Quieting the Mind is a new offering at St. Mary's in Ely. It is a weekly gathering of diverse individuals, drawing from the contemplative practices of meditation and centering. We meet primarily in silence, followed by a time of reflection and sharing. Those who are new to quiet meditative practices who do not think that they can hold silence for two 22 minute sessions are welcome to bring some reflective/spiritual reading with them to read to themselves while the group continues in…

We are having a discussion at St. John's about changing the software we are using for our accounting.  We are currently using Quikbooks and it seems to work well enough.  The alternative would be to purchase one of the programs designed specifically for churches. 

One of the things we are not doing in Quikbooks is pledge reporting.  The entries are made as a deposit but that does not help with statements. 

Is there anything that does the job well, does not cost a bundle, and…