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I.   Ad hoc committee status extension

The ad hoc Intervisitation Committee has been in existence for eight years. We have been in an intense discernment process for the last year, including two meetings for discernment that were announced to the Yearly Meeting community, held on October 1 at Adelphi and on November 19 at Sandy Spring. We appreciated the participation of Friends from other committees and those not previously involved in our committee work. From that process, we have come to some clarity.

• We are clear our work is not done.
• We feel called to share what we’ve done in response to requests from other YMs who are considering starting their own programs.
• At current levels, our budget cannot be used to support outgoing visitors; we ask them to approach their local meetings and use their support committees to help raise funds.

A number of questions remain to be resolved, including: Continue reading →