Monthly meeting
In the
Management
Among Quakers, affairs are managed at a particular kind of meeting for worship, called a meeting for business, where all members are invited to attend. Decisions are made as a form of worship, where each individual sits in contemplative silence until moved to speak on a subject.[3] At these meetings, Quakers attempt to reach unity on a subject, in a form of religious consensus decision-making, to find "the sense of the meeting".[2][4] A monthly meeting is so called because it traditionally holds these meetings once a month, separate from the normal weekly meeting for worship.
Each meeting usually nominates members to serve in certain volunteer positions to facilitate administration, including:[1]
- a clerk and assistant clerk or clerks
- a treasurer
- a registering officer
- a nominations committee
- a body of trustees
- a custodian of records or a committee for the purpose
A monthly meeting is usually associated with a particular place of worship; in many cases, the associated
Notes
- ^ a b "Area meetings and local meetings". Quaker Faith and Practice: The book of Christian discipline of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain (Fifth ed.). Britain Yearly Meeting. 2014.
- ^ a b c "FAQs about Quakers". Friends General Conference. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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- ^ Homan, Roger (2007). "The Aesthetics of Friends' Meeting Houses". Quaker Studies. 11 (1): 115–128. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen, eds. (2012). "Old Third Haven Meeting House". SAH Archipedia. Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
See also
External links
- QuakerMaps: a resource for finding monthly meetings from across the spectrum of Quakerism, powered by Google Maps.
- Quakerfinder: a resource for finding FGC monthly meetings in the United States.
- Find a Quaker Meeting in England, Wales or Scotland.