March 9, 2018 - March 15, 2018
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Sunday Services
9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
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March 11
"This is Good and This Will Change. This is Bad and This Will Change"
Rev. Thom Belote, preaching
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The famous nineteenth century Unitarian minister Theodore Parker argued that just about everything was transient: always changing, mutable, and impermanent. We can react to this idea of transience as threatening and tragic. Or, we can find it liberating. This sermon talks about what this piece of classic Unitarian theology might mean for us today.
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TABLING Capital Campaign, Standing on the Side of Love
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Capital Campaign & Annual Pledge Drive
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BUILDING ON OUR LEGACY - A TESTIMONIAL
As soon as I heard that we will have a capital campaign, I started planning. My goal is to give as much money to the capital campaign each year as I give to the church operational budget. Since that means doubling my giving for the next three years, I looked for places in my own budget to cut. For me it will be economies in my discretionary spending - taking more modest vacations, having fewer dinners out, and definitely drinking fewer lattes. -Marion Hirsch
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CHARLES M. JONES PEACE AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE WELCOMES all those interested to attend its meetings, the next one,
Sunday, March 11, 12:30 p. m., Kirby Room. Responding to appeals for community outreach, planning events, sponsorships for ME trips. Join us or contact us at
msmisch@gmail.com,
919-942-2535.
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ARTIST RECEPTION
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.
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OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS March 10. Spring Ephemerals at Their Finest. Trout Lilies, Spring Beauties, Hepatica, Blood Root,Toothwort. Old Friends? Greet them. New Friends? Meet them - at Johnston Mill Preserve, 300 nearby acres boasting the largest known (to me) sub-species of Trout Lily. Meet at the church at
10:00, save room for lunch at Mama Dip's. RSVP:
chandler-dorfman@mindspring.com
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WOMENCIRCLE INVITES YOU TO GET INTO TRUFFLE
Saturday, March
17, 2:00 pm at
Nancy Mayer's house
. Learn how to make them and go home with a box full! To reserve your space
click here
or call Nancy at
919-491-9296
by March 15
so we can be sure of having enough truffle stuff to go around. Please bring $10 to cover the cost of materials. Nancy's house is accessible, but parking is limited so please carpool if possible.
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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.
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SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION FOR ADULTS (SEA)
Spring Classes
Register online
or after services. Next classes:
Transform Negative Judgement and Hate to Joy and Love through Dragon Dao Yin: An ancient Qigong Form. Led by Dave Gulick, Thurs 7-8 PM 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 5/3, 5/10. Preaching Practicum. Thurs 7-9 PM 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26. Contact Rev. Thom at revthomb@gmail.com if interested. Creative Time to Connect With Your Spirit. Led by Steevie Jane Parks. Thursday 4/26 7-9 PM. Visit the SEA web page for more information.
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SEEKING SOUNDROOM VOLUNTEERS
for Sunday services. No experience necessary. Are you interested in helping to operate the sound system during Sunday services? Training would only take 15-20 minutes, and could easily happen after any Sunday service, or at your convenience. If you're interested in helping, contact Glenn Mehrbach.
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KEEP UP WITH THE KIOSK: There are many notices about local interesting meetings you may have missed seeing. Sip your coffee and be informed. You can also sign up to support the church at our next IFC dinner on
Tuesday, March 20th, in the old IFC building, corner of Rosemary & Colombia.
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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
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SANCTUARY MATTERS
As we move forward in preparing to be a welcoming Sanctuary Congregation, we continue seeking all those interested in volunteering. Please follow this LINK to fill out a questionnaire for the Volunteer Coordination Team. This questionnaire can be shared with trusted individuals outside the congregation interested in volunteering with us. Sanctuary Ministry now has a mailbox in the office area and questions and comments can now be sent to c3hsanctuary@gmail.com
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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.
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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, patabutler3@gmail.com. Submitted by P&J
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MARCH 22 IS WORLD WATER DAY The 2018 theme is Nature for Water, which explores nature-based solutions to our water challenges. Some facts:
Today, around 1.8 billion people are affected by land degradation and desertification. An estimated 64-71% of natural wetlands have been lost since 1900 as a result of human activity. Some solutions: conservation agriculture, green roofs and walls, permeable pavements, and bioswales. For more details on these and other solutions, click here.
Submitted by ECO
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Justice & Service Events
suggested by members/committees
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WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED
Film produced by Charles Thompson and Chris Potter of Durham about Tillery, NC, a New Deal Resettlement Community of African-American farmers and their struggles to hold on to their land despite systemic discrimination and debt. 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 9, Recyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking in Food Lion lot). $ 5 suggested. http://communecos.org/. Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee
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ATTENTION GOSPEL MUSIC FANS!
Come to a Community Gospel Concert on Sunday, March 11 to raise money for Chatham Citizens Against Coal Ash Dump (ECO's STP for April). 2:30pm, Ward Memorial Church, 386 East Forest Oak Dr., Sanford, NC. Submitted by ECO
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WHO COMES FIRST? TRUMP PRIORITIES AND PROGRESSIVES' RESPONSES Speaker Nancy Milio, a leader in public health policy and education,who originated notion of healthy public policy that addresses effects of all areas of public policy on health and has been adopted internationally, including by World Health Organization. 1:15 p.m., Monday, March 12 , Carol Woods Building 1 classroom, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill. Elders for Peace, csmhubbard@gmail.com. Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee
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SEVENTEEN MINUTES TO RING OUT FOR WALK OUT
United Church of Chapel Hill invites all members and friends to gather around its bell at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, "to offer witness, prayer, and commitment to action" as it rings its bell once each minute and between ringings recites "names of the innocent who have been murdered in recent acts of mass gun violence." Materials available for taking action locally and nationally. https://unitedchurch.org/event/8118/.
ALL LABOR HAS DIGNITY
Program to commemorate and celebrate March 18, 1968, speech of Martin Luther King Jr., given in Memphis during strike of city sanitation workers. King spoke of racism, unemployment and underemployment, poverty, wealth gap.
3 - 5:30 p.m., Sunday, March 18, United Church of Chapel Hill,
1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Co-sponsors: Chapel Hill/Carrboro NAACP, NC State AFL-CIO, Fight For $15 And A Union, Black Workers For Justice, NC Public Service Workers Union-U.E.Local 150.
BUILDING A MOVEMENT AGAINST STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION Manzoor Cheema, Coordinator of Movement to End Racism and Islamophobia (MERI), challenges racism and islamophobia and discusses Islamophobia in schools and how to end all forms of bigotry at educational institutions. 6:30 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. Co-sponsored by Campaign for Racial Equity in our Schools, Chapel Hill's Justice in Action Committee, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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STAY CONNECTED
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