[Worship] Link & Agenda for W & M within text of email for Dec. 2, 5:00 p.m. mtg
Martha McGovern
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Mon Nov 30 20:41:08 CST 2020
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Topic: Worship & Music Comm
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
5:00 p.m. on Zoom
Chalice Lighting: The Coronavirus Prayer by James Parker
Dear Lord,
In this our hour of doorknobs and droplets,
when masks have canceled our personalities;
in this our hour of prickling perimeters, sinister surfaces,
defeated bodies, and victorious abstractions,
when some of us are stepping into rooms humid with contagion,
and some of us are standing in the pasta aisle;
in this our hour of vacant parks and borded-up hoops,
when we miss the sky-high roar of the city
and hear instead the tarp that flaps on the unfinished roof,
the squirrel giving his hingelike cry, and the siren constantly passing,
to You we send up our prayer, as follows:
Let not heebie-jeebies become our religion,
our new ideology, with its own jargon.
Fortify us, Lord. Show us how.
What would your saints be doing now?
Saint Francis, he was a fan of the human.
He’d be rolling naked on Boston Common.
He’d be sharing a bottle. No mask, no gloves,
shielded only by burning love.
But I don’t think we’re in the mood
for feats of antic beatitude.
In New York City, and in Madrid,
the saints maintain the rumbling grid.
Bless the mailman, and equally bless
the bus driver, vector of steadfastness.
Protect the bravest, the best we’ve got.
Protect the rest of us, why not.
And if the virus that took John Prine
comes, as it may, for me and mine,
although we’ve mostly stayed indoors,
well-- then, as ever, we’re all Yours.
Until further notice,
AMEN
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??
• Providing both in-person and virtual worship services: After much discussion, the committee settled on the following pilot approach:
o One in-person service will be offered per month.
o Timing will be 11:00 a.m. for virtual service, 12:15 p.m. for in-person service.
o Both services will usually be held in the Sanctuary.
o Safety protocols will be followed at all times.
o The Safety Committee (in cooperation with the Membership Committee) will provide Greeters and Ushers to implement those protocols.
o The in-person service will emphasize participation/interaction of attendees and will be light on incorporation of elements requiring technology.
o The in-person service will feature Randall Kidder’s live music.
o 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:
What is the key thing we are hoping to accomplish with our holiday services?
Provide the experience of traditional rituals
Deepen the meaning of the rituals
Create a sense of belonging
Appeal to all ages, especially children/families
Use the power of music
Aim to mix-up the approach rather than water-down the usual
Incorporate an outside component
Cooperate with other congregations, especially in the areas of music & technology
How can we – in a pandemic-friendly way – reach those goals?
In virtual services, include pictures of the Sanctuary
Scavenger Hunt – look for items within Zoomed service display, distribute items
and ask congregation members to hold up at certain times within service,
have congregation members/friends display item for community spotting
(teddybears, candy cane, chalice)
Celebrate St. Nicholas – empty shoes to accept candy (tie to carbon footprint?)
Use UUA selections of high quality, coordinate a virtual choir
Organize a display of “green” luminaries
Plan for virtual candlelight service by having participants sit in dark at home with
candle
Create a candle-lit labyrinth (where – park? FUUSM courtyard?)
Set up tree outside
Decorate fence around church – greens, lights, ribbons
In virtual service, share object of significance to holiday
At beginning of service, share sorrows/fears that letting go of; at end, share
joys/hopes
Distribute “pick-me-up kits” (e.g., legos to create chalice)
Plan community service project (e.g., Community Card Project, food donation)
Vary Communion (Thanksgiving – cornbread and cider; Christmas – cocoa)
What steps do we need to take to reach these goals? What is realistically possible?
5. Reflection on Service – Nov. 29 – Making Each Day Count
What went well:
What to refine:
Thematic/coherent:
Spirituality/Faith Tradition:
Life Span:
6. Financial Matters: None
7. Choir/Music Update: Martha Webster and Choir are preparing several pieces.
8. 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.
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.
Green Sanctuary has requested a Sunday in April (11, 18, 25?)
George Banziger will discuss the issue further with Men’s Group and report back.
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.
December 2020 – February 2021:
October
4 Annie Warmke & Suzyn Mills – Experiences of Voting
{Blessing of Animals in Courtyard}
11 Kat - Indigenous People’s Day (“This Land Is My Land” – MW)
18 Kat - Robin Bozian & colleagues – Ending Violence for Everyone – EVE,
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“We Sing of Hope & Joy” – MW)
25 Kat – Gather the Spirit, Harvest the Power video-UUA’s UU the Vote
November
1 Kat, Jane T-S, Martha McG - Day of the Dead & All Souls
8 Kat - Sources of Spiritual Sustenance
15 (Kat) Rebecca, Martha – Together Apart: Our Pandemic Year Women’s Group, 2020-21 theme
Suggested song: “The Keep Going Song” by the Bengsons on Youtube
22 Kat – Thanksgiving: Let’s Tell a Truer Story
[Kat will lead first in-person service at 12:15 p.m.] -CANCELED
29 Advent begins Kat – Making Each Day Count (Card Project, Ribbon Ceremony – fence, virtual)
Adeline has organized the Community Card Project.
December
6 Suzyn Mills – Worship Leader, Martha Webster “Healing Power of Music”
13 Kat & Martha – “Light One Candle” InterfaithWinter Holidays
20 Kat – Winter Solstice Spiral Noon in the courtyard Zoom service, too?
24 Christmas Eve – “Ring Out, Wild Bells!”
Ringing Bells for two minutes, starting at 6:00 p.m.
Martha has acquired database from MOV Interfaith to
encourage other churches to participate with large church bells/chimes and/or
congregation participation.
27 Kat – Kwanzaa, a Cultural/Community Look
January 2021
3 Kat – Fire Communion in the courtyard Time? Zoom service, too?
10
17
24 Braver Angels – George Banziger +
31
February
7
14
21
28
Possible Topics and Speakers:
Swap/Share with Charleston UU, Athens UU – Kat
Black Lives Matter (Panel -- Moni, Geroge B, Darryl T, Ted G) – Kat ??
Gospel Music and/or Blues -- Sadie Johnson
BLM and Sumner School in Parkersburg - Peg
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