Committees make reports to the Monthly Meeting for Worship for Business, which is held on the second Sunday (First Day) of each month from 9:30 A.M. to 11 A.M. All issues are discussed and approved by reaching a "sense of the Meeting," which means there is agreement to proceed in a specific direction by all present. Votes are not taken in Friends’ practice.
The Auditors are responsible for conducting periodic audits of Centre Friends Meeting financial, bank and other critical corporate documents independently of the Treasurer & Trustees, and are appointed by the Monthly Meeting for a two-year term. The auditors are also responsible for verifying appropriate checks and balances are in place for Meeting Finance transactions.
This committee has as its responsibility greeting newcomers and promoting fellowship within the Meeting community.
Overall, the entire Monthly Meeting community shares responsibility with the Fellowship Committee to greet visitors on every occasion and invite them to return.
This committee is responsible for maintaining a record of all positions and committees of Centre Friends Meeting and for keeping all positions and committees properly staffed by members and attenders for the discharge of their particular duties and responsibilities.
Recommendations for appointments to positions and committees are then approved by the whole Meeting.
This committee has a general responsibility for the pastoral care of members and attenders of the Monthly Meeting.
This committee is charged with encouraging members and attenders to participate in work for social change within the Meeting and through outside Quaker and other bodies, and to independently pursue leadings to social actions that are consistent with Friends’ testimonies.
This committee is responsible for the general care of the Monthly Meeting’s buildings, equipment, furnishings, and grounds with the goal of seeing that they are kept in a good and serviceable condition.
This Property subcommittee is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Centre Friends Meeting graveyard.
This committee is the legal body of the Monthly Meeting. The committee holds custody of the Monthly Meeting’s property and is responsible for the management of its assets.
This committee is charged with providing confidential financial assistance to eligible families in the Monthly Meeting.
This committee has as its principal responsibility the oversight of the spiritual life of the Meeting community and especially for the quality and right ordering of Meeting for Worship.