320th Annual Sessions

March 23-26, 2000
Fourth and Arch Street Meeting House
Philadelphia

Here are the minutes of our 320th Annual Sessions, which are the records of each portion of our deliberations, as well as our outgoing epistle, which is our "family letter" to other Yearly Meetings and to the wider world. Also here is our Minute on Drug Concerns (in this case, "minute" means an approved statement of position or principle).

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THURSDAY, MARCH 23

• evening session
  1. Meeting on Worship and Ministry
  2. Clerk’s Welcome
  3. Introduction of the Standing Committee
  4. Session Recess
     
     

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

• morning session
  1. (introductions)
  2. (visitors)
  3. (General Services Standing Committee)
  4. (nominations)
  5. (epistles)
  6. (Fiduciary Corporation)
  7. (membership)
  8. (Treasurer's report)
  9. (budget)
     
     
• afternoon session
  1. Welcome to Visitors
  2. Introduction of Standing Committee
  3. Epistle
  4. Celebrating our Monthly and Quarterly Meetings
  5. Session Recess
     
     
• evening session
  1. Welcome to Visitors
  2. Incoming Epistle
  3. Appreciation of Retiring Interim Meeting Clerk
  4. Reflections on What We are Called to as a Yearly Meeting
     
     

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

• morning session
  1. Welcome to Visitors
  2. Epistle
  3. Drug Concerns Working Group
  4. Thanks to Clerk of Yearly Meeting Planning Committee
  5. Covenant on Education
  6. Session Recess
     
     
• afternoon session
  1. Welcome
  2. Introduction of Standing Committee on Peace and Concerns
  3. Incoming Epistle
  4. Living Peacefully in a Violent World
  5. Minutes
     
     
• evening session
  1. (outgoing epistle)
  2. (living the peace testimony)
  3. (adjournment)
     
     

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

• morning session
  1. (incoming epistle)
  2. (minute on drug concerns)
  3. (simple meal)
  4. (adjournment)
     
     
• afternoon session
  1. Welcome toVisitors
  2. Dates for Forthcoming Annual Session
  3. Incoming Epistle
  4. Continuing Reflections on What We Are Called to as a Yearly Meeting
  5. Review of Referrals
  6. Singing
  7. Nominating Committee Report
  8. Outgoing Epistle — Final Reading
  9. Minute of Exercise
     
     

OUTGOING EPISTLE

MINUTE ON DRUG CONCERNS

Copyright © 2000, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

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