MEETING FOR WORSHIP WITH ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, Seventh month, Second day;

The meeting opened with silence.

Ministry and Oversight is working on a state-of-themeeting report, which should be ready for Iowa Yearly Meeting soon. Terry Matz’s clearness committee, for her application for membership, will meet this week. AFSC wants to put on a fund-raising brunch at the Meeting house; this needs a First Day before September. Ministry and Oversight will consult with the program committee to find a date; the brunch will be during the hour for program.

The treasurer’s report was heard and accepted. Again, Friends are encourage to contribute, as some large payments will be due soon.

House upkeep reports that the cleanup day was a success. Burned-out light bulbs have been replaced, too, so the Meeting is more in the light. AFSC needs shelves for the basement. The key to the elevator is not in its usual place; Jim will try to find it. The report was accepted.

Quaker Education plans a program on the peace testimony. The program may lead to a Peace and Social Concerns meeting about current issues of peace and war; the place, time, and content of this program is not yet clear. The committee report was accepted.

Ginger Kenney informed the Meeting about a conference on the Middle East at Village Presbyterian in October. The sense of the Meeting was that we’re willing to contribute $100 from the Vanguard Grant, but there is no sense that we are willing to co-sponsor, or to be acknowledged in the program as a donor. The undecided issues are referred to Ministry and Oversight for further discussion, and will be covered at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business next month. The Meeting commends the long, hard work of the Kenneys on this issue.

The librarian read the yearly library report for Iowa Yearly Meeting. Penn Valley Meeting is still looking for volunteers for Iowa Yearly Meeting positions.