[Men] Two Follow Up Items

[gbanz42 at suddenlink.net]

Gary,

    Thanks for your thoughts.

     Do you prefer February, for this event, As Ted does?


---- Gary Hamilton via men <men at fuusm.org> wrote: 
> Hi all,
> 
> I commend Ted for taking the initiative to coordinate the requested Men's Group reflection on what the group means to us and support his effort.
> 
> I just reviewed my reflection on the topic of what the Men's Group means to me at our June 2016 service given in the sanctuary and felt I described my personal feelings on the Men's Group quite well.  As George suggests; I might offer some remembrances of Ron, and his role with the Men's Group, if it would enhance the overall program.
> 
> In this era of Zoom, I'm unsure how the program is best coordinated - will it be live or pre-recorded?  After personally experiencing a few computer and connectivity issues, I favor a pre-recorded presentation.
> 
> I appeal to others of our group to assist Ted and contribute to the service.
> 
> Gary
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: men <men-bounces at fuusm.org> On Behalf Of gbanz42--- via men
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 10:32 AM
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> Cc: gbanz42 at suddenlink.net
> Subject: Re: [Men] Two Follow Up Items
> 
> Ted,
> 
>     Thanks very much for your thoughts on a men's FUUSM service.
> 
>      I like your ideas. Perhaps Gary H can join yo in a tribute to Ron Tepley--Gary had a lot of interaction with him inside and outside FUUSM.
> 
>       Ralph O and Mike B can help us with the production. We should have some videos & songs.
> 
>       Your February preference is duly noted.
> 
> 
> ---- Ted Goertzel via men <men at fuusm.org> wrote: 
> > Since George is willing to do the Braver Angels service, I think the 
> > rest of us could do a service on what the Men's Group means to us.  I 
> > was in three church groups with Ron (men's group, Today's Issues and 
> > Meditation) so I could prepare something about his contributions.  We 
> > should probably have a half dozen or so volunteers to prepare short 
> > statements, perhaps emphasizing other church groups (Green, social 
> > action, etc.).  I could coordinate it unless someone else would like 
> > to.  I would rather do February since it is possible I'll be able to 
> > travel out to Seattle in March.
> > Ted
> > 
> > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 6:02 PM gbanz42--- via men <men at fuusm.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > FUUSM Men:
> > >
> > >    At our recent meeting Gary raised two items that Martha McGovern 
> > > asked him to take up with the Men's Group.
> > >
> > >     1. Holiday Decoration of the Sanctuary. This is a reminder that 
> > > we agreed to do this task  at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 28.
> > >
> > >     2. A Worship Service by Men's Group. I was asked to discuss with 
> > > Martha the ideas we brought up at our meeting.  I told her that the 
> > > theme she described to Gary did not resonate well with the group, 
> > > but that we discussed two  ideas about a worship service. One is 
> > > presentation of the initiative of Braver Angels to heal the 
> > > political divide in our country; the other is a service similar to 
> > > what the women did, i.e., what the Men's Group means to us and 
> > > incorporating a tribute to Ron Tepley in such a message.
> > >
> > >      Martha suggested that we do both of these ideas.  I agreed to 
> > > help with the Braver Angels service and plan a service January 24 on that theme.
> > > Martha asked me to ask the Men's Group in what month the men would 
> > > like to offer their service. It looks like a service in February or 
> > > March would be open (Green sanctuary is doing April, and there is 
> > > one lay-led service per month).
> > >
> > >     Please let me know your preference between those two months
> > > --
> > > George Banziger
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