The Clerk is appointed for one year at a time and is a regular attender of Bridge City Monthly Meeting. The Clerk facilitates the business of the Meeting and is the Meeting representative in the wider community. The Clerk presides at the Monthly Meeting for Business and at threshing sessions, sets the agenda and listens receptively and in worship to gather the sense of the Meeting. The Clerk regularly attends Meeting for Worship The Clerk is sensitive to issues and potential problems, attends meetings of Ministry and Oversight Committees, coordinates with all committee clerks and officers of the Meeting, and is available for consultation.

• Sets agenda to expedite the flow of business
• Is aware of background on significant agenda items in advance of Meeting for Business
• Listens receptively, finds points of unity, helps people bring forth questions, and stops and summarizes the sense of the Meeting
• Maintains a sense of worship
• Follows up where appropriate (particularly when individuals affected are not at Meeting for Business) or arranges for this to be done
• Arranges for and facilitates Threshing Sessions as directed by Meeting for Business
• Arranges for continues Business Meetings as directed by Meeting
• Arranges for ad hoc committees as needed

• Attends Ministry and Oversight (M&O) Meetings
• Keeps in touch with all committee clerks and attends committee meetings as needed
• Is available for phone calls and consultation
• Attends Meeting for Worship regularly

• Carries out correspondence as directed by Meeting for Business
• Presents State of the Society Report to Spring Quarterly Meeting and forwards to NPYM Annual Session
• Completes and forwards Annual Statistical report to NPYM in June with the help of M&O committee
• Makes sure someone is responsible to share information on the state of the Meeting at Quarterly Meetings

• Checks the Meeting's post office box regularly and distributes mail to appropriate committees
• In consultation with M&O committee responds to phone calls and contacts from the wider community or arranges for some other Friend to assume this responsibility.
• Represents Bridge City Monthly Meeting in wider Quaker groups - Quarterly Meeting, Yearly meeting etc.
• In consultation with Oversight committee makes sure that the meeting contact information (address, contact name , etc) is update in publications.

It is important to remember that the Meeting resides under God's care and the care of every individual in the Meeting. Do not be overwhelmed by the job, rather find what is most important for the life of the Meeting and know your strengths. Delegate authority and responsibility. Ask for help to get things done. There are many able, willing hands to do what the Meeting senses is valuable.