January Quarterly Meeting

January 6th, 2012

Friends, the next quarterly meeting will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Brooklyn Monthly Meeting, 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY. Meeting for Worship will be held at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch at 12 p.m., Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business at 1 p.m., and a meeting of the corporation at 2 p.m. In advance of the meeting, the following documents are included for reference and review. Click to download minutes from October QM, Advance Agenda, Brooklyn Monthly Meeting Report, Nomination, Revised Friends Seminary report, Relief Committee annual report 2012 , Manhattan Monthly Meeting report , Care Committee Report Jan 2012, Budget 2012 , UPDATED Reference sheet on Property.

Special Meeting on Saturday, January 7, 2012

December 18th, 2011

Special Meeting on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at the Fifteenth Street Meeting House from 10:00 to 12 noon. Please read the documents below prior to the meeting:
Issues-Property Task Group
A Reference Sheet to accompany “Issues Identified by the Property Task Group”-Charles Brainard
Financial History-Maureen Healy
Property Committee minutes 12-25-1861

Additional Reports Added to Notice of October Quarterly Meeting Post

October 16th, 2011

Friends, please note that additional reports concerning Minutes from July Quarterly Meeting, Flushing Monthly Meeting Report, Friends Seminary, Friends Seminary Financials, Trustees Interim Report, a Cover Letter and 2-Page Report from Farmington-Scipio Regional Meeting, the Property Task Group Report, Brooklyn Friends School, an Advance Agenda, the Brooklyn Monthly Meeting and Morningside Monthly Meeting reports have been added to the earlier post for the October Quarterly Meeting for your review.

October Quarterly Meeting

September 26th, 2011

Friends, the next quarterly meeting will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Morningside Meeting (Riverside Church). Meeting for Worship will be held at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch at 12 p.m., and Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business at 1 p.m. In advance of the meeting, the following documents are included for reference and review: July Meeting Minutes, Advance Agenda, Friends Seminary Report, Friends Seminary Financial Report, Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn Monthly Meeting Report, Interim Trustees Report, Property Task Group Report, a Cover Letter and 2-Page Report from Farmington-Scipio Regional Meeting, Flushing Meeting Report, Flushing Meeting Proposed Minute on Colombia Free Trade and the New York Quarterly Meeting Nominating Roster,
Minutes of July 2011 NYQM and Morningside Monthly Meeting.

Next Quarterly Meeting

July 27th, 2011

Friends, in advance of the July 30 Quarterly Meeting, the following reports are available for your review: the 2011 M&C Annual Report, the Revised Nominating Committee Roster, the Proposed Minute by the Nominating Committee concerning revisions to the NYQM Handbook, Advance Agenda, Space Study Survey, Original Minute on Trustees, Report from Trustees, Flushing Meeting Report, Flushing Meeting Letters on Colombia, Seeger Contribution – Final Draft, the Africa Report, the Brooklyn Monthly Meeting Report, the Cemetery Committee Report, and the Cemetery Map and Directions.

Next Quarterly Meeting: July 30 at Quaker Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn

July 2nd, 2011

Friends, the next Quarterly Meeting will be held on July 30, 2011, at the Quaker Cemetery in Prospect Part, Brooklyn. Worship will begin at 11 a.m., with a potluck lunch following at 12 noon. Then the meeting for business will begin at 1 p.m. Childcare will be provided. Please note that a number of reports will be posted here prior to the meeting on July 30.

FCNL Training Workshop on June 25

June 6th, 2011

A FCNL Workshop on Grassroots Advocacy Training for Lobbying to End the War in Afghanistan will be taking place on Saturday, June 25 from 1PM to 4PM. Pre-registration is required by June 20th. A light lunch will be served. Please see the flyer here for complete details.

Approved 2011-2012 Dates for Quarterly Meetings

June 6th, 2011

Here are the approved dates for Quarterly Meetings in 2011-2012:

Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Prospect Park Cemetery (in case of rain, Brooklyn Monthly Meeting)
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Morningside Monthly Meeting
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Brooklyn Monthly Meeting
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 15th Street Monthly Meeting

Additional April Reports

June 6th, 2011

Hello Friends, Following are the links for some reports that came late but were meant to be included with the April Meeting documentation: Revised Governance Report (which replaces the previous governance report), the 15th Street Monthly Meeting Report and the Great Lakes (Africa) Education Committee Report.

Reports for April 17 Quarterly Meeting

April 15th, 2011

Friends, here are the reports that have been submitted in advance of the April 17, 2011 Quarterly Meeting: Brooklyn Monthly Meeting, Flushing Monthly Meeting, Manhattan Monthly Meeting, Friends in the City, Housing Report, Proposed Dates for 2011-2012, Seeger Contribution Report, Staten Island Executive Meeting, Governance Report and the Final Draft of the Trustees Annual Report.