a big public squabble going on now about why the rescue people were not
able to save the occupants of a capsized boat. Nobody is asking the
ship's Captain why he
capsized the boat!) Canadians know a lot about the US, it is in our
news here, but they don't go there very much. Not many Americans come
up here either. Canadians remember your name. Canadians value privacy
and family time. For
example, when our builder was off work, he was completely off work, no
returned phone calls etc. Canadians are willing to more frankly discuss
public issues than the US is.
And here’s a letter from Tim Wood.
It is so good to receive the on-line QuakerShaker here in rural
Thailand! I especially appreciated the reprinting of Ed Snyder's
eloquent letter to Tom Daschle, and news of meeting members. I am
currently studying freshwater bryozoans here, which means visiting lots
of rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps. This is the tail end of the rainy
season, and it’s
going out with a bang, with very heavy rain the past 24 hours, washing
out a lot of habitats I had hoped to check on today. I hear that many
parts of Bangkok are flooded.
Right now I am in Kanchanaburi, in the central northwest, where the Big
and Little Kwai Rivers join. This is the site of the famous Bridge over
the River Kwai, where many thousands of Japanese prisoners of war and
conscripted locals
died during forced construction of the so-called Death Railway during
1942-45. It is very sobering to visit the bridge, the War Cemetery, and
the museum that documents the events of that time. I send my greetings
to the Yellow Springs Friends community!
Tim Wood
Our good friend Dorothy Hilbert died recently. She was Ken Champney’s
aunt, and the sister of our late member Ava English. She could be
counted on to work hard and effectively for good causes. We will all
miss her.
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5. Unleashing the power of Muslim Women: (A letter sent to American
Muslims and their friends by Eric Erfan Vickers, Executive Director of
the American Muslim Council.)
October 12, 2002
As Salaam Alaikum. Recently, a delegation of Muslim women from six
different Islamic countries paid a visit to our office as part of a
project sponsored by the International Visitor Program called: “Muslim
Women in America: Contributing to Community Development.” Our lengthy
discussion about America’s perception of the role of women in Islam,
coupled with a discussion I had had earlier with a Muslim American
sister, who complained forthrightly about the lack of women in
leadership positions in Muslim organizations, has caused me to wonder
how the Muslim community might fully unleash and utilize the power of
its women.
I think for us to do this we will have to understand and appreciate
the beauty of the diversity of Muslim women, as perhaps best seen in
America. Some of our sisters will come with the tradition of being
fully covered, while others
will come dressed with a contemporary flair. Some will refrain from
physical contact, while others will greet you with a firm handshake or a
brotherly hug. Some will be quiet in public, while others will take to
the floor and lead with ease. And some will acquiesce to the decisions
made by men, while others will not hesitate for even a second to
challenge authority.
But one fact is true of them all: they will not be denied. The rich
dynamic that women bring to a social movement is now apparent in the
Islamic movement in this country. While the dangerous environment
created by September 11 caused some Muslim women to abandon their garb,
it also caused the many Muslim women who choose not to dress in Hijab to
proudly and fearlessly come forward to attest that they too are Muslims,
defying the stereotypical image.
The organizational activism of Muslim women has taken on its own
life. Where sisters feel blocked or dismissed by cultural chauvinism,
they simply move on to form their own organizations rather than expend
energy resisting. Second
generation Muslim American immigrants - the women who occupy
professional positions, run businesses, and aspire politically – are now
defining Islam in the mold and spirit of their African American Muslim
sisters, who have learned in
this country how to balance their ethnic identity and culture with their
faith.
No amount of public educating that we do about the noble status of
women in Islam will equal what Muslim women will do through their
actions to change this country’s perception about Islam’s treatment of
women. In the process, they will challenge and change the perceptions
of many Muslims here and abroad.
But in this process, they will give birth to a picture of a Muslim
woman that expresses her myriad of colors, customs, styles, and ideas.
In their beautiful blossoming, Muslim women will cause Islam to flourish
- InshAllah.
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6. Friendly Sharing: This new part of the Quaker Shaker will include
thoughts and ideas individuals in the Meeting (whether members or not)
want to share with the rest of us. They may be original (as the first
two pieces below are) or the work of others.
Neither the Meeting nor the editor necessarily endorses them. Of course
neither does the Meeting endorse the ravings of the editor in the rest
of this rag.
(by Irwin Abrams, on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Jimmy Carter.
