Hymnal Committee

Septebmer 18, 2008

Attending: Bruce Lockwood, Dolores Broberg, Elaine Brownell, Shirley Curry, Lynn Howard, John McCall, Barbara Merrill, Barbara Powers, Evie Strom, Dana Wiggins

The contract for the new hymnals was given to Cyndi Alden— authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the church. Dana will provide Cyndi with information needed to complete the contract as that information becomes available.

Possible cover colors available are red, green, and blue. There is a preference for the red that seems go to best with the reds in the Sanctuary. Different textures are available in each of the colors. Gold lettering is preferred.

One option is a gold cross in the upper right of the cover with the church's name at the bottom of the cover- like the current Pilgrim. A second option is to have the church's logo centered toward the middle of the cover with "First Congregational Church United Church of Christ" either under the logo or at the bottom of the cover. It was suggested that the size of the logo and the printing be increased. "United Church of Christ" should be spelled out. Dana will provide us with new images of cover choices based on our discussion. November 1 is the deadline for a camera-ready copy.

The words "Hymns of Truth and Light" are required to appear on the spine. We may select the font and may choose to add a logo or the name of our church.

Dolores asked about our purchasing extra copies of the hymnals so people could buy them for personal use. It was decided that we couldn't afford to extend the quantity on our custom order but people could purchase the standard copy of "Truth and Light" if they so desired.

Shirley would like to have two spiral bound copies of the hymnal--one for the Sanctuary and one for the Chapel.

Work was done on a page draft of the hymns to be included in the supplement, which has 16 pages (32 sides), and our church covenant on the first page. Hymns included were suggested by congregation members on the hymnal survey, from Shirley, John and some selections from Songs of the Spirit as space permitted. We began to place in alphabetical order but page efficiencies were made by moving some shorter songs under a longer song to complete a spread.
More hymns have been suggested for the supplement than we have room. A list will be made of those not included so they can be captured in the next revision of "Songs of the Spirit" making sure those requests are honored.

Lynn compiled additional information for her supplement draft in which she lists the hymns and information known to us about each one. A sub group is working on identifying song sources and obtaining usage rights from owners of work that is not in public domain.


Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Merrill and Dana Wiggins