Great Council Minutes 2 February AS LV (2022) 7:30 PM

Great Council Minutes 2 February AS LV (2022) 7:30 PM

Coronets Nobildonna Fiore Leonetta Bardi and Lord Frithuric Ulman:

Happy we’re all still here, and have made it through the full shutdown. We are hopeful to schedule winter activities. MFA trip, etc.

Officers:

Seneschal Lady Aaradyn Gyoot
We are reopened on a limited basis, see the announcement from the kingdom. In person gatherings are capped at 15 people through Feb 11. The next update will occur around that time. Follow Covid safe protocols. Vaccination or test within 72 hours, and a check-in sheet for contact tracing is required. Please direct any questions to Aaradyn.


It’s policy review time. This is occurring shortly after the last one in order to try to fix the review towards the beginning of the year. This change will be included in the proposed changes. Due no later than Monday February 28th. The process will go forward as the current process dictates. Also look at annual, biennial?

Seneschal of the Canton of the Towers: Lord Thorvald Olafsson Kveld-Hrútssonar

Project day and business meeting on the 27th. If the project day doesn’t occur, the business meeting still will.

Secretary Lord Donato Favro

No Report

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kara Irini bin Todori

The Kingdom has clarified their policy regarding the minimum cost of Regalia to remain on the Balance Sheet as an asset. To ensure we are in alignment our Regalia has been expensed as of 2021 and is not listed our Balance Sheet as our cost was under that $2,000 minimum. 

Chancellor Minor Theo of Carolingia

No Report

Chatelaine Lady Patience Faircloth
Next newcomer night on February 28th at 7pm. The link will go out via list, FB, and Caro Calendar.

Patience is currently looking for a deputy chatelaine. This would be a great opportunity and post for newcomers. Send an email to chatelaine@.

Golden Gryphon Pursuivant Richard Heyworth:

Move to Woburn complete. 

Herald officer hours tomorrow from 5:30-8:30. Google meet. If you want to learn how to marshal heraldry with a partner, stop by.

Gold Key Lady Ysabel da Costa

No Report

Knight Marshal Valerian of Somerset

No Report

Minister of Arts & Sciences Lady Cathain Reiter

A&S Deadline for kings and Queens A&S is tonight. Preliminary A&S will be done online, with finals at Aisles of March, with a virtual option for those who can’t attend.

University of the mid shortly.

Web Minister Magister Symon of Barnesdale

No Report

Chronicler Baron Kendrick del Grenewode )
The next Miniscule will be the last from Baron Kendrick. March will be a joint issue with Gunthorm, who will be taking over from there.  
Gunthorm: I will do a functional job, necessary for baronial status, but will hand the post if anyone is more interested in an elaborate Miniscule.

Dance Lady Aelia Fortunata
No Report

Historian Mistress Eowyn Eilownwy of Alewife Brook

No Report

Liber Editor Lord Orlando dei Medici

No Report

Marshal Fence Lord Zohane Faber

Thursday practice in Cambridge will resume, and Wednesdays in Framingham. An advanced sign up is currently in place for Cambridge to comply with the 15 person limit. Framingham has not been large enough to require it, but we are keeping an eye on it.

Masks are required at all times, even while fighting.
Frithuric: Query with regards to the 15 person limit: Is it 15 people at a time, or 15 for the whole event?

Seneschal: Our current understanding is 15 at a time, but a message has been sent to the Kingdom Seneschal.

Simultaneous events in completely separate spaces with separate Covid checks can have 15 in each space. (This didn’t answer the question, but is useful information).

If someone leaves, another individual may fill their space, but there should be some time delay before the new arrival is admitted, depending on ventilation.

Marshal Archery Master Peter the Red
Peter will be teaching a class for Atlantia on Feb 22nd at 7pm, beginning and intermediate archery, details to be announced. And give Peter and Arlyana a call if you wish to do archery practice.

Marshal Thrown Weapons Lady Dierdre Greenwode

No Report

Minister of the Lists Lord Trentus Nubianus

No Report

Steward Lord Zohane Faber

No Report

Clerk of the Stable Etain ingen Ut Neill

No Report

Social Media Officer Lady Caterina Genevra Beltrami

Principals of Baronial Orders 

Order of the Daystar Guinemer d’Anglade :

If you see people doing service, please bring it to the attention of the order or their excellencies, and you do not have to be a member to make recommendations. A meeting will be scheduled around the moon.

Order of the Moon Lady Eleanor Catling:

A survey just went out to the order with a survey on scheduling a meeting. If you should have received it, email order@carolingia. Please notify Eleanor if you see people doing good A&S.

Order of Perseus Lord Pandaulf:

If someone should be recogizzed for baronial servce to the matrial arts, please contact me or their Excelencies and there will be a polling go out soon.


From her Excellency: If you aren’t sure someone is quite ready for the order, go ahead and mention them anyway. The orders keep watchlists to keep an eye on everyone.

Order of the Comet Their Excellencies

The same applies to youth eligible for the order of the comet. At present, recommendations should be directed to their excellencies. 

Guilds:

Needleworkers Etain ingen Ut Neill

The guild will meet on the 24th, 6:30-9. A topic will be announced later, and a link will be put up shortly.

Low Company Master Justin du Coeur
Low Company met yesterday. Several stops games were taught. It was successful. If you are interested in games, please let Justin or Simon know. 

Storytellers

Calligraphers Lady Aaradyn Ghyoot
No Report


Waytes 
Lady Ysabel da Costa

The members will be polles, and the Waytes will meet next week if there is interest. An update on on the wind instrument policy/slitted mask rule is required. At present, wind instruments will be disallowed until we have a clarification. 


Tasha Medveda: 

Will talk to kSen et al about trying to get summarized covid rules more organized. 

Events:

The East Goes East: Lady Sugawara no Naeme

February 19th, coming up fast. Currently 85 registrants from 13 kingoms. 24 classes schedueld. 5 teachers from Carolingia, 8 Kingdoms teaching. More volunteers are needed to moderate, handle the greeting room, etc. Please sign up, we want to put our best foot forward since the entire Known World is seeing this.

A&S Display deadline Feb 12.

Volunteer deadline Feb 15.

Registration Deadline Feb 17.

Lady Patience Faircloth:  
Lots of people are pushing this, across many kingdoms. Please come out. 

Astrid Eiriksdottir:

I will post a volunteer callout on the east kingdom page.

Katla:

The volunteer link is broken.

Patience: Will follow up on that ASAP.

Otter’s Welcome:  Ottercrat Astrid Eiriksdottir

Things are getting done. Astrid has been in discussion with Theo and others. Please provide suggestions for locations to promote the event. E-mail Astrid. May 21st.

50 Year

No Update.

Midwinter:

Was delayed. Currently looking for dates for to reschedule. Update next month.

Irini: The Venue was great about returning the check after cancellation.


General announcements: 

Fiore: Will be teaching a class on the A&S Rubric. It will focus on the general Rubric, but specific questions will be answered.

Justin: Please suggest ideas/questions for future Autocrats roundtables.