Sarasota Monthly Meeting
of the Religious Society of Friends

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Please consider our role when present during our Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business, as well as when we gather to work in our committees.

 

The role of those present is to:

1.) Come prepared, both in mind and spirit, having given thought to the
meeting in advnce and being open to a meeting rooted in spiritual
understandings.

2.) Be present in ta spirit of worship, being open to a spiritual process,
listening for the promptings of the Spirit.

3.) Support the expectations of the group for good order which may include,
but not be limited to
(a) starting and ending meetings promptly at the appointed times:
(b) being mindful of not speaking more than is really nessary;
(c) waiting to be recognized;
(d) giving full attention to the work of the meeting, leaving other work
and distractions behind.

4.) Speak and release. PSeak one's own, individual truth, and then release it
to the meeting.

5.) Listen to others, and to yourself, with the inner ear as well as with the
outer ear, listening empathetically for what "is realy being said."

6.) Hold in the Light those people and ideas with whom you seem to be in
disagreement.

7.) Challenge yourself to trust the Light that is goven to others, being open
to new truth, revelation and insight, being teachable.

8.) Refrain form repeating what has already been said,

9.) Pray for the clerk and the recording clerk.

10.) Help the meeting move forward, being present with clerking
consciousness.

11.) Support the decisions of the meeting.

The role of those not present is to show up next time.

Arthur Larrabee
(M) 05.05.19, 05.06.30

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Committees:

DIRECTORY
Carol Bechtel

EARTHCARE
Clerk: Fran Palmeri
Linda Buckley
Rio Collins
Mary Elmendorf
Sharon Fitzpatrick
Danielle Smith
Ann Sundberg
Wolfe Zucker

FIRST DAY SCHOOL
Co-Clerk: Sarah Hernandez
Co-Clerk: Johannes Werner
Jessamyn Doan
Lucinda Hathaway
Charlotte Mansur
Erica Schoon

HOSPITALITY
Clerk: Maxe Millery
Brenda Cosby
Pat Weston (when needed)
Susanne Hoffman
CoAnne Johnson

LIBRARY
Carol Bechtel
Pat Weston

MEETING HOUSE
Clerk: Leslie Jacobs
Ann DeArment
Dan DeArment
Lucinda Hathaway
Dave Hilshimer
Ed Martin
Jim Weston

MINISTRY & WORSHIP
Clerk: Fern Mayo
Carol Bechtel
Don Cumming
Rolf Hanson
Janet Huelster
Ruth Ann Lamb
Pat Weston

NEWSLETTER
Don Cumming
Kathy DeGrenier

NOMINATING
Clerk: Pat Murphy
Lucinda Hathaway
Charlotte Mansur
Fern Mayo
Ann Sundberg

PEACE & SOCIAL CONCERNS
Clerk: Sharon Fitzpatrick
Robin Edidin
Rick Farmer
Ron Larcheveque
Pat Murphy
David Steele
Freddie WindRiver

PHONE TREE
Clerk: Marie Condon
Pat Burke
Mimi McAdoo
Pat Weston

TRUSTEES/FINANCE
Clerk: Ed Martin
Bob Condon
Eric Connors, ex officio
Sally Ann Garner
Rolf Hanson, ex officio
Marie Hausman
Charles Hollen
Janet Huelster
Charlotte Mansur, ex officio
Fern Mayo
Pat Murphy
Ann Sundberg
Jim Weston

HOMELESS
(To be laid down after a final meeting)
Clerk: Diana Noll
Kathy Aumiller
Linda Buckley
Cat Christenson
Ron Larcheveque
Lisa Lightner
Maxe Millery
Pat Murphy
Freddie WindRiver

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