Overseers Committee:
OVERSEERS COMMITTEE provides leadership in maintaining a caring meeting community. We all welcome questions and requests for assistance from members and attenders. Each Overseer is assigned specific members and attenders by alphabetic directory listing:
- A to B: Doreen Getsinger, Contact info here
- C-Dab: Marsie Hawkinson, Contact info here
- Dan-Ge: Molly Bond, Contact info here
- GI to He: Larissa Kitenko, Contact info here
- Ho to L: Nancy Robbins, Contact info here, assistant clerk
- M to Mo: Mary Cotton, Contact info here
- Mu to Ro: Norval Thompson, Contact info here
- Ru to So: Molly Burgoyne, Contact info here
- St to We: Adrienne Rudge, Contact info here
- Wh to Z: John Screiner, Contact info here
- Dee Rein: Clerk of Overseers, Contact info here
- Nancy Robbines: Assistant Clerk, Contact info here
- Ann Williams: Contact info here
Clearness Committees:
Overseers invite members and attenders to make use of CLEARNESS COMMITTEES, not only for requests for membership and marriages/unions under the care of the meeting, but for support during times of duress.
Alone, or in relationship with others, we sometimes have disquiet. The genuine nature of our feelings, our discernment and our sense of direction seem to be missing. Overseers offer a clearness committee as means to help members and attenders who experience such disquiet.
Such a committee neither gives advice nor attempts to "fix" you. Clearness is intended to remove encumbrances to insight, allowing you to move forward in your journey to discover your true leadings. The process is confidential. Your request requires only a note or call to the clerk of Overseers. It is appropriate for you to suggest individuals that you would like to meet with you. Please prepare some notes stating your issue or question and its background.
Faith and Practice serves as a guide to the clearness process. Two additional references are Patricia Loring's Pendle Hill Pamphlet, Spiritual Discernment: the context and goal of clearness committees and Parker Palmer's description.