the Circuit Overseer will be visiting the congregation so that might mean I'll get barraged with visits or calls.
Minimus -- is this the time to pull out the "I'm sick" or "depressed" card? If you're feeling "not up" to going to meetings, your "plight" may elicit a certain amount of sympathy. And like others on the board, when asked "when are you coming back to meetings", you could say "oh I might be back, when I feel up to it". Elusive answers might keep them at arms' length.