Minutes among Quakers can have two meanings. One is as a record of a meeting, including actions, discussion, and concerns. Burlington Quarter here provides Minutes in this sense for both our Quarterly Business Meetings, and for our Steering Committee Meetings held in other months. Recent minutes recording our work at these meetings include:

Minutes of Meetings in 2004 Minutes of Meetings in 2005 Minutes of Meetings in 2006 Minutes of Meetings in 2007 January 19, 2008 - Steering Committee February 9, 2008 Quarterly Meeting - (Called Session on Quaker Quest) February 16, 2008 - Steering Committee . March 15, 2008 - Quarterly Meeting April 19th, 2008 - Steering Committee

The other sense of a Minute among Friends is that a particular Minute can be prepared to state a position on an issue, to memoralize the service and life of a Friend or other person, to record a concern, or to state a course of action agreed upon by those present. As such, Minutes are a weighty instrument to both record and carry forward corporate witness.

Recent Minutes of Concern and Support from Burlington Quarter have included the following:

Minute of Concern on Mandatory Sentencing

Burlington Minute of Concern on Restoring the Place of Quarters in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Minute of Concern on Yearly Meeting Budget Survey

Minute of Support for Gay and Lesbian Friends

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