WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
February 23, 2018 - March 1, 2018
In This Issue:
Sunday Services
9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. 
February 25 
"The Gift of Spiritual Friendship"
Marion Hirsch, leading worship
Thom and Marion are doing a "Switcheroo Sunday." Thom will lead the Water Circle Children's Program and Marion will be in the service sharing a message about how in church we offer each other the gift of spiritual friendship in a world that is becoming increasing lonely and isolated and why that matters.
SHARE THE PLATE UUs for Justice in the Middle East
TABLING Capital Campaign, Concerts, Share the Plate
Capital Campaign & Annual Pledge Drive
THIS IS IT! We are on the threshold of our combined Capital Campaign, Building on Our Legacy , and our Annual Pledge Drive . This year, we're asking every household to engage in a conversation about our church - whether in a Cottage Meeting or in a Stewardship Visit. You will receive your paper pledge form when you participate in a Cottage Meeting or Stewardship Visit. Sign up for a Cottage Meeting here, or follow the links on the home page of the church's website. If you would prefer to be visited by a Steward, email Ivy Brezena or call Ivy at (415) 663-8703.

Dates to remember:
February 24: Let's Launch Party!
March 3-31: Cottage Meetings and Stewardship Visits
April 8: Pledge and Commitment Forms Due
June 10: Congregational Meeting to Vote on Next Step

Upcoming Events
THE BUILDING ON OUR LEGACY Capital Campaign will launch on Saturday, February 24, with a very special Kick-Off Event. Come for this fun family party, for everybody, by everybody. MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS (appetizers, wine, etc.) will start at 6:00. MEXICAN FIESTA DINNER, prepared and served by youth group members. ENTERTAINMENT starting about 7:15. Dinner and entertainment are child-friendly. Don't miss this evening of festive fun and fellowship!
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 WORK DAY The manse needs to be emptied so it can be treated for mold before the weather warms. Our youth and others in our congregation meet in this unhealthy space. Working with Glen and Marion we have set Saturday, February 24 to empty the downstairs of RE materials and stage props. Much of it is headed for the dump so anyone with a pick up truck will be welcomed!
SHARE THE PLATE  This Sunday, February 25, Peace and Justice Committee highlights Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East that works to affirm the equality, dignity, freedom, and security of all peoples. One current issue affecting us all is Israel Anti-Boycott Act in US Congress, designed to punish US supporters of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement,initiated by Palestinians seeking to alert all to life under Occupation. Stop by P & J table to learn and act.
CHURCH COUNCIL  At the Church Council meeting on Tuesday, February 27 at 7:00 Rev. Thom will give a presentation on growth and leadership. The Council consists of representatives from our ministries and committees, but other church leaders are invited to attend if interested.
CHECK THE KIOSK Much information is there to keep you up to date. Especially this week you can sign up to cook or serve dinner at the IFC, Rosemary and Columbia Streets. We do it twice a month, and the next time is Friday, March 2. Times, etc. are on the sheet.
CHERYL WHEELER!! Community Church Concerts presents the inimitable Cheryl Wheeler in concert Friday, March 2, 2018, 8 p.m. in the sanctuary. Cheryl: a poet, songwriter, and comic will both entertain, make you laugh, and touch your heartstrings!  Tickets available between and after services the two Sundays before the concert or at:   www.communitychurchconcerts.org.  Don't miss!!
TRY IT OUT!  The next "try it out" deep listening covenant group is March 4 from 3-4:30 in the sanctuary.  Sign up here. Questions? Email hmsimmons72@hotmail.com.   
UU READERS On Saturday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Kirby Room, UU Readers are discussing We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book contains the author's reflections on the Obama years. Mary LeMay will be leading our discussion. Please join us if this topic interests you-we welcome folks on a drop-in basis.
SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION FOR ADULTS (SEA) Spring Classes Register online or after services. Next classes: Spiritual Practice: Meditation. Led by Karen Rossie, Thurs 7-9 PM 3/8, 3/15, 3/22. Preaching Practicum. Thur 7-9 PM 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26. Contact Rev. Thom at revthomb@gmail.com if interested. Tai Chi. Led by Joe Swain. Wednesdays 7-8 PM Drop-in or register. Visit the SEA web page for more information.
