Date: October 24, 2024
Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting
At little stone meeting circle
Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm SLT
Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, TED, Raven
Absent: Et (working as an election judge during Maryland Early Voting, may make it if we can secure the machines quickly) and Zoe
Observing:
Minutes – Zyzzy
- August Minutes Approved
Treasurer’s Report – Sofia
Treasurer’s report September 30, 2024
| ASSETS | Aug 31, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | |||
| Magic’s account | L$44,906 | L$48,838 | |||
| Byk’s account | L$158,587 | US$1046.68 ($950 in paypal) |
L$150,587 | US$1046.68 ($950 in paypal) |
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| KIVA: | US$130 | US$130.00 | |||
| Total Assets | L$203,493 | US$1176.68 | L$199,425 | US$1176.68 | |
| EXPENSES | August 31, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | |||
| Presenters: | L$70,000 | L$78,000 | |||
| Rent: | L$225,000 | L$225,000 | |||
| Advertising: | L$1600 | L$1800 | |||
| Total Expenses | L$296,600 | L$304,800 | |||
| INCOME | August 31, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | |||
| Plate collections: | L$44,504 | L$45,636 | |||
| Pledge payments: | L$237,977 | L$237,977 | 2024: 91% of pledged amount | ||
| Total Income | L$282,481 | L$283,613 | |||
| Membership | 38 | 38 |
Sofia has about six months to a year of good eye-sight remaining. We should consider seeking a replacement. By the beginning of 2025, we should have a replacement in mind so she could orient the new treasurer. All the information for the transition is in TreasurerByk’s google drive.
UUtopia Report – Zyzzy
- I’m contemplating clearing Freda’s parcel. The rental has expired. There are several good parcels available in UUtopia, so I’m not in a hurry.
Outreach – Et
- Not much.
Library Report – ?
Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)
Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through the end of 2024. Note the color-coded blocks. Please double check the schedule for accuracy and availability. (Zyzzy, Zoe, Sofia and Raven are in the regular rotation. Other volunteers are welcome!)
2024
| 22-Aug | Raven | |
| 29-Aug | zyzzy | |
| 5-Sep | Sofia | |
| 12-Sep | Raven | |
| 19-Sep | Zoe | Equinox |
| 26-Sep | zyzzy | |
| 3-Oct | Sofia | |
| 10-Oct | Raven | |
| 17-Oct | Zoe | |
| 24-Oct | Zyzzy | |
| 31-Oct | Raven | Samhain |
| 7-Nov | Zoe | |
| 14-Nov | Sofia | |
| 21-Nov | Zyzzy | |
| 28-Nov | Raven | thanksgiving |
| 5-Dec | sofia | |
| 12-Dec | zoe | tiny carol |
| 19-Dec | Raven | Yule |
| 26-Dec | Zyzzy | |
| 2-Jan | Zoe | |
| 9-Jan | Sofia |
2025 pagan holidays
If you wish to lead a pagan service in 2025 ,please let Sofia know.
Imbolc: January 30 open
Ostara (Spring equinox) March 20 open
Beltane May 1 Raven
Litha (Summer solstice) June 19th open
Lughnasadh/Lammas July 31 open
Mabon (Fall equinox) September 18 Raven
Samhain October 30 Raven
Yule (Winter solstice) December 18 Raven
Saturday Service – TED
TED will be unavailable for October 5 and will leave a sign in the sanctuary letting her participants know.
Saturdays alternating Open Topic with a subject homily works well. European participants, a few regulars. Good discussions and company, worth doing. Only a few people this past month – maybe because summers are busy? Possible co-leader?
New Business
- What is the future of FUUCSL?
Continuing business
- (August) Itico contacted Zoe about a seminar in planning, for late September, about disability access to voting. Just a heads up that it’s in planning and maybe we can add an announcement about it in our services when more info becomes available. (Itico got busy since then but the seminar is still in the works.)
- (August) Itico’s partner might want to lead a service. Zoe told Itico she should let us know her topic, and some Thursday dates that would work for her, and we’ll get her in the schedule and give her a “generic” template.. Also she can choose whether she wants to lead the entire service or deliver the sermon and lead the discussion while someone else does the rest.
- Sermon Library
- In our group email we’ve planned, written, and revised a letter to Linden Research about problems in Second Life. Letters sent to Linden Labs. Nothing heard back as yet.
- Research other groups we may share this with
- One route would be directly sharing with leaders of groups involved in education (ie Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education or VWBPE), or supportive services (Virtual Ability), major fundraising groups (RFL of SL which is currently presenting its annual Fantasy Faire), and of course other religious organizations (the Baha’i who share our region for example). Also reputable just-for-fun groups of long standing, like the Raglan Shire group that presents Tiny Caroling annually at UUtopia. Those groups can be asked to sign on to a revised version of the letter “from the undersigned groups,” or draft their own individual versions.
Another route would be to circulate a petition via one of those online petition-signing sites, to appeal directly to SL users.
ZOE will contact other groups and report back.
RE-VISIT: LATE 2024
Next meeting: Nov/Dec combined meeting on December 5 at little stone meeting circle
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 pm SLT.