For personal financial reasons and with sadness, I am resigning my position as the Abington Quarter Coordinator. I have been offered a full time position as a library/media specialist in a public school district and will begin work there in November, 2012.
The job of Coordinator is a position that combines the best of both the secular world of employment and the spiritual vocation that I feel called to. I have truly enjoyed the work I have been able to accomplish to bring Abington Quarter members and monthly meetings closer together through visits, the AQ Newsletter, the website, committee meetings, and conversations with individual Friends. I feel happy to be leaving the Quarter in a good place for the next Coordinator to take what has been started and to continue to develop the position according to the needs expressed by Monthly Meetings and members of Abington Quarter.
I especially thank the wonderful people who served on the AQ Coordinator support and nurture group. This group has met regularly with me to review and reflect on many situations within the Quarter. They have given me valuable guidance on questions about the position of Coordinator, and where they and their monthly meetings felt movement was needed to increase communication, clarity, and growth in Abington Quarter. I am also indebted to the Friends who worked so hard to initiate planning for a Coordinator, and who developed a vision, job description, and funding for the position. Thank you.