Clear Creek Friends Meeting News

The meeting opened with a period of silent worship. Nine Friends were present. The clerk read the Queries for the fifth month and Friends reflected on how we balance care for self and others.

1. Treasurer’s report: Income for the fourth month was $1890 and expenses were $1792.
2. M&O: The committee recommended changing the time for meeting for worship to 10:00 am with discussion after worship. A potluck or lunch would be held prior to business meeting. This change would start in June. After considerable discussion, there was clarity to change the time for meeting for worship to 10:00 starting on June 14 and to reevaluate this in one year. There was less clarity about how to schedule other activities around this meeting time. We will do some trial experiments with different possibilities for how to schedule these activities. For June, business meeting will be held after worship with a potluck prior to business meeting. M&O also reported that renovations on the Quiet room will begin shortly. M&O is making plans to move our stuff that is currently stored in the Quiet room. Dan S. has offered to build a cabinet to store our stuff in the future. Cost for this would be reimbursed by the donor that is funding the renovations to the Quiet room.
3. P&SC committee: Jane S. may plan a program on Israeli/Palestinian  issues for June 21st. She also asked whether the Meeting wants to support the group “Churches for Middle East Peace”. This will be discussed further by the committee and a Meeting discussion will be planned.
4. Clerk reported that Newell P. has asked for a letter of introduction for himself and Jennie I. on their trip to Costa Rica. Meeting approved having the clerk draft a letter of introduction for them.
5. Clerk reported that he is coordinating with the other Meetings to plan the 3 Meeting worship on June 7. we will also plan to have someone at Stout Meetinghouse for those who prefer to worship at Stout.
6. Whitewater Quarterly Meeting report: The 2010 FCG gathering will take place July 4-10 at Bowling Green. If Friends wish to help with planning, see www.fgcgathering.org. The search for a new clerk for quarterly meeting is continuing. The Right Relationship with Food and Land minute was discussed. The quarterly meeting will not approve its own version. Clear Creek Meeting approved sending our version of the minute to the Earth Care subcommittee of OVYM. The Irvington/Eastern Hills issues were discussed, but the quarterly meeting’s previous position on this has not changed

The minutes were read and approved. The meeting closed with a brief period of worship.