[Worship] Agenda - Worship & Music Comm meeting TODAY 5:00 p.m. Parlor

Martha McGovern marthamcg at suddenlink.net
Wed Aug 3 13:47:17 CDT 2016


Agenda for August 3, 2016  Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee  

5:00 p.m. in Parlor

  1.. To be approved -- Minutes of the meeting on July 13 
  2.. Correspondence:  Shari 
  3.. Follow-up on the hospice presentation:  Kat has spoken with the Visiting Team and will contact Patricia Sheldon about a Saturday workshop and Sunday morning service in the fall. 
  4.. Set-up for Summer Services:  Adjustments to WA Duties made and distributed
A copy of the WA Duties for the summer services is inside the podium in FH.  

  5.. Reports from Specific Task Teams:  
    1.. Sanctuary Decoration Team: Kat 
    2.. Special Music Team:  The "One Voice" group will participate in a gospel sing in Parkersburg in August.  Suzyn will contact Lydia Hyde for a future service. 
    3.. Piano Task Force:  Suzyn reported that Randy & Jessica are planning a concert for early October 2016.  Each will receive 25% of the proceeds, and 50% of the proceeds will go to the Piano Fund. 
    4.. Technology Task Force:  Ralph Olander and Mike Bailey will investigate device for smooth transmission of images from the computer to the TV.  Kat will work with them to meet a specific goal date and use. 
    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.  
  6.. Music stands:  Suzyn 
  7.. Pianist:  Because music is such an essential and integral part of the worship service, the Committee would like to recommend that arrangements with the pianist reflect the valuable contribution he makes to all services.  Martha sent Committee's position to John Kidd of the Finance Committee and George Banziger of the Board.  Developments??? 
  8.. Selection of Specific Lamp for Piano:  Joe Baker reported after the meeting that he will be meeting with the Piano Task Force to discuss the purchase of the lamp. 
  9.. Expenses:  Requisition made for Rev. Lynda Smith - June 19 service    
  10.. Summer Services and 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?" Kick-off will be July 3.
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, involvement in democracy (Willa O'Neill, Roger Kalter, Jim Rapp, Moon Mullens, Katy McGlynn), 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.

 

2016                                                                                                    

July

            3          Kat - "Our Constitution and Covenants"

                        WA:  Suzyn Mills

            10        Jane T-S, Jim Rapp, Nancy Novak - Voices of Democracy  

                        WA/Leader:  Jim Rapp

17        Kat - "A Third Reconstruction"

            WA:  Tabatha Hubbard

24        Bill McNeely - Music of the Spheres   [no Kat]

            WA/Leader:  Joe Baker

31        Nancy Dew - "Flowers: Diversity in Four Parts"  [no Kat]

            WA/Leader:  Rebecca Phillips

August

            7          Kat - "A Fusion of Faiths"

                        WA:  Tabatha Hubbard

            14        Katy McDaniel - "Our Democratic Roots"

                        WA:  Suzyn Mills

            21        Planetarium  ALL AGES      [no Kat]

                        Cozy Conversation leader - Shari Miller  

·        Possible questions: How have you learned what democracy is?  What experience illustrated to you what democracy looks like?  

·        Possible Elements of the Service: Chalice Lighting, Setting procedures for discussion and making offering, Discussion, Closing Words

·        Use donation container for offering; have basket for envelopes with pledge payments.

            28        Willa O'Neill, Katie McGlynn, Roger Kalter - What Does Demo. Look Like?

                        WA/Leader:  Martha McGovern

 

September

            4          Katy McDaniel - democracy

                        WA:  Jane Tumas-Serna

            11        Kat -- Ingathering Water Ceremony  [Discussion of how to acknowledge 15th anniversary 

                                    of 9/11]

                        WA:

            18        

                        WA:

            25        

                        WA:  John Maddox

 

 

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
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