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

Date: April 25, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At another place at Zyzzy’s

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm SLT

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

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the March Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report March 31, 2024

Project a deficit of 30K for this calendar year.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Tee took Bel’s former parcel
• Orikosh has left her parcel.
• Freda reappeared and renewed her parcel.
• Aziza rented Alcott NNE

Outreach – Et

• Not much.
• (GA June 20-23 (online only, some free-to-view items).)

Library Report – ?

• Et: Sermon library coming together. Continuing to collect services.
• (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

2024 pagan holidays

Raven is willing to help DJ at a party after a pride service in June.

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: May 23 at Zyzzy’s

The meeting was adjourned at 6:53 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

Date: March 28, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At Zyzzy’s new place in the lagoon

Zyzzy called the meeting to order at 5:24 pm SLT

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

Absent: Prosper

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the February Minutes:

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report February 29, 2024

As of Feb 29, 2024 , we had pledges from 9 persons for L$252,777. Our normal operating expenses are roughly L$300,000 per year. I will begin contacting members who have not pledged via IM.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Bel told the rental system that she will not continue to rent her parcel.
• Hyacinth did so as well.

Outreach – Et

• Not much. GA June 20-23 (online only, some free-to-view items).

Library Report – ?

• Et: Sermon library finally coming together. Right now a few years set up; prototype at (near the small meeting circle)Et has services going back to 2007. Some good ones to revisit back there.

Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through mid-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 in June.

Saturday Service
– TED

Saturdays have been just a few people, so I haven’t done the BUNT homilies. Trying to alternate Open Topic with a subject homily. Good discussions and company.

New Business

• In our group email we’ve planned, written, and revised a letter to Linden Research about problems in Second Life: at today’s meeting we plan to review, discuss, perhaps approve and sign.
• Moved to accept current draft email:
• Meanwhile, here’s the Third Draft, amended during the LG meeting:

FUUCSL Leadership Group

15 Fremont Street

Westfield, MA 01085

Thursday, 28 March, 2024

Linden Research, Inc.

548 Market St, PMB 59201

San Francisco, CA 94104-5401

945 Battery St,

San Francisco, CA 94111

Dear Oberwolf Linden and Philip Linden,

As a religious community that has contributed to the economy and culture of Second Life for over seventeen years, we are writing to express our concerns and urge Linden Research to proactively address serious issues that have been raised repeatedly over the years.

We recognize the value that Second Life offers to a wide range of users, including religious groups, disability and social justice groups, as well as education, scientific, and creative communities. Our preference is to see the virtual world improve rather than to leave it. However, we must also consider our ethical and financial responsibilities. We recently withdrew funding from Kiva due to concerns with its financial dealings, and we are prepared to do the same with Second Life if the fiscal and ethical issues remain unaddressed.

We urgently request Linden Labs to directly address the following concerns:

1. Compliance with cybersecurity laws and data security risks

2. Vulnerability to misuse for money laundering and gambling

3. Potential virtual or real sexual harassment of children and child sexual abuse or “ageplay,” whether conducted by adults with child avatars or by actual children (due to possible failure of age verification)

4. Possibility of profiting from illegal activity and from images and videos of that activity, and the exportation of those images for real-world circulation

5. Concerns about the corporate culture, its climate, and inclusivity

We appreciate the “Official Statement From Executive Chairman Oberwolf Linden” issued on Wednesday, the 20th of March. It is a nice pledge to support the guidelines, but it is in essence a placeholder response with no substantive information, and does not allow for dialogue with, involvement of, or input by users in the democractic process which our Unitarian Universalist princples affirm and support.

Previous to Wednesday’s statement, the only indication of an effort to address these issues was a blog post claiming an unattributed indication by “reliable sources” to a sole blogger that the company was conducting internal investigations. It would be in the best interest of Linden Research and its Second Life users for your company to make a good faith effort to address these ongoing and repeated concerns in a public, transparent, and accountable manner.

