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MEETING FOR WORSHIP FOR BUSINESS
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2001
Present: Roberta McGregor (clerk), Mona Callin, Betty Preston, Dick Preston, Rex Barger, Don Woodside, Harriet Woodside, John Milton, Andy Muller, Helen Paulin, Ian Graham, Dawn Lepard, Susan Wortman (recording clerk)
1. Meeting began with silent worship.
2. Minutes from March 1 and March 12 were accepted with the following corrections to the March 12 minutes: 5.2 add: `Niagara Falls' to the end of the minute
5.3 delete: `regarding Peace House'
3. Matters arising
3.1 Upcoming events:
3.1.1 Potluck to discuss the website - Thursday, April 12, gather at 6pm, to eat at 6:30pm. The Outreach Committee will organize this event with input from others. Possible directions and considerations include:
* what can be done on the web
* what other meetings are doing
* live demonstration of our website
* consideration of `internal vs external' items to be posted
* Claremont dialogue on concerns
3.1.2 Painting Bee - Saturday, April 21, 10am-5pm, but come whenever you can. Pizza will be provided! (indoor painting)
3.1.3 Gardening Bee and Barbecue - Sunday, April 29, from after M4W till supper time. Pizza provided for lunch, bring barbecue items and salads to share for supper, buns and beverages provided. Rain date: Sunday, May 6
3.1.4 Potluck to continue implementation of the Visioning Process - Thursday, May 17, gather at 6pm to eat at 6:30pm
3.1.5 Potluck to develop Hanna Newcombe's Peace Testimony further - Friday, June 8, gather at 6pm, eat at 6:30pm. Peace and Social Action Committee will organize this event.

3.2 Committee of Clearness for Raj
Raj is currently contacting people to be on his Committee of Clearness.
3.3 Estimate on insulating the Meetinghouse - deferred
3.4 Nominations Process Report
The draft report by the Working Group on the Nominations Process was read and met with general approval (see attached). We appreciate the work done by this group, and encourage input from all attenders and members before the next M4W4B, when it will be considered for final adoption.
3.5 Contact letter
We read a carefully drafted letter inviting members and attenders we haven't seen for a long time to contact us.
4. New Business
4.1 Use of the Meetinghouse
4.1.1 A request for the use of the Meetinghouse from the evening of Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17 to billet members of the groups working to non-violently protest the Hamilton Air Show was approved. John Milton will ensure he or another member of Meeting will be present. One hundred dollars to provide a meal for those billeting was also offered.
4.1.2 A request for the use of the Meetinghouse on the afternoon of Sunday, April 8, as an indoor backup for a picnic volunteer appreciation day for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Centre at McMaster was approved.
4.2 Letter from Lyn Adamson
A request from Lyn Adamson for reimbursement for additional time spent on the visioning process was approved. We also agreed to write her a letter of recommendation.
4.3 Support to visit Halcyonia Meeting, Saskatchewan
A request for support for Roberta McGregor to visit Halcyonia Meeting was approved. HMM will provide one half the cost of the airfare for this visit. This minute will accompany Roberta's application to Home Missions and Advancement Committee for the balance of the cost. Ministry and Council will also write a travelling minute to go with Roberta to Saskatchewan.
4.4 Webmaster resignation
A letter from Robbie Shepard laying down his role as Webmaster was read and accepted (see attached). HMM wishes to express our deep appreciation for Robbie's leadership and meticulous work as Webmaster in developing and maintaining the HMM website over the past years. We offer Robbie the continued use of the HMM account for the NeeKauNis website, should he so wish.
4.5 Brown bag to discuss M4W4B improvements
Andy Muller will search out an appropriate date to hold a brown bag to discuss M4W4B improvements - one of the outcomes of the Visioning Process.
5. Meeting closed with silent worship.
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