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Re: Guild Meeting on Zoom, 2/22 (etc.)



BTW, the timeframe for the ART courses is late June or July.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 9:13 AM Gregory Russell <gfr10598 gmail com> wrote:

> Hi Josh,
>   Could we add another item to the agenda?  I've been working with NAG
> folk to plan for ART M1 and M2 courses.  Boston/Advent has been discussed
> as a desirable hosting location, so I'd like to discuss whether there is
> interest in hosting a weekend for both courses, with a visiting tutor 
> from
> the UK or Australia.
> The course information is at
> https://events.bellringing.org/courses-for-teachers
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 7:40 PM Joshua Burson via Boston-change-ringers <
> boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:
>
>> PS: Sorry, that version of the agenda still said "Advent and MIT Guild
>> Meeting".  Ignore that.
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 7:37 PM Joshua Burson <joshburson09 gmail com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > One or two people have suggested that having a combined Advent 
>> > Guild/MIT
>> > Guild meeting probably doesn't make a lot of sense this year.  While I
>> > haven't heard from the MIT Guild officers, I'm inclined to agree: so
>> unless
>> > I hear otherwise, tomorrow's meeting will JUST deal with Advent Guild
>> stuff
>> > (insofar as the two can be separated.)  I've accordingly attached a
>> revised
>> > (and shorter!) draft agenda.
>> >
>> > Mira Whiting has volunteered to set up the Zoom.  Thanks, Mira!
>> >
>> > See you all tomorrow.
>> >
>> > --Josh (full of pancakes)
>> >
>> > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 9:21 AM Joshua Burson <joshburson09 gmail com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >> A heads-up/reminder that since the Church of the Advent is having an
>> Ash
>> >> Wednesday service at our usual practice time on 2/22, we're going to
>> hold
>> >> our much-delayed Guild Meeting instead, over Zoom.  (If somebody 
>> >> with a
>> >> better Zoom account than I have could set up the meeting, that would 
>> >> be
>> >> great; otherwise I can do it.)  If you are on this list and currently
>> live
>> >> in or vaguely near Boston, you are encouraged to attend!
>> >> My thought is that since some people may need to sign on late, we
>> should
>> >> start the Zoom at 7:00, but have the first 30 mins. be chatting (+
>> possibly
>> >> ringing on RingingRoom), and then start the actual business meeting 
>> >> at
>> >> 7:30ish.  Does that sound reasonable to people?
>> >> I've attached the minutes of what I think is our previous meeting,
>> plus a
>> >> (draft) agenda for the meeting.  If anyone has anything they'd like 
>> >> to
>> add,
>> >> or thinks we should do things in a different order, LMK--again, the
>> agenda
>> >> ≠ set in stone.
>> >> Also, officers: please draw up (or figure out what you're going to 
>> >> say
>> >> in) your reports.  If you can't make it to the meeting, please send
>> >> me/Austin/Kat/somebody a copy, so that somebody can submit it in your
>> >> absence.
>> >>
>> >> ONE OTHER THING:
>> >> We currently have only four people signed up to ring on Sunday; at
>> least
>> >> one won't be able to make it to Advent service ringing at 10:15.  So 
>> >> if
>> >> there's any chance you could make it to service ringing at one or 
>> >> both
>> >> churches - even if you can only ring rounds at this point - we would
>> really
>> >> really appreciate it if you could sign up!
>> >>
>> >> --Josh,
>> >> Outgoing Advent Guild Secretary
>> >>
>> >
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>> Advent Guild Meeting, Ash Wednesday 2023
>> __________________________________________________
>>
>> AGENDA:
>> 1) Review of the minutes of the 2021 Guild Meeting (pro forma)
>>
>> 2) New Member election
>>         PRE-MEETING ACTION ITEMS:
>>         (a) Do we actually have a list of members?  If so, we should 
>> find
>>         (b) Poss. new/reinstated members include Amy, Cara, Rachael,
>> Sam.  Are there any others?
>>         (c) If they're not present at the meeting, we should perhaps ask
>> if they're willing and interested in being members
>>
>> 3) Advent Officer Reports
>>         a. Tower Captain - Austin Paul
>>         b. Ringing Master - Phoebe House/Danielle Morse
>>         c. Steeple Keeper - Elaine Hansen/Greg Russell
>>         d. Secretary - Josh Burson
>>         e. Treasurer - Laura Dickerson
>>         f. Church Liaison - Dale Winter
>>         g. Clapper Correspondent - Laura Dickerson
>>         h. Spreadsheet Reminder-er - Ricky/Sam(?)
>>         i. Teaching on Fridays [ADDED] - Austin Paul/Greg Russell
>>
>> 4. Advent Guild Officer Elections (IMPORTANT, BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE 
>> HAVE
>> REQUESTED TO STEP DOWN)
>>
>> 5. Tower Cleaning: Scheduling (Danielle)
>>
>> 6. Question about payment for wedding ringing (Laura)
>>
>> 7. Monthly Quarter Peals (Danielle/Others)
>>
>> 8. Recruitment and Outreach?
>>         - Should we host coffee hour at Old North and/or Advent?
>>
>> 9. Other Business :
>>         Other possible topics include, but are not limited to--
>>         - Sunday Attendance
>>         - Buying lunch for MIT students: Should we have a standard 
>> policy?
>>         - Is there interest in trying to organize trips to non-ringable
>> towers?  (Perkins Institute, Watertown; Emmanuel Church, Newport, RI)
>>
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