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Agend: Worship Committee Meeting: Tuesday, 7:00 pm, 3/6/07: Room 6 (lower level)

 

Opening Prayer:  Harriet Vander Meer

Members present:

Approve Minutes: 2/13/16/07 Meeting

 

I.                     Examen: At the Leadership Conference Worship Workshop, the leader talked about worship committees examining their worship service format in comparison to the Book of Common Worship with the specific goal of instructing/educating the worship committee as to examine when, where and why each piece of our worship service is included.

II.                    Worship Components

A.   Final preparations for Lent:

1.        Sunday services: Theme of Beatitudes

2.        Palm Sunday

3.        Mid-Week Worship Services during Lent: location, time, attendance, evaluation

- Wednesday Vespers: Prayer practices, Chapel

- Maundy Thursday: April 5: 7:00, Fellowship Hall

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

B.    Preparations for the Season of Easter   -  Attached Sheet

1.       Theme

2.       Liturgical Elements

3.       Flowers

4.       Bulletin format and content

5.       Worship notes and newsletter and bulletin board

C.   Report/Review:  

a. Leadership Conference: Feb. 24, 2007

b. Snow policy – recommend to Session a process for cancellation of   Sunday worship services.

b. Does Worship Committee recommend the sanctuary be used for the annual meeting of the congregation?

c. Chapel

d. Liturgists

e. Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals:

Develop a brochure for members’ use for these occasions:

f. Liturgical elements for the sanctuary:

        - Hymnals and Bibles: approval, letter and placement in the sanctuary

        - Karen Brodie Alpha and Omega design: Final approval from Session

III. Budget Items:

                The Session has authorized monies to be disbursed among committees during 2007 for requests specific to each committee. The Worship Committee should begin a discussion of its role, mission and responsibilities and what purchases could the committee make to further those goals.

 

IV. Recommendations and Action items:

       

Date of next meeting –Tuesday, March 27, April, 2007 - 7:00 pm, Room 6

Closing Prayer: Harriet Vander Meer