[Worship] Draft of Annual Report for Worship & Music Committee 2019-2020 Feedback, please.
Maggie & Steve Meyer
meyer45750 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 09:01:04 CDT 2020
Martha,
An impressive and thorough account of this Committee's activities.
Maggie
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:10 PM Martha McGovern via Worship <
worship at fuusm.org> wrote:
> Greetings, W & M Committee members -- Please read through the draft of the
> Annual Report for 2019-2020 and give me feedback. We'll either edit and
> approve it in email exchanges OR at our next meeting.
>
> Martha
>
>
> *2019-2020 Annual Report of the Worship & Music Committee*
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> *First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta*
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> *Members:* Adeline Bailey, Peg Clifford, Reverend Kathryn Hawbaker,
> Martha McGovern (chair), Maggie Meyer, Suzyn Mills
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> *Mission:* The mission of the Worship and Music Committee is to
> collaborate with the minister in planning and presenting meaningful and
> inspiring worship services of high quality.
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> *Goals:*
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> - Strive to achieve worship services that challenge the intellect,
> promote spiritual growth, connect emotionally, develop a sense of
> community, and inspire the congregation to action.
> - Bring in speakers and provide services that represent diverse points
> of view.
> - Maintain the quality of the summer services while expanding the
> variety of offerings to increase attendance and involvement.
> - Continue to provide services and activities that promote interaction
> across the life span (generations) within the life of FUUSM.
> - Increase the involvement of the congregation in the musical elements
> of the service through performances and hymn singing.
> - Expand outreach to the community through performances and activities.
> - Develop and encourage lay participation. Continue to recruit lay
> worship associates and leaders and provide ongoing training for laypersons
> to develop and deliver effective worship services.
> - Strengthen a collaborative style of worship planning among the
> Worship Committee members, Worship Associates, members of the congregation
> and the minister, and members of the BRIDGES Program Council.
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> *Highlights of the 2019-2020 Year in Relation to Stated Goals*
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> - In terms of worship services, the Committee has endeavored to
> balance continuity and variety. We decided to continue organization
> of services around a year-long theme, which this year was “How do we
> address the paradox of WE?” We have addressed this question with at
> least 33 services.
> - We also have tried to present diverse perspectives. To that end, 6
> services have included speakers or contributors from outside the
> congregation; 13 services have included voices from within our congregation.
>
> - In response to requests for continued attention to spirituality and
> a wider exploration of faith traditions, we have offered at least 12 services
> with that focus.
> - On a monthly basis, we analyzed at least one of the services or
> activities in terms of our goals. We identified effective components
> to continue and improvements to make.
> - Reverend Hawbaker held non-Sunday morning observances (Blessing of
> the Animals, Interfaith Service for Multicultural Festival, Winter
> Solstice) and a Christmas Eve service.
> - To promote interactions across the life span, we have coordinated
> with BRIDGES Program Council to create a program framework for six-month
> periods, especially related to extended opening and all-ages services.
> This year there were 11 all-ages/extended opening services (Easter,
> Flower Communion/BRIDGES Recognition, Picnic, Planetarium off-site program,
> Water Ceremony, Day of the Dead, Thanksgiving, Community Card Workshop,
> Ribbon Ceremony, Fire Communion).
>
>
> - Music is consistently identified as a valuable component of the
> worship services. We are grateful for Randall Kidder’s competent
> support and inspiring musical contributions. Under the direction of
> Martha Webster, the Choir sang on average twice per month and for the
> Christmas Eve service. In addition, the Special Music Task Team, led
> by Suzyn Mills and Adeline Bailey, arranged for periodic involvement of
> other musicians.
> - We have continued the holiday service project of sending cards to
> residents of area care facilities. The workshop is meaningful for the
> congregation, and the residents and administrators of the facilities have
> sent notes of appreciation. We thank John Maddox for spearheading the
> project and Diane McMichael for behind-the-scenes organization.
> - To support the Piano Fund, we still have FUUSM t-shirts for sale. Profits
> will be donated to that fund.
> - We continue to encourage broad participation in Worship & Music
> Committee efforts. Maggie Meyer has joined the Committee, and we have
> added new Worship Associates: Andrew Clovis, Gene Barry.
> - For large projects, we have established Specific Task Teams that are
> composed of at least one Committee member and other members from the
> general congregation. The Teams are Aesthetics, Piano, Technology,
> Worship Associates, Time for All Ages, and Coordination with Buildings &
> Grounds.
> - The Aesthetics Team (led by Jane Tumas-Serna and Nancy Lee) has
> designed seasonal decoration for the Sanctuary and has involved
> congregation members in the processes of installation and dismantling.
