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Agenda: Worship Committee Meeting 2/13/07, 7:00pm, Room 6 (lower lever)

Opening Prayer:  Harriet Vander Meer

Members present:

Approve Minutes: 1/16/07 Meeting

I. Examen: Review Worship Committee’s established goals for worship in 2007. 

Discuss first goal: Develop more spiritual, prayerful, meaningful worship services at Westminster.

II. Worship Components

A.     Final preparations for Lent:

  1. Mid-Week Worship Services during Lent

- Sunday services:

- Wednesday services:

- Maundy Thursday: April 5:

Theme – Communion

Location: Fellowship Hall

- Good Friday: April 6: 7:00, Sanctuary

Structure: Tenebrae service

Location: Sanctuary

2.       Lenten Liturgical Elements:

a.       Bulletins: Use light purple paper for the bulletins during Lent

b.       Sanctuary liturgical elements

- Purchase of purple cloth for the cross and communion table during Lent

- Drape black cloth on the cross for Good Friday

c.       Lenten Brochure

3.          Report/Review:  

a.       Leadership Conference: Feb. 24, 2007

b.       Easter: Preparations and finalize plans at March meeting

c.       Training sessions for liturgists and acolytes

d.       Pulpit supply: March 18: Erica Liu will be in WPC pulpit; Session approval

e.       Communion: Communion for shut-ins

f.        Baptisms:

g.       Weddings:

h.       Liturgical elements for the sanctuary:

- Karen Brodie Alpha and Omega design

III. Budget Items:

a.       Discuss the content of the ad for weekly Saturday Worship Guide;

b.       Report on the gift of the hymnals for the sanctuary;

c.       Report on purchase of additional large print and regular print Bibles for sanctuary.

IV. Recommendations and Action items:

Date of next meeting –Tuesday, March 6, April, 2007 - 7:00 pm, Room 6

Closing Prayer: