Announcements:
Friends are asked to hold Lee and Stuart MacGregor and their family in prayer. Lee’s mom, Nancy St. George, passed away on July 24, 2014, following a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Congregational Church of South Dartmouth on August 23 at 1:00 PM. Condolences may be sent to Lee and Stuart at their home address which is in the Meeting Directory.
The 2014 Book Fair is now over and it was a GREAT SUCCESS. 
We had great weather, and that, combined with lots of hard work (throughout the year) and many people having tons of fun, made the day successful once again. Business was brisk all week too with over 20,000 books being sold. Add in the food, Buddy’s Stuff and donations and we met our $20,000 goal!
We will soon be sorting, boxing and slowly filling up the Book Shed for the 2015 Book Fair! Thanks again to all of Westport Friends Meeting and the surrounding community who helped to make our Book Fair a success. – Greg Marsello
Public demonstration: “Stand Out In Support of Refugee (Immigrant) Children,” sponsored by the Alliance for Immigration Justice and the Brewster Unitarian Church. Saturday, August 2, 11.00AM-1:00PM, at the Orleans Rotary, Cape Cod.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
August
1-6 NEYM Sessions, Castleton College, VT
September
12 JYM Retreat at Woolman Hill, Deerfield, MA
14 Ministry and Counsel Committee, 8:30 AM
14 Finance Committee, 8:30 AM
14 First Day School begins with Orientation 10:00 AM
18 Property Committee, 7:00 PM
20 NEYM Sessions Committee, Monadnock Meeting
21 Meeting for Business, 8:30 AM
21 NEYM Faith and Practice Revision Committee, Amesbury Meeting
25 Seekers Group, 7 PM in Community House
27 NEYM Ministry and Counsel Committee, location TBA
27 NEYM Permanent Board Meeting, North Fairfield Meeting
Dates to Save: Wednesday, October 8, 6-8:30 PM. Meeting potluck and program by Martha Yager, Program Director of the AFSC Southern New England Office in Providence, RI.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
August
4 Eliza Miley
7 Steven Camara
12 Brendan Marsello
23 Adam Ross
30 Amy Lee-Vieira 
September
4 Julie Bilodeau
12 Glenn Dubler
13 Max and Turner Dubler
16 Allon Dubler
21 Emmett MacGregor
23 Jeremy Baker-Smith
24 Morgan Elizabeth Vieira
26 Mika Seeger
MONTHLY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Property Coordinator Report: Friends are encouraged to read Gretchen’s reports, which give a thorough review of what’s going on with our Meeting property and her sense of things in her role as our Property Coordinator.
Property Coordinator Report 6.5.14
Ministry and Counsel: At our June business meeting, Ministry and Counsel submitted their final draft of a memorial minute for our beloved Frank Lepreau who died in 2012 at the age of ninety-nine. After the reading and with a deep sense of Frank’s long and extraordinary life, the draft was approved as read. Friends may read the Memorial Minute for Frank Lepreau here.
Also at our June business meeting, Ministry and Counsel presented their final draft of the 2013 State of Society. Friends present reviewed and approved the document, which may be read here.
Book Fair: Greg reported that proceeds from this year’s Book Fair were excellent and we met our budgeting goal! (See Greg’s announcement above.) We had fewer books than in previous years and yet we made more money. The Book Fair began on July 12 and ran through the following week, ending on July 20. 
Nominating Committee: The committee presented its recommended slate for the coming year. After a period of discussion and a few changes made, the slate for 2014-15 was approved. The clerk reminded Friends that committee assignments begin in September and that care should be taken to make sure that newly appointed committee members are aware of upcoming meeting dates. The slate is available on our Web site here.
Seekers Group: The Seekers Group is a small circle of members and attenders who gather for worship, conversation, and mutual spiritual nurturing. Our meetings are from 7 to 9 p.m. usually on the last Wednesday of the month in the Community House. For information about topics covered visit the Seekers Group page on our site and/or contact Gretchen Baker-Smith. Next Seekers Group Meeting is August 25 and the topic is “Spiritual Envy–Does Size Matter?”
Visit our Photo Site! See photos of our recent and past Book Fairs, Meeting sponsored events, meetinghouse, Community House and grounds and archival photos of Meeting history and Friends not longer with us.
New England Yearly Meeting News covers events and news of other meetings around our yearly meeting and beyond.
Clerk of Monthly Meeting: Betty Ann Lee, 508-994-1638
Ministry and Counsel Clerk: Melinda Foley-Marsello, 401-624-9840
Property Coordinator, Gretchen Baker-Smith, 508-636-4963
Newsletter Editor, Kevin Lee | 508-994-1638
