Inviting, Welcoming, and Supporting Newcomers (conversation notes)

The following two documents emerged from a conversation among Friends in the West, 8/10/2016, concerning ways to welcome newcomers into Quaker meetings. (Find a video recording of the meeting here.)

The first document below is a set of notes taken from the conversation 8/10/2016, written by Charlene Weir.

The second document below is a hand-out for newcomers, developed by Bellingham Friends Meeting, which Don Goldstein agreed to share with participants.