[Council] Minutes of Worship & Music Committee for Nov 2, 2016
Martha McGovern
marthamcg at suddenlink.net
Thu Nov 3 22:01:42 CDT 2016
Minutes for November 2, 2016 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee
Attendance: Kat Hawbaker, Adeline Bailey, Martha McGovern
1.. Minutes of the October meeting were approved.
2.. Correspondence: Shari will send thank you notes to Patricia Shelden for the workshops and service and to Jane Tumas-Serna for the sanctuary decoration for November.
3.. The members approved the draft of The Confluence article for January 2017, so Martha will submit it electronically to Adeline. The follow-up Coffee Hour Information Session is scheduled for January 29. We will have an information/sign-up table and will circulate throughout the room.
4.. Reports from Specific Task Teams:
1.. Sanctuary Decoration Team: Women's Group will decorate the Sanctuary for the Holidays. November 30: 3:00 p.m. to decorate, 6:00 p.m. for potluck Men's Group (Gary Hamilton) will decorate the outside of the church the first weekend in December. Dismantling and storage of the holiday decorations will be done after the worship service on January 1. Martha will identify key people from the Women's Group and the De-Clutter Corp to guide with the process.
2.. Special Music Team: Wayne Waldeck has provided a singer for Christmas Eve service.
3.. Piano Task Force: Suzyn will contact Joe Baker to clarify membership of this group and to ascertain the plan for the final phase of the piano rebuilding.
4.. Technology Task Force: 1) Ralph Olander and Mike Bailey will investigate device for smooth transmission of images from the computer to the TV as well as an updated projector. 2) Ralph has provided guidelines for providing recorded in-gathering and sending music in the desired format, and they were published in The Confluence for November. 3) Shari has purchased a new microphone stand.
5.. Task Force for the Time for All Ages: Shari Miller, Kerry Blair, Dawn Weidner, Cindy Burton, Diane McMichael, Adeline Bailey, and Ron Tepley. (Rachel Hyde, Gwen Banziger -- possible additions)
6.. De-Clutter Corps: (Contact - Wendy Morey) Kat will talk with the Board to see where the De-Clutter Corps fits in the organizational chart so that communication and decision-making are systematic.
5.. Music stands: Suzyn
6.. Selection of Specific Lamp for Piano: Shari has ordered a replacement clamp-on light that meets Randy's approval and does not harm the wood of the piano.
7.. Expenses: Request $75 for Karen Kumpf for Nov. 13 service, $150 for Paula Ewers from Dayton for November 6 service. Martha will complete the paperwork. Kat will present the stipends directly to them.
8.. Cards to Community Workshop - John reported that Diane McMichael will help with the workshop and that members of the Men's Group are willing to help with delivery of the cards to the area establishments. John will provide information to Chris for the Weekly Update and for the order of service. He will also make an oral announcement after the service. He will place a box for donated cards in Fellowship Hall.
9.. FUUSM attire - John presented information on ordering t-shirts. The group decided to launch the project in January, to take initial orders and then fill in the balance of 100 required. Tentatively, the group set $15 as the price of each t-shirt. Use of the profits will be explored further at a future meeting.
10.. Next Meetings: Martha will prepare the agenda for December 7. As necessary, Adeline will preside at the December 7 and January 4 meetings and will develop the agenda for the January 4 meeting. Kat will take minutes for both meetings and distribute them to the Committee and to Council.
11.. Opportunity: Marcia McFee will be giving a workshop in Pittsburgh, Spring 2017 "Designing Worship like a Filmmaker"
12.. Theme for Year 2016-17: "What does democracy look like?"
13.. Possible Topics and speakers for future services: multiple intelligences, powerful children's stories, ages of women, This I Believe, family stories as carriers of family values, June Teenth celebration, reflections of people who grew up in UU congregation (Jay Phillips, Mike Bailey, Dean Banziger), Bill Bauer on suicide and kindness, reflections of former ministers, Jim Couts on Jubilee Gardens, LeeAnn Gallucci on recovering from loss, Living Mindfully - Prepare for the Unexpected (Robin Bozian, Anita Newhart, Sue Montera, Virginia Mayle), anti-bullying and Shari's Flower Story, Quill as a storyteller, Quakers on consensus.
