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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Martha McGovern is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Topic: Worship & Music Comm </p><p class=MsoNormal>Time: Dec 2, 2020 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</p><p class=MsoNormal> Every month on the First Wed, until Dec 2, 2020, 1 occurrence(s)</p><p class=MsoNormal> Dec 2, 2020 05:00 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/upYoc-ysrzItHdyEaXl-yKFtLdKTZxOJNVV1/ics?icsToken=98tyKu6qqz8vHtWctx6PR7YQGY-gZ-jzmFhagqdEuR7dD21KSSXiGuZpBohnP_L-</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting</p><p class=MsoNormal>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72545419778</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 725 4541 9778</p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile</p><p class=MsoNormal>+13126266799,,72545419778# US (Chicago)</p><p class=MsoNormal>+19292056099,,72545419778# US (New York)</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dial by your location</p><p class=MsoNormal> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)</p><p class=MsoNormal> +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)</p><p class=MsoNormal> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)</p><p class=MsoNormal> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)</p><p class=MsoNormal> +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)</p><p class=MsoNormal> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)</p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 725 4541 9778</p><p class=MsoNormal>Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcucwxzZwX</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Agenda for Wed., December 2, 2020 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000'>5:00 p.m. on Zoom</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Chalice Lighting: <i>The Coronavirus Prayer</i> by James Parker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dear Lord,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>In this our hour of doorknobs and droplets,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>when masks have canceled our personalities; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>in this our hour of prickling perimeters, sinister surfaces, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>defeated bodies, and victorious abstractions, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>when some of us are stepping into rooms humid with contagion, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>and some of us are standing in the pasta aisle; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>in this our hour of vacant parks and borded-up hoops, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>when we miss the sky-high roar of the city <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>and hear instead the tarp that flaps on the unfinished roof, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the squirrel giving his hingelike cry, and the siren constantly passing, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>to You we send up our prayer, as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Let not heebie-jeebies become our religion, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>our new ideology, with its own jargon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Fortify us, Lord. Show us how.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What would your saints be doing now?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Saint Francis, he was a fan of the human.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>He’d be rolling naked on Boston Common.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>He’d be sharing a bottle. No mask, no gloves, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>shielded only by burning love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>But I don’t think we’re in the mood <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>for feats of antic beatitude.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>In New York City, and in Madrid, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the saints maintain the rumbling grid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Bless the mailman, and equally bless <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the bus driver, vector of steadfastness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Protect the bravest, the best we’ve got.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Protect the rest of us, why not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>And if the virus that took John Prine <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>comes, as it may, for me and mine, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>although we’ve mostly stayed indoors, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>well-- then, as ever, we’re all Yours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Until further notice,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>AMEN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Minutes of November meeting to be approved.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Theme for 2020- 2021: How can we be mindful and authentic in cherishing all life? <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Sharing: Committee members will bring “anchor readings” for the theme as resources for development of worship services.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Moving Forward with Virtual Worship and Return to In-Church Services:</span></u><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What are next steps</span></u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>??<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ol><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Providing both in-person and virtual worship services: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>After much discussion, the committee settled on the following pilot approach:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>One in-person service will be offered per month.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Timing will be 11:00 a.m. for virtual service, 12:15 p.m. for in-person service.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Both services will usually be held in the Sanctuary.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Safety protocols will be followed at all times.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Safety Committee (in cooperation with the Membership Committee) will provide Greeters and Ushers to implement those protocols.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The in-person service will emphasize participation/interaction of attendees and will be light on incorporation of elements requiring technology.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The in-person service will feature Randall Kidder’s live music.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The first in-person service will be November 22 for Thanksgiving; the Christmas Eve service will be the in-person service for December.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>MUSIC: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Kat shared information about a service called <u>Worshipcast</u> that deals with copyright issues for music. The cost per year is $235. One concern is that the covered pieces are primarily from the Christian tradition. Another alternative is purchasing rights to use one piece in perpetuity. For example Emma’s Revolution charges $250 for “Peace, Salaam, Shalom.” We will consult with Martha Webster about other alternatives.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING/PREPARING WORSHIP SERVICE: <b>Martha </b>will prepare a draft and will submit it to Committee members for feedback.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Using Report from Adeline and Martha on Holiday Planning/Brainstorming sponsored by Appalachian Cluster as resource for planning:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What is the key thing we are hoping to accomplish with our holiday services?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Provide the experience of traditional rituals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Deepen the meaning of the rituals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Create a sense of belonging<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Appeal to all ages, especially children/families<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Use the power of music<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Aim to mix-<u>up</u> the approach rather than water-<u>down</u> the usual<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Incorporate an outside component<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Cooperate with other congregations, especially in the areas of music & technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>How can we – in a pandemic-friendly way – reach those goals?