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ALBUQUERQUE FRIENDS MEETING

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Care & counsel/membership committee

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The Role of C & C

Contacting C & C/Prayer Circle

Contacting C & C/Prayer Circle

 The Care and Counsel Committee supports people in the Meeting with personal, spiritual, and practical needs.  

 It may organize clearness committees, offer care for those who are homebound, assist Friends facing financial hardship, and maintain a prayer circle for anyone requesting prayers. 

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Contacting C & C/Prayer Circle

Contacting C & C/Prayer Circle

Contacting C & C/Prayer Circle

To request support from Care & Counsel (C & C), you may email the Webmaster, who will ensure a C & C member contacts you promptly.  You do not need to share any details about your request.  You may also speak directly with any 2026 C & C Member: Stephanie Sample (Clerk), Marlo Kraus or Lisa Gould.


How C & C Helps: Scroll down to read a per

To request support from Care & Counsel (C & C), you may email the Webmaster, who will ensure a C & C member contacts you promptly.  You do not need to share any details about your request.  You may also speak directly with any 2026 C & C Member: Stephanie Sample (Clerk), Marlo Kraus or Lisa Gould.


How C & C Helps: Scroll down to read a personal testimonial from a Member who requested and received a Care Committee.  


For help with End of Life Planning click HERE or scroll to bottom of page.



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Membership

Contacting C & C/Prayer Circle

Membership

Care & Counsel (C & C) also helps with Clearness Committees for Membership.

Because nothing in the Meeting is “members only,” people sometimes wonder what membership means and how to pursue it. Membership is simply an outward expression of your commitment to the Meeting community—a willingness to share in its spiritual life, mutual care, a

Care & Counsel (C & C) also helps with Clearness Committees for Membership.

Because nothing in the Meeting is “members only,” people sometimes wonder what membership means and how to pursue it. Membership is simply an outward expression of your commitment to the Meeting community—a willingness to share in its spiritual life, mutual care, and responsibilities.

When someone feels ready to explore membership, they often find themselves answering “yes” to questions like:

Is worship in silence essential in my life?

How do I respond to Quaker Advices and Queries?

Am I prepared to help with the work of a Meeting that has no paid staff?

Am I willing to be a friend, in the fullest sense, to others in the Meeting?


The one question to set aside is: “Am I good enough to be a Quaker?” Friends encourage seekers not to frame membership in terms of worthiness.

To request support or a Clearness Committee for Membership, contact any member of Care & Counsel at info@abqfriends.org.


Already a member of another Monthly Meeting?   You may request a transfer of membership to Albuquerque Monthly Meeting. Simply contact the C & C Clerk, Stephanie Sample, at info@abqfriends.org.

How a Clearness committee saved my life

 A Clearness Committee literally changed my life.  


Suddenly confronted  with an overwhelming family-wide crisis, I found myself with several  urgent needs.  I needed help and advice, to move from the house I owned,  and ongoing visits with a professional.  But finding a counselor would  take time, as therapists in Albuquerque who take Medicare are scarce.   And the limited equity I had in my house made my future living options  look bleak.


I asked for a Clearness Committee, and four or five people met with  me once a week for almost two months.  One member had information that  led me to the place I’m living in now, a beautiful and affordable co-op  townhouse.


Given enough time, I connected with a counselor, and when the  Clearness Committee disbanded I was able to report that my house was  sold, my new place acquired, and I had someone to see regularly for as  long as I needed.  


I will always be grateful for the help I received,  and I advise anyone in a crisis to ask Oversight and Counsel for a  Clearness Committee.

Submitted by:   A Friend

End of Life Planning

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