{"id":604,"date":"2014-09-28T17:23:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T17:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/?page_id=604"},"modified":"2014-10-12T20:20:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T20:20:18","slug":"worship-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/worship-committee","title":{"rendered":"Worship Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1271\" style=\"width: 156px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Diane-Gainforth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1271\" src=\"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Diane-Gainforth.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Gainforth Worship Committee Chair\" width=\"156\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diane Gainforth<br \/>Worship Committee Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mission of the Worship Program Committee is to help organize and facilitate Sunday services that help to provide congregants, friends, and guests one or more of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspiration and spiritual nourishment for the challenges of life during the week ahead<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual and spiritual challenge in the free and responsible search for truth and meaning<\/li>\n<li>Creative, innovative, and dynamic worship activities that energize, inspire, and comfort<\/li>\n<li>A feeling of positive belonging in the intentional, beloved community<\/li>\n<li>Continuity with and expression of the Unitarian Universalist faith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/service.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1435\" src=\"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/service-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"service\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/service-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/service.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This past year, the Worship Program Committee sponsored several Community Conversations on Worship sessions, where all members of the congregation were invited to discuss what was most important to everyone about our weekly services. Roger Polcyn, committee member and liaison to the Board of Trustees, and Rev. Doak Mansfield led the sessions. These conversations were intended to define what is important to us as a community and what we needed in our Sunday services. Having these discussions and clarifying our needs and desires provide us clear direction and support an effective partnership with our new settled minister.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sunday-service.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1440 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sunday-service-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sunday Service\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sunday-service-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sunday-service.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After frequent discussion about utilizing projected images in the sanctuary, in 2014 the Worship Committee began the process of researching, developing, and implementing a video element for services. Mary Francis, working with Richard Rogers, Terry Lanning, and the Technology committee investigated the issue, resulting in installing two new video screens purchased with a special stagecraft fund donated specifically for such purchases. With the same people overseeing the installation and start-up, we began utilizing the screens to display order of service components, hymn lyrics, and accompanying images for various service elements. Training of video technicians will begin soon, and many members have volunteered to help with managing the services as well as providing the content.<\/p>\n<p>The WPC has been planning Community Sunday coverage led by Worship Associates. We have had several interesting guest speakers, such as Allison Schaefer, Roy Kaplan, Katie Culbert, and Tom McAlexander, who were engaging and thought provoking. We also enjoyed some wonderful CUUPs services, a Music Sunday and a Hymn Sing Sunday. We intend to continue to spend a good deal of energy making Community Sundays special with thought provoking or inspiring speakers and services.<\/p>\n<p>Diane Gainforth, Committee Chair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission of the Worship Program Committee is to help organize and facilitate Sunday services that help to provide congregants, friends, and guests one or more of the following: Inspiration and spiritual nourishment for the challenges of life during the week ahead Intellectual and spiritual challenge in the free and responsible search for truth and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/worship-committee\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship Committee<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-604","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1441,"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/604\/revisions\/1441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uutampa.org\/search2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}