| Photo: The Clearing in Autumn by Dave Clark |
Operations
| Standing CommitteesMidlothian Meeting has a number of standing committees that operate the meeting on a day-to-day basis. These committees are patterned and named after similar committees in other meetings of the Religious Society of Friends. Their functions, current occupants, and email addresses are listed below (Note: to avoid spammers, only the first part of the email addresses are shown. Add the at (@) sign followed by midlothianfriends.org to compose the email address in your email program. Some committees do not have direct email addresses, and can be contacted through the general info address - info followed by the @sign and midlothianfriends.org) |
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Buildings and Grounds
Committee The Buildings and Grounds Committee is responsible for the operation and upkeep of the meetinghouse. It is responsible for the day-to-day tasks of running the meetinghouse, as well as any minor repairs that can be undertaken. Recommendations for major repairs and improvements are made by the committee to Meeting for Business. |
Brad Bryan Dave Clark Sheila Johnston Cate Myers - Clerk Ed Singer |
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Care and Counsel Committee The Care and Counsel committee answers the physical and emotional needs of those persons at meeting requiring friendly support. The committee ensures meeting's support during life events such as meeting membership, marriages, and life transitions. The committee also administers the Fund for Suffering and the Scholarship Fund. |
Care and Counsel Committee Clerk (CareandCounsel followed by at ...)
Larry Barnett |
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Clearing Committee Representatives Midlothian Meeting has representatives that sit on the Richmond Friends Clearing Committee. They represent the interests of Midlothian Meeting in the care taking of the Clearing retreat center in Amelia County. |
Clearing Contact (clearingcontact followed by at ...) Michael Munroe (Usage &
Publicity) |
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Financial Stewardship Committee The Financial Stewardship committee handles the financial affairs of meeting by preparing the annual budget, and administering its investments. Additionally, the committee provides meeting members and attenders with any available information on responsible financial planning and investing. |
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Hospitality Committee The Hospitality Committee provides a comfortable and refreshing setting for meeting's gatherings, including preparing the worship room, setting up refreshments after worship and at special events, and cleaning up after social events. |
Hospitality
Committee Clerk (hospitality followed by at ...) Laurie Bryan |
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Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee ensures that committees and positions in meeting are filled without placing an undue burden on just a few individuals. The committee considers the various gifts of meeting members and attenders when filling these positions. |
Sheila Johnston |
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Peace and Social Action Committee The Peace and Action Concerns committee informs meeting about charitable and peace organizations. The committee plans programs and projects which help friends increase their awareness and practice of peaceful and charitable living. It also determines the charities to receive the proceeds from the Thrifty Quaker thrift store, and then administers the distribution of those proceeds. |
Susan Buniva |
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Religious Education Committee The Religious Education committee administers First Day school for meeting's children and teenagers, and organizes special projects or events to enhance the sense of community and spiritual well-being of the children. Designated members of the committee act as coordinators for the age-specific classes. |
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Spiritual Nurture Committee The Spiritual Nurture committee is called the Ministry and Worship committee at other Friends meetings. aIt keeps a 'pulse' on the spiritual well being of meeting, and plans activities and events which would increase the spirituality of members and attenders. The committee arranges regular and special Meetings for Worship, coordinates adult religious education, and also plans the annual Gathering for Clearness (retreat). |
Spiritual Nurture committee clerk (spiritualnurture followed by at ...) Gloria Umbach |
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Operations
| Positions In addition to committees, Midlothian Meeting has a positions occupied by individuals with designated responsibilities for a specific portion of meeting's operations. Their functions, current occupants, and email addresses are listed below: |
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| Assistant Clerk of meeting - The Assistant Clerk of meeting assists the Clerk of Meeting in the duties described above, and serves as the Clerk in the Clerk's absence | Tom DeWeerd |
| Clerk of meeting - The Clerk of meeting ends Meeting for Worship and facilitates Meeting for Business. He or she also serves as the point of contact for other Friends Meetings, churches, Quaker organizations, and the community at large. |
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| Directory Editor - The Directory Editor compiles, updates, and publishes the Meeting Directory/mailing list. | Liz Singer |
| Historian - The Historian keeps the historical records of Meeting. | Cate Myers |
| Librarian - The Librarian keeps the Meeting Library in good order |
Julie Crum Laurie Bryan |
| Newsletter Editor - The Newsletter Editor compiles, composes, publishes, and mails the Meeting Newsletter. |
Newsletter Editor (newsletter followed by @ ...) Michael Shank |
| Recorder - The Recorder keeps the official records for meeting, including membership, marriages, births, and deaths and forwards this information to Baltimore Yearly Meeting, along with a brief summary of the meeting's activities for publication in the Interchange magazine. | Liz Singer |
| Recording Clerk - The Recording Clerk takes the minutes of Meeting for Business and on other occasions as required. | Susan Umidi |
| Treasurer - The Treasurer keeps meeting's financial accounts in good order, and pays the bills for meeting. The Treasurer serves as an ex-officio member of the Stewardship Committee. | Martha Tyler |
| Web Clerk - The Web Clerk maintains the meeting's web site on the Internet. |
Web Clerk (webclerk followed by @ ...)
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Operations
| Other Other committees may be formed from time to time, on an ad-hoc basis. In addition, there are other, related positions and committees supported by Midlothian Meeting. |
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Board of The Thrifty Quaker The Board of Directors of the Thrifty Quaker is made up of friends from Midlothian Meeting. The Board has overall responsibility for the operation of the thrift store, and hires the store manager. |
The Thrifty Quaker
Michael Shank |
| Midlothian Friends Meeting P.O. Box 1003, Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 598-1676 |