[Council] Minutes of W & M Committee meeting Sept 7 2016

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Mon Sep 12 15:36:51 CDT 2016


Thanks, Martha. 

Your participation will be much appreciated in that meeting.


---- Martha McGovern via Council <council at fuusm.org> wrote: 
> Yes, George.  I am intending to be there as the representative -- at least 
> for most of the time.
> 
> Martha
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "gbanz42--- via Council" <council at fuusm.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 2:00 PM
> To: "FUUSM Leadership" <council at fuusm.org>
> Cc: <gbanz42 at suddenlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Council] Minutes of W & M Committee meeting Sept 7 2016
> 
> > Martha:
> >
> >     Thanks for these meeting notes.
> >
> >     Will the W&M Committee be represented at the Committee Recharge on 
> > 9/24?
> >
> >
> > ---- Martha McGovern via Council <council at fuusm.org> wrote:
> >> Minutes of September 7, 2016  Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee
> >>
> >> Next Meeting:  Wednesday, October 5,  5:00 p.m. in Parlor
> >>
> >> Attendance:  Adeline Bailey, Kat Hawbaker, Shari Miller, Martha McGovern 
> >> (Chair)
> >>
> >>   1.. Minutes of the meeting on August 3 were approved.
> >>   2.. Correspondence:  Shari reported that she is caught up with thank 
> >> you notes and will send one to the Planetarium.
> >>   3.. Follow-up on the hospice presentation:  Kat -- Visiting Team, 
> >> Patricia Shelden about a Saturday workshop and Sunday morning service in 
> >> the fall.
> >>   4.. Reports from Specific Task Teams:
> >>     1.. Sanctuary Decoration Team: Kat is working with Jane Tumas-Serna 
> >> and Tabatha Hubbard to set up the Sanctuary for the Ingathering Water 
> >> Ceremony.  The committee will move the hymnals up to the Sanctuary after 
> >> the meeting.
> >>     2.. Special Music Team:  Kat will contact Lydia Hyde for a future 
> >> service.
> >>     3.. Piano Task Force:  no new information
> >>     4.. Technology Task Force:  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.  Kat will ask them to compose 
> >> guidelines for providing recorded in-gathering and sending music in the 
> >> desired format.  The guidelines will be published in The Confluence.
> >>     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.. Clutter Corps: (Contact - Wendy Morey)   Kat will talk with the 
> >> Board to see where the 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:  Joe Baker
> >>   7.. Expenses:  Payment to Planetarium - The Planetarium provides this 
> >> free program and receives credit for Community Service. The W & M 
> >> Committee will send a thank you note.
> >>   8.. Theme for Year 2016-17:  The group concurred that the summer 
> >> services can start to weave in the year's theme of "What does democracy 
> >> look like?"
> >>   9.. Possible Topics and speakers for future services:  multiple 
> >> intelligences, forgiveness,  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, Jeff Danner (mjwd58 at yahoo.com) 
> >> theological topic of choice, Living Mindfully - Prepare for the 
> >> Unexpected (Robin Bozian, Anita Newhart, Sue Montera, Virginia Mayle), 
> >> Harvest of Hope, 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 in November, service later)
> >>
> >> GA issues and speakers - Adeline -November 6
> >>
> >> Patricia Shelden - Kat
> >>
> >> Bayan Sibaii on perspective of Syrians, January 8? - Martha
> >>
> >> Karen Kumpf: Harvest of Hope, CM, pay-as-you-can restaurant - Martha
> >>
> >> Roger Kalter, Moon Mullens: democracy - Martha
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Reconsideration of Order of Worship Service
> >>
> >> The Committee discussed and concurred that
> >>
> >>   1.. Wheel of Life/Joys & Sorrows should always be a component, but for 
> >> some services (such as the Water Ceremony) it can be incorporated into 
> >> the sharing statements.
> >>   2.. The Affirmation should be varied so that it does not become a rote 
> >> recitation.
> >>   3.. The placement of the Collection/Offertory can be varied; for 
> >> effectiveness, it needs to be carefully introduced.
> >>   4.. The Committee supports the encouragement of donations during the 
> >> service and also recommends that BRIDGES incorporate a collection as part 
> >> of the young people's classes.  It would be good if they selected a 
> >> cause/purpose and then collected each week toward that goal.
> >> 2016
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> September
> >>
> >>             4          Katy McDaniel - "When Democracy Falters . . . and 
> >> When It Rallies"
> >>
> >> WA/Leader:  Jane Tumas-Serna  (with Kat)
> >>
> >>             11        Kat -- Ingathering Water Ceremony 
> >> ALL AGES
> >>
> >>                         WA:  Karen Binkley
> >>
> >>             18        Kat -" Little Things Are Big Things"
> >>
> >>                         WA:  Tabatha Hubbard
> >>
> >>             25        Kat - "Small and Mighty"
> >>
> >>                         WA:  John Maddox
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> October
> >>
> >>             2          Kat
> >>
> >>             9          Kat   (Yom Kippur - Oct. 11)
> >>
> >>             16        Dawn Hewitt   "Values, Time, Money"
> >>
> >>             23        Kat
> >>
> >>             30        Jane Tumas-Serna   Day of the Dead 
> >> Haunted House
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> November
> >>
> >>             6          Kat - Panel of GA Attendees on democratic 
> >> processes within UU (Mike, Adeline, George,
> >>
> >>                                     others?)
> >>
> >>             13        Kat  (Jim Rapp - Capital Campaign spot)
> >>
> >>             20        Kat - Thanksgiving 
> >> ALL AGES
> >>
> >>             27        Kat - Advent
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> December
> >>
> >>             4          Kat - Ribbon Communion 
> >> ALL AGES
> >>
> >>             11        Kat - Pageant 
> >> ALL AGES
> >>
> >>             18        Lay-led service  Cards to Community Workshop 
> >> ALL AGES
> >>
> >>             Christmas Eve                        Kat
> >>
> >>             25        Kat - Beloved Community Brunch (informal service & 
> >> potluck) ALL AGES
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> January
> >>
> >>             1          Kat & Jim Rapp   Fire Communion 
> >> ALL AGES
> >>
> >>             8
> >>
> >>             15        Bill McNeely  "Is God a Mathematician?"
> >>
> >>             22
> >>
> >>             29
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> REVISED DRAFT - 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
> >
> > --
> > George Banziger
> > 202 Lawton Road
> > Marietta, OH 45750-1111
> > 740-434-5685
> > cell: 740-434-3354
> >
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