https://wiki.naptastic.com/ 2026-05-12T18:06:43+00:00 https://wiki.naptastic.com/ https://wiki.naptastic.com/lib/tpl/mantinedoku/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-03-15T21:50:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.naptastic.com/fumc/120th-anniversary?rev=1773611445&do=diff FUMC wiki pages hosted by yours truly. This page is about the events celebrating the 120th anniversary of our church. To keep things organized, please try to keep details in other pages under this namespace (fumc::120th-anniversary), and link the pages together. I'm happy to help with that. text/html 2025-12-29T20:03:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.naptastic.com/fumc/band-factory?rev=1767038597&do=diff Problem statement 1. For the Church: Membership has been in decline; member contributions are currently insufficient for the long-term viability of the church. We don't have a plan for reversing that trend. 2. For musicians: Forming a band has become nearly impossible. Even if a band manages to achieve critical success and build a following, TicketMaster and ConcertMaster have turned touring into a losing proposition for everyone involved: bands, fans, and venues. The only people getting paid ar… text/html 2026-04-08T17:28:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.naptastic.com/fumc/do_not_use_ai?rev=1775669323&do=diff Input for a Policy on Use of AI for worship: Categorical "No". (this is draft 2) We absolutely, positively, must not use AI-generated content in our worship. The dangers can't be overstated. AI is the digital crystal meth: the user begins with the best of intentions. Only for crunch time. Only so much. Only so often. But it makes everything seem like a good idea, text/html 2026-05-03T00:16:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.naptastic.com/fumc/hymn-discussions?rev=1777767376&do=diff Intention and Design There are twelve classes. Intentions for the series: * Fill twelve weeks * Hold singing in the space and time where choir practice would be * Increase participation in choir when it starts back up * Get David proficient enough with keyboards to play nice music in the sanctuary before service starts. (This is part of a larger conversation.) text/html 2026-05-10T04:03:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.naptastic.com/fumc/music-slides-workflow?rev=1778385839&do=diff Musescore 3 * If there is a pickup note at the start then it's easier to create a pickup measure in the wizard than after the fact. But if you forget, it's okay; you can split a measure later and make it work. * Time signature * Most settings are in free time, or just don't need a signature. text/html 2026-04-30T19:57:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.naptastic.com/fumc/settings?rev=1777579051&do=diff Here's where I'm putting the musical setting images so they can be worked into slides. Great Thanksgiving Setting A (UMH 17-18) I've also uploaded Psalm 122 from UMH 845 but it has an error so I will link it once I've fixed it.