[Worship] Agenda for October 2 2019 meeting of Worship & Music Committee 5:00 p.m., Parlor
Maggie & Steve Meyer
meyer45750 at gmail.com
Sun Sep 29 08:49:21 CDT 2019
Martha,
I stand amazed at all you do!!!!
Maggie
On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 10:59 PM Martha McGovern via Worship <
worship at fuusm.org> wrote:
> *Agenda for October 2, 2019 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee *
>
> 1. Minutes of September 4 meeting to be approved
> 2. Correspondence: Thank you notes to Robin Bozian, Stephen Peck,
> Mike Bailey and Ralph Olander.
> 3. Reports from Specific Task Teams:
> 1. Aesthetics Team: One element is a large WE to highlight the
> theme for the year.
> 2. Special Music Team*: *Suzyn will follow up on information about
> the upcoming performance by the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus and cooperation
> with the hosting church.
>
> Other plans: “Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,” a song by Shari
> Ballantyne, a song by the trio.
>
> 1. Worship Associates Team: Kat and Jim Rapp will plan a refresher
> for WAs in the fall. Martha will update the checklists and scripts
> (including a statement about the Native American of this area), send them
> to all WAs, and be sure they are accessible for use on Sundays in the
> Sanctuary/Social Hall.
> 2. Piano Task Force*: *Suzyn and Randy will set a date for a
> fund-raiser recital, perhaps connected with Twelfth Night.
> 3. Technology Task Force:
>
> i. Raising
> level of television – Joe Baker is building a stand that is higher. It
> is suggested that the stand have wheels and that a ramp be constructed to
> the front stage for both easier transfer of AV equipment and for
> individuals who have mobility issues.
>
> ii. Development
> of AV presentations for key services throughout the year. Cynthia Ting
> is willing to develop a display of her flower photographs. Cindy Burton,
> Jimmy and Lyndsey Bennett have agreed to coordinate or produce AV
> presentations. A display for Blessing of the Animals is a first project
> that will involve the members of the congregation.
>
> iii. Repairing/replacing
> sound equipment in Sanctuary and Social Hall – Mike Bailey reported that,
> in the Sanctuary, the left and center speakers are now operational but
> other speakers need to be re-aimed. The repairman projected that a new
> sound board and loop hearing assistance system would cost $2000. Mike
> recommended testing the adjusted arrangement before purchasing a
> replacement.
>
> A replacement system for the Social Hall has been purchased for $393. Mike
> Bailey and Ralph Olander will submit a reimbursement form.
>
> iv. Tim
> Finkle stabilized the altar table.
>
> 1. Task Force for the Time for All Ages: Ralph created a list. Use
> tfaa at fuusm.org in the “to” line.
> 2. The Storage Committee will reactivate in the fall.
> 3. Communication: Ralph has added Nancy Luthy, Board liaison, to the
> worship list and removed Katy McDaniel.
> 4. *Expenditures*: The Committee unanimously recommends that a
> donation of $500 be given early to the Multicultural Festival for 2020 so
> that our sponsorship will be part of all promotion for that event. – Kat
> 5. Budget Proposal – how the proposed budget for 2019-2020 aligns with
> what was approved.
>
> Issue of paid Choir Director
>
> 1. *Recommendation regarding contract with Choir Director Martha
> Webster—*
>
> By means of texting with Martha, the committee formulated the following
> stipend recommendation: $200 x 12 months = $2400 per year
>
> The overall amount includes the Christmas Eve Service and covers
> preparation time during the summer hiatus.
>
> 1. *August 3 Leadership Training with Beth Casebolt *– *Kat* will
> report in October.
> 2. *New Theme for 2019-2020: How do we address the paradox of “We”?*
> 3. *Assessment of Service:*
>
> What went well:
>
> What to refine:
>
> Thematic/coherent:
>
> Spirituality/Faith Tradition:
>
> Life Span:
>
> 1. *Services for September - December*:
>
> · The nature of prayer – Rain Dance was *envisioning*, 4 types –
> supplication, thanksgiving, contrition, praise
>
> (paraphrase) Abraham Lincoln: If you want to raise the likelihood of the
> future you have predicted, get involved in creating it.
>
> Barbara Kingsolver: “The very least you can do in your life is to figure
> out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.
> Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
>
> · Kindness
>
> · ?? Forgiveness as recurring service – connected with Yom Kippur
> “We forgive ourselves and each other. We begin again in Love.”
