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Westminster Presbyterian Church Agenda: Worship Committee Meeting: Thursday, 7:00 pm, 4/17/07: Room 6 (lower level)
Opening Prayer: Members present: Approve Minutes: 3/29/07 Meeting
I. Examen: Evaluation of Holy Week and Easter Sunday see following page II. Worship Components A. Evaluation for Holy Week. List recommendations for next year. - Palm/Passion Sunday: - Maundy Thursday: April 5: 7:00, Fellowship Hall - Good Friday: April 6: 7:00, Sanctuary - Continue advertising for all events? B. Season of Easter - Easter plus 6 Sundays 1. Easter Sunday: Liturgical elements in sanctuary Theme for the day Announcement time length and content Communion plans for May 3 2. Expand on the theme/continuity/structure for the season of Easter Specific creation themes, scripture, responses, prayers Procedures for beginning of the service: acolytes, liturgist and choir Look at directions for acolytes Specific plans and responsibilities for: Youth Sunday how will this fit into the structure? Ascension Sunday Mothers Day review role of sponsors and their responsibilities, the baptism procedures, and follow up visits. III. Report/Review: a. Church Cancellation Policy decide what goes in b. Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals: Carol, Rod, Harriet c. Usher/Greeter Review d. Liturgical elements for the sanctuary: continue communication with Karen Brodie. Dowels will be used to hang the pieces from the lectern and pulpit. e. June 3: Trinity Sunday f. Summer schedule May 27 - Pentecost June 10 - summer schedule: 9:30 worship service (announce where?) IV. Budget Items: - Flowers: Easter lilies information has been in the bulletin and the newsletter. - Two new challis to use during communion by intinction about $300 each. - Request $5,000 from Session to be placed in the Worship Committee budget.
V. Recommendations and Action items:
Date of next meeting: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 (?) - 7:00 pm, Room 6 Closing Prayer: Harriet Vander Meer
Examen: Worship Committee Evaluation for Holy Week 2007 Worship Committee: please use the following questions to focus your thoughts, reactions and comments about the services during Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Include any positive and negative reactions to each service you were present. Add comments from members of the congregation if they were expressed to you. Your comments and our discussion will help evaluate our weaknesses and strengths in worship as we look to plans for the future.
Include: Sundays during Lent and Midweek Vesper Services but focus mainly on the following services in your evaluation: Holy Week: Palm/Passion Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Technical aspects of worship: 1. Time of service 2. Usefulness and clarity of bulletin 3. Length of service 4. Space: lighting, chairs and seating, accessibility, directions/clearly stated location 5. Use of readers enough, too many, too few?
Content of the services: 1. Did each of the services provide a distinct purpose? Clear goals and were they achieved? 2. List one or two things that were most meaningful to you during Lent? 3. If you could change one thing what would it be? 4. If you could add one thing to the season, what would it be? 5. Would you recommend that the Worship Committee offer midweek Lenten services and Holy Week services again next year. 6. Did each of the services lead to the next? Did they flow with purpose? Were you fulfilled at the end? 7. Did the services help contribute to a meaningful Lent and Easter Sunday for you and Westminster ?
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