Mark Sibicky on mindset/habits of mind needed for democracy - Martha -- contact again in Dec
Hal Walker - Suzyn
Jim Rapp on capital campaign - Martha (spot on November 13, service later)
GA issues and speakers - Adeline -January 8
Bayan Sibaii on perspective of Syrians - Martha will invite her to speak to the group planning for welcome of Syrian refugees. Long term plan will be to have a panel of that group that includes Bayan.
Roger Kalter, Moon Mullens: democracy - Martha will set up specific date.
Michael Dowd - Adeline
Catherine Roma - Kat
Jeff Danner (mjwd58 at yahoo.com) theological topic of choice - Martha will contact about
February service
2016
October
2 Kat "Beginning Again" WA: Tabatha Hubbard
9 Kat (Yom Kippur - Oct. 11) "Reconciliation and Forgiveness" WA: Martha McGovern
16 Dawn Hewitt "What's Important?" Worship Leader: Suzyn Mills
23 Patricia Shelden "Living with Losses" Worship Leader: Kat
30 Day of the Dead Worship Leader: Jane Tumas-Serna WA: Martha McGovern
November
6 Paula Ewers "Expanding the Reach of Democracy" Kat - Worship Leader, WA: Suzyn
Mills (Roger Kalter will introduce her.)
13 Karen Kumpf on non-toxic charity (e.g., Pay as You Can restaurant) Kat - Worship
Leader, WA: Shari Miller (Jim Rapp - Capital Campaign spot)
20 Kat - Thanksgiving WA: Martha McGovern ALL AGES
27 Kat - Advent WA: Tabatha Hubbard
December
4 Kat - Ribbon Communion WA: Jane Tumas-Serna ALL AGES
11 Lay-Led service Cards to Community Workshop ALL AGES
Martha will speak with Lori Fahn, Karen Binkley, Gwen Banziger about planning,
leading service.
18 Kat - Pageant WA: John Maddox ALL AGES
Christmas Eve Kat 7:00 p.m. (singer, Choir, Randy, candle crew, planning team)
25 Kat - Beloved Community Brunch (informal service & potluck) ALL AGES
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Martha - will write blurb for The Confluence.
Set-Up (for 50), Clean-Up
January
1 Kat & Jim Rapp Fire Communion ALL AGES
8 Panel of GA Attendees on democratic processes within UU (Mike, Adeline, George,
others?)
15 Bill McNeely "Is God a Mathematician?"
22 Kat TBA
29 Kat TBA
February
5
12
19
26
RATES
Piano Tuning of Steinway & FH piano $100.00 x 3 = $300.00
Practice piano tuning, etc. 100.00
Congregation member/friend 0
Guest musician $50
Speaker from MOV $75
Speaker from outside MOV $150
Ordained minister $250
WORSHIP & MUSIC COMMITTEE
Proposed Budget for 2016-17
Music, Other $400
Sheet music and Randy downloads
Piano Maintenance $400
Steinway in Sanctuary -- $100 x 2 = $200
Fellowship Hall piano -- $100 x 1 = 100
Practice piano --- $100 x 1 = 100
Worship Program $1900
Guest Speakers $1000
Speakers from MOV 6 x $75 = $450
Speakers from outside MOV 2 x 150 = $300
Ordained minister 1 x 200 = $250
Guest Musicians $900
Special music 6 x $50 = $300
Substitute for pianist 4 x $100 = $400
Pianist for Christmas Eve $200
Worship Supplies $800
Candles (wax, battery) -- $300
Equipment (AV) -- $400
Printing for Special Events -- $75
Park Shelter -- $25
TOTAL $3500
STAFF COST Pianist - $10, 600 + Pianist compensation $200 x 52, 6 Sundays off with pay
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