Irwin was mentioned in news stories about the award) To me, the main
message which the prize for Jimmy Carter represents has to do with his
moral stature, not the
current political situation. What I said in my nomination letter of
Carter was that what the troubled world needs today is the moral and
spiritual power which the lives of so many of the best Nobel peace
laureates can inspire us to try to
emulate and that the absence of Carter from the Nobel pantheon of peace
is a serious omission. I am happy that Jimmy Carter is finally joining
the likes of Albert Schweitzer, the Dalai Lama, Mandela, Sakharov, Tutu,
Mairead Corrigan
Maguire and the rest. And of course I am glad that my work on the prize
is mentioned in the New York Times and on CNN International.
(by Jean Putnam) After reading the surprising (and rather flamboyant)
introductory cry from the prophet Jeremiah in last month’s QuakerShaker,
we hastened to open our Bibles to check out the quotation chosen by our
new editor.
Indeed it was the same in Harold’s King James version. My Bible, a gift
from my parents in 1952, had a slightly modified cry of pain: “My
anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the walls of my heart! My
heart is beating wildly; I cannot
keep silent, for I heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Disaster follows hard on disaster; the whole land is laid waste .... For
my people are foolish... they are stupid children .... They are skilled
in doing evil, but how to do good they know not.”
Many of us may have had such thoughts as we read the daily newspapers.
The frustration of Jeremiah sounds real in these days , as we read
statements like “Maybe it is cheaper to assassinate Hussein,” coming
from a member of Bush’s
administrative staff. Life has become cheapened, as the lust for world
dominance by the U. S. grows stronger each day.
The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah dates from about 626 BC during the
decline and fall of Judah as an independent kingdom. He was arrested
many times for his writings and activities and was once thrown into a
well, though he escaped.
His writings are not only pertinent to the present world situation, but
are especially important for Quakers. Encyclopedia Britannica says of
him: “The climax of Jeremiah’s message was reached in the prophecy of
the new covenant, in
which men should have the law written in the heart and know God directly
without need of mediator. (Chapter 31; verses 31 - 34)”.
Another quote from this important prophet: “Set up waymarks for
yourself, make yourselves guideposts.” (Chapter 31, verse 21) Thanks to
Bill Houston for introducing us to this eminent figure of the Old
Testament.
(from Jean Putnam, by Charles Panati in Browser’s Book of Beginnings, p.
330)
DID YOU KNOW THAT? We all know that the Wright brothers invented the
airplane, making Ohio justifiably the birthplace of aviation. However,
few people know that the order for a U. S. Army plane was submitted to
the Wrights as far back as 1909. Orville Wright became disenchanted with
airplanes after they were introduced into aerial combat and commented
that he almost regretted inventing the flying machine, after viewing the
destruction it wrought as a weapon. He died in 1948.
(from Billie Eastman, an address by John Hagelin on Quantum Politics:
Science, Consciousness and the Future of Government) Nature governs the
vast and complex universe with perfect order. It organizes and nourishes
the lives of millions of species on Earth, which coexist and evolve in
magnificent concert with one another.
Recent scientific breakthroughs locate the source of nature’s perfect
order in a single, universal “unified field” at the basis of all forms
and phenomena in the universe. This universal structure of natural law
the unified field is reflected
in all living systems. It is precisely mirrored in the human physiology
and in the structure of human consciousness. Every human being is thus a
living embodiment of natural law, and carries within his or her mind and
body the total
organizing intelligence of the universe.
In “higher states of consciousness,” human intelligence becomes aligned
with cosmic intelligence and thought and action can become as powerfully
effective, and globally enriching, as the functioning of nature. While
the attainment of higher states of consciousness has historically been
considered rare and difficult, new research reveals that
“enlightenment,” the
full development of human consciousness, is our birth right - a
spontaneous byproduct of balanced neuro-physiological functioning.
This groundbreaking research also reveals the presence of long-range
“field effects” of consciousness generated through collective
meditation. These field effects of consciousness provide a powerful tool
for transforming collective consciousness, alleviating acute societal
stress, violence and conflict, and thereby providing a practical
foundation for permanent world peace. Although a new paradigm is
dawning in the physical and biological sciences, governments continue to
employ archaic policies and barbaric practices based on 19th century
principles and technologies.
Technologies based on chemical, biological and nuclear science, not
being holistic, have brought unanticipated
side-effects that pose grave threats to humankind. In contrast, the
practical application of total natural law the unified field brings
holistically positive effects, and can alleviate long standing problems
of crime, terrorism and war, while raising education, health care, and
the science of governance to a whole new level. We are on the threshold
of a global transformation to a post-dual, unified field- based
civilization - a new world order of affluence and peace based on the
knowledge, and widespread experience, of the unity of life, and on the
full development of mind, body and behavior.
