Mount Cross Worship & Music Committee

Minutes of the August 25, 2008 meeting

1. Pastor John opened the meeting with prayer.

2. Present: Georgeanna Whistler, Geri Bradley, Pastors Erik & John.

3. We reviewed the worship schedule for the coming months.

DATE	DAY	MUSICAL OFFERING	NOTES
August 31	Last Sunday of our summer series. We visit “The Wilderness.”		Last Sunday of our summer schedule.
September 7	Pentecost 17		Rally Day. Return to regular worship schedule.
September 14	Holy Cross		1^st of 3 Sundays with Stewardship themes. Altar Guild note: Paraments are red today
September 21	St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist		2^nd of 3 Sundays with Stewardship themes. Altar Guild note: Paraments are red today
September 28	Pentecost 20		3^rd of 3 Sundays with Stewardship themes.
October 5	Pentecost 21		Commemorate the 20^th anniversary of the CDC
October 12	Pentecost 22
October 19	Pentecost 23
October 26	Reformation Sunday
November 2	All Saints Sunday		Stewardship “Election Day.” Baptism Festival.
November 9	Pentecost 26
November 16	Pentecost 27		Commemorate the 20^th anniversary of our sanctuary
November 23	Christ the King Last Sunday after Pentecost
Wednesday, November 26	Thanksgiving Eve

4. Discussion/action items included:

· The just now concluding summer series of visiting different locations in the Bible. Reviews were favorable.

· Decided we would restore the text of the Bible readings to the worship folder (beginning September 7).

· Decided we would continue using Setting 2 for the time being. Pastor John will talk to Guy about recording a demo disk with the organ so we will be better able to judge how some of the untried settings might sound in our house of worship.

· The group enjoyed the extra time between services during the summer but we decided not to suggest any changes to our current ‘regular’ schedule (8:15, 9:30 and 10:45).

· Heard of the resignation of Tim Pompey as Praise Band director, effective 9/2/08). Personnel Committee will meet later in the day (8/25) to discuss what happens next.

· We assumed that Denise would have the traditional sign-up sheet for Altar Guild at Rally Day (September 7).

· Pastor John shared the idea of scheduling a series of communion services with the churches with whom we have a full communion relationship (Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, Reformed Church in America, United Methodist Church, Moravian Church). The idea would be to schedule a series of services (probably not on a Sunday morning) to which we would invite a local congregation (pastor, choir, members) from one of these church bodies to Mount Cross for fellowship and worship. The group liked the idea. Pastor John asked them to think about a good Sunday each year for an annual event. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity would be a natural time, except that it might conflict with our annual meeting and our classical concert series.

5. Next meeting. It was decided to wait to schedule the next meeting until Pastor John can confer with Linette and other committee members about schedule, best day and time.