[Worship] Worship & Music Committee - Meeting of April 1 2020 via Zoom

[Martha McGovern]

Minutes of April 1, 2020 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee 

In attendance:  Adeline Bailey, Rev. Kat Hawbaker, Martha McGovern, Suzyn Mills, Jane Tumas-Serna, Randall Kidder, Rebecca Phillips, Nancy Luthy, Maggie Meyer

Next Meeting - May 6   Watch for Invitation to Zoom meeting

  1.. Proposed Budget for 2020-2021:  See email sent separately.  (The proposal has been sent to Nancy Luthy and Andrea Bone.) 
  2.. Novak Special Fund for the Music Department
     The Committee needs clarification of the Novak Special Fund for the Music Department.  

·        Is the money invested and earning interest?

·        Has any of the fund been spent already?

·        The Committee recommends that some funds go toward buying sheet music for all the choir members.  Such action would honor copyright laws, show respect for composers and arrangers, and establish a library for Choir music.  

·        We realize that the purchase would cost about $75 per piece.  Therefore, we suggest that the Choir Director be permitted to request money from the Novak Special Fund to cover costs beyond those budgeted.

  3.. Annual Report:  Martha asked members to review draft that was sent and give feedback.  She'll prepare the final copy and submit it.     
  4.. Theme for 2019-2020:  How do we address the paradox of "We"?   
  5.. Goal of Maintaining Sense of Community:  Members were in agreement that use of fuusmchat, women's and men's group lists, Confluence, Weekly Updates, and Zoom for meditation are functioning well.  Nancy Luthy will discuss use of Call Tree with Board at upcoming meeting. 
  6.. Spiritual Support:  Members agreed that Randy's musical sharing (Tuesdays, Sundays) via fuusm-l has been very well received.  Meditation via Zoom and fuusmchat have been effective.  Martha reported effectiveness of Church of the Larger Fellowship service and suggested local Zoom follow-up discussions.  Committee members suggested that such discussions could follow our FUUSM worship offerings as well; Zoom hosts could be identified and 8 people could sign up for particular group (total 9 participants). 
  7.. Virtual Worship Services:
Ralph Olander offered some options for virtual worship preparation and delivery.

The Committee committed to taking responsibility and/or to collaborating with Kat for one or two services per month.

A possible default Order of Service was brainstormed:

Recorded Gathering Music

Chalice lighting

Prelude/Hymn

Homily

Joys & Sorrows - sharing of news of congregation that all should be aware of

Extinguishing Chalice and Benediction

April - May:  

April                 

            5          Kat - TBA

            12        Kat - Easter                                                                             WA: Shari Ballantyne

            19        Green Sanctuary - Earth Day                                                    WL: Rebecca Phillips

            26        Kat - TBA                                                                               WA: Andrew Clovis

May

            3          Kat & Jane T-S    AMAYzing Month of May

            10        Mother's Day  (Parents' Day??)  ?? "Thriving Some More"   Annie Warmke    WL: Suzyn Mills  WA: Chris Jacobs          

            17        

            24        Martha & Kat  Memorial Day                                                   

            31        Kat - TBA

June

            7          Flower Communion

            14

            21        FUUSM Picnic & Father's Day

            28                                                                                            GA - 24-28  show video in July?

July

            5

            12

            19

            26

 

            

Possible Topics and speakers for future services:  

·        ***Wenda Sheard from Athens UU proposes collaboration, perhaps in spring 2020, in which Athens and Marietta would do a joint service, at Athens church one Sunday and Marietta church another Sunday.   Offer came via Robin at bozian.com

·        Jim Rapp - idea to connect historical events/movements to FUUSM -  "From These Pews"

·        Martha will communicate to Rev. Elizabeth Teal of the Jacksonville, Florida UU congregation that we will welcome her as a guest speaker and will coordinate dates, probably in the summer.  904-874-0047  reverendteal at gmail.com

·        Kat will open discussion with Rev. Elizabeth Maleke , Williamstown Presbyterian, about a pulpit exchange or team preaching.  

·        The nature of prayer - Rain Dance was envisioning, 4 types - supplication, thanksgiving, contrition, praise    

·        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

·        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 towardforeigners, 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     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 

·        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

·        Trauma-Informed Care/ Trauma-Informed Schools                                                  
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