Dear Friends,
I am a fan of Hallmaster, having used it at
various MHs over the years. At Lancaster we use Google Calendar
along with various paper based back up systems for our bookings
diary (with different bits of info on various bits of paper/in
books etc, hand written, depending on the nature of the
booking), and we use QuickBooks for our invoicing. I would love
to streamline our systems, decreasing the need for information
being collected in various places, with hard copies meaning it
can't be stored 'in the clouds' without even more steps
involved. I also find its easy to double book rooms using
Google Calendar. I have to explain to Wardenship/the tresurer
etc why I think its necessary to change, and suggest
alternatives.
I wondered whether Friends could answer a couple
of questions that will help to focus my thinking, and my
'report'.
Do you use Hallmaster, and if so what system/s
were in place before?
Do you have experience of integrating (is that the
right word?) Hallmaster invoicing with Quickbooks? If so, is
this straight forward? Is it worth the extra annual charge, or
is it easier just to input manually?
If you use Hallmaster would you still choose it if
you were going through the process of change?
Does anyone use a different bookings software that
can take room bookings, create invoices, integrate with accounts
packages (specifically QuickBooks)?
Any thoughts on disadvantages and arguments
against changing?
Anything else I haven't thought to ask?
I'm finding it difficult to put my thoughts
together, because to me swapping to Hallmaster is obvious -
saves time, more efficient, great for multi users to be able to
pick up where others left off etc. But I need to have more
clarity in my thinking and in my 'presentation' to discuss the
options with people who have no idea of our current system or of
the alternatives.
Sorry, long email, but any responses, even if you
don't answer the specific questions, would be very gratefully
received.
All the best
Tasha
Tasha Heny
Warden
Lancaster Quaker Meeting House
-------- Original message --------
Date: 11/09/2023 15:31 (GMT+00:00)
Subject: [wardenship] Re: Communion wine at meeting
Thanks Clare for a thought provoking question!
I think friends should be careful not to restrict the religious
practice
of other faith groups if we allow them to use our premises without
compromising their friends values. As a Christian myself I'm
heartened
by your Meetings response and of others in this chain. I would
also
like to point out for Meetings that adhere to a strict no alcohol
policy
for the sake of building users such as AA groups, that they could
request their hirers substitute alcohol of grape juice. Many
churches
use red grape juice to allow child and alcoholics to participate
in
communion, so this shouldn't be seen as a burdensome or meddlesome
request.
Kind regards,
Martin Lacey
Meeting House Manager
Norwich Quaker Meeting House
Upper Goat Lane
Norwich
NR2 1EW
01603 624854 Weekdays 9 - 1
07857 167322
On 10/09/2023 14:27, Clare Barnett wrote:
> Hi all,
> We have a standard clause in our lettings policy, as I am
sure many
> meetings do, saying no alcohol.
> We have had an enquiry from a group of clergy who wish to
hold a
> gathering at the meeting house and as part of this hold
communion.
> They wanted it know if it would be possible for them to use
the
> communion wine in the ceremony.
> At business meeting today no one seemed to have any
objections to
> this, but we said we would explore further what other
meetings do. It
> feels like it is something which probably doesn't arise very
often but
> I wondered if anyone had any thoughts or indeed any meetings
have a
> letting policy which doesn't say that alcohol is prohibited?
> Kind Regards
> Clare Barnett
> Premises committee, Hartshill Local Meeting
>
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