Ministry and Counsel
Ministry and Counsel
- Is concerned with the pastoral care of the Meeting
- Recommends acceptance and release of members, for approval by Business Meeting
- Oversees marriages
- Appoints clearness committees as needed
- Visits the sick and counsels those in need of pastoral care
- Arranges programs and retreats on Quaker topics
- Arranges an audit of the Treasurer’s annual report before the report is presented to the March Business Meeting
- Considers requests for scholarships and travel assistance to Quaker events
- Considers requests for financial assistance from the John Bohne Memorial Fund
Ministry and Council also helps form spiritual nurture groups. A selection of documents related to spiritual nurture groups can be found here.