The Meeting is currently reviewing the role of nominations and is aware that the names listed below are mostly volunteers (apart from AQM appointees) and it hopes to have proper terms of service and clarity of roles soon. Therefore, this list below may change. Please let the Clerks know if you have an interest in giving service to the Meeting.
We encourage all Friends to read Quaker Faith and Practice which is the Quaker Book of Discipline, (there are copies in the Meeting House and it is online also) in order to understand how Friends nominate to roles, and what some of the roles are. We are all collectively responsible for making sure the Meeting functions well and do this together as Friends.
Marigold, is Clerk for the coming year with Mike as Asst Clerk and Alison G as an apprentice.
Rachel and Jeanie are Elders as appointed by Area Quaker Meeting.
Brenda, Gerry, Chris L and Jane are the pastoral care group appointed locally.
Marigold, Margaret and Jane look after the garden.
Matthew is now Local Meeting Treasurer for three years having taken on the role from Trevor in February 2025.
Alison O looks after the online lists for welcoming, zoom monitor, chair setting out and refreshments for the weekly Meeting for Worship (more volunteers welcome). All Friends are welcome to bring biscuits or fruit to share each Sunday. We have a regular need to keep the tea and coffee supplies topped up.
Alison O looks after the library.
Margaret and Mike along with a group of Friends, serve on the Premises Group, which looks after the physical aspects of the property in Holloway Road.
Marigold keeps an eye on the website including the diary which is updated regularly. Please let her know if you have information which needs to be listed.
The meeting has shared pastoral care which currently is in the form of “looplets”. Ask the pastoral care team for information about when they meet.
The meeting has a book discussion group which is led by Anne – ask Anne for details.
Sarah is the Churches Together in Dorchester representative.
David is the Christian Aid representative.
The Churches Ecology Group needs a representative from us as Quakers.
The representative on the World Day of Prayer Group (one event in March each year) is vacant. Please let the Clerking team know if you are interested in participating in this as our rep.