The Life Cycle of Quaker Meetings
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Dear Friends:
This message may be of special interest to clerks, recorders, and archivists of Friends meetings and to trustees of Friends organizations.
Since summer 2021, Emily Provance (New York Yearly Meeting) has been working with a group of Friends exploring transitions and endings for Quaker meetings. They’ve produced a publication about the life cycle of Quaker meetings and a resource booklet for meetings that are nearing the end of their life cycles. Both resources are available below.
As part of this ongoing project, Emily invites Friends Everywhere to participate in any or all in series of 90-minute online consultations, from April 4 through April 24, covering ten topics. Each topic will be offered at two separate times. In each consultation, you’ll hear a presentation, then have a chance to ask questions and engage in an open conversation. Some of these consultations are designed specifically for staff members and clerks, of yearly and quarterly meetings, as well as record keepers and trustees. The topics and times of these consultations are:
The Life Cycle of Meetings
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
AND/OR
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
Simplifying Committee Structures
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
AND/OR
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
The Role of Regions
Thursday, April 6, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
AND/OR
Thursday, April 20, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
Combining/Merging Meetings
Thursday, April 6, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
AND/OR
Thursday, April 20, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
The Role of Record Keepers
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
AND/OR
Friday, April 21, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
Sharing, Repurposing, and Selling Buildings
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
AND/OR
Friday, April 21, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
The Role of Trustees
Thursday, April 13, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
AND/OR
Saturday, April 22, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
Restructuring Local Meetings
Thursday, April 13, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
AND/OR
Saturday, April 22, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
The Role of Yearly Meetings
Monday, April 17, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
AND/OR
Monday, April 24, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
Laying Down a Meeting
Monday, April 17, 2023
5:00 PM Pacific = 6:00 PM Mountain
AND/OR
Monday, April 24, 2023
11:00 AM Pacific = Noon Mountain
Click here for a booklet that describes the life cycle of meetings.
Click here for a booklet of resources for meetings near their end.
Click here for more information about these consultations and to register.
from Sandy Kewman, Sacramento Friends Meeting (3/25/2023)