[Worship] Agenda for June 3 2020 meeting, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. on Zoom
Martha McGovern
marthamcg at suddenlink.net
Mon Jun 1 16:32:36 CDT 2020
Agenda for June 3, 2020 Meeting of the Worship & Music Committee
Watch for Invitation to Zoom meeting 5:00 p.m. June 3
1.. Minutes for May meeting to be approved.
2.. Proposed Budget for 2020-2021 has been adjusted: Cost of sheet music will be covered by Novak Special Fund for the Music Department; Worship Program allotment has been reduced to $1589.94. Total for W & M: $2859.94
3.. Request for payment of $200 to Andrew McKnight for Zoom worship service on July 19, 2020.
4.. Novak Special Fund for the Music Department
Some funds will go toward buying sheet music for all the choir members. Such action will honor
copyright laws, show respect for composers and arrangers, and establish a library for Choir music.
· The Choir Director will be permitted to request money from the Novak Special Fund to cover costs beyond those budgeted.
· Adeline will notify Martha Webster of the procedures. (Reimbusement form)
5.. Annual Report has been submitted and orally presented at Annual Meeting.
6.. Theme for 2020- 2021: interdependent web of all existence - wording to be refined
7.. Goal of Maintaining Sense of Community: Use of a Call Tree Nancy Luthy -- Committee chairs are willing to notify their members; a few others do not have email and they will be contacted directly by other means. Otherwise, the office email list will be utilized.
8.. Spiritual Support: We are making progress. Darryl Ting's round-robin uplifting quotations have been a big boon; Zoom "coffee hour" check-ins have been successful, too.
9.. Moving Forward with Virtual Worship Services: What are next steps??
We are consistently emailing the order of service, emailing coordinated music for listening at any time, live-streaming on Zoom and Facebook (which then has video for viewing later). Ralph has explored development of video; the service for May 10 played the video through Zoom and on Facebook; the video will be on the FUUSM website for additional viewing. Ralph opened a YouTube account so that the video for May 24 was viewed there as well. 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
Welcome
Chalice lighting
Prelude/Hymn
Homily
Joys & Sorrows - sharing of news of congregation that all should be aware of
Extinguishing Chalice and Benediction
10.. Addition to BRIDGES offerings? Current Issues - weekly discussion group on Zoom suggested by Ted Goertzel, when to meet? Use as resource for worship service speakers?
May - August:
May
3 Kat & Jane T-S Weaving Our World Anew AMAYzing Month of May
10 Mothers Day: Life Influences Annie Warmke, John Kidd, Michael Chisholm WL:
Suzyn Mills
17 Kat - We All Wear Masks
24 Martha & Kat Memorial Day: Accepting the Torch
31 Kat - TBA FUUSM Congregational Meeting
June
7 Kat & Jim Rapp - Flower Communion: What Gift Do You Bring?
14 Kat - The Sweet June Days
21 Father's Day Worship Leader - Suzyn Mills (Dean Banziger & family, Nancy Luthy, Cindy Brown)
28 Kat - General Assembly: Fresh from the Fracas
July
5 Kat - The Paradox of We: Now and In the Future
12 GA - 24-28 show video in July? --- Martha/Adeline will inquire
19 Andrew McKnight - Tilling Our Common Ground OR Beyond These Walls (?)
26
August
2
9
16
23
30
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 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 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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