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    Radnor Monthly Meeting Bulletin February, 2013

    Monthly Bulletin February, 2013

    Religious Society of Friends P.O. Box 8196, Radnor, PA 19087-8196

    [email protected] Conestoga Road (Conestoga & Sproul Road/Rt.320), Villanova, PA 19085

    "The point I want to make is the importance of developing a dialogue with those

    who do not share our approach to peace.... If we take the "non-pacifist" seriously, then

    we must accept the validity of his premise that in international politics there are such

    things as threats, aggression, and problems of security. Once we accept such "realities",

    even if they are often realities based on perceptions rather than on facts, then we might

    make progress in the process of taming and eventually abolishing war....

    Let us be realists and see things as they are. But let us be optimistic realists and not

    pessimistic realists. The pessimist has never gone beyond the vision of a never ceasing

    struggle among the world's powers, which periodically try to resolve their quarrels by a

    trial of armed strength. The optimist believes not only that the instinct of self-

    preservation is forcing men to look for less destructive means with which to settle theirdisputes, but that it will lead them to the discovery that cooperation is potentially more

    effective than competition in furthering human enterprise and that wars are not the

    inevitable destiny of the human race."

    -- Wolf Mendl, The study of war as a contribution to peace, Pendle Hill Pamphlet #247,1983

    10:00 a.m. First Day School10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship

    (Childcare provided)11:15 a.m. Forum

    Clerk: Patsy DentAssociate: Julia Hanson

    Treasurer: Bart Harrison

    P.O. Box 1382Bryn Mawr. PA 19010

    Editor: Burt DallasAssociate: Janet Schroeder

    [email protected]

    Secretary: Andrea [email protected]

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    Query

    Me e t in g fo r Bu s i n e s s

    Is our meeting for business held in the spirit of a meeting for worship in which we seekdivine guidance?

    Are we careful to keep in the spirit of worship each of the concerns that emerge, whetherof nurture, of Spirit, of social concerns, of property, or of finance?

    Are Meeting decisions directed by prayerful consideration of all aspects of an issue andare difficult problems considered carefully with patient search for truth, unhurried bythe pressures of time?

    How do we respond if we notice the meeting has lost an understanding of the presenceof God?

    Do we recognize that we speak through our inaction as well as our action?

    Do I regularly attend m eet ing for busin ess and in a spirit of love and un ity? If u nable

    to attend, how d o I attend to m y responsibility?

    Do I consid er prayerfu lly the m any concerns tha t are lifted up on any issue,acknow ledging tha t the search for truth in unity inv olves w hat God requires, being

    open to personal transform ation as the com m unity arrives at the sense of the meeting?

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    Calendar

    Sunday , February 310:00 a.m. First Day School10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship11:45 a.m. Care and Counsel Committee Meeting

    Sunday , February 10

    8:30 a.m. Peace & Social Concerns Committee Meeting10:00 a.m. First Day School10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship11:15 a.m. Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

    Sunday , February 1710:00 a.m. First Day School10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship

    W ednesday, February 20

    10:00 p.m. Please send items for the March Newsletterto [email protected]

    Saturday , February 23

    5:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner and Radnor Talent Night!

    Sunday , February 2410:00 a.m. First Day School10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship11:00 a.m. Light Fellowship Lunch11:15 a.m. Forum: Reducing Gun Violence by Heeding Gods Call

    Looking Ahe adSunday , March 17

    11:15 a.m. Forum: The Buddha in the Attic

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    Dates of Interest to FriendsO u r F e b r u a r y Fe llo w s h i p F o o d P r o v id e r s ( w it h o u r a p p r e cia t io n ) :

    Sun Feb 3 Judy Antzis

    Sun Feb 10 Leslie Dallas, David Castro

    Sun Feb 17 Ann King, Kerri Shuster

    Sun Feb 24 Sam McKinlay, Pat Davis (Light lunch prior to Forum)

    Fr iday-Mon da y Febr ua r y 15-18 F r i en ds LGBT&Q Con cern sM id W in t e r Ga t h e r in g

    At Bryn Mawr Mountain Retreat Center, Honesdale, PA Contacthttp://flgbtqc.quaker.org or phone 267-713-8694

    S a tu r d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 3 a t 5 :3 0 p . m . R a d n o r F r i en d s T a le n t N igh t

    Hey want to show off your TALENT? OK want to come watch someone else??? OK howabout coming for yummy food?? Hey GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!! Come to RadnorMeeting on Saturday Feb 23rd at 5:30 to share in a Potluck Dinner and then sit backand enjoy OR get up and entertain!!!!! But whatever you do -- COME JOIN US!

