Muin Mound Grove Meeting Minutes - Samhain 2005

Muin Mound Grove, ADF
Samhain 2005 Business Meeting Minutes
Oct 29, 2005

Attendees: Skip, Sharon, Deb, Phoenix, Dennis, Ellie

## Mtg Open: 4:44pm

## Old Business
- Bylaws state that business meetings should be held at least once per month. We need to start having regular online meetings again between the in-person meetings.
- Pagan Pride Day services were well received. (Kia reported after the meeting that she received compliments from a good number of people)
- The work on the bridge to the Nemeton did not get done. This needs to be done in the Spring and we should schedule a work party specifically for it, so it doesn't keep getting pushed back.

## New Business
- None of our members have been paying the $3/service. A few paid all at once. With the ability to pay online, it seems easier to allow members to take care of it themselves. We will make a point of getting the donation can out again to keep the Grove funds up.
- We currently have 17 National Members. 2 are currently expired, but are within their 90 grace period.
- We don't have an official financial report for the Grove this time, but the only change was $30 outgoing for membership dues and Interest coming into the account.
- We have decided to not contiue with the formal Round Table discussions over the winter due to unpredictable weather. Deb & family are planning to begin weekly study sessions. We should also consider online discussions.
- We are planning to do the Yule gift exchange again this year. Those who wish to participate should bring a gift in the $10 range to the Yule business meeting. We draw numbers and play a game to see who gets which gift.
- The Children's Ritual is changing format and will be more like a storytime session.
- In order to help provide the children of MMG with more apropriate language to use in public settings, the Children's Ritual will now be referred to as Children's Services. We will also be referring to the Main Ritual as Worship Services. At least one other ADF Grove has been doing this. Skip will make the changes to the website.

Meeting/Worship Services Dates & Times for the coming year:

(Mtg=Business Meeting, CS=Children's Services, WS=Worship Services)

Yule 2005 - Dec 17th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Imbolc - Feb 4th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Spring Equinox - Mar 18th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Beltaine - Apr 29th (Mtg-4pm, CS-6pm, Maypole-7pm, WS-8pm) Midsummer - Jun 24th (Mtg-5pm, CS-7pm, WS-8pm) Lughnasadh - Jul 29th (Mtg-5pm, CS-7pm, WS-8pm) Mabon - Sep 23rd (Mtg-5pm, CS-7pm, WS-8pm) Samhain - Oct 28th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Yule (2006) - Dec 16th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm)

Second Annual MMG Campout - Aug 18-20. Location TBD.


## Mtg Close 5:50pm

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Æthon Tobar
Senior Druid
Muin Mound Grove, ADF
aethon@bluefrog.com

Muin Mound Grove, ADF
Samhain 2005 Business Meeting Minutes
Oct 29, 2005

Attendees: Skip, Sharon, Deb, Phoenix, Dennis, Ellie

## Mtg Open: 4:44pm

## Old Business
- Bylaws state that business meetings should be held at least once per month. We need to start having regular online meetings again between the in-person meetings.
- Pagan Pride Day services were well received. (Kia reported after the meeting that she received compliments from a good number of people)
- The work on the bridge to the Nemeton did not get done. This needs to be done in the Spring and we should schedule a work party specifically for it, so it doesn't keep getting pushed back.

## New Business
- None of our members have been paying the $3/service. A few paid all at once. With the ability to pay online, it seems easier to allow members to take care of it themselves. We will make a point of getting the donation can out again to keep the Grove funds up.
- We currently have 17 National Members. 2 are currently expired, but are within their 90 grace period.
- We don't have an official financial report for the Grove this time, but the only change was $30 outgoing for membership dues and Interest coming into the account.
- We have decided to not contiue with the formal Round Table discussions over the winter due to unpredictable weather. Deb & family are planning to begin weekly study sessions. We should also consider online discussions.
- We are planning to do the Yule gift exchange again this year. Those who wish to participate should bring a gift in the $10 range to the Yule business meeting. We draw numbers and play a game to see who gets which gift.
- The Children's Ritual is changing format and will be more like a storytime session.
- In order to help provide the children of MMG with more apropriate language to use in public settings, the Children's Ritual will now be referred to as Children's Services. We will also be referring to the Main Ritual as Worship Services. At least one other ADF Grove has been doing this. Skip will make the changes to the website.

Meeting/Worship Services Dates & Times for the coming year:

(Mtg=Business Meeting, CS=Children's Services, WS=Worship Services)

Yule 2005 - Dec 17th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Imbolc - Feb 4th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Spring Equinox - Mar 18th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Beltaine - Apr 29th (Mtg-4pm, CS-6pm, Maypole-7pm, WS-8pm) Midsummer - Jun 24th (Mtg-5pm, CS-7pm, WS-8pm) Lughnasadh - Jul 29th (Mtg-5pm, CS-7pm, WS-8pm) Mabon - Sep 23rd (Mtg-5pm, CS-7pm, WS-8pm) Samhain - Oct 28th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm) Yule (2006) - Dec 16th (Mtg-3pm, CS-5pm, WS-6pm)

Second Annual MMG Campout - Aug 18-20. Location TBD.


## Mtg Close 5:50pm

--
Æthon Tobar
Senior Druid
Muin Mound Grove, ADF
aethon@bluefrog.com