<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Friends,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As promised, here is the agenda we would have covered at our meeting today, if we had had one in person, <font color="#e32400" class="">with my comments in red. </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">1. Approval of minutes from February meeting.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><font color="#e32400" class="">I’m <b class="">attaching </b>them again, possibly the third time you’ve received them. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>All in favor, please REPLY-ALL with “Aye.” All opposed, please REPLY-ALL with “No,” or with your amendments. </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2. Green Tips volunteer for April (Kudos to Michael Chisholm for his tips in the March orders of service!</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><font color="#ff4013" class="">Patty Troisi has provided nine green tips, intending them for April and May. They’re <b class="">also attached. </b>(Thank you, Patty!) Should we hold them, or pass them on to Chris Keller for the weekly update? Your thoughts, please!</font></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div class="">3. CCL update from Dave or George. <font color="#ff4013" class="">Dave or George? </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">4. Confirmation of presenters and topics for Adult RE classes during April. Here’s what I think it looks like, but </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>April 5: Myra Moss? Annie, did she agree to this?</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>April 12: NONE because of Easter</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>April 19: George Banziger on the science of climate change</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>April 26: Vic Elam on environmental impacts on wildlife, and information the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class="">Well, we know Myra won’t be here, and I suspect that we will not have services on these days. How to proceed?</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2.15pt 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">5. The April 5 service is ours, all ours, every aspect of it except Randall’s music.</p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Myra Moss will present the reflection</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Martha McGovern gave me a powerful, powerful poem by Wendel Berry, titled “Questionnaire” that would be terrific. </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Rebecca Phillips (assuming she can get back into the country) has agreed to serve as Worship Associate</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We need to pick a few hymns (or should we call them “hers,” or possibly “them”?). There are a couple of really super environmental hymns in the hymnal that we never sing. I propose a couple of them. They’re pretty radical!</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chalice lighting (could be the Wendell Berry poem); responsive reading; etc. I think I can organize the whole service with Rebecca’s help (and Chris Keller, and Randall Kidder), but don’t want to claim responsibility to do so without input from the committee.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class="">Again, I assume this is not going to happen. Should we continue to plan?</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">6. Solar installer class is April 6-10. </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><font color="#e32400" class="">I have submitted news to the Marietta Times FOUR times, but seen the announcement in print exactly zero times. Has anyone seen the announcement in the newspaper? I’ve also hung a few fliers around town. Last I heard, there were four sign-ups. Annie, can you provide an update? Since this class is so small, I presume it will continue as planned? </font></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><font color="#e32400" class="">Jay will stay with the Tings. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dawn will provide lunch on Monday, April 6</font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Adeline will provide lunch Tuesday, April 7<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>George will provide lunch Wednesday, April 8</font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Cindy will provide lunch Thursday, April 9</font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b class="">We need one more volunteer</b> for Friday (or, Dawn is willing to swap for Monday). </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">7. Earth Day Marietta is 10-2 Saturday, April 18. </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Canopies</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Solar gadgets</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Coloring for kids</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>My trusty portable clothes line </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Do we want to do anything new this year? Handouts? CCL stuff? It’s the 50th anniversary, after all!</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Hippie theme?</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Banner from the children’s RE? </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div class=""><font color="#b51a00" class="">According to its Facebook page, this event is still on, but I’ve written to organizer Kathy Ortt to verify. She might still be trying to decide (and that’s okay, too). I’ll let you all know what she says as soon as I receive it. Meanwhile, uh. what to do? Just wait and see, I guess. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#b51a00" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(181, 26, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class="">8. Sustainability Forum</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Next meeting will be Monday, March 16, at 7:15 p.m. (immediately following CCL)</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Update on progress for GSC members who aren’t on planning subcommittee</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><font color="#e32400" class="">As of 1:38 p.m. Sunday, March 15, the planning committee will meet virtually. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We know this much about the Sustainable Marietta Forum: Myra Moss will not be able to attend in person (but she’s still willing and eager to help us out); there will be no Just Dinner, and no lunch on Saturday. Workshops and the panel discussion will not be held in person on Saturday. There will be no Sunday afternoon discussion in person. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The planning committee is already looking for virtual alternatives: A Zoom meeting, or a webinar; and probably postponing the in-person event until we get an all-clear signal from officials we trust. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We DO NOT want to lose the momentum we have built for this event, so we want to do SOMETHING, and we need to decide ASAP what that something will be. STAY TUNED.</font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class="">>>>There its a separate mailing list (just a reply-all list) of those who have been involved in the sustainability forum planning subcommittee so as not to bother every single GSC member with email they don’t want. If you would like to be added to that list, please let me know! We’d be thrilled to have your ideas and input, and I’d be glad to add you to that list!! <<</font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#e32400" class="">Now, it’s your turn! Please reply with your input and ideas!! I need your help with all of the above!!! Thanks, and virtual hugs. —dawn</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></div></body></html>