SAVE THE DATE!  The 2018 Fall Auction will be held on Saturday, October 27!  It is never too early to start planning your donations.  We had a lot of fun as co-chairs of the 2017 auction and are looking forward to having even more fun, donations, and help this year.  Congratulations, everyone!  The 2017 auction raised $18,538!!!  Let's do it (together!) again!  Questions?  Email Don and Susan Blanchard. 
Within These Walls
SIGN-UPS BEGIN FOR PREACHING PRACTICUM 2018  Each spring Rev. Thom offers a sermon writing class to a small group of church members. Those members then deliver their sermons on Sundays during June and July. The class is a transformational experience. Preaching Practicum 2018 meets on Thursday evenings from 3/29-4/26. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Thom at revthomb@gmail.com .
FREE COMPOST BIN If you would like a used but clean backyard compost bin, you can pick it up next to the shed behind the church. Please email us at ECO@c3huu.org to let us know, or if you have any questions.
ROOM OF REQUIREMENT? "Hogwarts on the Hill" is searching for storage space for eight large bins of magic materials.  The bins must be out of the Manse by February 24.  Please contact Lisa Lackmann at llackmann@icloud.com or Marion Hirsch at Hirsch.marion@gmail.com if you can take one or eight bins.
FOOD PANTRY: CALL FOR ITEMS The Food Pantry at IFC is in need of cans of tuna fish and powdered or canned milk.  They provide food to those that are in need and are very grateful for any donations that we can provide.  Other items are appreciated and will be delivered to the Pantry. Items can be placed in the two bins by the doors going to the Jones Bldg. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Beyond Our Walls
EL CENTRO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Join El Centro Hispano's tutoring team! Volunteers partner with elementary school students to build early literacy and math skills now through late May. We build community, share a love of learning, and have fun! Opportunities available on Mon, Tues, Wed, or Thurs evenings in Durham and Carrboro. We are also looking for a daytime, Spanish-speaking math teacher for adults. Interested? Please contact:  britneypardue@gmail.com. Submitted by Marilyn Alexander
ISLAMOPHOBIA WORKSHOP AT UU  FELLOWSHIP  OF RALEIGH   UUFR Anti-Racism Ministry Team's invitation to participate in workshop presented by Movement to End Racism and Islamophobia (MERI) for its congregation.  MERI offers workshops by people of color and Muslim presenters on Islamophobia to members of faith-based, peace and justice, educational and non-profit organizations. 2- 5 p.m., Saturday, March 24, UUFR, 3313 Wade Avenue. Contact: Pat Butler. Submitted by Peace & Justice 
Justice & Service Events
suggested by members/committees
ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA  History of current projects and their role in future of state's energy arena. 6:30 p.m., Friday, February 23, Recyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking in Food Lion lot). $ 5 suggested.   http://communecos.org/.  Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee
YOU CAN VOTE a grassroots non-partisan voter education and registration organization, is getting ready to register voters and turn out the vote.  The kickoff training session for the upcoming season will be held on Saturday, February 24, at the First Presbyterian Church in Durham, at 10:30 a.m.  Click here for more information. Submitted by SOSL
CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS FOR NC CONFERENCE, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on February 24 at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. Bill McKibben video, Bill Powers with Clean Path 2025, local and state leaders talking about 100% renewables, resiliency, and more! Submitted by ECO 
VOICES OF FREEDOM: MUSIC AND CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Mary D. Williams sings traditional gospel songs with UNC-Chapel Hill's Black Student Movement.  3-5 p.m., Sunday, February 25, Friday Center. Registration:  conradj@email.unc.edu,  919-962-2643.  Co-Sponsors: Sonja Haynes Stone Center; University Relations; Office for Diversity and Inclusion; Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies; Center for Study of  American South; Carolina Public Humanities; Carolina Black Caucus; Carolina Student Union; Black Student Movement. Submitted by P & J
ELLES ÉTAIENT EN GUERRE (1914-1918) Titled Women at War, film traces "overlapping journeys of exceptional women swept up in World War I" and details "their tales of bravery on history's front lines".  Screening and discussion  Part 2. 1:15 p.m., Monday,   February 26, Carol Woods Assembly Hall, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill.  Elders for Peace, csmhubbard@gmail.com . Submitted by P & J Committee 
PUBLIC HEARING ON OFFSHORE DRILLING Protect What You Love! 3-7 p.m. on February 26, at Hilton North Raleigh Midtown, 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh This is the only public hearing on offshore drilling scheduled in North Carolina so far. Those unable to attend can submit comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management online by March 9, 2018: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=BOEM-2017-0074
For more information, click here. Submitted by ECO 
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, March 2 ( Friday), "All God's Creation Is Very Good!" written by women of Suriname; sponsored by the local Church Women United. 2 services: 10 a.m., St Joseph CME Church , 7 p.m., Binkley Baptist Church - bilingual service. Join with women around the world using this same program, in prayer and action for peace and justice. Contact conniegates@hotmail.com for more information. Submitted by Connie Gates, Community Church rep to CWU.
