[Worship] Link & Agenda for W & M within text of email for Dec. 2, 5:00 p.m. mtg
Joe Baker
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Tue Dec 1 10:19:02 CST 2020
Martha, I love the Coronavirus Prayer!!...Until further notice, Amen!
On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 9:41 PM Martha McGovern via Worship <
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> Time: Dec 2, 2020 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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> *Agenda for Wed., December 2, 2020 Meeting of the Worship & Music
> Committee*
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> 5:00 p.m. on Zoom
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> Chalice Lighting: *The Coronavirus Prayer* by James Parker
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> Dear Lord,
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> In this our hour of doorknobs and droplets,
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> when masks have canceled our personalities;
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> in this our hour of prickling perimeters, sinister surfaces,
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> defeated bodies, and victorious abstractions,
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> when some of us are stepping into rooms humid with contagion,
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> and some of us are standing in the pasta aisle;
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> in this our hour of vacant parks and borded-up hoops,
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> when we miss the sky-high roar of the city
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> and hear instead the tarp that flaps on the unfinished roof,
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> the squirrel giving his hingelike cry, and the siren constantly passing,
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> to You we send up our prayer, as follows:
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> Let not heebie-jeebies become our religion,
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> our new ideology, with its own jargon.
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> Fortify us, Lord. Show us how.
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> What would your saints be doing now?
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> Saint Francis, he was a fan of the human.
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> He’d be rolling naked on Boston Common.
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> He’d be sharing a bottle. No mask, no gloves,
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> shielded only by burning love.
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> But I don’t think we’re in the mood
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> for feats of antic beatitude.
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> In New York City, and in Madrid,
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> the saints maintain the rumbling grid.
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> Bless the mailman, and equally bless
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> the bus driver, vector of steadfastness.
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> Protect the bravest, the best we’ve got.
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> Protect the rest of us, why not.
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> And if the virus that took John Prine
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> comes, as it may, for me and mine,
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> although we’ve mostly stayed indoors,
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> well-- then, as ever, we’re all Yours.
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> Until further notice,
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> AMEN
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> 1. Minutes of November meeting to be approved.
> 2. *Theme for 2020- 2021: How can we be mindful and authentic in
> cherishing all life? *
> 3. *Sharing: Committee members will bring “anchor readings” for the
> theme as resources for development of worship services.*
> 4. *Moving Forward with Virtual Worship and Return to In-Church
> Services:* *What are next steps*??
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> - *Providing both in-person and virtual worship services: *After much
> discussion, the committee settled on the following pilot approach:
> - One in-person service will be offered per month.
> - Timing will be 11:00 a.m. for virtual service, 12:15 p.m. for
> in-person service.
> - Both services will usually be held in the Sanctuary.
> - Safety protocols will be followed at all times.
> - The Safety Committee (in cooperation with the Membership
> Committee) will provide Greeters and Ushers to implement those protocols.
> - The in-person service will emphasize participation/interaction of
> attendees and will be light on incorporation of elements requiring
> technology.
> - The in-person service will feature Randall Kidder’s live music.
> - The first in-person service will be November 22 for Thanksgiving;
> the Christmas Eve service will be the in-person service for December.
> - MUSIC: Kat shared information about a service called *Worshipcast*
> that deals with copyright issues for music. The cost per year is $235. One
> concern is that the covered pieces are primarily from the Christian
> tradition. Another alternative is purchasing rights to use one piece in
> perpetuity. For example Emma’s Revolution charges $250 for “Peace, Salaam,
> Shalom.” We will consult with Martha Webster about other alternatives.
> - GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING/PREPARING WORSHIP SERVICE: *Martha *will
> prepare a draft and will submit it to Committee members for feedback.
> - Using Report from Adeline and Martha on Holiday
> Planning/Brainstorming sponsored by Appalachian Cluster as resource for
> planning:
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> *What is the key thing we are hoping to accomplish with our holiday
> services?*
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> Provide the experience of traditional rituals
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> Deepen the meaning of the rituals
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> Create a sense of belonging
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> Appeal to all ages, especially children/families
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> Use the power of music
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> Aim to mix-*up* the approach rather than water-*down* the
> usual
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> Incorporate an outside component
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> Cooperate with other congregations, especially in the
> areas of music & technology
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> *How can we – in a pandemic-friendly way – reach those goals?*
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> In virtual services, include pictures of the Sanctuary
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> Scavenger Hunt – look for items within Zoomed service
> display, distribute items
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> and ask congregation members to hold up at
> certain times within service,
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> have congregation members/friends display
> item for community spotting
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> (teddybears, candy cane, chalice)
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> Celebrate St. Nicholas – empty shoes to accept candy (tie
> to carbon footprint?)
