{"id":7930,"date":"2025-07-08T11:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=7930"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:07:30","slug":"womans-society-meeting-minutes-june-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=7930","title":{"rendered":"Woman\u2019s Society Meeting Minutes, June 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Durham Friends <\/strong>Woman\u2019s Society Meeting Minutes 6.16.2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hybrid Meeting held at Nancy Marstaller\u2019s home in Harpswell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present: <\/strong>Dorothy Curtis, President,  Nancy Marstaller, Treasurer, Kim Bolshaw on Zoom: Susan Gilbert, Secretary, Dorothy Hinshaw, Joyce Gibson, Qat Langlier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cards: <\/strong>For <\/strong>Friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program and Devotions: <\/strong>We took turns reading from Blueprints, \u201cWeeping May Endure For A Night, But Joy Comes In The Morning\u201d, (Psalm 30:5) By Dr. Rubai Mandela. Her article discussed how our lives can be joyous, also painful, and her deep devotion to scripture, prayer and trust in God. Though the loss of her beloved nephew caused her to grieve,  her faith gave her a path forward. We discussed how we have grown through loss and distress,  learning to better handle difficult and volatile situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasurer\u2019s Report: <\/strong>Nancy told us that the plant sale earned $1060. One half will be given to the Good Shepherd Food bank, the rest split between USFWI fund for education of girls in Kenya and the Ramallah Friends School in Palestine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minutes:<\/strong> Susan read the 5.19.2025 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tedford Meal<\/strong>: Kim\u2019s TeamA provided Hot dogs and beans, potato salad, watermelon, clementines, apples and bananas. The July 7 meal will be handled by Team B, Nancy Marstaller contact person. Durham Friends provide dinner for Tedford House on the first Monday of each month. Contributions of prepared food or money for the Team to buy food for Tedford are always welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Meeting: <\/strong>September 15 at 7 PM. We will hold our annual Woman\u2019s Society Potluck Dinner at the Meeting House on August 18 at 6 PM. There will be no meeting in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Business: <\/strong>Kim relayed that our Cuba Yearly Meeting Friend, Kir\u00e9nia Criado P\u00e9rez will be visiting Maine this summer. There will be a picnic welcoming her on Portland\u2019s Eastern Prom on Thursday, July 24 and a gathering at our Meeting House on Friday, July 25. Kir\u00e9n will lead the Bible half hour at Sessions in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorothy closed the meeting with this poem by Florence Earle Coates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who walks the world with soul awake
Finds beauty everywhere;
Though labor be his portion,
Though sorrow be his share,
He looks beyond obscuring clouds,
Sure that the light is there!
<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Respectfully Submitted, Susan Gilbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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