We suggest the following proactive measures:

1. Contracting an outside auditing and security consulting firm

2. Hiring security and financial compliance managers with solid backgrounds and no previous connections to the company

3. Providing open, ongoing, two-way communication with Second Life users regarding these issues, to keep us updated on progress

Implementing these measures would increase our confidence in your company and our comfort in maintaining a presence on the Second Life platform.

Second Life has been experiencing a decline in user numbers for some time. We would prefer to see this virtual world, with its excellent potential, improve and expand. Our efforts to that end will be ongoing, including the publication of this letter on our website and outreach to other groups that may be interested in joining forces with us. The issues raised do not disappear when people are silent; they are resolved only when people are vocal and proactive, as we hope Linden Research itself will be.

Imagine the positive impact Linden Research could have by taking a leadership position, modeling constructive change and responsiveness to users in an online platform. Other corporations may follow your lead, resulting in better virtual realities and their positive influence as part of the larger, very real world we all share.

We thank you in advance for your efforts and look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

FUUCSL Leadership Group

Zyzzy Zarf, moderator
Etaoin Barcelona, secretary
Sofia Freenote, treasurer
TooEasilyDistracted
Zoetrope Ocelot
Raven Cutrere

• Suggestion: Real names on snail-mail to Linden Labs. Avatar names on the web site.
• Since they all use SL names in communications, we stay with the avatar names.
• We’ll deliver the letter three ways: inworld, in snail mail (945 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111), and as email.
• Zoe doing snailmail; Zyzzy will do email and drop in their profiles
• Published on minutes as part of our minutes
• Research other groups we may share this with and bring it up at next meeting as NEW BUSINESS

Next meeting: April 25 at another place at Zyzzy’s (to be identified next month)

The meeting was adjourned at 6:06 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

Date: February 22, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At the little dome meeting circle near the Sanctuary.

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

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

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the January Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report January 31, 2023

As of January 31, 2023, we had pledges from 6 persons for L$150,000. In early March I will continue the pledge campaign by contacting members by IM.

I have stopped all loans on KIVA and as the loans that are out are repaid, I will collect the money and return it to the treasury.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Aime moved to Alcott NNW
• A new resident, Stella Vespera (far.wanderer) immediately snapped up Aime’s 1024 in UUtopia

Outreach – Et

• Not much. GA June 20-23.

Library Report – ?

Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through mid-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 in June.

Saturday Service – TED

Saturdays have been just a few people, so I haven’t done the BUNT homilies. Trying to alternate Open Topic with a subject homily. Good discussions and company.

New Business

• None

Next meeting: March 21 at Zyzzy’s new place: we can meet in the lagoon, on the beach, or around a campfire in the woods. Lots of space so it’s just a question of being in water, sand, or log seats.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:47 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

Date: January 25, 2024

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At the little dome meeting circle near the Sanctuary.

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

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

Absent:

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the December Minutes:

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report December 31, 2023

· In 2023 there were 13 pledging members, down from 14 in 2022, and 18 in 2021. I will begin soliciting 2024 pledges in February, by announcements at services, notices and personal IMs.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• I’ve been in contact with Pomona. I’ve asked her to give me modify permission for her stuff, as I’m considering moving it to a skybox.
• LunaLinda wanted a 1024, but there wasn’t one available, which is why I’m thinking of moving Pomona.
• Options:
  • Put Pomona’s stuff in a skybox
  • Move her meditation area in the commons, rest into a skybox
  • Split some of Zyzzy’s land to free up some 1024’s

Outreach – Et

• FYI: Revised Article II is a topic for January in my RL congregation.
• Et updated the Article II billboard with the latest wording.

Library Report – ?

• Pomona will not be in SL for the foreseeable future.
• Et has set up a blue ball object behind the new Article II Values billboard to accept notecards: service notecards or OOS’s. They will be renamed “OOS yyyy-mm-dd topic (name of service leader)” (it might change, Et to rename.) Also setting up a set of panels, one for each year, to retrieve services. January: Still in progress, but a few years should show up Really Soon.

Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through mid-2024. Note the color-coded blocks. Please double check the schedule for accuracy and availability. (The regular rotation is Zyzzy-Zoe-Sofia).

2024

2024 pagan holidays

Raven is willing to help DJ at a party after a pride service in June.

Saturday Service
– TED

Saturdays have been just a few people, so I haven’t done the BUNT homilies. Trying to alternate Open Topic with a subject homily. Good discussions and company.

New Business

• Are we still called Lovelace? (Check FUUSCL website; may be a historical artifact)
• Should we drop Kiva and find another way to have an effect in RL? (Zyzzy)

(note to Sofia if you see this–we did lose your voice partway through your comments as you fully crashed)

Motion: No new Kiva loans to be made.

(seconded and passed. Note Joan Ixito was the originator of this.)

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: Camp Hill UU page

Next meeting: February 22

At little dome meeting circle

The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 pm SLT.

Parking Lot: (revisit or delete)

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

at Zyzzy’s

little dome meeting circle

Sofia’s Beach Cabana

Date: December 7, 2023

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At at Sofia’s Beach Cabana

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

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

Absent:Prosper, Pomona

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the October Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report October 31, 2023

Treasurer’s report November 30, 2023

*Newest member: LillyLal

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• I’ve extended Pomona’s rental on the teahouse property. What should we do with this long-term?.

Outreach – Et

• FYI: Revised Article II is a topic for January in my RL congregation.
• Et to update the Article II billboard with the latest wording.

Library Report – ?

• Pomona will not be in SL for the foreseeable future.
• Et has set up a blue ball object behind the new Article II Values billboard to accept notecards: service notecards or OOS’s. They will be renamed “OOS yyyy-mm-dd topic (name)” (it might change, Et to rename.) Also setting up a set of panels, one for each year, to retrieve services. In progress.

Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through mid-2024. Note the color-coded blocks. Please double check the schedule for accuracy and availability. (The regular rotation is Zyzzy-Zoe-Sofia).

2023

2024

2024 pagan holidays

Raven is willing to help DJ at a party after pride service in June.

Saturday Service
– TED

This Saturday The Bug-Eyed Lens, next Open Topic, then BUNT, then OpenTopic

New Business

• Are we still called Lovelace? (Check FUUSCL website; may be a historical artifact)

Next meeting: January 25

at little dome meeting circle

The meeting was adjourned at 6:02 pm SLT.

Parking Lot
:
(revisit or delete)

• Pride Party in 2024 – 2nd Thursday or Saturday of June? Pride Service and Party
• 8th Principle vote. See See next bullet. Also update Region Covenant.

Sofia’s Beach Cabana

Date: October 26, 2023

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At at Sofia’s Beach Cabana

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

Present: Sofia, Et, TED, Zyzzy

Absent: Raven, Prosper, Pomona, Zoe

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the September Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report September 30, 2023

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Freda offered to cover Orikosh, as I still have not heard from Ori. The outlook is unclear.

Outreach – Et

• No news is no news.

Library Report – Pomona

• Pomona will not be in SL for the foreseeable future.
• Library avatar holds donations. Zoe has access, if password not changed.
• Zoe, for now, is Librarian.
• Prosper has ideas to add content.
• Are there copyright issues with UU World content?
• Are the OOSes in the library? (Authors have them in their inventory.) Pomona may have been collecting these, Prosper may help here.
• Zyzzy: Can OOSes be put on fuuscl.org? In case we lose inventory.
• SacredText.com has a lot of public domain text.
• Et to look into making an “oos basket” that authorized users can add notecards. And then a day to organize by date (possibly topic?) “yyyy-mm-dd OOS name topic”

Thursday Worship Report (Sofia)

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through the end of 2023. Note the color-coded blocks. Please double check the schedule for accuracy and availability. (The regular rotation is Zyzzy-Zoe-Sofia).

2023

Saturday Service – TED

New Business

Next meeting: December 7 at Sofia’s Beach Cabana

The meeting was adjourned at 5:51 pm SLT.