SPLIT ARAB/JEW FIGURE REVISITED Ella Shohat, who teaches in departments of Art & Public Policy and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies at New York University,  offers a genealogical reading of gradual splitting of once-linked Semitic figure into "Arab" and "Jew" and its ramifications for contemporary discourses about Jews and Muslims. 7 -  9 p. m., Thursday, March 1, UNC's  Friday Center, Friday Center Drive. Sponsored by Carolina Center for Jewish Studies,   https://jewishstudies.unc.edu/event/on-orientalist-genealogies/.

FARMLAND Film travels across rural America telling stories of six young farmers and ranchers and their passion for difficult, high risk work of producing food and passion for a way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation, yet continues to evolve and adapt to changing social and environmental values. 6:30 p.m., March 2, Recyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking in Food Lion lot). $5 suggested.  http://communecos.org/ .  Submitted by P & J
THE NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY granted a key permit for the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline . The 401 water quality permit will allow Dominion Energy and Duke Energy to construct the pipeline along the I-95 corridor provided they adhere to certain water quality standards. Call Governor Cooper to let him know your thoughts about his decision to approve this permit. His number is 919-814-2000 . Or send an email through his contact page. Submitted by ECO 
UNC STUDENT FIGHT AGAINST  WHITE  SUPREMACY  Effort  to educate public about Silent Sam statue and build support to remove it. Join Women's International  League  for Peace and Freedom-Triangle Branch to vigil and distribute information about history of  Silent Sam's presence on  UNC campus.  Noon to 2 p.m., Wednesdays, Silent  Sam, East Franklin Street by Pettigrew Hall.  Community contact: ekkeel2me@gmail.com or 252-944-7474.  Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee 
MORE WAYS TO ASSIST SENDING BOOKS TO NC PRISONERS Prison Books Collective's volunteer workdays packing free books remain 1 to 4 p. m, Sundays, 4312 Etta Rd, Durham, when books may be donated. From  now to March 15, Ben and Jerry's, 102 W Franklin Street, will give a scoop of ice cream for each donated book and 2 scoops for every English, Spanish-English, medical, or law dictionary.  Donate money online or mail. Directions and information: https://prisonbooks.info/about/, prisonbooks@gmail.com. Submitted by P&J
Ongoing Events
ART IN THE SANCTUARY Alyssa Hinton's show, Earth Consciousness and Cultural Revelations, will be on exhibit in the sanctuary during March and April. Using vibrant colors that awaken the soul, mixed media artist, Alyssa Hinton, illustrates a theme of cultural reawakening and regeneration through her unique southeastern Native American imagery. Alyssa Hinton's reception will be held in the Commons on Sunday, March 11, 1-3pm.
MEDITATION Please join us in the sanctuary for silent meditation. We regularly meet on Tuesday evenings, 7:15 - 7:45 p.m.  For more information contact Delia Keefe.
LECTIO (SACRED READING) MEDITATION GROUP meets at noon every Friday in the Commons.  We use readings from poetry and the wisdom traditions of the world's religions as prompts for reflection and sharing.  No need to sign up ahead of time.  Please join us.
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