[Worship] Agenda for April 5 meeting of W & M Comm Parlor, 5:00 p.m.

Martha McGovern marthamcg at suddenlink.net
Sat Apr 1 08:40:11 CDT 2017


Agenda for April 5, 2017  Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee 

5:00 p.m., Parlor

  1.. Minutes of the March meeting to be read and approved  
  2.. Correspondence:  Shari   Thank you notes needed for Jeff Danner and David Clements. 
  3.. Annual Report:  Discussion, revision 
  4.. Theme for Year 2017-2018:  _____________________________ 
  5.. Reports from Specific Task Teams:  
    1.. Aesthetics Team:  Nancy Lee, Gillian Harrison, and Jane Tumas-Serna 
    2.. Special Music Team: Suzyn 
    3.. Worship Associates Team:  New members -- Andrew Clovis, Amy Miller, Gene Barry, and Dawn Hewitt + Peg Clifford 
    4.. Piano Task Force:  Clarification of process for renewing the sanctuary piano and identification of where we are in that process   Suzyn Mills, Joe Baker, and Chris Purdy should be able to provide that information.  Martha 
    5.. Technology Task Force:   
    6.. Task Force for the Time for All Ages:  
    7.. De-Clutter Corps: Report from the Saturday, March 25 meeting and memo  
  6.. Selection of Specific Lamp for Piano:  Shari 
  7.. Update on FUUSM attire - John 
  8.. Opportunity:  Marcia McFee will be giving a workshop in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 8, 2017 on the topic of "Designing Worship like a Filmmaker."  Kat and Peg will be attending.  
  9.. Leadership Development Funds: Kat   
  10.. Budget - Jeff Danner requested that his stipend for the Sunday reflection be donated to a specific project of our choosing.  The Committee agreed to send the $75.00 to the local Circles Campaign, a program that aims to break the cycle of poverty.  Martha will be sure that the donation gets to the local coordinator ( Kathryn McCloud) and that Jeff is informed of our decision. 
  11.. Proposed Budget for 2017-18:  The proposed budget was approved and submitted to Linda Lawton.  
  12.. Statement to Personnel Committee in Support of Randall Kidder's Contributions:  Martha will compose a draft statement and submit it to the Committee for reaction.  Once finalized, the statement will be submitted to Karen Binkley.  
  13.. Re-Usable Folder:  Kat and Adeline will design a sample folder with plans for piloting its use during the summer. 
  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 Summer or September 2017

Hal Walker - Suzyn

Roger Kalter, Moon Mullens: democracy - Martha will set up specific date.

Michael Dowd - Adeline  

            Catherine Roma - Kat

            Joe Baker & Jann Adams - guest speaker on Sanctuary windows - Marilyn Miller, Summer

            Idea:  Peg Clifford - What does democracy look like to whom?

            Idea:  Peg Clifford - poem related to immigration each Sunday during month of April  

                        "Gate A-4"   by Naomi Shihab Nye

                        "My Father Was a Young Man Then"  by Maria Mazziotti Gillan

            Walls  (John Kidd)

            Protect Environment - John Muir, public park system (Andrew Clovis) - Summer 2017

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

            Diversity: awareness of brain injury - (Beverly Bradley)

 

March

            5          Kat  "When Matriarchs March"            WA:  Tabatha Hubbard

            12        Kat  "Heretics, Rebels, and Nonconformists"   WA:  Peggy Clifford

            19        Katy McDaniel "Women & Revolution"  WA:  Rebecca Phillips

            26        Kat   "Stand Up and Speak Out"          WA:  Jane Tumas-Serna

 

April   Immigration Month - One Poem Each Sunday

(Empty Bowls - April 1)

            2          Kat   "Fool Me Once, Shame on You"             WA:  Shari Miller

            9          Kat  "Walls and Fences"   WA: Suzyn Mills 

            16        Kat   "Animal Totems"  (Easter)  WA:  Rebecca Phillips

(Earth Day - April 22)

            23        Gene Barry "Where Has All the Water Gone?"  WA:  John Maddox  

            30        Kat    "Let It Be a Dance"  (Maypole)   WA: ___________

 

May     

            7

            14        Mother's Day

            21

            28                                            (Memorial Day on 29th)

June

4          Flower Communion  (?)

11

18        Father's Day   Picnic

25        Eid al Ftr

 

July

2

9

16

23

30

 

August

6

13

20

27

 

September

3                                              (Labor Day)

10        Water Ingathering

17

24
RATES

Piano Tuning of Steinway & FH piano $100.00  x 3  =  $300.00

 

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 2017-18

 

Music, Other                                                                                                  $425

            Sheet music and Randy downloads

 

Piano Maintenance                                                                                        $300

            Steinway in Sanctuary -- $100 x 2 = $200

            Fellowship Hall piano -- $100 x 1 =   100

 

Worship Program                                                                                           $2100

            Guest Speakers            $1000

                        Speakers from MOV                6 x $75 = $450

                        Speakers from outside MOV  2 x 150 = $300

                        Ordained minister                     1 x 250 = $250

                        

            Guest Musicians           $1100

Special music                            6 x $50 =   $300

Substitute for pianist                  6 x $100 = $600

Pianist for Christmas Eve                            $200

 

Worship Supplies                                                                                           $1500

                        Candles (wax, battery) -- $300

                        Equipment (AV) -- $1000

                        Printing for Special Events -- $75

                        Park Shelter -- $25

                        Resources for Aesthetics -- $100

 

TOTAL     $4325

 

STAFF COST     Pianist - Sunday service weekly, 6 Sundays off with pay, Christmas Eve service



Explanation of Worship & Music Requests

 

1.      Music, Other:  Costs of sheet music and downloads for last year were $425.

2.     Piano Maintenance:  Randy now has an electronic keyboard for practice, so the cost for tuning the practice piano once per year has been eliminated.

3.     Worship Program:  

·        The standard pay for an ordained minister as guest speaker has risen to $250.00.

·        Part of the pianist's compensation is six paid Sundays off, but music is so critical to the worship service that we have needed to pay a substitute pianist $100 for each of those Sundays.

4.     Worship Supplies: 

·        Worship & Music Committee has identified the need for more stable stands for both the projector and screen in the sanctuary and for more versatile projection equipment.

·        The Committee also established an Aesthetics Task Team and realizes that they need a budget to acquire resources for beautification of the Sanctuary.

 
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