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> In virtual services, include pictures of the Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Scavenger Hunt – look for items within Zoomed service display, distribute items <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and ask congregation members to hold up at certain times within service, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> have congregation members/friends display item for community spotting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> (teddybears, candy cane, chalice)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Celebrate St. Nicholas – empty shoes to accept candy (tie to carbon footprint?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Use UUA selections of high quality, coordinate a virtual choir<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Organize a display of “green” luminaries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Plan for virtual candlelight service by having participants sit in dark at home with <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> candle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Create a candle-lit labyrinth (where – park? FUUSM courtyard?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Set up tree outside<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Decorate fence around church – greens, lights, ribbons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> In virtual service, share object of significance to holiday<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> At beginning of service, share sorrows/fears that letting go of; at end, share <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> joys/hopes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Distribute “pick-me-up kits” (e.g., legos to create chalice)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Plan community service project (e.g., <b>Community Card Project</b>, food donation)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Vary Communion (Thanksgiving – cornbread and cider; Christmas – cocoa)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What steps do we need to take to reach these goals? What is realistically possible?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=5 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Reflection on Service – Nov. 29 – Making Each Day Count<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What went well: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What to refine: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thematic/coherent: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Spirituality/Faith Tradition:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Life Span: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=6 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Financial Matters: None<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Choir/Music Update: Martha Webster and Choir are preparing several pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Committee decided to ask committees/groups to reflect on how they are, or intend to be, mindful and authentic in cherishing all life and then to be a part of, or to take responsibility for, a worship service on that 2020-2021 theme. The Committee hopes that this approach will deepen insight into the purpose of the committee/group, will increase involvement of members/friends, and will inform the congregation of the activities of the committees/groups. Adeline included information about this initiative in The Confluence for October. <b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Martha</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <b>and Rebecca Phillips</b> have asked for feedback from women of the congregation. <u>Women’s Group</u> will plan and lead the November 15 service. Women’s Group will hold both in-person and Zoom meetings each month. Beth Lepore and Kat will share leadership for the in-person meetings, the first to be December 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. Martha and Rebecca will share leadership for the Zoom meetings, the first to be December 16 at 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Green Sanctuary</span></u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> has requested a Sunday in April (11, 18, 25?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>George Banziger will discuss the issue further with <u>Men’s Group</u> and report back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Martha will report as she makes follow-up contacts with the Board, Board of Trust Governors, Caring Committee, Building & Grounds, Membership, BRIDGES, Finance, and W & M Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>December 2020 – February 2021</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>October <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 4 Annie Warmke & Suzyn Mills – Experiences of Voting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>{<i>Blessing of Animals in Courtyard}<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 11 Kat - Indigenous People’s Day (“This Land Is My Land” – MW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 18 Kat - Robin Bozian & colleagues – Ending Violence for Everyone – EVE, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“We Sing of Hope & Joy” – MW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 25 Kat – Gather the Spirit, Harvest the Power video-UUA’s UU the Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>November<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 1 Kat, Jane T-S, Martha McG - Day of the Dead & All Souls<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 8 Kat - Sources of Spiritual Sustenance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 15 (Kat) Rebecca, Martha – Together Apart: Our Pandemic Year </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Women’s Group, 2020-21 theme<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Suggested song: “The Keep Going Song” by the Bengsons on Youtube<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 22 Kat – Thanksgiving: Let’s Tell a Truer Story </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>[Kat will lead first in-person service at 12:15 p.m.] -CANCELED</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 29 <i>Advent begins</i> Kat – Making Each Day Count </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(Card Project, Ribbon Ceremony – fence, virtual)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><b><span style='line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Adeline has organized the Community Card Project.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>December</span><span style='line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 6 Suzyn Mills – Worship Leader, Martha Webster “Healing Power of Music”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 13 Kat & Martha – “Light One Candle” InterfaithWinter Holidays <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 20 Kat – Winter Solstice Spiral <u>Noon</u> in the courtyard <span style='color:#C00000'>Zoom service, too?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <b><i>24 Christmas Eve – “Ring Out, Wild Bells!” <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ringing Bells for two minutes, starting at 6:00 p.m.</span></i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <b>Martha has acquired database from MOV Interfaith to <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> encourage other churches to participate with large church bells/chimes and/or <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> congregation participation.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 27 Kat – Kwanzaa, a Cultural/Community Look <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>January <b>2021</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 3 Kat – Fire Communion in the courtyard <span style='color:#C00000'>Time?</span> <span style='color:#C00000'>Zoom service, too?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 24 Braver Angels – George Banziger +<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 31<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>February<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Possible Topics and Speakers</span></u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Swap/Share with Charleston UU, Athens UU – Kat <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Black Lives Matter (Panel -- Moni, Geroge B, Darryl T, Ted G) – Kat ??<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Gospel Music and/or Blues -- Sadie Johnson <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>BLM and Sumner School in Parkersburg - Peg <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.3pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>