[Worship] Agenda for Dec. 7 meeting of Worship & Music Committee -- 5:00 p.m., Parlor

Martha McGovern marthamcg at suddenlink.net
Tue Nov 29 21:09:17 CST 2016


Agenda for December 7, 2016  Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee 

  1.. Minutes of the November meeting for approval 
  2.. Correspondence:  Shari 
  3.. Plan for December 25 Beloved Community Brunch:
Set-up for 50:

Potluck buffet organization:

W & M provided items:

Coordination with Coffee Corps:

Clean-up:

Coordination with Clean-up Crew:

  4.. Christmas Eve Service:  Kat   
  5.. January Focus: The Confluence article for January 2017 has been submitted to Adeline.  The follow-up Coffee Hour Information Session is scheduled for January 29.  What is plan for information/sign-up table and circulation throughout the room?  
  6.. 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 the storage process.

    2.. Special Music Team:  Wayne Waldeck has provided a singer for Christmas Eve service. Her name is Su Voycik Meredith, 740-706-1225. 
    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.  
  6.. Music stands:  Suzyn 
  7.. Selection of Specific Lamp for Piano:  Shari 
  8.. Request reimbursement of $125 to Jane Tumas-Serna for purchase of new tree for the sanctuary? 
  9.. Cards to Community Workshop - John 
  10.. Update on FUUSM attire - John   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.  
  11.. Next Meetings:  Adeline will preside at the January 4 meeting 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.  
  12.. Opportunity:  Marcia McFee will be giving a workshop in Pittsburgh, Spring 2017  "Designing Worship like a Filmmaker" 
  13.. Theme for Year 2016-17:  "What does democracy look like?" 
  14.. 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, 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  

Jeff is tentatively scheduled for February 12 on "Charity AND Justice."   

            

 

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  

            20        Kat - Thanksgiving       WA:  Martha McGovern                                              ALL AGES

            27        Kat - Advent               WA:  Tabatha Hubbard                                                ALL AGES

 

December

            4          Kat - Ribbon Communion        WA:  Jane Tumas-Serna                       ALL AGES

            11        Lay-Led service  Cards to Community Workshop                                 ALL AGES

                        Karen Binkley is planning the service; Tabatha Hubbard will be the Worship Leader.

            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.

                        

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

[WA - Jane Tumas-Serna for January 8 OR 15]

 

February

            5

            12        Jeff Danner       "Charity AND Justice"

                        WA:  Martha McGovern

            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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