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7. Pecan Time Again: If you wish halves or pieces, call Jane Morgan,
767-1461, for prices and to place your order. The least expensive way to
buy them is by the case, half-case or quarter-case, though you may order
less if you wish. There are 24 one-lb bags in a case. They make fine
gifts. This will be this year’s new crop and your order will come before
Thanksgiving if you give it to Jane by October 28 (the day after this
issue is distributed). So far the prices are the same as last year,
though they may change a little. The pecans are from Koinonia, first
started as a cooperative community in Georgia in the 1930’s. Proceeds go
to our concerns through the Children’s Fair and/or the meeting budget.
8. Monthly Meeting for Business, October 6, 2002:
Yellow Springs Friends met for business at the meetinghouse October 6,
2002.
Present were Diane Chiddister, Eva Paige, Barry Hollister, Bruce
Heckman, Ann Cooper, Dick Eastman, Paul Wagner, Betty Wagner, Cindy
Butler-Jones, Jane Morgan, Harold Putnam, Jean Putnam, Peg Champney, Ken
Champney, Dale Blanchard, Lorena Hyde, Carl Hyde, Kay Hollister, Joan
Brucker, Billie Eastman,Susan Hyde, David Hyde, Deb Kociszewski.
The meeting opened in silent worship which included prayerful
consideration of the tenth query on the environment and sustainable
living.
1. Minutes. The recording clerk read the minutes from the September 8
Meeting for Business. There were no corrections.
2. OVYM 2002 Report. Susan Hyde summarized key points of business from
the 2002 Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting session. These included that the
yearly meeting assessment remains $70 per member, that Susan Lee Barton
is serving as the Midwest Regional staff member of FWCC, and that the
Quaker Heights assisted living units will be ready to open in 2003. The
2003 Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting session will be July 30 through August
3, 2003. Discipline Revision packets on the Environment and
Sustainability and Close Relationships will arrive soon. Yellow Springs
Friends are asked to consider and respond to the Discipline Revision
Committee. The Health Care minute contained in the Ohio Valley Yearly
Meeting Reports in Advance needs to be discussed and responded to in
writing. Susan's complete report was published in the October 2002
Quaker Shaker.
Friends discussed the issue of Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting clerical
support. Susan distributed information on this subject, and the clerk
read a summary statement from the ad hoc committee appointed to consider
this matter. Yellow
Springs Friends support the proposal to hire part time clerical support
for the Yearly Meeting Clerk with concerns relative to the nature of the
role of the Yearly Meeting clerk. Friends shared the concern that the
spiritual health of the Yearly Meeting is the concern of all Friends,
and not the special concern of the Yearly Meeting clerk. Susan Hyde,
Diane Chiddister, and Deb Kociszewski will formulate our response to be
submitted to Byron Branson.
3. Mattie Fitch Clearness Committee. Ann Cooper reported for the
clearness committee that met with Mattie Fitch on September 29, 2002.
The committee, consisting of Ann Cooper, Irwin Abrams, Paul Wagner, and
Eva Paige, heartily
recommends acceptance of Mattie's request for membership on the basis of
their far-reaching discussion of membership with Mattie. Friends
approved, heartily. The approval will be final at the November 3, 2002
Meeting for Business.
4. Finance Committee. Ken Champney, reporting for the Finance
Committee, presented the proposed budget for the year October 1, 2002
through September 30, 2003. Friends discussed details relative to the
issues of the Spiritual
Enrichment Fund, laptop computer for the use of the Recording Clerk, and
file storage for the Meeting Archives. Friends approved the proposed
budget with the exception of the Olney School provision, which will be
discussed separately.
5. Olney School Budget Provision. One Palestinian student who attended
the Friends Music Camp in the summer of 2002 has enrolled at the Olney
School. He was unable to return to Ramallah due to passport problems.
Peg Champney has suggested a $500 dona-tion to the Olney Scholarship
Fund to be earmarked for this student. Friends approved a donation of
$1000 for this purpose. Friends also approved the treasurer's
acceptance of additional donations from individual Friends to be
earmarked for this purpose.
6. Ministry and Advancement. Bruce Heckman reported for the Ministry
and Advancement Committee. The committee recommends offering a 6-8
session Intro to Quaker Faith and Practice series from 9:45 - 10:45 AM
on First Day beginning October 20. Friends approved. The committee
also encourages the use of name tags and the weekly introduction of
Ministry and Advancement and Membership and Pastoral Care committee
members for the support and outreach to new comers. Pamphlets will be
replenished as each is needed, not all at once. The committee
is also considering offering a study group for Friends to read and share
discussion of Quaker works.
7. Joint Quarterly Meeting, October 19 and 20, 2002. Peg and Ken
Champney and Susan Hyde will serve as Yellow Springs Meeting
representatives. Peg and Susan encourage others from our meeting to
attend Quarterly
QuakerShaker Editor, Bill Houston
Distribution by on-line Distribution Editor,
Dale Blanchard
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