[Council] Minutes of W & M Committee Meeting February 5, 2020

[Martha McGovern]

Minutes of February 5, 2020 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee 

  1.. Minutes of  January 15 were approved. 
  2.. Correspondence:  Martha has sent thank you notes to presenters and contributors to holiday decorating. 
  3.. Reports from Specific Task Teams: 
    1.. Aesthetics Team: 
    2.. Special Music Team: Suzyn reported that Wendy Clark will sing on March 1. 
    3.. Worship Associates Team:  Kat and Jim Rapp will plan a refresher for WAs in the spring.  
The committee processed Joe Baker's suggested change and amended the statement to read as follows: Amended statement about the Native Americans of this area:  As part of the Marietta Community, we acknowledge that our building occupies the traditional land of various Native American tribes, and we try to walk respectfully and lightly upon that land. 

Martha has updated the checklists and scripts, sent them to all WAs, and placed a copy accessible for use on Sundays in the Sanctuary and Social Hall.

    4.. Piano Task Force: 
    5.. Technology Task Force:  
Establish a process for preparation for incorporating technology.

                        Involve Mike Bailey.

Arrange practices well in advance of service/program.

Include Kelly McDermott.

Use visual displays in Opening and Closing of service.

For books, show only illustrations.  

    6.. Task Force for the Time for All Ages:  Ralph created a list.  Use tfaa at fuusm.org in the "to" line.   Gil Moore recommends a storyteller on ways to make friends.
  3.. The Storage Committee:  In discussion, the group determined that, going forward, a Storage TEAM will survey - in spring and fall - the buildings to identify areas that need decluttering.  On a weekly basis as part of their regular duties, the Worship Associates will monitor the Sanctuary, and the Clean-Up Crews will monitor the Social Hall.  Maggie will formulate a written report that is compatible with the current WA and Crew checklists. 
  4.. Safety Committee Request:  If fire drill/emergency, WA on duty is asked to stand at stair door that leads to Nursery to steady people as they start down the stairs.  The Committee agreed to ask WAs to fulfill this request. 
  5.. Expenditures:  $25 was donated to The Castle as requested by Wes Clarke, guest speaker on Jan 26.  A $250 stipend was approved for Kari Gunter-Seymour for the reflection on March 8.  A $50 stipend was approved for Virginia Killian, who is lending her painting "Appalachian Woman" for display and use as OOS cover art and will speak at the March 8 service.  A $50 stipend was approved for Wendy Clark as a guest musician on March 1.  
  6.. Proposed Budget for 2020-2021 
  7.. New Theme for 2019-2020:  How do we address the paradox of "We"?   
  8.. Omitted due to time  ---- Assessment of Service: February 2  Charter Sunday - Charting Our Course
 What went well: 

 What to refine: 

 Thematic/coherent:  

 Spirituality/Faith Tradition:  

 Life Span:  

Services for  January - April:  

January 2020

            5          Kat -- Topsy-Turvy Twelfth Night

            12        Kat -- #UU the Vote Launch                WA: Jim Rapp

            19        Kat - Honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a Day of Service  WA: Martha McG

            26        (NO Kat)  Guest speaker - Wes Clarke - Sky, Water, Earth: The View from Marietta 

                                                                        Earthworks       WL: Suzyn Mills

February          

            2          Charting Our Course (Charter Sunday) CHOIR  WA:  Martha McGovern

            9          [no Kat]  World Interfaith Harmony Week   WLs:  Martha McGovern, Suzyn Mills

                                                MOV Interfaith - involvement?  

            16        Kat - Lead the Life you Love               CHOIR            WA: Andrew Clovis

            23        Kat - We Must Do M.O.R.E.  Black History - William Barber

 

March              Martha - Contact Annie Warmke - which Sunday?    

