First UU Congregation of Second Life

Date: March 27, 2025

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At the springtime hot spring, on Zyzzy’s Plateau of Seasonal Fun

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm SLT

Present: Zyzzy, Raven, Et, Zoe, Sofia, TED

Absent: Prosper,

Observing: Bel

Minutes – Zyzzy

• February Minutes approved

Treasurer’s Report – Et

Membership roll in review.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• No report

Outreach – Et

• Not much. GA in Baltimore in June. Reduced price registration through the end of March.

Library Report – ?

• No report

Thursday
Worship Report (Et)

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.

Zoe adds: We told Hyacinth that at this meeting we’ll find a time for her to lead a service. Let’s do that.

Aziza has expressed interest in continuing with some services.

Et add: Please make sure the google calendar reflects who is actually leading the service, that is how I know who gets the stipend!

2025

2025 pagan holidays

If you wish to lead a pagan service, please let Et know.

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?
• Future discussion: Rotation for Saturday service.

Continuing business

• FUUCSL futures document. Please add to the discussion.

• 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) A few more years added recently.

New Business

• Sofia is ending her association with the LG, after many years of service. A well-deserved emeritus status.
• Breaking News: Aziza has agreed to join the LG! She made the decision during tonight’s service and notified Zyzzy.

Next meeting: February 27 at some Zyzzy spot, SLURL to be added.

The meeting was adjourned (by Sofia) at 5:55 pm SLT.

Date: February 27, 2025

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At small stone circle

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm SLT

Present: Zyzzy, Raven, Et, Zoe, Sofia, Prosper, TED

Absent:

Observing: Aziza Ray

Minutes – Zyzzy

• January Minutes – amend to reflect Sofia was present

Treasurer’s Report – Et

Membership roll in review.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Luna Linda expanded her parcel. Still parcels available.

Outreach – Et

• Not much. GA in Baltimore in June. Reduced price registration through the end of March.

Library Report – ?

Thursday
Worship Report (Et)

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.

Zoe adds: We told Hyacinth that at this meeting we’ll find a time for her to lead a service. Let’s do that.

Et add: Please make sure the google calendar reflects who is leading the service, that is how I know who gets the stipend!

2025

2025 pagan holidays

If you wish to lead a pagan service, please let Et 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?

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)

New Business

• What is the future of FUUCSL?
  • Generate a google doc, collaboratively fill it out.
  • 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?

Next meeting: February 27 the floating circle over the lake.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:57 pm SLT.

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

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

2025

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.

Date: December 5, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At little stone meeting circle

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, TED, Raven, Et, Zoe

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• October Minutes (accepted)

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Etaoin has graciously agreed to take over the duties of treasurer after the first of the year.

Treasurer’s report October 31, 2024

Note: the impending deficit for this year becomes clearer. All pledges have been collected and all rent has been paid. The difference between annual expenses and income at this point in time is 70,000. Going forward, we will see the cost for presenters rise (roughly 16,000) and income from plate collections rise (roughly 20,000). This will not be sufficient to overcome the deficit. The root cause for the deficit is declining pledge income. Several larger donors have left the server and have not been replaced with newer ones.

Treasurer’s report November 30, 2024

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. GA in Baltimore in June.

Library Report – ?

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

2025

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

Litha (Summer solstice) June 19th Zoe

Lughnasadh/Lammas July 31 Raven

Mabon (Fall 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 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 (rewrote a bit last month, making things simpler for myself)

Next meeting: January 23 at the meeting circle

The meeting was adjourned at 6:14 pm SLT.

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

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

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.

Date: September 26, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At little stone meeting circle

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:36 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, TED, Raven

Absent: Et (on road trip, might be at Moab UT this night)

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• August Minutes: Approved

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report August 31, 2024

Treasurer Replacement

• Sofia has about six months to a year of good eye-sight. We should consider seeking a replacement.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Nothing going on.

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

2025 Pagan Holidays

If you wish to lead a pagan service,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?

New Business

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: October 24 at little stone meeting circle

(Et may be out: first day of Maryland early voting, may have to close voting center.)

The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 pm SLT.