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> Use UUA selections of high quality, coordinate a virtual
> choir
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> Organize a display of “green” luminaries
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> Plan for virtual candlelight service by having
> participants sit in dark at home with
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> candle
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> Create a candle-lit labyrinth (where – park? FUUSM
> courtyard?)
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> Set up tree outside
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> Decorate fence around church – greens, lights, ribbons
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> In virtual service, share object of significance to holiday
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> At beginning of service, share sorrows/fears that letting
> go of; at end, share
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> joys/hopes
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> Distribute “pick-me-up kits” (e.g., legos to create
> chalice)
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> Plan community service project (e.g., *Community Card
> Project*, food donation)
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> Vary Communion (Thanksgiving – cornbread and cider;
> Christmas – cocoa)
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> *What steps do we need to take to reach these goals? What is
> realistically possible?*
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> 1. Reflection on Service – Nov. 29 – Making Each Day Count
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> What went well:
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> What to refine:
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> Thematic/coherent:
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> Spirituality/Faith Tradition:
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> Life Span:
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> 1. Financial Matters: None
> 2. Choir/Music Update: Martha Webster and Choir are preparing several
> pieces.
> 3. The Committee decided to ask committees/groups to reflect on how
> they are, or intend to be, mindful and authentic in cherishing all life and
> then to be a part of, or to take responsibility for, a worship service on
> that 2020-2021 theme. The Committee hopes that this approach will deepen
> insight into the purpose of the committee/group, will increase involvement
> of members/friends, and will inform the congregation of the activities of
> the committees/groups. Adeline included information about this initiative
> in The Confluence for October.
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> *Martha* *and Rebecca Phillips* have asked for feedback from women of the
> congregation. *Women’s Group* will plan and lead the November 15
> service. Women’s Group will hold both in-person and Zoom meetings each
> month. Beth Lepore and Kat will share leadership for the in-person
> meetings, the first to be December 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the Social Hall.
> Martha and Rebecca will share leadership for the Zoom meetings, the first
> to be December 16 at 7:00 p.m.
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> *Green Sanctuary* has requested a Sunday in April (11, 18, 25?)
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> George Banziger will discuss the issue further with *Men’s Group* and
> report back.
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> Martha will report as she makes follow-up contacts with the Board, Board
> of Trust Governors, Caring Committee, Building & Grounds, Membership,
> BRIDGES, Finance, and W & M Committee.
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> *December 2020 – February 2021*:
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> October
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> 4 Annie Warmke & Suzyn Mills – Experiences of
> Voting
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> {*Blessing of Animals in Courtyard}*
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> 11 Kat - Indigenous People’s Day (“This Land Is My
> Land” – MW)
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> 18 Kat - Robin Bozian & colleagues – Ending Violence
> for Everyone – EVE,
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> National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“We Sing of Hope & Joy” – MW)
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> 25 Kat – Gather the Spirit, Harvest the Power
> video-UUA’s UU the Vote
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> November
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> 1 Kat, Jane T-S, Martha McG - Day of the Dead & All
> Souls
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> 8 Kat - Sources of Spiritual Sustenance
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> 15 (Kat) Rebecca, Martha – Together Apart: Our Pandemic
> Year Women’s Group, 2020-21 theme
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> Suggested song: “The Keep Going Song” by
> the Bengsons on Youtube
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> 22 Kat – Thanksgiving: Let’s Tell a Truer Story
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> *[Kat will lead first in-person service at 12:15 p.m.] -CANCELED*
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> 29 *Advent begins* Kat – Making Each Day Count (Card
> Project, Ribbon Ceremony – fence, virtual)
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> *Adeline has organized
> the Community Card Project.*
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> December
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> 6 Suzyn Mills – Worship Leader, Martha Webster
> “Healing Power of Music”
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> 13 Kat & Martha – “Light One Candle” InterfaithWinter
> Holidays
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> 20 Kat – Winter Solstice Spiral *Noon* in the
> courtyard Zoom service, too?
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> *24 Christmas Eve – “Ring Out, Wild Bells!” *
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> *Ringing Bells for two minutes, starting at 6:00 p.m.*
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> *Martha has acquired database from
> MOV Interfaith to *
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> * encourage other churches to
> participate with large church bells/chimes and/or *
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> * congregation participation.*
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> 27 Kat – Kwanzaa, a Cultural/Community Look
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> January *2021*
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> 3 Kat – Fire Communion in the courtyard Time? Zoom
> service, too?
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> 10
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> 17
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> 24 Braver Angels – George Banziger +
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> 31
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> February
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> 7
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> 14
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> 21
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> 28
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> *Possible Topics and Speakers*:
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> Swap/Share with Charleston UU, Athens UU – Kat
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> Black Lives Matter (Panel -- Moni, Geroge B, Darryl T, Ted G) – Kat ??
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> Gospel Music and/or Blues -- Sadie Johnson
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> BLM and Sumner School in Parkersburg - Peg
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