Westport Friends Meeting

October 2004 Newsletter

Meeting for Worship and First Day School each Sunday at 10:00 AM. All are welcome!

1-3 Junior High YM Retreat at Westport Meeting
3 Property Committee, 8:30 AM
3 Ministry and Counsel Committee, 11:45 AM
9 NEYM Committee Day, Portland, ME
10 Special Book Sorting Session following worship. Many hands are needed! 10 Conversation Café, at Westport. 4-5:30 PM (Topic: Upcoming presidential election)
17 Monthly Meeting for Business, 11:45 AM
17 "Crop Walk" for hunger. Sign-up at 1:00, walk at 2:00 PM (Contact Eliza Miley for details.)
18 Market Ministries (Want to help? - Speak with Barbara Wicks
23 Sandwich Quarterly Meeting at Martha's Vineyard Monthly Meeting
24 Religious Education Committee, 11:45 AM
31 Fall Clean-up Day after meeting. Lunch and chores provided! Wear your Halloween costume!

1 Oscar Martinez Cardenas
6 Frank Lepreau
21 Jeanne Robinson
24 Nancy Dubler
28 Theresa Gifford
30 Jackie Bullis

• Monthly Meeting wholeheartedly approved a minute accepting Tristan Athearn-Hess into adult membership! A formal time of welcoming is to be announced.
• Ministry and Counsel will purchase another case of "Worship in Song" hymnals. Friends, wishing to purchase their own copy, should contact Gretchen Baker-Smith.
• Because Jean Kennison's memorial service was held so soon following her death, and that several Westport Friends were also not able to attend the service, Ministry and Counsel is considering a time of remembrance for Jean on First Day, November 10th. More details to follow.
• Booksale Committee: Plans are underway to explore the cost of replacing our worn tent Friends are needed to help sort and price books throughout the year. (Speak with Deana or Stewart.) Please save Sunday, Oct 10th after meeting for a special book sorting and pricing work-afternoon. Your help is needed!
• Mark and Eliza Miley, our Friends In Residence, have agreed to continue in their position for another year, possibly two.
• Though several bids were solicited from local building contractors, only one proposal was returned. Monthly Meeting preferred not to move foreword without having more bids to consider. Buddy Baker-Smith will solicit more bids from contractors beyond our local area.
• Property Committee: A new replacement of the mower-tractor is being considered Meeting Clean-up Day will be Oct. 31 after meeting. Thanks to Mark Miley and Tim Gillespie, the Residence has new hardwood floors installed on the first floor. Thank you Mark and Tim! The area carpet in the Community House living room will be replaced soon

Hearing Assistance Device available: Friends are reminded that the meetinghouse is equipped with an audio-loop system to help hearing impaired people hear what is said in meeting for worship and business. Please ask Gretchen Baker-Smith, Frankie Kirkaldy or any member of Property Committee for help using the headsets for the first time.

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48 Carlton Street, Dartmouth, MA 02748
508-994-1638. Email: Kevin@jymretreats.org.