Date: August 22, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At floating chalice meeting pad

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:33 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, Et, Zoe, TED, Raven, Prosper

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• July Minutes were approved

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report July 31, 2024

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Tee decided to not come back to SL/UUtopia after all.

Outreach – Et

• Not much.

Library Report – ?

• No 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

Raven

Raven

Zoe

2024 pagan holidays

Saturday Service – TED

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?

New Business

• 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.)
• 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. Continuing business

Date: July 25, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At Little Meeting Circle

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:33 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, Et, Zoe, TED, Raven

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• June Minutes accepted

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report June 30, 2024

There are three major pledges yet unpaid. Based on history of giving, they will be paid in full and we will again have a 100% success in collecting pledges.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Bel moved in to Alcott SSW

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

2024 pagan holidays

Saturday Service – TED

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?

Continuing business

• 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: August 22 at floating chalice meeting pad

The meeting was adjourned at 6:47 pm SLT.

Parking Lot: (revisit or delete)

Homework: research options for SJ work here in SL. (Grameen Bank? Camp Hill food bank)

FYI: Camp Hill food pantry donations can be sent to:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampHillUU

at Zyzzy’s

little dome meeting circle

Sofia’s Beach Cabana

Date: June 27, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At Party Platform (Pride Day)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UUtopia/96/87/513

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, Et, Zoe, TED, Raven

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• May Minutes were approved

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report May 31, 2024

Kiva disinvestment: We have roughly $42 in our bank and $84 out in loans. I stopped automatic loaning of our balance several months ago. When our outstanding loans are repaid I will withdraw all our money and put it into Byk’s paypal account.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Nothing happening

Outreach – Et

• Not much.
• Short GA report

• New Article II Bylaw passed (and Et called out-of-order during debate)
• Principles still valid and useful
• Next year in Baltimore – 35 miles from Et

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

2024 pagan holidays

Raven is willing to help DJ at a party after a pride service on June 27

Saturday Service
– TED

Saturdays alternating Open Topic with a subject homily works well. European participants, a few regulars. Good discussions and company, worth doing. Planning a good story this Saturday.

Continuing business

• 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: JULY 2024

Next meeting: July 25 at Little Meeting Circle

The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 pm SLT.

Parking Lot
:
(revisit or delete)

Homework: research options for SJ work here in SL. (Grameen Bank? Camp Hill food bank)

FYI: Camp Hill food pantry donations can be sent to:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampHillUU

at Zyzzy’s

little dome meeting circle

Sofia’s Beach Cabana

Date: May 23, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At another place at Zyzzy’s

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:36 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zyzzy, Raven, Et

Absent: Zoe, TED

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the March Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report April 30, 2024

The annual pledge campaign has resulted in L$252,777 being pledged. We will most likely be dipping into our reserves at the end of the year as I estimate yearly expenses to require a L$300,000 pledged in order to break ever. Our reserves are robust and will carry us for many years, but we need more people pledging at the $100 (USA) rate. That’s roughly 25,000 Lindens

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Freda wants to take Orikosh’s former parcel.

Outreach – Et

• Not much.
• (GA June 20-23 (online only, some free-to-view items).)
• Sofia will be attending (virtual) GA. Who else?

Library Report – ?

• Et: Sermon library coming together. Continuing to collect services. 2020-23 collected; will figure out where to place things.
• (Ideas: after getting them collected, possibly folding individual sermons into a folder/object, or pointer to a web page on fuuscl.org)

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

RavenPride

2024 pagan holidays

Raven is willing to help DJ at a party after a pride service on June 27

Saturday Service – TED

Saturdays alternating Open Topic with a subject homily works well. European participants, a few regulars. Good discussions and company, worth doing.

Continuing business

• 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 at May meeting

RE-VISIT: JUNE 2024

Next meeting: June 27 at Little Meeting Circle (Pride Day)

The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 pm SLT.

Parking Lot: (revisit or delete)

• 8th Principle vote. See See next bullet. Also update Region Covenant.

Homework: research options for SJ work here in SL. (Grameen Bank? Camp Hill food bank)

FYI: Camp Hill food pantry donations can be sent to:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampHillUU

at Zyzzy’s

little dome meeting circle

Sofia’s Beach Cabana