P&E Team minutes – 23rd July 2020
P&E Team minutes – 23rd July 2020
Attendees: Rachael (chair), Jane, Tessa, Jim, Merlin, Jez (minutes)
The agenda for the upcoming meeting so far is as follows:
1) Brief sit and check-in
2) Appoint minute-taker
3) Review previous minutes
4) Recordings of teachings available for public
5) Opening the centre again from a P&E perspective – what we need to do if asked to reopen by the trustees
6) Schedule for September and beyond – virtual and in person
7) Half day retreats online
10) Date & chair of next meeting
Minutes
3) Review previous minutes
ACTION – Pandemic Practices – Rachael to include at C&T meeting tomorrow
4) Recordings of teachings available for public
ACTION – P&E agree. Next step is to make it happen.
5) Opening the centre again from a P&E perspective – what we need to do if asked to reopen by the trustees
ACTION – Wait until we have some idea of Oddfellows position regards to finance. Re-visit next meeting.
PROPOSAL – Come Sept – One evening online, one in centre. Concentrate on weekend programmes that bring in money.
6) Schedule for September and beyond – virtual and in person
ACTION – Email people and see who is willing to come and volunteer
PROPOSAL – bringing community together for a day of practice
PROPOSAL – Start with an open evening in Sept and then an open programme in October. If finances permit
PROPOSAL – HoP in the park, for example – Battersea park pagoda,
ACTION – Rachael to discuss HoP with CDI
ACTION – contact teachers to contemplate whether they are willing to come in and what subject to teach. Jez to contact in one week to see where we are.
ACTION – Ask teachers who are not in meeting the same questions about programmes
7) Half day retreats online
ACTION – in same email above – what online half day.
ACTION – Teachers from Europe to be invited for online courses.
ACTION – Offer honorariums again, they can donate them back if they wish. Heart Gifts for the teacher via PayPal or something.
ACTION – can someone outside this team able to curate a series of talks similar to Amsterdam (Jim to ask around to find someone – David Morris). Half days or talks.
8) AOB
POINT OF ORDER – Tessa stepping down as Shastri on HoP
ACTION – Agenda point for council and trustees. Jez to cut back from volunteer time when he starts college in Sept, so to produce a 1 page list of volunteer tasks that won’t be covered from Jez and Ariela not being available.
9) Date & chair of next meeting
20th August – 7.30-9pm next meeting
Chair – Jane (Chair to be done on a rotating basis by surname)