[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:
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> *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
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> August
>
> 2
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> 9
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> 16
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> 23
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> 30
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> *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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