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

 

1st of 3 Sundays with Stewardship themes.

Altar Guild note: Paraments are red today

September

21

St. Matthew,

Apostle & Evangelist

 

2nd of 3 Sundays with Stewardship themes.

 

Altar Guild note: Paraments are red today

September

28

Pentecost

20

 

3rd of 3 Sundays with Stewardship themes.

 

October

5

Pentecost

21

 

Commemorate the 20th 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 20th 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.