    (Please have your agents send their contracts three months prior to the event --oops, toolate!)

    S u n d a y, Fe b r u a r y 24 F o r u m : E n d i n g Gu n Vio le n c e

    Guest speakers: Bryan Miller and Mark Feifer of HeedingGods CallSee Announcements for a description

    S u n d a y, Ma r c h 17 Li b r a r y Fo r u m

    On Sunday, March 17 during Forum time the Library Committee will sponsor adiscussion of the "One Philadelphia" book, "The Buddha in the Attic," by Julie Otsuka.There won't be a formal talk about the book; just read it (available at your local library)

    and come prepared to discuss. There won't be a formal speaker or presentation butthere'll be plenty of time for sharing thoughts.The book is a collective "portrait" of the experiences of Japanese women who came toCalifornia in the early twentieth century to be the wives of Japanese men who hadarrived earlier to work. The time span of the novel is from about 1910 through WorldWar II. Email Caroline Cherry ([email protected]) if you want her to send you theNY Times review of the book.

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    Radnor News2 0 12 Me m b e r sh i p S t a t is t ic s

    As of December 31, 2012, there were a total of 233 members of which 202 are adults and31 are minors. During this year, we gained no new members. We lost 4 members; therewere two deaths, one transfer out and one resignation. Four minor members reachedage 21, decreasing our minor membership and increasing our adult membership. Ourtotal membership is four less than last year.

    INCREASES: 0

    0 Births/Adoptions for infants under 1 year

    0 Transfers In

    0 Application accepted for new member

    DECREASES: 4

    2 Deaths

    June Corey Smith June 2, 2012

    Sarah Miller December 5, 2012

    1 Transfer Out

    George Schaefer February 12, 2012 to Abington MM

    1 Resignation

    Christopher Oswald April 15, 20120 Releases

    INCREASE TO ADULT /DECREASE MINOR MEMBERS AT AGE 21: 4

    Andrew Olshevski February 14, 1991

    Elspeth Hay March 16, 1991

    Maura Church October 10, 1991

    Anne Fosnocht December 13, 1991

    MARRIAGES UNDER THE CARE OF THE MEETING

    Yvette Hope (M) and Steve Kaplan at Arch Street Meeting, October 13, 2012Jessica Krick (M) and Tom Stanton at Central Philadelphia, October 20, 2012

    Respectfully submitted,Kathleen FolwellMeeting Recorder

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    D o yo u o r yo u r ch i ld p la y a n i n s t r u m e n t ?

    T h e R a d n o r Me e t in g Or c h e s t r a w i ll b e m a k i n g it s p r e m i e r p e r f o r m a n c e a tt h e T a le n t S h o w F e b r u a r y 2 3 r d .

    To be eligible to join this austere group you must be able to play on your instrument ofchoice the following songs so that others can sign along:

    A Place in the Choir pg. 306

    We are climbing Jacobs Ladder pg. 192

    Swing low, Sweet Chariot pg. 249

    (Because of the high level of proficiency, the group will not rehearse.)

    To let us know of your talent and your willingness to join this group please contactHarriet Heath, 610 649 7037 or [email protected].

    We are anxious to create a list of musicians at Radnor so even if you cant be with us on

    the 23rd, if youd like to be involved at some other time, send your information to Harriet

    And be sure to mark the 23rd on your calendar!!!!

    News of FriendsFay Law ton

    Fay Lawton was enjoying a life-long activity, cross-country skiing, when, unfortunately,she fell near the bottom of a hill. Her daughter, Pamela Lawton, writes " ...luckily she

    did not break anything." Fay is recovering in Oak, the skilled nursing facility at theQuadrangle, since she has some wounds and frost-bite damage to her skin. Her phonenumber in Oak is (610) 658-7477. Pamela is unsure how long her mom will neednursing care.

    Ad :

    Active children doing summersaults in your living room?