Parking Lot: (revisit or delete)

• Pride Party in 2024 – 2nd Thursday or Saturday of June? Pride Service and Party
• 8th Principle vote. See See next bullet. Also update Region Covenant.
• Propose OOS name convention

Date: September 28, 2023

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At Pomona’s Tea House

Etaoin and Sofia called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm SLT

Present: Sofia, Zoe, Et, TED, Prosper

Absent: Zyzzy, Pomona, Raven

Observing:

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the August Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report August 31, 2023

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Freda offered to cover Orikosh, as I still have not heard from Ori. The outlook is unclear.

Outreach – Et

• No news is no news.

Library Report – Pomona

• (Etaoin says) Pomona sent an email about having to drop out of SL for a while, and plans to return.
• See New Business

Thursday Worship Report – Sofia

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through the end of 2023. Note the color-coded blocks. Please double check the schedule for accuracy and availability. (The regular rotation is Zyzzy-Zoe-Sofia).

2023

Saturday Service – TED

New Business

• Do we need someone to step in and cover the Library for the LG? What responsibility is involved?

• Library avatar holds donations. Zoe has access, if password not changed.
• Zoe, for now, is Librarian.
• Prosper has ideas to add content.
• Are there copyright issues with UU World content?
• Are the OOSes in the library? (Authors have them in their inventory.) Pomona may have been collecting these.

• Zyzzy: Can OOSes be put on fuuscl.com? In case we lose inventory.

• SacredText.com has a lot of public domain text.

Next meeting: October 25 at Sofia’s Beach Cabana

The meeting was adjourned at 5:49 pm SLT.

Parking Lot: (revisit or delete)

• Pride Party in 2024 – 2nd Thursday or Saturday of June? Pride Service and Party
• 8th Principle vote. See See next bullet. Also update Region Covenant.

Date: August 24, 2023

Agenda and Minutes of the FUUCSL Leadership Group Meeting

At the Library of World Religions, ground level meeting room

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

Present: Zyzzy, Sofia, Zoe

Absent: Et, Raven, TED, Prosper, Pomona

Observing: Hyacinth

Minutes – Zyzzy

• Approved the July Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Sofia

Treasurer’s report July 31, 2023

Our dollar balance is lower than last month because of two factors: (1) Our Kiva balance is no longer $475 (our initial investment) but $130. That is because, every time a micro-loan is made, a small service fee is subtracted, which gradually erodes the value of the account over time, and some loans are not repaid. The Kiva account automatically makes new micro-loans when earlier loans are repaid. (2) I transferred $1000 out of Second Life and into a paypal account set up for Byk. In the process I paid a $50 fee, so only $950 ended up in paypal. I have transmitted all the login information needed to control the finances of the congregation to Etaoin and Zyzzy.

UUtopia Report – Zyzzy

• Orikosh is now over 2 months behind on rent. I’ve IM’ed her, but no response. If anyone has other contact methods, please try them.

Outreach – Et

• No news is no news. Road Tripping, may be visiting TED next week!

Library Report – Pomona

• (Etaoin says) Pomona sent an email about having to drop out of SL for a while, and plans to return.

Thursday
Worship Report (Sofia)

Here is the upcoming schedule for Thursday services through the end of 2023. Note the color-coded blocks. Please double check the schedule for accuracy and availability. (The regular rotation is Zyzzy-Zoe-Sofia).

2023

Saturday service – TED

New Business

• Sofia – suggestions for the 48 cushions in the Sanctuary. Possibly pick up every-other cushion. We decided to do it as a trial. Zyzzy will make it happen.
• How do we amend our Bylaws? Sofia passed the bylaws around and the process is there.

Next meeting: September 28 at Sofia’s Beach Cabana

The meeting was adjourned at 5:52 pm SLT.

Parking Lot: (revisit or delete)

• Pride Party in 2024 – 2nd Thursday or Saturday of June? Pride Service and Party
• 8th Principle vote. See See next bullet. Also update Region Covenant.