>
> · clarification of various service/outreach activities of the
> local congregation and endeavors with UUA, UUSC, etc. and their
> relationship with FUUSM principles, mission
>
> Need for tracking and regular reporting? For example in Finance Committee
> records and Annual Meeting report?? Do our church finances align with
> our mission?
>
> · Possible speakers: artists: Dani, Morgan/Owen
>
> · Workshop service: prayer flags – Kat and Peg will take the lead
> on the service; Jane Tumas-Serna is willing to help.
>
> · Mind maps may help the congregation identify how they are active
> in FUUSM efforts/activities and what additional options they would like.
>
> · Moral leadership: Truman and Berlin Air Lift
>
> · Susan Sheppard -- Native American experience, poem from
> Riverside Artists event
>
> · Appalachian Woman – Virginia Killian painting, poem by Athens
> project leader
>
>
>
> September
>
> 1 Kat -- Labor Day [poems from Richard Blanco Ware
> Lecture ?? – “One Today” (Have
>
> this as picture book) & “Declaration
> of Interdependence”]
>
> 8 Kat -- Water Ingathering WA: Jim Rapp
>
> 15 Kat – Sustainable Eating WA: Andrew
> Clovis (recycling activity?)
>
> *Pig Roast 9/21*
>
> 22 Kat – Robin Bozian “Growing Up UU” WA: Dawn Hewitt
>
> 29 Stephen Peck – Catholic Universalism: God Is Love
> WA: Rebecca Phillips
>
>
>
> October
>
> 6 Kat -- Biodiversity and Endangered Species WA:
> Suzyn Mills
>
> *Blessing of Animals – 4:00 p.m. in Courtyard*
>
> 13 Annie Warmke “12 Steps to Thriving” WA:Rebecca
> Phillips *Brad Bond – 90th B’day*
>
> 20 Kat – To Each Their Own But What of Us? WA:
>
> 27 Kat – Origins of Halloween (Samhain – Pagan New
> Year)
>
>
>
> November [National Hispanic Cultural Heritage month; Native
> American Heritage month]
>
> 3 Kat -- Day of the Dead
> WA: Jane Tumas-Serna
>
> *Service Auction 11/9*
>
> 10 Kat and Martha Kindness
> WA: N/A
>
> *Best Climate Change Coffee House 11/16*
>
> 17 Kat – Kinds of Prayers & ALL AGES Thanksgiving
> WA:
>
> 24 Katy McDaniel “Dark Tourism” WL:
> Suzyn Mills
>
>
>
> December
>
> 1 Kat -- ALL AGES Community Card Project *Martha **–
> ask John Maddox, Diane Michaels*
>
> 8
>
> 15 Kat – Ribbon Ceremony Marietta Merry & Bright –*Afternoon
> cookies & cocoa in Muskingham Park*
>
> 22 Kat – Many Candles, One Light *OR* Fleeting
> Merriment, Lasting Joy
>
> *Christmas Eve Service 12/24 (Tuesday) The Story of Christmas in Music
> ??*
>
> 29 Kat – Fire Communion
>
>
>
> January
>
> 5 Twelfth Night
>
>
>
>
>
> *Possible Topics and speakers for future services:*
>
> Rancho Mirage Writers Festival (published on February 17, 2017) –
> Questions from Bret
>
> Stephens:
>
> Are we a country that seeks and attracts human capital and believes in
> being fundamentally open
>
> to the world? Are we a self-critical country or a country of blamers? Do
> we define our interests
>
> according to our values or vice versa? Do we have a healthy innovation
> culture? Do we have a
>
> healthy civic culture? Are we still a nation of optimists? What are our
> attitudes toward
>
> foreigners, failure, global leadership, change, each other?
>
>
>
> *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, Living
> Mindfully – Prepare for the Unexpected (Robin Bozian, Anita Newhart, Sue
> Montera, Virginia Mayle), 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)
>
> Summer Institute: Encouraging attendance, using resources e.g.,
> Non-Violent Communication
>
> Attention to awareness of previous residents on land in our area and need
> for our light presence
>
> *Peg Clifford – “Where did I come from & why?” testimonials from
> members/friends*
>
> *Visual Arts *(social justice, spirituality)
>
> *Shelley Graffs – Singing in Sacred Circle, etc. graffs at cinci.rr.com
> <graffs at cinci.rr.com>*
>
> *Trauma-Informed Care/ Trauma-Informed Schools*
>
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