    Yours for the taking:

    Two never used tumbling mats. 36 x 48 x 1

    Call: Harriet Heath

    610 49 7037 or [email protected]

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    Radnor Voices

    Let m e be a vehicle of thy peace.

    I could write about many aspects of spiritual growth that have occurred for me over thedecades, starting clearly for me when I was in eighth grade! And, for the past 20+ years,Radnor has been a very important support on my path. When asked to write thiscolumn, I decided to focus on only one aspect of my journey which relates to an aspectof the Quaker peace testimony. I care passionately about peace and indeed havedevoted much of my professional work and personal life inquiry to supporting peaceamongst groups, across groups and within individuals.

    I have been humbled forever by seeing how difficult it is to overcome non-peace withinmyself. So that is the focus of this column. A Faith and Practice query asks us: Do I live

    in the power of that Life and Spirit that takes away the occasion of all wars? Ininterpreting the word wars very broadly, I want to speak about our internal wars.These look like beating ourselves up with self-criticism or having judgments aboutothers. For example, I have been saddened and humbled over the years to see my ownjudgments that can arise during Meeting related to peoples messages even related tomy own messages!! Over time, however, I have seen a slow shift and softening. Now,much of the time, I find that a soft compassion arises: That person is doing her best toshare a message that she sees as coming from God or having a genuine spiritual nature.

    I think about the following metaphor. In the past, when things happen about which Ihad judgments, I was wearing glasses with dark gray lenses. More so now, I put on a

    different pair of glasseswith soft rosy lenses that relate to my inner state ofcompassion and love. I know I am in the right ballpark when I sense a softening inmyselfkind of like golden honey spreading out. I know I am in the wrong ballparkwhen my belly contracts and I feel cranky. This shift has been dramatic but has taken along time and much steadfast practice.

    I had been thinking about writing this article for awhile, puzzling about how to saysomething helpful about what can support such a shift from gray glasses to rosy glassesbecause this shift doesnt happen through willing it to or via affirmations suggesting Ishould be more loving. Then, via what I see as divine guidance, I was at Meeting a fewweeks ago when a Friend spoke about Woolmans tenet that love is the first

    movement. Indeed! I believe that underneath all the judgment and making peoplewrong, love abides: when we can get our egos out of the way, all that is left is essentiallove.

    I realized that my rosy glasses were about the practice of choosing first to view lifethrough a lens of love rather than judgment. It is a choiceperhaps a choice that takespractice, but it is a choice. I can look at an angry person and say (through the lenses ofmy gray glasses), What is wrong with that person? Or I can look again, through the

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    lens of love, and compassion can arise: That person is very disappointed aboutsomething. I also put the same practice into place regarding my own negative self-judgments. It has been a challenging journey, but the occasion of writing this article hashelped me to stop long enough to see my progress.

    Finally, I add a thought related to another portion of our Faith and Practice PeaceQuery: What are we doing to recognize and correct the cause of violence within ourcommunities and to work toward overcoming separations? This article is my answer:I am actively choosing the glasses/lenses of compassion instead of negative judgment.We are the root: If we judge ourselves harshly, we have less compassion and loveavailable for Bin Laden, our neighbors or our fellow Quakers. So, this article is myanswer to the query about What am I doing to correct the cause of violence within mypersonal community? And my prayer is, Let me be a vehicle of thy peace.

    ~ Bonalyn Mosteller

    Bon aly n ha s been a m em ber of R ad nor sin ce about 1990 w here she has served on m ost

    all Meeting comm ittees, including clerking Care an d Counsel. Curren tly she is serving

    on W orship and M inistry. She has also been active at the PYM level and, several years

    ago, clerked a m ulti-year PYM in itiative entitled Making New Friends w hich wa s

    designed to help m eetings grow . She has operated her ow n Organizational

    Dev elopm ent consulting f irm for fif teen years. M ore recen tly she has been w orking

    w ith nonp rofits (especially boards) an d Quaker orga nizations such as Friends Serv ices

    for the Ag ing and The Hickm an . She spends a lot of tim e in nature w hich is w here she

    m ost intim ately contacts her sense of a higher pow er. Curren tly a lot of her energy is

    devoted to learning to live w ith a new rescue dog nam ed Pearl w ho adam antly

    rema ins a puppy and a joy (m ostly).Rad nor Voices featu res the spiritu al v oices of Friends at Radn or Meet ing. W e hope th is w ill pr ov ide aforu m for sha ring the y ears of a ccum ulat ed w isdom pr esent in our com m un ity . Each m onth anindividual contribut or w ill reflect on their spiritual life as a Friend, giving v oice to the experiences and

    insights they hav e gathered in their own personal journey . Friends who w ish to share in this way are

    invited to contact Caroline Cherry of Worship an d Ministry [email protected] or by p hone at 610687-7547. Deadline each m onth for contributions is the second Sun day of that m onth .Recom m endedlength is from t w o paragra phs to one and one-half pages, but exceptions can be made.

