Gathering Committee Overview
The Gathering Committee is responsible for planning the program of one annual Gathering and providing care for that Gathering when it meets. A new committee is constituted for each Gathering.
2013 Gathering Theme: At the Growing Edges of Our Faith
Who serves on the Committee? The Gathering Committee is self selected and includes members of FGC’s Long-Range Conference Planning Committee (LRCP) as well as members recruited from meetings located near the Gathering site.
When does the 2013 Committee meet?
- Friday evening March 16, and all day Saturday March 17, 2012 (Pima Meeting, Tucson).
- Committee members who are present at the 2012 Gathering will meet briefly toward the end of the Gathering.
- The Fall committee meeting will be in late September/early October in Colorado.
- Subcommittee clerks will meet for a weekend in early December 2012.
- During the Gathering, the Gathering Committee meets daily.
Responsibilities of Committee membership:
- Attend meetings of the Gathering Committee (with occasional exceptions).
- Serve on a subcommittee (including phone and email meetings).
- Follow up on subcommittee and Gathering committee tasks, as agreed.
The Committee’s work during the Gathering: During the Gathering, the committee meets daily to hold the Gathering in the Light, to exercise care for the Gathering, and to address concerns that arise at the Gathering. Because members of the Gathering Committee are heavily involved in the functioning of the Gathering, some Friends may not be able to attend these daily meetings. A core group of Friends from each subcommittee should attend every day. These Friends should be able to speak to their committee‘s work. All Friends participating in these daily meetings should remember that these meetings are often confidential and should not be discussed outside of the Gathering Committee.
