It’s common among meetings to assign the pastoral care of its members to a committee of overseers while the spiritual development comes under the care of a worship and ministry committee and the religious education of its children comes under the care of a religious education committee.

To read the annual report of any committee, click on the linked name of the Committee.

Advices:
A member of Meeting reads advices from Faith and Practice during Meeting for Worship.

Annual Report: (one-year term)
A member of Meeting prepares an annual report of our Meeting based on minutes, interviews, committee reports and newsletters and presents it at Meeting for Business.

Auditor: (two-year term)
Two members of Meeting review the financial records for the year and present a report at a monthly Meeting for Business..

Clerks of the Meeting: (two-year term) (must be a members of Meeting)

Presiding Clerk: The clerk conducts meetings for business and carries out the instructions of the Meeting on all business matters by preparing for Meeting for Business, maintaining a worshipful spirit during it, setting the pace through the agenda, and discerning the sense of the meeting and expressing it clearly.

Assistant Clerk: The assistant clerk reminds committee conveners when their reports are due and takes over for the clerk in his or her absence.

Recording Clerk: The recording clerk notes the minutes during meetings for business and special called meetings and prepares them for inclusion in the Meeting newsletter. Accurate record keeping helps Meeting understand how a certain decision had been reached.

Committee of Oversight: (three-year term) (must be members of Meeting)
The members of this committee assume leadership in maintaining the pastoral health of our Meeting. The convener assigns a list of members and attenders to each member of the committee. It’s the responsibility of each committee member to take a personal interest in the spiritual and physical welfare of those on their list. Membership on this committee calls for dedication, tact, and discretion, especially in resolving problems between individual members or a particular member and Meeting, itself. Each committee member should take this responsibility seriously with an alert willingness to be of service to others. A good example of care of this committee occurs when a member becomes seriously ill and needs help with food and chores during their recovery. Another is being there in times of grieving. (meets first Sunday in the basement)
More about Overseers

Endowment Development Committee: (three-year term)
Members of this committee raise the awareness of opportunities for members and attenders to make bequests to our Meeting. (meets on call)

Fall Festival Planning Committee: (two-year term)
Our annual Fall Festival requires a great deal of planning, and this committee, made up of members and attenders who share an interest in the various activities of the Festival, works throughout the year on the details. (meets monthly from March to November at members' homes)

Finance Committee: (four-year term)
The task of maintaining and disbursing operating funds comes under the care of this committee which makes sure that the Meeting funds are invested and spent wisely, as well as prepares an annual budget.

Hospitality Committee: (three-year term)
This committee coordinates and prepares meals for monthly Eating Meeting and refreshments for social gatherings. Its members also purchase all paper goods and foodstuffs for regular Meeting use and adequately stocks and maintains the Meeting kitchen. (meets as needed)

Library Committee: (two-year term)
Our Meeting librarians catalog and maintain the book collection in our library. (meets as needed)

Marriage and Membership Committee: (three-year term)
Members of this committee interview applicants for membership and recommends them to the Clerk at Meeting for Business, and when approved, they provide informational materials to them. They also interview couples wishing to be married under the care of the Meeting and provides information on marriage, divorce, and care of children. (meets on call)

Meeting Management Committee:
This committee combines several individuals, all of who are in charge of jobs having to do with the organizational side of Meeting. (All are two-year terms except the recorder which is five years.) (meets as needed)

Nominating Committee: (three-year term) (must be members of Meeting)
The wise selection of meeting officers and committee members is essential to our Meeting’s welfare. The Nominating Committee is responsible for selecting the right people for these and other services to the Meeting and sees to their replacement when their terms are up with others equally well qualified. (meets as needed from early Spring to early Fall)

Outreach: (two-year term) 
By extending a welcome to people in the community and interpreting our faith to them, we practice a traditional form of Quaker ministry. This committee assists in the care of seekers, attenders, and new members, helping to include them in the life of the Meeting and encouraging them to join in membership. (meets fourth Sunday in the library)

Peace and Social Concerns Committee: (two-year term) 
Our Meeting members often feel a responsibility to help others less fortunate in our community, state, nation, and world. The members of this committee carry our service projects, as well as address peace issues by encouraging members and attenders to participate in the work for social change. (meets first Sunday in the alcove of main room of the Schoolhouse)
More on Peace Activities                                      More on Social Concerns

Draft Counselor: This person monitors the status of the military draft, offers counseling to Young Friends coming of age, and when necessary, asks Meeting to take action concerning the draft.

Religious Education Committee: (two-year term)
It’s a responsibility of our Meeting to bring our children into full participation in the life of our Meeting while helping them understand the beliefs and practices of Friends. A thriving First Day School has proven to be an important part of the life of our Meeting. This committee creates the First Day School curriculum, supervises classes and recruits teachers for them. (meets first Sunday in the Young Friends Room)

School Fund Committee: (six-year term)
Members of this committee inform Meeting of funds available for education, encourages contributions to school funds and reviews applications and requests for them. (meets as needed)

Stewardship Committee: (three-year term)
The goal of this committee is to encourage members to participate financially in our Meeting and to educate and raise member consciousness about stewardship. 
meets as needed)

Meeting Treasurer: (three-year term)
A member who keeps the Meeting’s financial accounts, deposits money, and pays bills.

Trustees: (two-year term)
This committee cares for the property, buildings, and grounds of our Meeting. 
(meets as needed)

Worship & Ministry Committee: (three-year term)
While our Worship and Ministry Committee is open to members of all ages, we generally assign those who have attended Meeting for some time and understand the beliefs and values of the Religious Society of Friends. We also look for those who can act as helpful spiritual counselors, from whom other members and attenders can seek advice and loving guidance. And while some may be called to act as counselors, others may have a strong calling to ministry. (meets third Sunday in the basement)

Representatives 
In addition to our committees, our Meeting sends representatives to the following organizational meetings within Yearly Meeting:

Camp Swatara Planning Representatives
Friends Contact for the Climate Action Network
Committee for Oversight for the Caln Coordinator
Interim Meeting Representative
Quarterly Meeting Representatives