Date: January 23, 2025
Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting
At Zyzzy’s Plateau of Seasonal Fun
Come prepared for ice skating and sledding if time permits, and/or return another time for fun.
Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm SLT
Present: Zyzzy, Raven, Et, Zoe, Sofia
Absent:TED
Observing: Prosper
Minutes – Zyzzy
- December Minutes accepted
Treasurer’s Report – Et/Sofia
Treasurer’s report December 31, 2024
| ASSETS | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2024 | |||
| Magic’s account | L$77,302 | L$64,337 | |||
| Byk’s account | L$154,610 | US$1046.68 ($950 in paypal) |
L$79,587 | US$1046.68 ($950 in paypal) |
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| KIVA: | US$130 | US$130 | |||
| Total Assets | L$231,912 | US$1176.68 | L$143,924 | US$1176.68 | |
| EXPENSES | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Presenters: | L$103,000 | L$102,000 | |||
| Rent: | L$300,000 | L$300,000 | |||
| Advertising: | L$2400 | L$2400 | |||
| Total Expenses | L$405,400 | L$404,200 | |||
| INCOME | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Plate collections: | L$79,661 | L$64, 785 | |||
| Pledge payments: | L$326,019 | 2023: 98.5% of pledged amount | L$262,977 | 2024: 100% of pledged amount | |
| Total Income | L$405,680 | L$327,762 | |||
| Membership | 38 | 38 | |||
Membership roll in review. Pledge request letter sent to all group members in late January.
UUtopia Report – Zyzzy
- Luna Linda and Hy picked up parcels. Still parcels available.
Outreach – Et
- Not much. GA in Baltimore in June. Reduced price registration through the end of March.
Library Report – ?
- Sermon library. A few years available just outside the Library, kind of hidden for now (look just to the west of the building, along a small hill)
Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)
Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through the mid 2025. 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!) The 2025 assignments are not yet in the calendar.
2024
| 21-Nov | Zyzzy |
| 28-Nov | Raven |
| 5-Dec | Sofia |
| 12-Dec | Zoe |
| 19-Dec | Raven |
| 26-Dec | Zoe |
| 2-Jan | Zyzzy |
| 9-Jan | Sofia |
2025
| 2-Jan | Zyzzy | |
| 9-Jan | Sofia | |
| 16-Jan | Zoe | |
| 23-Jan | Zyzzy | |
| 30-Jan | Sofia | Imbolc |
| 6-Feb | Raven | |
| 13-Feb | Zyzzy | |
| 20-Feb | Zoe | |
| 27-Feb | Sofia | |
| 6-Mar | Raven | |
| 13-Mar | Zyzzy | |
| 20-Mar | Sofia | Ostara |
| 27-Mar | Zoe | |
| 3-Apr | Raven | |
| 10-Apr | Zyzzy | |
| 17-Apr | Sofia | |
| 23-Apr | Zoe | |
| 1-May | Raven | Beltane |
| 8-May | Zyzzy | |
| 15-May | Raven | |
| 22-May | Zoe | |
| 29-May | Sofia | |
| 5-Jun | Zyzzy | |
| 12-Jun | Raven | |
| 19-Jun | Zoe | Litha/Summer Solstice |
| 26-Jun | Sofia |
2025 Pagan Holidays
Note that just following the usual rotation, Raven has ended up on three pagan holidays in the first half of 2025, when she only reserved one. Is that ok with Raven? It is not necessary to have a pagan service – a general service touching on the theme (or some other theme) would suffice. Does the proposed schedule need to be adjusted? It is not yet in the Calendar.
Raven: I only chose Beltane for the first half of the year, and Mabon, Samhain, and Yule for the 2nd half. I’m glad to see Sofia has chosen to do Ostara, but I wanted to leave Imbolc, Litha, and Lughnasadh/Lammas open for anyone else. And, it doesn’t have to include a ritual like I usually do, nor does it have to be theatrical like I make it.Should nobody pick Imbolc, Ostara, or Lammas, I can do a service on that day, but I don’t want to seem like a Pagan Service Hog, which is why I limit my number of Pagan services to only half of the Wheel of The Year.
If you wish to lead a pagan service, please let Sofia know.
Imbolc: January 30 Sofia
Ostara (Spring equinox) March 20 Sofia
Beltane May 1 Raven
June Solstice June 19th Zoe
Lughnasadh/Lammas July 31 Raven
Autumn Equinox September 18 Zoe
Samhain October 30 Raven
Yule (Winter solstice) December 18 Raven
Saturday Service – TED
Saturdays alternating Open Topic with a subject homily works well. European participants, a few regulars. Good discussions and company, worth doing. Possible co-leader?
New Business
- What is the future of FUUCSL?
- Framework for discussion?
- Deficit, need for pledges
- How to get more attendees and members?
- Do we have a critical mass of attendees at the service?
- What would it take to maintain FUUCSL and UUtopia in the future?
- How can we make sure we’re relevant?
Continuing business
- Sermon Library starting, a few years available just outside the Library, kind of hidden for now (look just to the west of the building, along a small hill)
Next meeting: February 27 at the one of the new meeting places.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm SLT.