      Barb McCullough - participate?  NO

                        Kat - Contact Jo Davis

            1

            8          [no Kat, no Randy]  WL: Martha McGovern  Guest Speaker: Kari Gunter-Seymour - 

                        "Recovering Appalachia, Dispelling the Myths"  +Virginia Killian - painting Appalachian 

                        Woman"   

            15                                CHOIR - "Blessing"

            22                                                                                WA:  Dawn Hewitt

            29        [no Kat]           CHOIR - "Shine a Little Light"

 

April                 Sustainability Forum - April 3 Just Dinner, April 4 Forum with concurrent sessions, lunch, keynote by Myra Moss, OSU Ext. Agent on sustainable communities, panel, discussion groups & report

            5          Sustainable Marietta - Green Sanctuary Committee                               Social Justice 1:00 p.m.

            12        Easter

            19        Earth Day                                                         WA: Rebecca Phillips

            26        [no Randy]  short service before Annual Meeting ??

            

Possible Topics and speakers for future services:  

·        Wenda Sheard from Athens UU proposes collaboration, perhaps in spring 2020, in which Athens and Marietta would do a joint service, at Athens church one Sunday and Marietta church another Sunday.   Offer came via Robin at bozian.com

·        Jim Rapp - idea to connect historical events/movements to FUUSM -  "From These Pews"

·        Martha will communicate to Rev. Elizabeth Teal of the Jacksonville, Florida UU congregation that we will welcome her as a guest speaker and will coordinate dates, probably in the summer.  904-874-0047  reverendteal at gmail.com

·        Kat will open discussion with Rev. Elizabeth Maleke , Williamstown Presbyterian, about a pulpit exchange or team preaching.  

·        The nature of prayer - Rain Dance was envisioning, 4 types - supplication, thanksgiving, contrition, praise    

(paraphrase)  Abraham Lincoln: If you want to raise the likelihood of the future you have predicted, get involved in creating it.

Barbara Kingsolver:  "The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for.  And the most you can do is live inside that hope.  Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof."

·        Forgiveness as recurring service - connected with Yom Kippur "We forgive ourselves and each other.  We begin again in Love."

·        clarification of various service/outreach activities of the local congregation and endeavors with UUA, UUSC, etc. and their relationship with FUUSM principles, mission

Need for tracking and regular reporting? For example in Finance Committee records and Annual Meeting  report??   Do our church finances align with our mission?

·        Possible speakers:  artists: Dani, Morgan/Owen

·        Workshop service:  prayer flags - Kat and Peg will take the lead on the service; Jane Tumas-Serna is willing to help.  

·        Mind maps may help the congregation identify how they are active in FUUSM efforts/activities and what additional options they would like.

·        Moral leadership:  Truman and Berlin Air Lift

 

·        Rancho Mirage Writers Festival (published on February 17, 2017) - Questions from Bret 

                        Stephens:  Are we a country that seeks and attracts human capital and believes in being 

                        fundamentally open to the world?  Are we a self-critical country or a country of blamers?  

                        Do we define our interests according to our values or vice versa?  Do we have a healthy 

                        innovation culture?  Do we have a healthy civic culture?  Are we still a nation of 

                        optimists?  What are our attitudes towardforeigners, failure, global leadership, change, 

                        each other? 

·        Touchstone REACH Packet, Hungry Town, multiple intelligences with additional one - existential-spiritual, 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 and Peg Clifford on suicide and kindness,  reflections of former ministers, Living Mindfully - Prepare for the Unexpected (Robin Bozian, Anita Newhart, Sue Montera, Virginia Mayle), Quill as a storyteller, Quakers on consensus, morality of artificial intelligence. 

·        Hal Walker - Suzyn     Michael Dowd - Adeline  -- perhaps in 2018  -- See email with update.

·        Catherine Roma - Kat 

·        Peg Clifford - What does democracy look like to whom?, We are all brothers (Day of the Dead), 

                        5 words for learning in Hebrew, immigration - world map of our origins

                        Cooperation with other churches - bus trip to African-American Museum in DC or 

                        Underground Railroad in Cincinnati

·        Protest - contrast burning cross & burning flag  (Barb Kidd)

·        Diversity: awareness of brain injury - (Beverly Bradley)

·        Summer Institute:  Encouraging attendance, using resources  e.g., Non-Violent Communication 

·        Peg Clifford - "Where did I come from & why?" testimonials from members/friends

·        Visual Arts (social justice, spirituality)

·        Shelley Graffs - Singing in Sacred Circle, etc.  graffs at cinci.rr.com

·        Trauma-Informed Care/ Trauma-Informed Schools                                                  
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