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    Announcements

    R e p o r t o n O u r W i n t e r R e tr e a t

    1/26/2013

    About 25 members, attenders and some guests attended our Saturday winter Retreat.Some left early and others arrived later but all participated fully in our thoughtfuldiscussion and meditations on the statements What Quakers Believe under thefacilitation of Arthur Larrabee the author.

    We broke into small groups two different times to discuss and consider two differentstatements at each meeting. After each small group we met as a whole and discussed ourthoughts and considerations with the whole group.

    We were even able to add another statement of belief that might be added to the currentstatements. The issue of Quaker Process and how it mediates between our openness tonew ideas and information and our own ongoing revelation and the connection to ourspiritual community was the heart of this proposed addition.

    We find ourselves looking forward to the next iteration of these statements of QuakerBelief as Friend Larrabee incorporates some of our thoughts as well as that of other

    Quaker groups/communities into statements that will speak some of our truths.

    Thanks to all who helped to make this Retreat work smoothly, and gave us great food, aswell as thanks to all who participated.

    Julia Hanson

    Clerk, Worship & Ministry

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    F in a l D r a f t fo r t e xt o f Ra d n o r Me e t in g s ig n .

    Outreach/Fellowship Committee presented two drafts of the proposed sign forcomments and suggestions during January Meeting For Worship with Attention toBusiness. This final draft of the sign takes into consideration all that was discussed atthat meeting as well as other suggestions the committee has received.

    It was decided that the sign without the symbols should be used. Thank you toeveryone who participated in the discussion there were many well considered thoughtspresented. There were no alternative suggestions for line 1 and line 2 so they remain thesame. We have moved Established 1684 to line 3 for clarity.

    You Are Welcome Here is the same in location and text. It is agreed the idea itrepresents should be the center of the sign. The specific wording of the text itself isfound to resonate with people more than other phrases such as All are Welcome Here.

    In line 5 we have removed the ending time since we want people to stay past 11:00 andjoin us for fellowship if they would like. Finally, we have decided to keep the websitebecause it identifies us as Quakers. Also, its presence says that we are online if someonewants to find out more information even if they cant read the exact address.

    Outreach/Fellowship Committee will be presenting this final version of the sign atMarch Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business for final consensus. From therewe will create a sample of the sign with attention to color and size.

    Please send any questions or comments to [email protected] put them inthe Outreach/Fellowship Pocket on the door to the basement.Thank you.Outreach/Fellowship Committee

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    R e p o r t f r o m t h e L ib r a r y Co m m it t ee :

    The Library Committee solicits suggestions for acquisitions from committees. If youknow of a book that would support the work of your committee or the life of theMeeting, please let us know. Also, we welcome donations of Quaker books, and reviewsof books youve found useful. Please send your contributions to Caroline Cherry

    ([email protected])

    Among our recent acquisitions is A Qu a k er M a r r ia g e o f Ph ilo so p h y a n d A r t, acollection of writings and drawings by Howard and Anna Brinton, who were directors ofPendle Hill from 1936-1952. The book is edited by their granddaughter CatharineForbes, who presents brief glimpses into the lives of these two influential Quakers withselections from their self-designed Christmas cards and other (mostly) light verse. Oneof my favorites is this snippet from their 1930 card, describing their youngest child, stillan infant (accompanied by appropriate illustrations and some characters in Japanese, inwhich Anna Brinton was fluent):

    Joan Mary spent the year in growing

    Increasing both in weight and knowingBefore this reaches you no doubt

    She will be walking all about.

    Her lectures in an ancient tongue

    Rejoice all those she moves among.

    * ** * ** * *These memoranda we indict

    In lieu of letters we should write,

    To friends afar in divers places,

    Whom our most loving thought embraces.