> - The Coordination with Buildings & Grounds Team (members Maggie
> Meyer, Nancy Lee, Joe Baker, Roger Kalter, Jane Tumas-Serna, and Rev. Kat
> Hawbaker) have continued to maintain order in our church buildings.
> - We are continuing to use a team approach to services in which
> several people work together on planning and presenting the services. To
> assist this planning, we have formulated a guide with steps, a timeline,
> and a default order of service format. For easy reference, the guide
> is posted on the FUUSM website.
> - With the guidance of the Technology Team (Rev. Kat Hawbaker, Mike
> Bailey and Ralph Olander), we continue to upgrade the quality of
> audio-visual components of services and to provide recordings of Reflections
> on the website. To improve visibility of media elements of services,
> Joe Baker built and installed a stand for the large screen television in
> the Sanctuary. We have increased the incorporation of audio-visuals
> into the services, and several members/friends of the congregation (Cindy
> Burton, Jimmy and Lyndsey Bennett, Cynthia Ting, ??? ) are developing
> multi-use presentations.
> - We have concluded our experimentation with a re-usable folder of
> information about FUUSM and have decided to discontinue its use. Instead,
> the Statement of Inclusion is displayed in the Social Hall, two copies of
> the folder are posted in the Social Hall, and the remaining copies were
> handed out to visitors and new members.
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> Thematic- Paradox of WE
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> Diverse Perspectives
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> Spiritual/Faith Traditions
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> Life Span Interactions
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> (All Ages, Extended
>
> Opening)
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> 33 services
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> Outside Speakers
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> 6 services
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> Internal Speakers
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> 13
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> 12 services
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> 11 services
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> *Thank You*
>
> The Worship and Music Committee wishes to thank the many people who have
> contributed to the worship services this year and to express our gratitude
> to the congregation as a whole for its feedback. The congregation
> consistently affirms the importance of music in our services. We also
> continue to value Reverend Kat Hawbaker’s contributions to our meetings;
> she helps us see our efforts within the contexts of our total congregation,
> regional UU efforts, the UUA, and the Mid-Ohio Valley community.
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> *Future Plans: *
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> *We will:*
>
> 1. Honor copyright laws and show respect for composers and arrangers
> by buying sheet music for all the members of the choir and establishing a
> library for choir music.
> 2. continue to gather feedback from the congregation, especially from
> new members and the Annual Congregational Assessment, and to analyze
> worship services in terms of our goals. The input and analysis will
> guide our endeavors to provide effective Sunday services and outreach.
>
> 3. continue involvement of members and friends by scheduling two or
> three committees or projects for services during the up-coming year.
> 4. adopt a new theme for the year; for 2020-2021.
> 5. continue our efforts to improve the organization and storage of
> materials and supplies for worship and music by establishing a Storage Team
> (Maggie Meyer and Nancy Lee).
> 6. continue our commitment to differently styled worship services at
> non-Sunday morning times, periodically collaborating with other groups to
> provide those services.
> 7. maintain and renew our Worship Associate program.
> 8. continue improvement of our technology capabilities.
> 9. maintain our attention to fundraising for the maintenance of the
> piano in the Sanctuary.
> 10. continue to collaborate with the BRIDGES program in identifying
> opportunities for integrating activities throughout the year.
> 11. continue to emphasize the music component of our worship services.
> 12. continue to expand our use of new worship resources.
> 13. increase awareness and use of recorded Reflections, which are
> available on the website.
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>
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> *Budget*
>
> Our budget proposal reflects our continuing attention to the inclusion of
> presenters with diverse perspectives and of musicians, the addition of a
> paid Choir director, a lower cost of maintenance of pianos, the improvement
> of sound, recording and projection technology, and the purchase of worship
> resources, sheet music, and storage/organization supplies.
>
>
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> *Attendance*
>
> During the 2019-2020 year, average attendance (adult and child) per Sunday
> service was *66_*. Please find church records of the Sunday attendance
> numbers of adults and children attached below.
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> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Martha McGovern
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> Sunday Attendance Records Spring
> 2019- Spring 2020
>
> Date, Topic, Speaker *All Ages/Extended Opening
> Attendance
>
>
> Adults/children
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> *2019*
>
> March
>
> 3 Women Hidden in History – Jann Adams S.
> Mills WL 68/5
>
> 10 Women Leaders: Then & Now K. Hawbaker
> 56/6
>
> 17 Moral Leadership
> K. Hawbaker 60/5
>
> 24 Leave No One Behind :Water for All R.
> Phillips WL 69/4
>
> 31 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. K.
