[Worship] Minutes of W & M Comm Meeting on April 4 2018

Mon Apr 9 13:43:45 CDT 2018

Martha, in the new paragraph regarding Martha Webster, you put in a payment of $50, but it wasn’t clear that it was to be paid each Sunday when she is totally in charge of the choir, choice of music, conducting, rehearsing, etc. It looked like a one-time payment (for the year?). I was confused. And also disappointed that our budget was greatly reduced.

Suzyn

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> On Apr 9, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Martha McGovern via Worship <worship at fuusm.org> wrote:
> 
> Minutes of April 4, 2018 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee  
> In Attendance:  Adeline Bailey, Kat Hawbaker, Martha McGovern, Maggie Meyer, Shari Miller, Suzyn Mills
> *See new information since meeting.
> Minutes of the March meeting were approved.
> Correspondence:  Martha will send thank you to Jane Tumas-Serna and Nancy Lee for splendid Easter Sanctuary display.  Kat will send a thank you to Samuel Prince, and Adeline or Dawn Hewitt will send a thank you to Jean Ambrose.
> Reports from Specific Task Teams: 
> Aesthetics Team: Kat
> Special Music Team: Suzyn
> Last Sunday in September:  Andrew McKnight  -- degree of involvement TBD
>  Worship Associates Team: 
> Piano Task Force:  Suzyn reported that congregational response to the new electronic piano has been very positive.  Randy is enjoying the new options of the instrument and has scheduled weekly sessions to experiment.  She will bring Karen Binkley up to date on developments, speak with Geoff Schenkel, and clarify procedures for sale of the casters with Chris Keller.  We are still awaiting delivery/installation of the lock and clavi-mover; Suzyn will provide records of the financial transactions to W & M Committee and the Board.
> Technology Task Force:  
> Task Force for the Time for All Ages:
> Folder:  Adeline Bailey reported that 75 additional color copies of the re-usable folder have been made at the cost of $88.50.  She has purchased a ream of card stock for $31.45 and will see whether the paper is compatible with the FUUSM copier so that a few copies can be made to replenish or to update the folder.
> Coordination with Buildings & Grounds:  Maggie facilitated a discussion to formulate plans for next steps.  The Task Force group, composed of Nancy Lee, Maggie, Kat, and a B & G representative, will plan to meet for approximately ten 2-hour sessions to sort stored materials into the categories of keep/contribute to May yard sale/discard.  The first session will be Tuesday, April 10.  Betsy Kalter has volunteered to help with the implementation of the decisions.
> Board policy concerning special collections:  Shari reported that the Board will be proposing a trial period to determine the impact of special collections.  They propose that once per month (the first Sunday of the month) in July, August, and September, half the offerings (unless otherwise designated) will be donated to  approved causes.
> Expenditures:  The Committee approved stipends for: Jean Ambrose ($75) – Jean Ambrose received the check;  Samuel Prince ($150) – Kat will communicate to confirm that he would like the check sent directly to UU Justice Ohio.  [Meg and Todd Hoke ($150 + $50 = $200)]
> Budget Proposal for 2018-19:  The Committee approved a budget request for $4315. 
> *As of April 8, 2018, the Finance Committee has reduced the budget to $3315. 
> Martha and Shari will communicate to the Finance Committee and the Board that the Committee suggests that, starting with the new fiscal year, when Martha Webster contracts to take full responsibility for preparation of and direction of a particular piece, she be paid $50, which is the rate for a guest musician.   
> Annual Report:  The report has been submitted to Chris for the April meeting.  Martha will report for the Committee unless the meeting runs late; Suzyn has volunteered to serve as an alternate spokesperson. 
> Reflection on April services:  The Committee found the categories in the grid useful for analysis and suggested adjustment of display.  Members will reflect on services as soon as possible after experiencing them and we will share at the monthly meetings.
> Purchase of multiple copies of Singing the Journey (Teal Supplement): We currently have about ten copies of the supplement and need at least 40 more.  Martha will determine costs, and the Committee will discuss funding options at a future meeting.
> Services for May:  follow-up on Story Circles, Bill McNeely, Art emphasis
> Theme for Year 2018-2019: After lively discussion, the Committee settled on “How can we inspire leaders for a complex world?”  (PossibleVariation:  Are we the leaders we have been waiting for?)
> 2017-18 “How do we create a world of our values?” 
> Possible Topics and speakers for future services:  Sustainability: Annie Warmke, annie at bluerockstation.com,   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, 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, 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)
>             Services based on songs:  Cat Stevens’s “Just Can’t Keep It In”  Matisyahu - “One Day”
>             Summer Institute:  Encouraging attendance, using resources  e.g., Non-Violent Communication
>             For Pledge Drive:  Kerry Blair singing “If I Were a Rich Man”
>             Festivus for next year                           
> Attention to awareness of previous residents on land in our area and need for our light  presence
> Bill McNeely  “New Insights Into Consciousness”
> *Possible Services for April and May and beyond
> Peg Clifford – “Where did I come from & why?” testimonials from members/friends
> People’s State of the Union – readers theatre from story circles
> Visual Arts (social justice, spirituality)
> Clearing Clutter from Our Lives – coordinated with Garage Sale
> SICom service – Melissa Jeter  “Building Community in Times of Turmoil”
> Shelley Graffs – Singing in Sacred Circle, etc.  graffs at cinci.rr.com
> Trauma-Informed Care/ Trauma-Informed Schools
>  
> March
>             4          Kat – Answering the Call of Love                      WA: Tabatha Hubbard
>             11        Kat – Money Matters                                         WA: Martha McGovern          
>             18        (no Kat)  Climate Change and Conscience – Jean Ambrose MOV Friends Meeting
> [Green Sanctuary Committee  Earth Day]          WA:  Dawn Hewitt
>             25        Samuel Prince  “What’s Your Best Life Now?”     WA: Kat  [B & G spot on windows]
> April                            
> 1                    Kat – “Nurture Your Spirit; Help Heal World” Easter  WA: Martha McGovern
>             8          Dawn Michelle Wilson “Do Your Values . . . Wallet?”    WA:  Shari Miller
>             15        Kat – “Clutter, Clutter, Toil and Struggle”         WA: Chris Jacobs
>             22        Kat –  “Cherish the Universe”  [Earth Day spot]  WA:  Tabatha Hubbard
>             29        Kat – “We Are All Connected” [Annual Congregational Meeting]         WA:  Jim Rapp
>                         Suggestion:  Meet in Social Hall
>  
> May     Amayzing Month of May
>             6          Kat - (unveiling of painting)
>             13        Kat - (Mother’s Day)
>             20        Story as Social Justice Art – RT People’s State of the Union  McGovern, Tumas-Serna
>             27        Kat - (Memorial Day)
>  
> June
> 3          Flower Communion
>             10        *Meg and Todd Hoke  “5 Happy Things”
>             17        Father’s Day Picnic
>             24        UUA Live-Streaming
>                         [Plant Sale]
>  
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