    Another illustrated poem from Christmas 1939 is a Complete Guide to isms includingTribalism, Authoritarianism, and Super-humanism. And, as the U.S. entered WorldWar II, Howard Brinton wrote this serious poem:

    Though armies battle in the skies,

    The bird upon the bough will sing

    Though human fortunes fall or rise,

    The flowers still blossom in the spring.

    Though over all the troubled world

    Destruction blasts the works of man,

    In every seed a germ is furled

    And life continues where it can.

    I urge you to check this book out. Perhaps youll want to order a copy for your personallibrary.

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    U p c o m i n g F o r u m F e b . 2 4 , 2 0 13 En d i n g G u n Vio le n c e

    Epic episodes of gun violence have again caught national attention and made thisviolence a major topic of social concern. How does a faith-based movement (HeedingGod's Call) work both peacefully and effectively to prevent, and thus diminish gunviolence?

    The Peace and Social Concerns Committee has invited Bryan Miller and Mark Feifer topresent a forum on how Heeding's persistent vigils, marches, and social action havebeen effective in closing down a major gun center that was distributing illegal guns."Illegal guns" are those which the possessor did not purchase at a licensed gun retailerand thus circumvented a mandated background check. The targeted gun shops are inboth Philadelphia and the suburbs.

    Heeding Gods Call is a faith-based movement in Pennsylvania (and recently theWashington D.C. area) organized specifically to combat gun violence. Just a few of thisorganizations faith-based partners include Friends Meeting of Philadelphia, CentralBaptist Church of Wayne, and Wayne Presbyterian Church. Through its faith-based

    partners, Heeding Gods Call stages various events to effect changes in the gun laws. Forexample, they have held protests outside of gun shows and also met with gun shopowners to find ways to eliminate straw sales and handgun trafficking. We are sponsoringthis as an open forum and hope that all Radnor members and attendees attend andinvite your friends from the local community who feel this will be a very importantforum.

    www.HeedingGod'sCall.org also: Philly.com/Church Lawn Dressed in Heartache

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    RadnorMonthlyMeetingMeetingforWorshipwithAttentiontoBusiness

    01/13/2013The meeting opened with silent worship and was clerked by Clerk Patsy Dent.

    Approval of MinutesThe minutes from the business meeting of 12th month 2012 were approved.

    Announcements of Upcoming EventsPatsy pointed out the list of upcoming events that will be posted in the forum room.

    TreasurerThe meeting treasurer, Bart Harrison, reported that PYM has asked Radnor MM toconsider increasing the covenant for next fiscal year. Currently it is $20,400 and PYMasking for a 3% increase. A decision will be requested at the next business meeting.

    Bart noted that the rate of inflation is 2.2 % and that a 3% increase to the covenantwould add $600. Radnor MM ended last year in the black and Bart expects that we willalso this year. He suggested that we probably can afford it, but we need to consider itfor decision. He expects the Finance Committee to meet and may have arecommendation by the next business meeting.

    Update and Request from Outreach and FellowshipAndrea Nuneviller gave an update on the meeting sign. The committee would like toget the final feedback on wording and design so they can make a mock-up. LeslieDallas gave an explanation of process that had occurred to date. The proposed contentof the sign was published in the newsletter and they would like the meeting to further

    consider the question of symbols on the sign. If not on the sign, symbols could be onthe web site that is being designed. The sign needs to be able to be easily read. Thecommittee suggests light letters on a dark background (possibly yellow gold on darkgreen) for visibility and also that the dark color would be less susceptible todiscoloration due to the location under a tree. There was a discussion of the use ofsymbols during which the following opinions were voiced. Symbols can be used tospecify more specifically who is welcome. Some noted that it makes it too limited indesignating who is welcome, adding symbols could cause the design to be morecomplex and expensive. A desire for simplicity was expressed. Symbols may be betteron the web site and flags with symbols could be could be used for flexibility. Additionaldiscussion centered on the readability of a website address on the sign and whether it is

    necessary to have the date of the meetings establishment on the sign. At theconclusion of the discussion, the sense of the meeting was that we want simplicity andare generally not in favor of symbols on the sign. The committee would like us tocontinue to provide feedback and will put a reworked sign proposal in the meetingnewsletter. It is expected that a decision will be requested at the next businessmeeting.

