YEARBOOK OF BALTIMORE YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS INCLUDING MINUTES OF THE 341TH ANNUAL SESSION July 31 — August 5, 2012 Baltimore Yearly Meeting 17100 Quaker Lane Sandy Spring, MD 20860-1267 301-774-7663 301-774-7087 (fax) [email protected] www.bym-rsf.org Elizabeth "Betsy" Meyer, Clerk of Yearly Meeting 14736 Carona Drive Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-384-5146 [email protected] Margaret "Meg" Meyer, Clerk of Interim Meeting 2604 Queen Anne Road Baltimore, MD 21216 410-367-6319 [email protected] Marion Ballard, Treasurer 4413 Chalfont Place Bethesda, MD 20816 301-320-3931 [email protected] Table of Contents 2012 YEARBOOK CONTENTS The Spiritual State of the Meeting .................................................................................. 1 The Epistles Epistle of the Yearly Meeting ...............................................................................5 Epistle of Young Adult Friends ............................................................................7 Epistle of Young Friends ......................................................................................8 Epistle of Junior Young Friends .........................................................................10 Minutes of Baltimore Yearly Meeting Interim Meeting Tenth Month 22, 2011 ........................................................................................ 11 Third Month 17, 2012 .........................................................................................27 Sixth Month 16, 2012 .........................................................................................45 Minutes of Baltimore Yearly Meeting 341st Annual Session Tuesday, July 31, 2012 .......................................................................................69 Wednesday, August 1, 2012 ...............................................................................79 Thursday, August 2, 2012 .................................................................................. 86 Friday, August 3, 2012 ....................................................................................... 91 Saturday, August 4, 2012 ................................................................................... 96 Sunday, August 5, 2012 ....................................................................................100 Committee Annual Reports Search ............................................................................................................... 131 Supervisory .......................................................................................................131 Advancement and Outreach ............................................................................. 132 Camping Program .............................................................................................133 Camp Property Management ............................................................................135 Development .....................................................................................................136 Educational Loan ..............................................................................................138 Faith and Practice Revision ..............................................................................139 Indian Affairs ....................................................................................................140 Manual of Procedure ........................................................................................ 142 Ministry and Pastoral Care ............................................................................... 144 Nominating .......................................................................................................146 Peace and Social Concerns ...............................................................................146 Program ............................................................................................................ 147 Religious Education ..........................................................................................147 Stewardship and Finance ..................................................................................149 Sue Thomas Turner Quaker Education Fund ................................................... 150 Trustees .............................................................................................................151 Unity with Nature .............................................................................................153 Youth Programs ................................................................................................154 ad hoc Committee on Intervisitation ................................................................ 155 Page i 2012 Yearbook ad hoc Vision Implementation Committee .......................................................157 Criminal and Restorative Justice Working Group ............................................160 Friends in Education Working Group .............................................................. 160 Right Sharing of World Resources Working Group ........................................ 160 Spiritual Formation Program Working Group ................................................. 160 Torreon/Star Lake Working Group .................................................................. 161 Women's Retreat Working Group .................................................................... 161 Working Group on Racism ...............................................................................162 Young Adult Friends ........................................................................................ 164 Reports of Affiliated Organizations American Friends Service Committee Corporation ......................................... 165 American Friends Service Committee Corporation, Mid-Atlantic/South Region ................................................................166 Friends Committee on National Legislation .....................................................168 Friends General Conference .............................................................................169 Friends House Inc. and Friends House Nursing Home Inc. Trustees .............. 171 Friends Meeting School ....................................................................................171 Friends Peace Teams ........................................................................................ 171 Friends United Meeting ....................................................................................172 Friends Wilderness Center ............................................................................... 175 Friends World Committee for Consultation .....................................................175 Miles White Beneficial Society of Baltimore ...................................................175 National Religious Coalition Against Torture ..................................................176 Prisoner Visitation and Support ........................................................................178 Quaker Earthcare Witness ................................................................................ 179 Quaker House ................................................................................................... 179 Quaker United Nations Offices ........................................................................ 180 Sandy Spring Friends School ........................................................................... 181 William Penn House .........................................................................................181 Meeting Community Statistics .....................................................................................184 2013 Apportionments.................................................................................................... 186 2012 Baltimore Yearly Meeting Financial Report ..........................................................189 Budget Notes .................................................................................................... 189 2013 Budget Program Detail ............................................................................190 2013 Committee Details ...................................................................................192 2013 Contributions to Outside Organizations Details ......................................193 2011 Funds Balances ........................................................................................194 Investment Portfolio as of 12/31/2011 ............................................................. 196 Independent Auditor's Report .....................................................................................197 Page ii Table of Contents Officers Yearly Meeting .................................................................................................209 Interim Meeting ................................................................................................209 Trustees 209 Office Staff ....................................................................................................... 209 Local Meeting Representatives to Interim Meeting .................................................. 211 Calendar of Meetings Yearly Meeting .................................................................................................213 Interim Meeting ................................................................................................213 Quarterly Meetings ...........................................................................................213