[Worship] Agenda for June 3 2020 meeting, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. on Zoom

Maggie & Steve Meyer meyer45750 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 2 06:35:38 CDT 2020


Martha,
Your agenda for tomorrow's meeting came up not printable when I downloaded.
SoI just copied and pasted it from the e-mail. I just wanted to let you
know. See you tomorrow.
Maggie

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 5:33 PM Martha McGovern via Worship <
worship at fuusm.org> wrote:

>
>
>
> *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)
>
>    1. Annual Report has been submitted and orally presented at Annual
>    Meeting.
>    2. *Theme for 2020- 2021:  interdependent web of all existence –
>    wording to be refined*
>    3. *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.
>    4. *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.
>    5. *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
>
>    1. 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 <graffs at cinci.rr.com>*
>
> ·        *Trauma-Informed Care/ Trauma-Informed Schools*
>
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