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    Peace and Social ConcernsBecky Evans reported that the cookie walk raised over $3000 for Philabundance.Thanks were expressed for the work of Gene Grace and others in making the cookiewalk a success. A minute of thanks to Gene Grace who has been instrumental inleading the cookie walks was approved. Gene is stepping away from the leadership

    role in the cookie walks. The committee also announced that members of HeedingGods Call will be our forum speakers on 2/24/2013. The subject is gun control.

    Fellowship CommitteePatsy Dent had requested an overview of the work of the fellowship committee, andSam McKinley spoke. She asked that people who bring food for fellowship please takeany leftover food and plates. On 2/24, since it is a forum and fellowship lunch day, theplan is to get sandwiches that can be taken into the forum. The meeting talent show isscheduled for the evening of 2/23. Bring a friend to meeting day is scheduled for4/7/2013. Sam asked that others pitch in to help in general for both fellowship and the

    fellowship lunch clean up. Thanks were expressed to Sam and committee for theirwork.

    Update from Property CommitteeSally Bishop, the new clerk of property committee, provided an update on thecommittees work this year. She expressed that the group is hard-working and activitieshave included electrical work (electricians made some upgrades, fixed some agingwiring and working on fixing light out front), carpentry (looking into fixing the shingles ofthe old sign), masonry work, door jambs rotting being fixed, removing items from thefloor in the basement (some items are being discarded), and addressing kitchen skylightleaks in the space used by New Gulph (damage includes need for roofing repair andproposed change to a to a fixed skylight). Additionally they would like to put in a properventing system for the kitchen and are mindful that more work needs to be done on therest of the kitchen. The meeting rooms audio system was worked on and that removedthe buzz. The committee would like someone to demo how to use the system to thosewho need to use it and are looking for volunteers. The system needs to be turned onand off for the meeting.

    Report from Interim MeetingSteveOlshevskireportedthatatinterimmeeting,itwasapprovedthatthefiscalyearofPYMwillbechangedto10/1to9/30,primarilyforstaffingandthetimingoffinancialdecisionsbeingmadeatannualmeeting. AdecisionwasmadetoallowservingwineattheArchStreetMeetingHouse,

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    thepremises. StevenotedthenumberofthingsthatthePYMcovenantfunds,includingeventssuchasacaregivingwebinar,YoungFriendsactivities,juniorInterimmeetings,andprogramssuchastheretreatArtLarrabeeisscheduledtoleadatRadnor.

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    ReportfromCareandCounselKathleen Folwell noted that today is the deadline for scholarship assistance fromRadnor for children. She asked the meeting for approval for 3 scholarships andapproval was given.Kathleen also gave the meeting recorder's report of membership statistics for calendar

    year 2012, which was distributed and approved. There was a net membershipdecrease of 4.Additionally, the committee has been looking at the membership list and considering thenumber of active members of the meeting. She noted that there are about 39 in the 21

    30 age group and that the committee would like to reach out to them specifically.There are about 135 members in the immediate area and 10 members for whom thecommittee has no contact information. Those present provided leads on getting contactinformation for 2 of those. Efforts to locate the other members are being made viavarious means including the internet. The committee is concerned that if there arethose that cannot be found, they may request that it be minuted that those names beremoved from the meeting rolls. Some number of others have not been seen or

    interacted with the meeting in some time. The question of what it means to be an activemember of Radnor MM was presented. If those who are not active are not going to bedropped, the time of the committee may be better spent concentrating on those whohave been active. The committee was not asking for decision that day, but would likesome input in order to act in the best interest of Radnor MM. One Friend presentsuggested that we joyfully let the inactive folks go, as they continue their journeys.Another suggested that there could be another category of members listed in thedirectory for several years, noting the unclear status of their whereabouts andmembership. One Friend suggested that Radnor MM could attract more members if theair was known to be clean (mold-free) here, as that has been an issue for one of thecurrent members.

    Concernsof

    Friends

    Sea Kaplan noted that those working on the issue of the sign have done a really good

    job and it seemed as though the feedback did not reflect appreciation of that. Heexpressed thanks to them for their work.The meeting closed with silent worship.

    Respectfullysubmitted,IsobelThompsonRecordingClerk

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    Radnor

    Monthly

    MeetingReligious Society of Friends

    P.O. Box 8196

    Radnor, PA 19087