> Hawbaker - - - -
>
>
>
> April
>
> 7 Welcome Sunday
> K. Hawbaker 75/10
>
> 14 Families Find a Way
> K.Hawbaker 55/5
>
> 21 *All Ages Easter Celebration
> K. Hawbaker 68/3
>
> 28 We Nurture a Diverse Community K.
> Hawbaker 55/3
>
>
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> May
>
> 5 Lives . . . Works of Art – P. Clifford, L.
> Gallucci, R. Tepley M. McGovern - WL 60/1
>
> 12 Different Voices & Different Roles
> K. Hawbaker 68/9
>
> 19 I Am Farmer – F. Tantoh of SYFA K.
> Hawbaker 65/6
>
> 26 Memorial Day
> K. Hawbaker 58/5
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>
>
> June
>
> 2 *Flower Communion/BRIDGES Recog. K.
> Hawbaker 80/5
>
> 9 Since Stonewall – Andrew Clovis K. Hawbaker
> 64/5
>
> 16 Wisdom – Gil Moore
> K. Hawbaker 63/5
>
> 23 *Interfaith Service/Picnic in the Park
> 27/4
>
> 30 UUA General Assembly – recorded
> 42/1
>
> July
>
> 7 On Being Partisan – Katy McDaniel J. Rapp - WL
> 64/5
>
> 14 Building Our Vocal Community K. Hawbaker
> 51/0
>
> 21 India & Interfaith Insights
> K. Hawbaker 65/2
>
> 28 Souls of Poor Folk
> K. Hawbaker 58/4
>
>
>
> August
>
> 4 Covenants, Interdependence & UU – Beth Casebolt
> 47/6
>
> 11 The Dance of We – Becky Wright K. Hawbaker
> 56/0
>
> 18 *Planetarium Visit
> - - -
>
> Cozy Conversation – Types of Leaders Peg Clifford
> 18/0
>
> 25 Laughing All the Way to Insight – K. Hawbaker, P. Clifford, M.
> McGovern - - -
>
>
>
> September
>
> 1 One Today – Unity
> K. Hawbaker 56/2
>
> 8 *The Future of Water - Water Ceremony K. Hawbaker
> 63/5
>
> 15 Eat Greens: Ethical Eating Impacts Climate Crisis
> K. Hawbaker - - -
>
> 22 Growing Up UU: The Power of We – Robin Bozian D.
> Hewitt - WL 58/7
>
> 29 Jesus Taught Us to Love – Stephen Peck
> 51/6
>
> October
>
> 6 Biodiversity & Endangered Species
> K. Hawbaker 42/0
>
> 13 12 Ways to Thrive – Annie Warmke & Women’s Group
> 62/5
>
> 20 To Each Their Own But What of Us? K.
> Hawbaker 49/6
>
> 27 Samhain: Pagan New Year
> K. Hawbaker 70/9
>
>
>
> November
>
> 3 *Day of the Dead K.
> Hawbaker, J. Tumas-Serna 75/5
>
> 10 A Cup of Kindness K.
> Hawbaker & M. McGovern 52/10
>
> 17 *All Kinds of Prayer (Thanksgiving)
> K. Hawbaker 59/10
>
> 24 Wondering and Wandering – K. McDaniel S.
> Mills - WL 74/7
>
>
>
> December
>
> 1 Many Candles, One Light
> K. Hawbaker 61/8
>
> 8 *Seasons Greetings (Community Card Project) K.
> Hawbaker 56/9
>
> 15 *Ribbon Ceremony
> K. Hawbaker 66/6
>
> 22 What Sustains Us in This Season?
> K. Hawbaker 48/10
>
> *24 *Christmas Eve Candlelight Service *K. Hawbaker
> 102
>
> 29 *Fire Communion K.
> Hawbaker, J. Rapp - - -
>
>
>
> *2020*
>
> January
>
> 5 Revels & Revelation
> K. Hawbaker 68/6
>
> 12 UU the VOTE
> K. Hawbaker 70/8
>
> 19 Honoring Rev. Dr. MLK – Day of Service K.
> Hawbaker 75
>
> 26 Sky, Water, Earth: The View from Marietta
> Earthworks – Wes Clarke S.Mills - WL 68/7
>
>
>
> February
>
> 2 Charting Our Course (Charter Sunday) K. Hawbaker
> - - -
>
> 9 Truth Through a Multi-Faith Lens M. McGovern &
> S. Mills - WLs 60/8
>
> 16 Lead the Life You Love
> K. Hawbaker 48/9
>
> 23 MORE (Mobilization, Organization, Registration,
> Education) K. Hawbaker 70/7
>
>
>
> OVERALL AVERAGE: _*66*_ per service
>
>
>
> - - - Attendance numbers not available
>
>
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