Committee Meeting by Zoom
Bellringing practice by Zoom
Online service by Zoom
How did we manage before all this 'Zoom'ing was around?
How successful was it?
Morning Prayers by Zoom
About eight in attendance -
I didn't actually count them -
including some who have never really attending the real life version for a variety of reasons.
A couple of regular attenders were missing,
either because they don't have the technology
or they don't have the inclination to interact with the technology.
However, one was there despite the lack of technology,
thanks to someone phoning them and placing their phone adjacent to the speaker
They didn't have the full interaction,
as they didn't have the ability to see anyone else,
but they could both hear and speak.
Conclusion - good to keep one element of 'normal' church going,
even if with a slightly different crew.
Committee Meeting by Zoom
I've been to a couple of these over the last few days.
They are a good way of meeting up,
but unsurprisingly not actually as good as being in the same room.
However, important things were discussed
and it was good to have a concensus and feel that not everything is on hold.
Conclusion - effective substitute for the real thing.
Bellringing by Zoom
As it is a couple of weeks now since we last met,
so it was a good opportunity to gather
and see folks.
Everyone came armed -
one person had a proper bell in a frame,
another had quality Dutch handbells
made by a bell founder.
We had brightly coloured toy handbells,
one person had a cow bell
one rang a mug
and another a bowl -
both with a wooden spoon.
Bizarrely the bowl sounded most bell like!
The Dutch hand bells produced so much reverb
that they often ended up being little more than a high pitched whistle
once their sound had been shared over the internet!
The proper bell was so loud that quite often the speaker cut out.
Result - we heard nothing!
Given that Zoom displays a participants in a different order on screens,
we had to work out some sort of sequence according to the note our 'bell' produced
AND remember it!
We tried some simple ringing exercises,
but without the usual visual clues provided by the ropes we found it incredibly difficult to follow!
One of the ringers was in her conservatory.
Despite the fact that it was getting dark, the birds kept singing.
We discovered that Zoom preferred the sound of the Great Tits over our bellringing!
How rude.
There was also a significant time delay for one ringer
- and it wasn't the one who was furthest away!
Conclusion - good to meet up and see everyone,
but not very practical for an effective ringing practice!
Online Service by Zoom
I have attended services using a variety of different formats over the years.
This was the first I had attended via Zoom.
Several people contributed - which meant it was not a great burden for any one person.
Minimal formal litugy was used.
Several short passages of scripture were read
and particpants from different time zones were present and contributed.
It was the first time they had experiemented with this format so they kept it simple,
which was wise.
The Lord's Prayer was said simultaneously using different lagnuages and versions.
It shouldn't have worked, but because no-one voice dominated,
a harmonious blend of spoken words evolved.
The plan is to continue once a week - how long for? I didn't ask.
Conclusion - a success.
It brought together a small group of about 15 or so to pray,
listen to scripture and hear a short talk.
I wonder what will Zoom into sight next?
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